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Providers Launch Project to Promote Innovative Models in EMS

by Fred Pennic 01/09/2015 Leave a Comment

Mount Sinai Health System is partnering with University of California, San Diego Health System to launch a new project entitled “Promoting Innovations in Emergency Medical Services.” Supported by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Office of Health Affairs, the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Health & Human Services, the project will support the implementation and dissemination of innovative Emergency Medical Services (EMS) delivery models. The $225k
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Epic, IBM Forms Advisory Group for $11B DoD EHR Bid

by HITC Staff 01/08/2015 Leave a Comment

DoD EHR Modernization Project_IBM Partners with Epic to Bid on DoD HIM Contract

At a Washingon D.C. event on Wednesday, IBM Corp. and Epic Systems announced a 17-person advisory group that will help advise the Department of Defense (DoD) through implementation if they win the $11 billion DoD EHR contract, Modern Healthcare reports. The assembled advisory group is comprised of executives, physicians and Epic clients from 12 organizations as follows:  - Ross Martin, MD. Vice President of Policy and Development, American Medical Informatics Association. - Monte Brown,
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55% of Physicians Will Not Attest to Meaningful Use Stage 2 This Year

by HITC Staff 01/07/2015 1 Comment

Only 8 Hospitals Have Attested for Meaningful Use Stage 2

Fifty-five percent of physicians do not plan to attest for Meaningful Use Stage 2 in 2015, according to a survey of nearly 2,000 physicians by Medical Practice Insider in partnership with SERMO. Utilizing SERMO physician's network platform, MPI ask members the simple yes or no question: Do you plan to attest for MU Stage 2 in 2015? Respondents stated attestations does not make sense for their practice as well as their patients. Others stated the patient engagement MU requirements extremely
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HIMSS Names Its 2014 Award and Scholarship Recipients

by HITC Staff 01/06/2015 Leave a Comment

CDISC and HIMSS Public Health & HIE Toolkit HIMSS

Recognizing outstanding contributions to HIMSS and the healthcare industry, HIMSS has named its 2014 award and scholarship recipients. The HIMSS Foundation and three HIMSS chapters provided seven scholarships to students enrolled in health IT and management systems degree programs.  Award winners are nominated in four award categories:  - industry service - HIMSS service - publications - chapters. All award and scholarship recipients will be honored at the HIMSS Awards Gala
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Healthfirst Selects eCaring to Provide Real-Time Patient Monitoring

by HITC Staff 01/06/2015 Leave a Comment

Home Care Management Startup eCaring Raises $3.5M in Series A Funding

Healthfirst®, a not-for-profit healthplan serving more than one million members in downstate New York, announced today that it is partnering with eCaring, in an effort to reduce unnecessary emergency room visits and hospital readmissions, for Healthfirstmembers. eCaring is the nation’s leading developer of care and disease management systems to deliver real-time patient health care data generated from the home to providers and payers.                The partnership will work with
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AMA: 10 Key Issues for Physicians to Watch in 2015

by HITC Staff 01/06/2015 Leave a Comment

Physician Burnout_10 Mandatory Issues for Physicians to Watch in 2015_Comprehensive Primary Care Plus Model

For the medical professional, 2015 presents another year of changes and continued challenges. From meaningful use struggles to Medicare physician payments, the AMA has identified the following 10 key issues for physicians to monitor in the year ahead:  1. The administrative load and competing regulatory programs. According to the AMA, time and expense devoted to administrative and regulatory requirements is one of the top frustrations to physicians.  In 2015, the AMA noted they will be
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Caremerge Nabs $4M to Expand Its Care Coordination Platform

by HITC Staff 01/06/2015 Leave a Comment

Caremerge

  Caremerge, a cloud-based communication and care coordination platform for the senior care industry, announced today a $4 million first institutional financing round led by Cambia Health Solutions, and included additional investments from Generator Ventures, GE Ventures, Arsenal Venture Partners and Ziegler-LinkAge Longevity Fund These investors are some of the first to focus on aging and long-term senior care. The funding will be utilized to expand its care coordination platform and
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Honeywell HomMed Changes Corporate Name

by Fred Pennic 01/06/2015 Leave a Comment

Honeywell HomMed

Honeywell HomMed – a provider of health management technologies and remote patient monitoring solutions has announced that it is changing its corporate name to Honeywell Life Care Solutions.  The corporate name change reflects company's broader healthcare commitment and its focus in driving the innovations needed to shape the future of health management through digital health technology solutions.  "The new name – Honeywell Life Care Solutions – allows us to emphasize our wide-ranging business
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Big Data Firm Inovalon Files First Digital Health IPO of 2015

by Jasmine Pennic 01/05/2015 Leave a Comment

Big Data Firm Inovalon Files First Digital Health IPO of 2015

Inovalon Inc., a provider of cloud-based analytics and data driven platforms technology for healthcare filed for an initial public offering on 12/30/14, according to SEC filing. The Bowie, Md.-based company is seeking $500M in its initial public offeringand has applied for listing on NASDAQ under the ticker "INOV" making it the first digital health IPO of 2015. The big data firm outlines in the SEC filing that it will use the proceeds from the IPO for "acquisitions of complementary businesses,
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Accenture Awarded $563M Contract for Healthcare.gov

by HITC Staff 01/02/2015 1 Comment

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has awarded Accenture Federal Services with a five-year, $563 million contract to continue Accenture’s work on the Federally Facilitated Marketplace (FFM) in support of the overall Health Insurance Marketplace website HealthCare.gov. Accenture delivered technology solutions and systems to support this year’s enrollment, expand outreach to issuers and support the Small Business Health Options Program (SHOP), including: Completing all
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