Mount Sinai Health System has launched OpenNotes Initiative that allows patients electronic access to their provider’s notes in their medical records, at the East 102nd Street and East 85th Street Primary Care Associates of the Mount Sinai Doctors Faculty Practice offices. OpenNotes aims to provide the highest quality care possible by increasing transparency, communication, and trust between patients and physicians.Four Mount Sinai physicians in various clinical practices conducted the initial
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ColumbiaDoctors Taps DocASAP for Online Scheduling Platform to Engage Patients
ColumbiaDoctors, a multi-specialty faculty practice organization comprising providers of Columbia University Medical Center in New York City, has selected the DocASAP platform to provide its patients with advanced online scheduling capabilities. DocASAP is a patient access, engagement and online scheduling platform for health systems and provider networks.As part of the agreement, ColumbiaDoctors will leverage the DocASAP platform to attract new patients and continue engaging them to increase
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naviHealth to Acquire Curaspan: 4 Key Things to Know
naviHealth, Inc., a Cardinal Health company, has entered into an agreement to acquire Curaspan Health Group, Inc., a privately held provider of care transition tools for hospitals and post-acute healthcare providers. Curaspan’s integrated workflow solution helps enable seamless transitions of care for patients throughout the acute and post-acute continuum. Financial details of the acquisition were not disclosed. Here are four key things to know about the acquisition: 1. The acquisition will help
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Health IT VC Funding Tops $1.4B in Q1 2016: 10 Things to Know
Health IT VC funding increased 27 percent quarter over quarter (QoQ), coming in at $1.4 billion in 146 deals compared to $1.1 billion in 145 deals in Q4 2015, according to a new Mercom Capital Group report. The report highlights 615 companies funding and mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity for the Healthcare Information Technology (IT) / Digital Health sector for the first quarter of 2016. Here are ten key things to know: 1. Healthcare practice-centric companies received 42 percent of
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Vermont to Implement Real-Time Data Sharing Network for Providers
On Tuesday, Vermont Blueprint for Health 2016 in Burlington, VT, announced that it will become the first state in the nation to implement a real-time data sharing network across in-state healthcare providers. The state will deploy Patient Ping, a Boston-based digital health company designed to enhance medical information transparency between once disconnected health care providers.How It WorksPatientPing, providers receive "Pings," real-time notifications whenever their patients receive care at
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Veritas Integrates Elsevier’s Interactive Patient Education Content
Elsevier, a provider of scientific, technical and medical information products and services, will make its Interactive Patient Education content library available to customers of Veritas, a provider of nursing education and mentorship. Developed to increase patient engagement and reduce readmissions, the content suite will be implemented as part of Veritas' Chronic Care Management Program.Elsevier's Patient Engagement suite of solutions provides print, electronic and video patient education
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Livongo Health Pulls In $45M to Expand Diabetes Management
Livongo Health, a consumer digital health company that is empowering people with chronic diseases to live better has raised $44.5 million in Series C funding from investors including Merck Global Health Innovation Fund; Cowen Private Investments; Sapphire Ventures; Zaffre Investments, the investment arm of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts; Wanxiang America Corporation. Existing investors General Catalyst, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers (KPCB), DFJ, and 7wire Ventures. also
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Health Choice Network Selects Wellcentive for Population Health
Health Choice Network (HCN) has selected Wellcentive for population health management solutions and services to drive integrated care management and quality reporting across HCN's 46 health centers nationwide. The partnership will also include a collaborative effort for expanding quality measures, value-based insurance design (VBID) and financial analytics to track and demonstrate approaches to treating complex chronic care patients within underserved communities. Financial terms of the deal
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University Hospital Board Appoints John N. Kastanis CEO & President
Today, John N. Kastanis, FACHE, has been named President and CEO of University Hospital. As CEO of one of the largest employers in Newark, Kastanis will lead a workforce comprised of 3,400 full time employees and 550 medical staff, and is responsible for a $600M budget. Kastanis joins the hospital after a four-year tenure as leader of Temple University Hospital, where he is credited with enhancing core operations, developing new clinical service lines, acquiring new medical and surgical
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Are EHR Vendors Hackers’ Next Big Target?
Editor's Note: Mark Menke is the Chief Technology Officer of Network DLP at Digital Guardian, a data protection firm. Mark has over 20 years of experience in various roles from ASIC Design to IT and Security Consulting roles. Over the course of 2015, countless data breaches occurred within hospital networks, health insurers, physicians’ offices, and other organizations in the healthcare industry. In fact, Community Health Systems, Premera and Anthem were just a few of the most notable names who
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