NextGen Healthcare recently conducted a survey among practices across the nation to gain deeper insight into the current state of revenue cycle management (RCM) across various medical practices. Participating practices included both NextGen Healthcare clients and non-NextGen Healthcare clients, spanning varying specialties, staff size, and locations. The survey results reflect the operational and financial metrics provided by each of them. .
The RCM Survey Report: What’s Happening Behind
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Rite Aid Launches First-Ever Healthcare Innovation Challenge
Rite Aid is announcing the first-ever healthcare Innovation Challenge, a nationwide search for original product ideas that will improve the health and well-being of Rite Aid customers. Rite Aid’s Innovation Challenge is being conducted in partnership with Edison Nation Medical, a leader in medical and healthcare innovation. Edison Nation Medical will work to design, develop and patent the chosen health and wellness products that will be sold exclusively at Rite Aid stores and . The challenge is
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Epic Plans to Launch Its Own App Store
Verona, Wis.-based EHR leader Epic Systems is planning to launch its own app store called the "App Exchange", similar to Apple's iTunes store that would allow developers to create apps that integrate with Epic's EHR platform, Wisconsin State Journal first reports. Mark Bakken, co-founder and former chief executive of Nordic Consulting, the largest consulting firm working with customers of Epic first broke the announcement Tuesday during a luncheon meeting of the Wisconsin Innovation Network.
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Aetna, Newtopia to Bring Personalized Health Prevention to Employers
Newtopia, a personalized health company has signed a commercial agreement with Aetna to begin offering its enterprise health engagement platform to Aetna’s largest employer customers and their employees. Newtopia uses genetic testing and behavioral science to build highly personalized disease prevention plans.
Aetna/Newtopia Pilot Program
The partnership follows the successful pilot program completion with Aetna employees who had, or were at risk for, Metabolic Syndrome, a condition that
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Practice Fusion EHR Integrates with CoverMyMeds’ Integrated EPA
CoverMyMeds, the nation’s largest prior authorization (PA) network, and Practice Fusion, a cloud-based EHR for doctors and patients, today announced a partnership that will bring CoverMyMeds’ integrated electronic prior authorization (ePA) functionality to Practice Fusion’s 110,000 medical professionals who manage more than 100 million patient records. The integration will enable practitioners on the Practice Fusion platform to submit ePAs for medications to health insurance plans within their
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St. Clair Hospital Selected as 2014 HIMSS Enterprise Davies Award Recipient
St. Clair Hospital of Mt. Lebanon, Pa. has been named a 2014 HIMSS Enterprise Davies Award recipient. Since 1994, the HIMSS Nicholas E. Davies Award of Excellence has recognized outstanding achievement of organizations that have utilized health information technology to substantially improve patient outcomes while achieving return on investment.
St. Clair Hospital, an independent, 328-bed acute care facility that provides advanced, high quality healthcare to more than 500,000 residents of
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Imprivata Partners with Symantec for Comprehensive Fingerprint Biometric & Token Solution for EPCS
Imprivata today announced a partnership with Symantec to provide a comprehensive fingerprint biometric and FICAM-certified Credential Service Provider (CSP) solution for electronic prescribing of controlled substances (EPCS). Symantec Norton Secure Login, acting as the CSP, and Symantec Validation and ID Protection Services (VIP) seamlessly integrate with Imprivata Confirm ID™ to simplify the process of identity-proofing and credentialing prescribers to comply with DEA requirements for EPCS.
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Lehigh Valley Health Network to Spend $200M on Epic Install
Allentown, PA-based Lehigh Valley Health Network will spend $200 million to implement Epic's EHR system over the next four to six years, The Morning Call reports. The Epic implementation will start with the networks outpatient offices on Feb. 18, comprising more than 200 sites. The $200M price tag covers Epic's EHR software, hardware, data conversation and project team personnel to support the roll out. The new Epic system will replace more than two dozen existing legacy systems including GE
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Advisory Board Acquires Clinovations for Undisclosed Sum
Health IT consulting firm Clinovations announce that the company has been acquired by global consulting firm The Advisory Board Co. for an undisclosed sum. Taking a clinically-oriented approach, Clinovations serves more than 50 clients helping them derive value from their EHR investments and other health care technology systems. The company also works with life sciences and federal provider agencies providing strategic guidance and tactical support on how to leverage health information
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Cerner Chooses Cloudera to Power Its Big Data Platform
Cerner today announced that Cloudera, a provider of enterprise analytic data management powered by Apache Hadoop will power its Big Data platform with a Cloudera enterprise data hub (EDH) to create a holistic understanding of the healthcare system and to improve patient outcomes. By utilizing Cloudera's enterprise data hub, the company is expanding beyond its traditional focus on EMR to gather and analyze the world's healthcare data in an effort to reduce costs and make the delivery of
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