Riverside University Health System (RUHS) in Moreno Valley, California will reportedly spend $53 million to implement Epic's EHR in its 439-bed medical center, 10 health centers and several primary and specialty clinics throughout Riverside Country, according to InternetHealthManagement. The Epic implementation roll-out will first start at Moreno Valley Medical Center and then to other facilities over a period of months in a phase approach. “With an EHR, patients receive care that is safer,
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Mission Health, GE Healthcare Form 10 Year Innovation Collaboration
Mission Health and GE Healthcare has announced a 10-year innovation collaboration to co-develop, pilot and deploy transformational healthcare solutions. As part of the collaboration, Mission Health and GE Healthcare will work in partnership to solve the system’s most complex challenges delivering over $40 million in savings for Mission Health over the course of the relationship. The partnership will initially focus on optimizing imaging experience and utilization and smoothing patient care
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ClearCare Raises $60M to Expand Home Care Agency Platform
ClearCare, a San Francisco-based software platform for home care agencies has raised $60 million in growth-equity led by global investment firm Battery Ventures. The company plans to use the latest round to expand its core platform and explore new strategic partnerships. Founded in 2010, ClearCare's cloud-based platform helps agencies attract and retain customers, schedule and deliver care, and optimize their back offices. The company's end-to-end platform delivers these solutions through
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Australian Startup DoseMe Raises $2.6M for Precision Dosing
DoseMe, an Australian digital health startup has raised $2.6 million in Series A funding to expand its precision dosing platform. The company plans to utilize the latest round of funding to commercialize DoseMe in Australia, expand into the US and European markets and integrate with existing EMRs in key markets. Founded in 2012 by Dr Robert McLeay, the recent funding round was filled by Greg Spurgin and Gary Cunningham who co-founded an US outpatient orthopedic physical therapy company Results
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OCHIN Launches Real-Time Healthcare Data Aggregation System Acuere
Nonprofit health IT, research and data innovation organization, OCHIN has launched Acuere, a real-time healthcare data aggregation system that allows health care organizations to enhance care delivery and improve business operations. Developed through a partnership with HIT Impacts, OCHIN, and Health Choice Network (HCN), Acuere lets organizations drill down into data, helping users simplify and operationalize population health and care coordination strategies while leveraging this data to lower
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HCCA/Southern Inyo Healthcare District to Implement OpenVista EHR
Healthcare Conglomerate Associates (HCCA) announced this week it will implement Medshpere's OpenVista EHR in Southern Inyo Healthcare District (SIHD) to manage and support the hospital’s information technology. HCCA contracted with SIHD in January 2016 to reopen, manage and operate the hospital after financial problems forced its closure in late 2015.SIHD is the safety-net provider for a unique rural and outdoor adventure area that encompasses the city of Lone Pine, California, and is the
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Imprivata, UniPrint Integrate Enabling Clinicians To Securely Print PHI
UniPrint.net, a virtual printing solution provider has partnered with healthcare IT security firm Imprivata as the newest member of Imprivata's Developer Partner (IDP) program. As a member of the developer program, UniPrint.net will integrate with Imprivata OneSign® Print Connector to establish connectivity between UniPrint’s™ patented Universal Printer Driver and Virtual Print Queue, and Imprivata OneSign. Integration BenefitsThis integrated solution enables clinicians that use virtual
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Avizia, Kno2 Integrate to Roll-Out Turnkey Telehealth to Rural Hospitals
Telehealth solution provider Avizia has announced a partnership with patient document exchange Kno2 to provide interoperable telehealth to specialist and primary care in rural hospitals. The integration of both platform will enable seamless delivery of telehealth and document exchange to facilitate continuity of care by connecting patients to providers, regardless of disparate locations.Partnership DetailsAs part of the integration, Kno2's cloud-based, interoperable document exchange platform
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HIMSS Analytics Awards Sansum Clinic with Stage 6 Award
HIMSS Analytics has awarded Sansum Clinic with a Stage 6 award on the EMR Adoption ModelSM (EMRAM). EMRAM is a methodology for evaluating the progress and impact of electronic medical record systems for ambulatory facilities in the HIMSS AnalyticsTM database. Sansum Clinic is the largest independent nonprofit healthcare organization between the Los Angeles Basin and the San Francisco Bay Area. HIMSS Analytics Stage 6 BackgroundA Stage 6 designation by HIMSS Analytics indicates that an ambulatory
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CommonWell Health Alliance Adds Patient Access to Health Data
CommonWell Health Alliance members announced today it will provide patient access to their health data via the CommonWell network. The result allows patients the ability to give their providers across the care continuum more secure, near instant access to their important health data, which could help improve care and coordination.How It WorksPatient are granted access by self-enrolling in CommonWell, self-linking their health records wherever they receive care, and self-query and view their
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