Three-quarters of providers have some form of virtual care initiatives in place, but only a fraction call their program "advanced, according to a survey commissioned by KPMG LLP, the U.S. tax, audit and advisory firm. The KPMG survey, conducted by HIMSS Analytics from Feb. 15 - March 17, 2017, asked 147 healthcare executives about the state of adoption for virtual care services and explored the top challenges hospitals and healthcare systems face in digital health. Respondents were comprised
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Siemens Healthineers Acquires Medicalis to Expands Its Population Health Portfolio
Siemens Healthineers, today announced the acquisition of Medicalis Corporation, a provider of Clinical Decision Support (CDS) Solutions at the point of order entry, Imaging Workflow (IW) management, and Referral Management (RM). Financial terms of the transaction are not disclosed.For Siemens Healthineers—the separately managed healthcare business of Siemens AG— the acquisition will expand its Population Health Management (PHM) portfolio to enable healthcare providers to effectively bridge
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Highmark Partners With Best Doctors to Provide Virtual Second Opinions for Members
Highmark, the nation's fourth-largest Blue Cross and Blue Shield-affiliated organization is partnering with Best Doctors to provide virtual expert second opinions for Highmark members and their physicians dealing with rare or complex medical conditions. Best Doctors provides access to more than 53,000 of the world’s brightest minds in over 450 medical specialties, without the need for patients to travel far from home. Data from Best Doctors show that consultation with its experts results in
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Mercy ACO Taps Innovaccer to Drive End-To-End Value-Based Care Initiatives in Iowa
Mercy Accountable Care Organization (ACO), one of the largest ACOs in the state of Iowa has selected Innovaccer Inc., a Silicon Valley-based healthcare analytics company to drive end-to-end value-based care initiatives statewide. As part of the selection, Mercy ACO will implement Innovaccer’s proprietary platform ‘Datashop’ which is an integrated data warehouse for all clinical, financial, lab, pharmacy, and immunization data and port data. This will enable Mercy ACO to manage all of their
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The Challenges and Potential Payoff of Integrating Virtual Healthcare Services
Zipnosis CEO Jon Pearce explains how companies like his are helping health providers tap into virtual healthcare—behind the screens.Consumer interest in virtual health services is growing, but are health providers ready to deliver them? A recent Accenture study revealed that more than three-quarters of its 1,501 respondents would use virtual services—however, only 21 percent of those same respondents noted receiving virtual services.Physicians could save big by providing virtual services in
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Jefferson Health Goes Live on Teladoc’s Telehealth Platform to Deliver Real-Time Remote Care
Philadelphia-based Jefferson Health has announced the go-live of Teladoc's telehealth platform to support its comprehensive network of outpatient and inpatient care. Jefferson's comprehensive telehealth program, JeffConnect,encompasses outpatient care, transitions in care and inpatient care. Its services connect patients with physicians through phone, tablet or computer, delivering real-time remote care and consultation.Jefferson selected Teladoc for its scalable configuration to support its
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Catalytic Health Partners Integrates With Life365 to Provide Remote Patient Monitoring for Arizona Patients
Catalytic Health Partners, a Phoenix, AZ-based population health management company has announced a partnership with digital health startup Life365 to provide remote patient monitoring and data delivery for their members with chronic conditions located throughout Arizona. Catalytic Health Partners,provides enhanced care to high cost Medicare and Medicaid populations in order to improve outcomes while reducing total cost of care. The Life365 solution allows the Catalytic Health care staff to
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UPMC Launches Telehealth App for Pennsylvania Patients With Non-Emergency Symptoms 24/7
UPMC (University of Pittsburgh Medical Center) Health Plan has launched a new smartphone-enabled UPMC AnywhereCare telehealth app platform that allows patients to receive high-quality care from emergency room professionals 24 hours a day and with reduced copays – all from the comfort of their own home or office. Since the launch of the smartphone-enabled app in November 2016, satisfaction with AnywhereCare has ranked highly among consumers, with patients rating the overall experience 4.8 out of
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5 Tips To Prepare Any Patient For Their First Virtual Clinic Visit
Editor's Note:Dr. Robert Bernstein is the VP of Clinical Affairs, Carena, Inc., a healthcare technology company that designs and operates virtual clinics for health systems. More and more hospitals and health systems are leveraging integrated, on-demand virtual care in order to improve healthcare and address patient demand for low-cost convenient care. But many consumers remain unclear about how to use virtual care, and what they can expect during their first encounter.Dialing or logging into a
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Accolade, Teladoc Integrate to Drive Utilization of Telehealth Services Through Personal Navigation Support
Accolade – an on-demand healthcare concierge for employers, health plans and health systems has announced a partnership with telehealth leader, Teladoc. This collaboration will help people better manage their healthcare through increased utilization of Teladoc's telehealth service and access to Accolade's solutions, ensuring people receive the information they need – when they need it – to improve the quality and affordability of their healthcare. The integrated solution is currently available
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