- CarePort, a provider of care coordination and management solutions is collaborating with North Carolina’s statewide health information exchange, NC HealthConnex.- The partnership allows for all 12 hospitals in the UNC Health Care system to improve efficiency and ultimately improve patient outcomes as the not-for-profit health system builds a more effective care coordination program between hospitals.- CarePort’s platform provides real-time patient data, alerts for critical patient events (e.g.
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DispatchHealth Expands Service Line, Offers Hospital-at-Home Care
- DispatchHealth expands its on-demand acute care services to offer Advanced Care and Extended Care in the home.- The new services allow patients who previously required an expensive hospital stay to be treated at home. In a partnership with two health systems, DispatchHealth will offer patients a 24/7 dedicated medical team, remote monitoring, an emergency call button, and daily visits.DispatchHealth, a provider of tech-enabled in-home health care, today announced the launch of two additional
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Regional Medical Center, Philips Forms 5-Year, $16M Diagnostic Imaging Partnership
- Philips and Regional Medical Center announce a 5-year, $16M long-term strategic partnership to deliver diagnostic imaging solutions to support patient care for residents of rural South Carolina. - The partnership gives community health system access to the same innovative Philips diagnostic imaging solutions of larger networks, bringing quality care closer to home and delivering on the Quadruple Aim.Regional Medical Center (RMC), the only acute care provider serving Orangeburg, Calhoun,
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SubjectWell, Human API Partner to Provide Free Patient Medical Record Retrieval
- Risk-free clinical trial marketplace, SubjectWell partners with data-sharing platform Human API to provide free record retrieval to clinical trial sites and sponsors. - The risk-free clinical trials marketplace will use Human API’s platform to simplify patient-approved health data collection and speed up the randomization process.SubjectWell, the risk-free clinical trial marketplace has partnered with data-sharing platform Human API to provide free medical record retrieval to clinical trial
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MaxQ AI Expands Partnership with GE Healthcare’s PACS Solution
- MaxQ AI and GE Healthcare announces the expansion of their partnership that will bring the power of AI-enabled solutions into hospitals and emergency rooms worldwide.- MaxQ AI’s ACCIPIO ICH and Stroke platform will be integrated into the next generation of GE Healthcare’s PACS and Universal Viewing platforms- This addition makes GE Healthcare the first to offer a comprehensive CT and PACS MaxQ AI offering. MaxQ AI, the industry-leading medical diagnostic AI company, today announced that the
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CarePort Guide Joins Epic App Orchard Marketplace to Optimized Discharge Planning
- CarePort Health announced that CarePort Guide, its post-acute provider database and patient choice application, is now available in the Epic App Orchard marketplace.- The integration allows Epic customers to increase conversions to preferred providers while preserving patient choice.CarePort Health, a provider of care coordination and post-acute outcomes management announced that CarePort Guide, its post-acute provider database and patient choice application is now available in the Epic App
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Tyto Care Launches On-Demand Medical Exam Nationwide at Best Buy Stores
- TytoHome, the first comprehensive, at-home telehealth solution, is now available nationwide in Best Buy stores and on BestBuy.com. - TytoHome is a handheld examination device with attachments that can examine the heart, lungs, skin, ears, throat, and abdomen, as well as measure body temperature.- Each TytoHome visit costs $59.99 or less depending on the nature of the visit and/or the user’s health insurance plan. Reimbursement is available for patients from leading insurers including Anthem,
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American Well Acquires Aligned Telehealth to Create The Largest Telepsychiatry Platform
Key Highlights- American Well has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Aligned Telehealth, a leader in the provision of behavioral telehealth and telepsychiatry services to hospitals and health plans. - The acquisition combines Aligned Telehealth’s ability to access a network of clinical experts with American Well’s digital care delivery platform. - The combination will create the largest enterprise telepsychiatry platform in the U.S.National telehealth leader American Well announced today
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QliqSOFT Launches GPS-Enabled Post-Acute Care Delivery Resource Management App
- QliqSOFT launches its home health nurse distress notification-enabled mobile care-delivery app, Visit Path, at the 2019 National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization Conference. - New post-acute visit management app provides real-time business-enhancing delivery-data and instant distress notification for hospice and home healthcare agencies.QliqSOFT, a secure, HIPAA-compliant clinical communication solutions, today announced the launch of its home health nurse distress notification-enabled
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Premier Acquires Medpricer for $35M to Optimize Savings in Purchased Services
- Premier acquires Medpricer’s technology solution that enables purchased services savings across a total addressable acute care market of $160 billion. - Cloud-based platform provides purchased services management technology, including pricing benchmarks, RFP templates and other supplier data. - Acquisition enables healthcare providers to better manage third-party contracts to improve financial performance.Premier Inc., a healthcare improvement company, has acquired Medpricer, a
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