After 2.5 days of thought leadership discussions during its 30th Anniversary Annual Forum, executive participants of the HealthCare Executive Group (HCEG) voted on and ranked the 2019 HCEG Top 10 critical challenges, issues and opportunities they expect to face in their organizations in the coming year. Background/MethodologyThe rankings were developed in partnership with Change Healthcare and have been published for the last seven years. Executives from the payer, provider, and technology
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Change Healthcare, Amazon Partner to Build Claims & Payment Network
Change Healthcare, today announced that its Intelligent Healthcare Network will now be complemented with a cloud-based network built on Amazon Web Services (AWS). The new cloud-based network infrastructure to promote more efficient, transparent, and secure administrative and financial transactions.As the first stage of a collaborative initiative working with stakeholders across the healthcare ecosystem, the company will deploy this network on Amazon Web Services (AWS). The network will allow the
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Amazon Acquires Online Pharmacy Startup PillPack
Amazon, today announced it has entered into an definitive agreement to acquire online pharmacy startup, PillPack for an undisclosed amount. The deal will allow Amazon further entry into healthcare with an on-demand online pharmacy and drug distribution platform.Founded in 2013, PillPack is an online pharmacy that delivers medications in pre-sorted dose packaging, coordinates refills and renewals, and makes sure shipments are sent on time. The service is designed to provide the best possible
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Medsphere Moves CareVue EHR to Amazon Cloud to Enhance EHR Adoption
Medsphere Systems Corporation, a provider of affordable and interoperable healthcare information technology (IT) solutions and services, has migrated the company’s CareVue electronic health record (EHR) solution to Amazon Web Services (AWS).CareVue Cloud is accessible from all the most commonly used platforms, including Windows, Linux and MacOS. Deploying CareVue as a service via AWS, Medsphere can implement the solution more rapidly than with onsite deployments.The expanded availability gives
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OpenEMR Security Vulnerability Could Expose Medical Records Impacting 90M Patients
Editor's Note: Sven Krewitt is the Senior Vulnerability Researcher for Risk Based Security, a detailed information and analysis on data breaches and vulnerability intelligence. Krewitt brings 11 years of experience as a security specialist and vulnerability researcher. He has previously worked as a Senior Security Specialist focusing on vulnerability analysis, quality assurance, and training of new employees.The first known medical vulnerability currently on record is from June 1985 and was in a
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Does Amazon Have What It Takes to Transform the Pharma Industry?
InteliSys Health’s Tom Borzilleri explains what Amazon could bring to the pharmaceutical space and what the move could mean for brick-and-mortar competitors.From basics like toilet paper to luxuries such as flatscreen TVs, Amazon can deliver just about anything to a doorstep these days—so, what about prescription drugs? That’s the question the company seems to be currently asking itself and is expected to announce its answer soon. The e-commerce giant has been quietly making moves into Pharma
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American Heart Association, Amazon Launch Cloud-Based Precision Medicine Data Marketplace
The American Heart Association (AHA) has announced a strategic collaboration with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to launch a secure cloud-based precision medicine data marketplace. The marketplace will include a vast array of curated rich datasets, that are centrally stored, easily searched and accessible, and managed on the AWS cloud. This platform enables researchers and clinicians to aggregate and analyze a rich breadth and depth of data including longitudinal cohorts, proteomic, genomic, and
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Data Governance: Creating a Lifeline for Healthcare Organizations Drowning in Data
Editor's Note: Chris Cooper is the healthcare strategy leader for Collibra, a provider of data governance helping healthcare organizations maximize the value of their data across the enterprise. Healthcare organizations have invested significant resources to make information available to employees at all levels, with the goal to enable better, more efficient decision-making for both patients and the organization. But these investments -- electronic medical records, data warehouses, self-service
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