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SafeKeeping Raises $330k for Long-Term Care Coordination Dashboard

by Fred Pennic 08/19/2019 Leave a Comment

SafeKeeping Raises $330k for Long-Term Care Coordination Dashboard

SafeKeeping, an Evansville, Indiana-based integrated care dashboard for long-term care providers that utilizes facilities' electronic medical record (EMR) data to improve health outcomes for caregivers, family members and residents announced it has raised $330k in seed funding led by Solidea Capital. The company plans to use the seed funding to expand offerings, support additional long-term care facilities and meet urgent industry demands for an engagement channel that puts facility efficiency
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Why Real-Time Health Data Is a Requirement in Today’s Health System

by Sara Radkiewicz, Head of Product, CarePort Health 08/14/2019 Leave a Comment

Why Real-Time Health Data Is a Requirement in Today’s Healthcare Environment

Thanks to technological innovation in the industry and CMS’ push for interoperability, today there’s more patient health data being collected than ever before. The problem is that the data is either not easily accessible to providers or it’s claims based and therefore not timely. The lag time between the collection and sharing of health data makes it difficult, and in some cases impossible, for providers to get a complete picture of their patients’ health, to appropriately treat ongoing
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PE Firm Backs Nation’s Largest Care Coordination Company ChartSpan

by Fred Pennic 08/12/2019 Leave a Comment

PE Firm Backs Nation’s Largest Care Coordination Company ChartSpan

Blue Heron Capital, a growth private equity (PE) firm based in Richmond, Virginia has announced its investment in a Series A round of funding in ChartSpan, the largest healthcare managed service provider of chronic care management. The firm is part of a five-investor syndicate.Impact of Chronic Conditions on Patient Health OutcomesAn alarming 75% of Americans over the age of 65 live with multiple chronic conditions that require ongoing medical attention and often impact their ability to live
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How A Hybrid Cloud Fax Solution Protects Patient Health Information

by Paul Banco, CEO of etherFAX 08/12/2019 Leave a Comment

How Fax Protects Patient Health Information

Electronic health and medical records (EHRs) enhance the patient experience and improve care coordination, but they can also put patients and providers at risk if they are not protected. Security vulnerabilities can arise from communicating via unsecured channels such as email and can result in data breaches, compromised patient records, and even identity theft. As medical records contain personal information such as social security numbers and insurance ID numbers, they are often even more
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M&A: Experian Acquires Care Coordination Platform MyHealthDirect

by Jasmine Pennic 08/08/2019 Leave a Comment

M&A: Experian Acquires Care Coordination Platform MyHealthDirect

Experian has acquired MyHealthDirect, a developer of digital care coordination solutions based in Nashville that optimizes scheduling and care planning for providers, payers and consumers. The move gives Experian’s health business a strategic boost as it continues enabling clients to meet the changing demands of consumers – in particular, demands around removing complexity and increasing transparency in healthcare. Financial details of the acquisition were not disclosed.  Growing Importance of
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DrFirst Integrates With Imprivata to Enable Single Sign-On Secure Messaging

by Jasmine Pennic 08/07/2019 Leave a Comment

DrFirst Integrates With Imprivata to Enable Single Sign-On Secure Messaging

DrFirst announced today their collaboration to deliver single sign-on (SSO) access to HIPAA compliant messaging. Using DrFirst Backline and Imprivata Mobile Device Access, users can now securely communicate in real-time across care team members and patients without the burden of manual logins to access Backline.Impact of Single Sign-On for CliniciansResearchers have found that single sign-on improves productivity among providers, increases HIPAA compliance, decreases errors, and significantly
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CVS Uses Analytics to Expand Transform Diabetes Care Program

by Fred Pennic 07/31/2019 Leave a Comment

CVS Uses Analytics to Expand Transform Diabetes Care Program

More than two years since its launch, pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) CVS Caremark’s Transform Diabetes Care program has helped PBM members better control their diabetes through a combination of highly personalized member support and coaching focused on improving medication adherence and better control of HbA1c. In fact, more than 50 percent of members with uncontrolled diabetes who enrolled in the program have moved to a controlled status and, on average, members have improved HbA1c by 1.2
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Reducing Preventable Medication Errors and Adverse Drug Events

by Dr. Chris Hobson, MD MBA, Chief Medical Officer at Orion Health 07/25/2019 Leave a Comment

Top 5 Roadblocks to Population Health Management for Providers

Using a Health Information Exchange (HIE), clinicians across multidisciplinary care teams can access a patient’s medications, reconcile the list and monitor their progress, thereby reducing medication errors and future costs from preventable hospital admissions. Multiple factors combine to make the prescribing, supplying and taking of medications a perilous and costly issue for patients and the healthcare sector. Prescription medication use is by far the most common health intervention.
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Pack Health, Glooko Partner to Integrate Real-Time Blood Glucose Monitoring

by Fred Pennic 07/23/2019 Leave a Comment

ACS, Harvard Business School Institute to Develop Value Measurement Tool for Hospitals

Digital health coaching platform Pack Health has announced a partnership with diabetes data management provider Glooko to integrate blood glucose monitoring. The integration will augment diabetes health coaching and care coordination services with remote real-time data for blood glucose control.Pack Health & Glooko Integration DetailsIntegrating data from Glooko's diabetes management app into Pack Health's coaching platform for chronic care management and monitoring will enable Health
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D2 Consulting Acquires Patient Engagement Company WorkUp

by Fred Pennic 07/22/2019 Leave a Comment

D2 Consulting Acquires Patient Engagement Company WorkUp

Life sciences consulting firm D2 Consulting, today announced it has acquired Brooklyn, NY-based patient engagement company WorkUp, Inc. The acquisition expands D2’s existing technology solutions, providing value-added support for clients, including manufacturers, specialty pharmacies, HUBs, payers, pharmacy benefit managers and integrated delivery networks.Founded in 2013 to support high maintenance patients, WorkUp’s patient engagement solution, Status improves operational efficiencies and
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