- Various arrangements between Google and systems including the Mayo Clinic, University of Chicago, and Ascension draw concern and fears of Google just taking multitudes of personal information about thousands or millions of individuals.
- Despite the most common statement being that Google is stepping around HIPAA, the most likely answer is that Google (and really many other technology-based vendors) can receive the data as a business associate.
- Why is HIPAA probably not being violated?
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Case Management
Evolent Health Achieves NCQA Population Health Program Accreditation
- Evolent Health becomes the first company ever to achieve Population Health Program Accreditation from NCQA with the status of Accredited–3 years. - The Population Health Program Accreditation is the third NCQA Accreditation Evolent has achieved in 2019, with Evolent having also earned 3-Year Accreditation in both Utilization Management and Case Management in 2019. - Three years is the longest accreditation time period NCQA designates for organizations.Evolent Health, a company providing an
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Ochsner Accountable Care Network Saves $12.9M for Medicare Beneficiaries
- The Ochsner Accountable Care Network reduces the cost of care by $12.87M for over 24,000 Medicare beneficiaries, representing 81% increase in savings per beneficiary and a 12% increase in total savings in 2018. - Development of Outpatient Complex Case Management and MedVantage Clinics was one of the efforts that contributed to the savings.The Ochsner Accountable Care Network, LLC (OACN) is pleased to report its 2018 savings results, which include a reduction in the expected cost of care by
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Nuance Expands AI-Powered Clinical Guidance for Dragon Medical Advisor
- Nuance Communications has expanded Clinical Guidance for Dragon Medical Advisor (DMA), an AI-powered documentation service accessible through Dragon Medical One, a voice assistant tool trusted by more than 500,000 clinicians worldwide and 90 percent of U.S. hospitals.- This expansion addresses the causes of burnout head-on by saving time and alleviating the administrative burden placed on physicians. - DMA enables doctors to focus on what they do best – care for patients – rather than fill out
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NextGen Healthcare Launches Behavioral Health EHR to Streamline Patient Data
With the prominence of behavioral health epidemics in the U.S., it’s imperative that physicians have easy access to a single record of physical and behavioral patient data to streamline data collection and improve treatment decisions. This week, NextGen Healthcare has launched its Behavioral Health Suite, a comprehensive electronic health record (EHR) solution that gives providers access to a single, integrated physical and behavioral health record to treat patients.Impact of Behavioral Health
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Welkin Health Lands $17.5M for Patient Relationship Management Platform
Welkin Health, a digital health company based in San Francisco has raised $17.5M in Series B funding led by Altos Ventures. Existing investors, Thrive Capital, Red Swan Ventures, and Asset Management Ventures also contributed to the round, which brings Welkin’s total funding to $30 million to date. The company plans to use that latest round of funding to expand operations and its business reach.
Helping Care Teams Have Meaningful Relationships With Their Patients
Founded in 2013, Welkin’s
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HGS Acquires AxisPoint Health to Strengthen Clinical Services Segment
AxisPoint Health announced it has been acquired by Hinduja Global Solutions Limited (HGS), an international leader in business process management services. Backed by HGS, AxisPoint Health will continue to operate independently and further grow its care management services, including a 24/7 nurse advice line, and powerful tools for member identification, stratification and reporting. This acquisition follows last year’s acquisition of AxisPoint Health’s software platform by Medecision. AxisPoint
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Change Healthcare Unveils Automated Medical Review Process Solution
Today, Change Healthcare announced a breakthrough in utilization management with the release of InterQual AutoReview, the first healthcare solution to automate the medical review process by pulling clinical data directly from the EHR, and producing a medical review within providers' case management systems.Why Does This Matter?InterQual AutoReview brings true automation to the medical review process by enabling data integration with EHR applications and case management systems. AutoReviews can
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