What You Should Know: - Cerner today announced the historic and successful
first deployment of a modern EHR at Mann-Grandstaff VA Medical Center in
Spokane, WA. - The go-live marks the first time in history three federal departments (VA, DOD, and USCG) are using the same EHR. Cerner Corporation today
announced the historic and successful first deployment of a modern electronic health record
(EHR) at Mann-Grandstaff VA Medical
Center in Spokane, WA. The go-live marks the first
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Kettering Health to Deploy Nuance’s AI-Driven Physician Documentation for ED
What You Should Know: - Nuance Communications, Inc. announced the Kettering
Health Network has selected ED Guidance for Nuance Dragon Medical Advisor. - This AI-powered computer-assisted physician
documentation (CAPD) solution will help reduce physicians’ administrative
burden while lowering the risk of adverse safety events, missing diagnoses, and
malpractice litigation – priorities for all physicians, especially in the ED
where the nature of care presents special challenges and
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Lyft Integrates with Epic EHR to Enable Hospitals to Schedule Rides for Patients
What You Should Know: - Lyft is continuing to expand rideshare for
non-emergency medical transportation (NEMT) through a first of market direct
integration with Epic, the largest electronic health record (EHR) in the U.S. - This will have an immediate impact on hospital operations and patients, with currently committed customers including Tampa General and Ochsner Health. Today, ridesharing leader Lyft announced an integration with EHR provider Epic to enable
health system staff to
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Curation Health Raises Series A Funding for Clinical Decision Support Platform
What You Should Know: - Curation Health raises an undisclosed Series A round of funding to accelerate the adoption of its advanced clinical decision support platform. - Curation Health provides an advanced clinical decision
support platform for providers and health plans that aids in managing risk
contracts and improving quality performance. Curation Health, an Annapolis, MD-based advanced clinical decision support platform for value-based care, today announced the completion of
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New Jersey Urology Launches First-Ever Urologic-Centric Epic EHR
What You Should Know: - New Jersey Urology (NJU) becomes the first urology-only group to launch a urologic-centric Epic electronic health record (EHR). - NJU is the largest urology practice providing complete
urologic care and comprehensive individualized treatment at more than 60
convenient locations, including six state-of-the-art Cancer Treatment Centers. New Jersey Urology ("NJU"), the leading urology service provider in New Jersey, and Urology Management Associates
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Value-Based Reimbursement Contracts Now Account for 26% of Hospital Revenue, KLAS Finds
What You Should Know: - Value-based reimbursement (VBR) contracts now account
for 26% of hospital revenue, according to a new report from KLAS research and
CHIME. - Report reveals providers are looking first to their
electronic health record (EHR) systems to drive PHM, and are most interested in
investing in new healthcare information technology (HIT) when they know there
is a clear ROI. With value-based reimbursement (VBR) adoption slowing, healthcare providers are searching
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Accounting for the Social Determinants of Health During the COVID-19 Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic is not just a medical crisis. Since the highly contagious disease hit American shores in early 2020, the virus has dramatically changed all sectors of society, negatively impacting everything from food supply chains and sporting events to the nation’s mental and behavioral health. For some people, work-from-home plans and limited access to entertainment are manageable obstacles. For others, the shuttered schools, lost wages, and social isolation spell disaster –
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Why Hasn’t A More Holistic Approach to Patient Care Become The Norm?
When food production technology made it possible, wheat flour processors started to eliminate the tough exterior (bran) and nutrient-rich core (germ) of the kernel to get at the large, starchy part (the endosperm) only. The bread produced from this process is white and fluffy, and it makes great PB&Js and takes forever to grow mold, but it is almost totally lacking nutritional value. Nutrition experts eventually pointed this out, of course, after which commercial bakers tried fortifying
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HHS Launches Initiative to Measure Office-Based Physician Use and Burdens of Health IT
What You Should Know: - HHS launches an initiative to measure how office-based
physicians use health IT, including key measures on interoperability and
burden. - ONC awards a three-year cooperative agreement to the American Board of Family Medicine to develop key measures related to health IT use and the interoperability of health information, etc. Today, the U.S.
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) launched an initiative to
measure health
information technology (health
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How Parkland Leverages Machine Learning, Geospatial Analytics to Reduce COVID-19 Exposure in Dallas
What You Should Know: - How Parkland Center for Clinical Innovation developed a machine learning-driven predictive model called the COVID-19 Proximity Index for Parkland Hospital in Dallas. - This program helps frontline workers to quickly identify which identify patients at the highest risk of exposure to COVID-19 by using geospatial analytics. - In addition, the program helps triage patients while
improving the health and safety of hospital workers as well as the friends
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