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Ochsner Health and Pfizer to Develop Innovative Models for Clinical Trials

by Fred Pennic 02/19/2019 Leave a Comment

Ochsner Health and Pfizer to Develop Innovative Models for Clinical Trials

Ochsner Health System and Pfizer Inc, today announced it has entered into a multi-year strategic alliance to develop innovative models for clinical trials that will explore ways to enhance the clinical trial experience and ease participation in clinical research for both patients and healthcare professionals. Through its innovation lab, innovationOchsner (iO), in partnership with Oschner Research, the alliance aims to create faster, improved access and connectivity to clinical trials for
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SMART on FHIR: Is it Worth the Investment or Just Another Burden for Health IT Departments?

by Mitch Collier, Vice President of Product at StayWell 12/10/2018 Leave a Comment

SMART on FHIR: Is it Worth the Investment or Just Another Burden for Health IT Departments?

 As the healthcare industry continues to shift from fee-for-service to value-based care, data interoperability is increasingly becoming a key concern for providers trying to better engage with patients, improve clinical workflow, and ultimately drive better health outcomes. In fact, more than 70 percent of healthcare financial executives say that data interoperability must improve within the next three years to ensure the success of value-based care.The good news? The potential for secure,
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Massachusetts General Hospital to Deploy CarePassport’s Digital Health Platform for Clinical Trials

by Fred Pennic 11/09/2018 Leave a Comment

Massachusetts General Hospital to Deploy CarePassport’s Digital Health Platform for Clinical Trials

Massachusetts General Hospital, a founding hospital of Partners HealthCare, announced it will implement CarePassport's digital health platform for patient monitoring and engagement in research studies.  The largest hospital-based research program in the nation selected the Boston-based company to enhance its research processes in clinical trials by enabling two-way communication with patients and collecting more structured health data throughout the patient's medical journey.CarePassport's
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InterSystems Launches Data Platform to Accelerate Development of Data-Intensive Health Apps

by Jasmine Pennic 10/02/2018 Leave a Comment

InterSystems Launches Data Platform to Accelerate Development of Data-Intensive Health Apps

With data at the heart of the digital transformation sweeping healthcare, InterSystems (a provider of IT platforms for health, business, and government applications) is releasing the world’s first and only data platform engineered specifically for healthcare data and is empowering developers to rapidly build and scale the industry’s next breakthrough applications.InterSystems IRIS for Health is built upon the company’s newest product, InterSystems IRIS Data Platform, which combines transaction
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Heal Brings Apple Unified Health Records to Doctor House Calls

by Jasmine Pennic 10/01/2018 Leave a Comment

Heal Brings Apple Unified Health Records to Doctor House Calls

Heal, the market-leader in house calls, today supports Health Records on iPhone, which brings together hospitals, clinics, and the existing Apple Health app to make it easy for patients to see their available medical data from multiple providers whenever they choose. Heal is in-network with all major PPO insurance plans in California, Washington D.C., and Northern Virginia, and is expanding to other locations across the country. Previously, patients’ medical records were held in multiple
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Meditech Launches New App Development Environment with API, FHIR Support

by Fred Pennic 09/19/2018 Leave a Comment

Meditech Launches New App Development Environment with API, FHIR Support

EHR vendor MEDITECH, today announced the launch of their new app development, MEDITECH Greenfield. Greenfield lays the groundwork for visionaries and innovators to create a better future for providers, patients, and consumers, with technology that connects communities and enables better care.MEDITECH Greenfield OverviewSupported by RESTful APIs, including FHIR, Greenfield is an open space for MEDITECH customers and third-party developers to cultivate homegrown applications. MEDITECH's API
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Q-Apps Joins Epic App Orchard to Achieve Easier Data Interoperability

by Jasmine Pennic 09/19/2018 Leave a Comment

Q-Apps Joins Epic App Orchard to Achieve Easier Data Interoperability

Q‑Centrix, a healthcare quality solutions provider, today announced it has listed its product Q-Apps on Epic App Orchard to enable data interoperability between hospital networks, quality solutions, and quality initiative reporting platforms.Joining Epic App Orchard and listing Q-Apps in the marketplace is the latest in a series of strategic moves by Q-Centrix to advance the value and efficiency of its quality data solutions. Other efforts have included utilizing natural language processing
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Blue Cross Blue Shield Association Taps Edifecs to Drive FHIR Adoption

by Fred Pennic 09/05/2018 Leave a Comment

Blue Cross Blue Shield Association Taps Edifecs to Drive FHIR Adoption

Blue Cross Blue Shield Association (BCBSA), today announced that it has chosen Edifecs as a partner to help drive FHIR adoption across BCBS companies. FHIR is the future of interoperability, and FHIR standards can resolve many of the healthcare industry’s critical business issues. As part of the partnership, Edifecs’ user-friendly Edifecs XEngine Server Module for FHIR will be offered to BCBS companies to support the rapid deployment of these data standards with minimal training required. What
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The Short List of Remaining Health IT Interoperability Obstacles is Significant

by Irv Lichtenwald , CEO of Medsphere Systems Corporation 07/25/2018 Leave a Comment

The Short List of Remaining Health IT Interoperability Obstacles is Significant

Earlier this year, the ONC released the Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement (TEFCA), which responds to a mandate included in 2016’s 21st Century Cures Act and lays out principles, terms and conditions on which to base an interoperability framework that healthcare organizations can embrace. “This means patients who have received care from multiple doctors and hospitals should have their medical history electronically accessible on demand by any other treating provider in a network
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Embleema Launches Blockchain-Powered Personal Health Record Platform

by Fred Pennic 07/17/2018 Leave a Comment

Embleema Launches Blockchain-Powered Personal Health Record Platform

Embleema comes out of stealth to connect patients, life sciences, and regulators through its healthcare blockchain-enabled personal health record (PHR) platform. Embleema, a NYC-based patient-focused healthcare blockchain network, today emerged from stealth after one year of R&D, to launch the public beta release of its patient-driven, HIPAA-compliant, blockchain-enabled personal health records (PHR) platform. The new blockchain-driven PHR platform give patients complete control over their
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