Dr. Gautam Sivakumar, CEO and Founder of Medisas
When I started in this industry, the idea that we would put patient information in the cloud was an absurdity. How on earth could anyone justify putting the most sensitive information in our personal lives somewhere other than a locked cupboard, in the safety of a hospital? We would never dream of letting paper patient charts leave the hospital or clinic, so why would we let them leave simply because they are electronic?
Historically, security
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iRhythm, Verily Collaborate to Develop Atrial Fibrillation Detection Solution
- iRhythm and Verily collaborate to develop health management solutions for atrial fibrillation patients.- The iRhythm and Verily collaboration aims to address this underserved population at risk for asymptomatic or silent AFib.- iRhythm will make an upfront payment to Verily of $5 million and potential milestone payments of up to $12.75 million.iRhythm Technologies, Inc. is teaming up with Verily, an Alphabet company focused on the development of digital health solutions aimed at improving the
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Vocera Vina Smartphone App Launches to Optimize Patient Safety
- Vocera Vina smartphone app launches to help improve clinical communications and enhance patient safety by reducing the clerical burdens that lead to burnout.
- The customizable communication app presents prioritized patient-centric calls, secure messages, and alerts in a unified inbox, and provides an intuitive user experience for clinicians inside and outside the hospital.
- Drawing from the hospital EHR, this the vendor-agnostic platform works alongside all other Vocera
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4th Annual Accenture HealthTech Innovation Challenge Kicks Off
Quick Glance- Accenture kicks off the application period for the fourth annual Accenture HealthTech Innovation Challenge- Challenge seeks to support innovative approaches and solutions for improving the way people access, manage and finance healthcare in North America- Three categories for this year’s Accenture HealthTech Innovation Challenge are operational efficiency, increased access, and consumer experienceAccenture, today kicked off the application period for the fourth annual
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5 Steps to Achieving a Mature Enterprise-Class Quality Program
Jeffrey Springer, Sr. VP of Healthcare Solutions for CitiusTech
The game is changing faster than ever as more payer contracts and regulatory programs adopt risk-based models. To be successful, payer and provider organizations know they must increase quality scores and revenue while reducing avoidable medical costs. Yet, the providers who are critical to that success are burned out. According to a recent survey, nearly one-third of providers say their biggest frustration is constant “busy
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MDisrupt Launches The World’s First Medical Diligence Company
Two experienced healthcare technology leaders has announced the launch of MDisrupt, the first medical diligence company for the health technology industry. The first-of-its-kind firm will focus on helping investors, startups, and healthcare organizations with an independent, transparent review of health tech-related products, data claims, and processes. If deficiencies are identified, MDisrupt offers strategic guidance and the ability to utilize an extensive network of experienced health
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More Logins, More Problems, Lack of Integration Biggest Frustration for Providers
Out-of-hospital healthcare providers are feeling the pain from a lack of integrated technology between systems in their offices. In fact, according to the 2019 Healthcare Technology Report: More Logins, More Problems just released by Updox, an all-in-one healthcare collaboration platform, survey respondents ranked lack of integration as their most frustrating health IT challenges – as well as the technology pain-point most impacting their businesses. More Logins, More ProblemsOf the more than
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Medable Joins the American Heart Association’s Center for Health Technology & Innovation Innovators Network
Medable Inc., a provider of digitally-enabled and data-driven clinical trials, will join the American Heart Association’s Center for Health Technology & Innovation (the Center) Innovators Network. The Center is focused on building health-tech relationships to drive innovative and scalable solutions across the health continuum.American Heart Association’s Center for Health Technology & Innovation Innovators NetworkThe Center helps members of its Innovators Network in the healthcare
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Rite Aid’s New CEO, CommonSpirit Health Appoints First Chief Information and Digital Officer, Geisinger’s Chief Nursing Exec, Other Health IT Appointments
Rite Aid Corporation appoints Heyward Donigan as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and a member of the Board, effective immediately. John Standley will step down from his role as chief executive officer. Prior to joining Rite Aid, Donigan served as the president and chief executive officer of Sapphire Digital (formerly Vitals), which designs and develops omnichannel platforms that help consumers choose their best-fit healthcare providers.
Since 2015, Donigan lead Sapphire Digital's strategy and
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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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