Today at HIMSS15, HealthTap unveiled the world’s first Apple Watch healthcare app called DocNow, providing immediate and affordable access to medical care to everyone with just a tap of a button. Dubbed as the world’s first “Affordable-Care App” for Apple Watch, the app providing consumers with instant and affordable access to top U.S. doctors with just a tap on your wrist.
How It Works
The HealthTap DocNow App for Apple Watch connects patients immediately to a primary care doctor from a
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HIMSS 2015
Informatics Nurses Drive Significant Patient Safety and Workflow Improvements
Today at HIMSS15 in Chicago, HIMSS released the results of the 2015 Impact of the Informatics Nurse Survey – a survey of nearly 600 participants including C-suite executives, clinical analysts and informatics nurses. The survey examined the growing technology-driven healthcare ecosystem and the role nursing informatics – a specialty that integrates knowledge, data and wisdom – is playing in this evolving environment. The results indicated that the role of informatics nurses has expanded greatly
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The Kabuki Dance Of “Blocking Data” In Healthcare
The lack of data interoperability in healthcare continues to plague and haunt the entire industry. Much of the challenge falls squarely in the realm of Electronic Health Record (EHR) software, but EHR software is by no means the only category where this challenge is directly affecting patient lives. I ‒ along with countless others ‒ have written extensively about this topic. Last year I did a 5‒part series on just "interoperability" which I published on Forbes. One piece highlighted the
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Practice Fusion, AstraZeneca Partner on PHM Initiative for Asthma & COPD
At HIMSS15, EHR provider Practice Fusion and AstraZeneca today announced a Population Health Management (PHM) program that arms members of Practice Fusion's community of 112,000 medical professionals with data-driven insights that can help them in their efforts to improve care for patients with asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
The program, developed by Practice Fusion and sponsored by AstraZeneca, identifies patients whose current asthma or COPD care does
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KPMG To Acquire Health IT Consulting Firm Beacon Partners
Big Four Firm, KPMG LLP today announced it has agreed to acquire the assets of health IT consulting firm Beacon Partners Inc. to strengthen its position in the healthcare IT consulting/advisory market. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Based in Weymouth, Mass., Beacon Partners provides management consulting/advisory services to hospitals, physician groups and other health-care providers. The firm has annual revenue of more than $60 million and is ranked 15th on Modern
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HIMSS Launches EHR/HIE Interoperability Testing & Certification Program
HIMSS has announced the launch of a new testing and certification program called ConCert by HIMSS designed to streamline the certification of interoperability in health IT and helps evaluate vendor claims, simplifying the task of selecting the right information systems for your organization.
Built on the work of the EHR/HIE Interoperability Workgroup (IWG) and IHE USA, ConCert by HIMSS is a robust, highly automated testing and certification program that will verify, once certified, a product
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HIMSS15: Mobile Health Events Schedule & Resources
HIMSS is increasingly showcasing how mobile technology is a platform, a strategy, and a solution by providing insights into how to engage both patients and providers, with the lessons learned that are critical to driving behavior change and efficiencies.
At HIMSS15, mobile health events and resources offer attendees the opportunity to learn from subject matter experts and leaders. Here is the list of mHealth events at HIMSS15 and resources:
Sunday, April 12: HIMSS15 kicks off with a
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HIMSS15: AMA President Unveils Physician Leadership Plan For Digital Health
The game-changing digital health transformation of medicine is emerging into a new phase, according to Robert M. Wah, M.D., president of the American Medical Association (AMA), and there is reason for great optimism in the future of this evolution as the AMA helps physicians take on a greater role in leading changes that will move technological innovations forward.
Today, in his keynote address to the 2015 Annual HIMSS Conference Innovation Symposium in Chicago, Dr. Wah discussed the AMA’s
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7 Buzzwords to Watch at HIMSS 2015
Over 38,000 healthcare professionals are expected to converge on Chicago, IL for HIMSS 2015 starting on April 12, 2015. In-depth innovations, education and networking opportunities will be available for movers and shakers in the Health IT industry. Many of the conversations during those five days will focus on the most exciting points of healthcare, and more than a few buzzwords will grow out of those discussions. Here’s a sampling of buzzwords you can expect to hear while exploring HIMSS
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What If Air Travel Worked Like Healthcare?
HIT consultants will have their work cut out for them if the healthcare industry gets serious about solving EHR’s lack of interoperability. Billions of dollars would be spent building the same easy to use applications consumers enjoy in other industries like banking and travel.
Imagine if banks did not have applications to support mortgage processing! Everything has to be done via a manual process, moving the loan through different verifications and approvals through human
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