What You Should Know:
- Greenway announced the company will be developing and
launching Greenway Telehealth, a secure, HIPAA-compliant solution designed with
an easy-to-use interface for both providers and patients.
- Powered by Twilio, the EHR integrated solution is among
the first in Greenway’s larger virtual care portfolio.
Greenway Health, a health information technology, and services provider, today announced the company is also working to develop innovative virtual
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The Adoption of Telehealth During the Pandemic will Shape Healthcare’s New Normal
Abhinav Shashank, CEO and Co-founder of Innovaccer Inc.
COVID-19 has presented healthcare with a challenge like no other, with nearly nine million cases all over the world and over 470,000 lives lost. The speed of the outbreak and the disruption caused by it has created unforeseen challenges for communities and economies, and it’s especially apparent in healthcare delivery. Healthcare systems in nations around the globe have dedicated substantial resources to respond to the pandemic and the
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Cerner Integrates Nuance’s Virtual Assistant Platform with Millennium EHR to Reduce Physician Burnout
What You Should Know:
- Cerner expands its AI collaboration with Nuance to
provide joint customers with more advanced natural language virtual assistant
technology to navigate electronic health records (EHRs) using just
their voice, giving clinicians more time to spend with patients and less time
with a computer.
- As part of the expanded collaboration, Nuance will
offer Cerner deeply embedded virtual assistant technology that
delivers sophisticated conversational
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Ciox Health Acquires Biomedical NLP Company Medal
What You Should Know:
- Ciox Health has acquired Medal, Inc., a biomedical
Natural Language Processing (biomed-NLP) technology company.
- The acquisition will lead Ciox to better and more
quickly enable real-world data in support of research that advances patient
care.
Ciox
Health, a leading health technology company, today announced its acquisition
of San Francisco-based biomedical Natural Language Processing (biomed-NLP)
technology company, Medal, Inc., a
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Central Maine Healthcare, Innovaccer Partner to Power Data-driven Telehealth Capabilities
What You Should Know:
- Innovaccer has recently partnered with Central Maine
Healthcare (CMH), an integrated healthcare delivery system that serves over
400,000 people in the central, western, and mid-coast regions of the state, to
connect providers with their patients through data-driven telehealth, powered
by its FHIR-enabled Data Activation Platform.
- The care delivery system will conduct data-enabled
virtual visits to assist its providers with efficient, remote care amid
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Sharecare Launches Digital COVID-19 Return-to-Work Solution for Employers
What You Should Know:
- Sharecare launches its offering for employers: Well-Being@Work, a virtual solution for COVID-19 that’s integrated with its app-based digital health platform for managing consumer health and well-being.
- The offering is designed for employers – organizations
of any kind – to support their workforces as they return to work when the time
is right (and whether they’re working virtually or remotely).
- The solution features digital health pass, daily screener,
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How to Implement HIPAA-Compliant Video Conferencing for Healthcare Providers
John S. Kim, Cofounder and CEO of SendBird
Video-conferencing software like Zoom has been getting a lot of attention of late as more and more people turn to digital tools to communicate remotely, whether to stay connected with loved ones, keep work flowing, or communicate with clients.
Healthcare is certainly no exception. A global FICO study found that around 80% of people want to use their mobile phones to interact with doctors and other healthcare providers.
Digital
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Health in Motion Network, Updox Integrate to Improve Pharmacy Care Amid COVID-19 Pandemic
What You Should Know:
- Health in Motion Network announced a partnership with Updox to integrate its HIPAA-compliant virtual health software into the Health in Motion Network’s consumer-direct pharmacy platform, ERxDirect.
- ERxDirect powered by Updox uniquely connects local
health care, community pharmacies and urgent care centers with the innovation
they need to remotely communicate with patients, which has become more
essential than ever due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
- By partnering
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18 Healthcare Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality Companies to Watch
Augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) are redefining what's possible in healthcare, as well as other sectors. The 18 companies listed below are some of the top virtual and augmented reality companies in the medical industry.
Defining Augmented Reality
Augmented
reality is a technology that blends real-world elements with virtual ones. For
example, a person might visit a trade show and aim their smartphone at a
display to activate an AR experience that allows them to see
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How Can eConsults Help Clinically Integrated Networks Deliver Better Care and Demonstrate Value?
Mark Cittadino, Head of Health System Sales, AristaMD
A Clinically Integrated Network (CIN) strategy that leverages eConsult technology can help physicians and health systems deliver better care at a lower cost.
Physicians increasingly face pressure to deliver high-quality care efficiently while continuing to grow and sustain their practices. But lowering costs while sustaining growth often means giving up autonomy. The percentage of solo physicians in the U.S. fell to 17% in 2014,
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