Electronic medical records (EMRs) introduced a new era of healthcare management. Should healthcare operators want to venture farther, they may need to consider digitizing their internal operations, as well.Hospitals and clinics present extremely complex environments to manage. There is little wonder that manual and piecemeal approaches to everyday operations are no longer sufficient. Many healthcare operators are therefore turning to modern technologies. They can be optimized to make healthcare
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Improving Patient/Member Satisfaction through Nurse Triage Services
Not long ago, viewed members as captive audiences (more or less). Most members obtained their health insurance through their employers or another group and were unlikely to go outside of that option no matter how they actually felt about the health payer. Providers had to be a little more careful since it was easier to change hospitals or doctors, but even then most patients were willing to unquestioningly accept a low level of service as part of the package of obtaining quality healthcare.
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Medable Launches Telemedicine Solution to Improve Data-Driven Virtual Clinical Trials
Medable Inc., a Silicon Valley-based provider of data driven and digitally enabled clinical trials has announced the launch of their global Trial-Fit™ Telemedicine Solution designed to address critical trial barriers of low patient retention and lack of access. Medable’s Trial-Fit Telemedicine enables sites all over the world to conduct secure, HIPAA-compliant video consultations with clinical study participants in an integrated eCOA solution. Medable telemedicine is the only integrated,
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Centene Leads $60M Round for Behavioral Health Platform Quartet
Quartet, an NYC-based innovative healthcare technology, and services company has announced a strategic partnership with Centene Corporation to ensure the most vulnerable populations have access to mental healthcare. In addition, Quartet has raised $60 million in Series D funding led by Centene Corporation, and returning investors F-Prime Capital Partners, GV (formerly Google Ventures), Oak HC/FT, and Polaris Partners. The latest round brings total funding raised to date to $153M.Growing Focus on
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Innovaccer, Launches InAPI to Aggregate Healthcare Data for Providers, Payers, and Vendors
Healthcare organizations are riding the wave of digital disruption with increased adoption of applications to power patient centric-care, communications, and collaboration with peer organizations in the network. With this objective, they are seeking to integrate crucial information across the care continuum and establish interoperability among complex and disparate data systems- including legacy systems.Existing Interoperability ChallengesThere are over 200 EHRs in the US healthcare space,
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Updox Integrates Collaboration Platform with DrChrono EHR to Help Practices Eliminate Staff Fatigue
Mobile EHR provider DrChrono Inc. and Updox, an all-in-one healthcare collaboration platform is expanding its partnership that gives practices usingDrChrono’s EHR access to Updox’s full collaboration suite. The Updox platform allows DrChrono providers to consolidate administrative tasks, patient engagement initiatives, and provider communications.Integration Benefits for PracticesNow, by accessing the Updox app through DrChrono’s Healthcare App Directory, practices can eliminate staff fatigue
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Pillo Health Raises $11M to Expand Personal Home Health Robot
Pillo Health, a Boston-based digital health company improving longevity and quality of life for patients managing their health at home has raised $11M in Series A funding, led by Stanley Black & Decker’s corporate venture capital arm with significant participation from Samsung Ventures. Existing investors, including BioAdvance, Hikma Ventures – the corporate venture capital arm of Hikma Pharmaceuticals PLC – Hackensack Meridien Health System’s Innovation Center Fund and
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Talkspace Nabs $50M to Expand Telebehavioral Health Platform
Talkspace, a telebehavioral health company providing online therapy has raised $50M in funding led by Revolution Growth. Existing investors Norwest Venture Partners, Qumra Capital, Spark Capital and Compound Ventures, amongst others, will also participate in the round. Patrick Conroy of Revolution Growth will join the Talkspace board of directors. Additionally, the company announced a new partnership with Optum Health, which will expand Talkspace services to cover 5 million lives.Transforming
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Nuvi Acquires Patient Experience Platform Banyan
Nuvi, an enterprise social management software, today announced its acquisition of Banyan, Orem, Utah-based patient experience software company that provides best-in-class digital marketing, reputation management, and patient communications solutions. Financial details of the acquisition were not disclosed.Why Banyan?Founded in 2013, Banyan’s platform grants healthcare providers the ability to connect with their patients through their HIPAA-compliant social media application, enhancing the
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Baystate Health Taps Artifact Health to Streamline Physician Query Process
Baystate Health, a not-for-profit integrated healthcare system serving over 800,000 people throughout western Massachusetts has selected Artifact Health's mobile query solution to improve workflow for its clinicians and expedite the accurate coding of patient records. Artifact will be rolled out as part of Baystate Health’s strategy to expand Clinical Documentation Improvement (CDI) initiatives across its health system.Transforming Time-Consuming Physician Query ProcessTraditionally, the query
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