- Intermountain Healthcare launches new Kidney Care Center that will provide at-home dialysis with telehealth-enabled video visits to patients.
- Patients will be able to schedule kidney dialysis treatments that fit their schedule.
- The Intermountain Kidney Care Center will also focus on pre-emptive transplants, where patients are matched with living kidney transplant donors prior to end-stage renal failure.
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Incredible Health Raises $15M to Transform The Way Nurses Get Hired
- Incredible Health raises $15M in Series A funding led by Andreessen Horowitz to solve America’s looming health care labor crisis.
- Founded in 2017 by a former physician and an MIT alum from a family of nurses, the company has pioneered a new custom matching algorithm that personalizes a hospital’s hiring experience.
- The platform empowers hospitals to apply to nurses seeking permanent positions, matching their needs to skilled professionals who fit the bill.
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Emoji Buttons Effective in Gauging Doctor/Patient Satisfaction in Real-Time
- Penn Medicine researchers implemented emoji button terminals reflecting a range of emotions and sentiments -- stationed around emergency departments (EDs) finds them effective in monitoring doctor and patient sentiments in real-time.
- Conducted during a five-month study period in 2018, nearly 14,000 sentiments were recorded across the three terminals, one was set up near physician workstations, another at nurses’ workstations, and the last at the patient exit.
- The nurses’ station
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Datica Launches New Health Data Integration Platform That Works With Any EHR, Any Data, In Any Format
- Datica launches new health data integration platform, Integrate that mitigates the complexity and risk of integrating and using healthcare data in the cloud.
- Integrate, is the first and only any-to-any solution that combines healthcare data integration with compliance, as well as a full set of services to ensure successful integration.
- Its HITRUST CSF Certified integration APIs also work with any EHR, any data, in any format.
Today, Datica, a provider of a complete,
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Machine Learning Algorithm Can Predict Which Cardiac Patients Are High-Risk Post Discharge
- New Mayo Clinic peer-reviewed study shows Medial EarlySign’s machine learning algorithm can predict which cardiac patients are at high-risk following discharge.
- The analysis was based on electronic health records (EHR), demographics, and social data collected from a cohort of 11,709 unique Mayo Clinic patients who underwent 14,349 PCIs during 14,024 hospital admissions.
- The study suggests AI solution can be more effective than traditional models to identify patients at risk of
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Cedars-Sinai Named Coordinating Center for Stroke Preclinical Assessment Network
Patrick Lyden, MD, is leading a National Institutes of Health study about strokesQuick Glance- Cedars-Sinai named the coordinating center for the multicenter stroke research program- First-of-Its-Kind Program Will Help Doctors Analyze Several New Potential Stroke TreatmentsCedars-Sinai has been named the coordinating center for a multicenter stroke research program that will be the first of its kind in the U.S. Named the Stroke Preclinical Assessment Network (SPAN) will assess the effectiveness
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ONC Awards The Sequoia Project to Serve As Recognized Coordinating Entity to Support Interoperability
Quick Glance- ONC awards The Sequoia Project a cooperative agreement for the Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement to support advancing nationwide interoperability of electronic health information- The RCE will be responsible for developing, updating, implementing, and maintaining the Common Agreement component of the Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement (TEFCA)- RCE will collaborate with ONC to designate and monitor Qualified Health Information Networks (QHIN), modify and
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Emory Researchers to Use Wearable ECG Patch to Predict Coronary Artery Disease
· New Emory University study is using VivaLNK’s medical wearable ECG sensors to evaluate autonomic function in predicting coronary artery disease (CAD).· VivaLNK’s ambulatory ECG patch will study patients undergoing coronary angiography in order to measure autonomic function. · The research goal is to better understand the role of the autonomic nervous system in depression and coronary artery disease, and to develop better tools for clinical assessment.An Emory University study is using
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Imprivata, Vocera Integrate for Secure and Convenient Clinical Mobile Device Authentication
Healthcare IT security company Imprivata and Vocera Communications, a provider of clinical communication and workflow solutions, today announced an integration partnership to help healthcare organizations unlock the full potential of mobility in healthcare. Combining Imprivata Mobile Device Access with Vocera Collaboration Suite, the partnership enables fast, familiar authentication into shared clinical mobile devices and the Vocera smartphone app, eliminating the burden of manual logins for
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Personalized Community Referrals PowRx App Joins Epic App Orchard Marketplace
NowPow has added its PowRx app to the Epic App Orchard marketplace, allowing providers to e-prescribe Personalized Community Referrals at scale — all within the EHR workflow — helping ensure patients can stay well, meet basic needs, manage with illness and care for others. The announcement marks the second NowPow app to join the App Orchard. The At The Ready app was added in 2018 to enable providers to find resources for patients.Why Personalization Is Key to Reducing Referral Access
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