- Valley Health System becomes the first health system in New Jersey to prescribe enterprise-wide digital therapeutics in partnership with Mount Sinai Health System spinoff Rx Health. - The program will use Rx.Health's newly-launched RxStitch engine. Valley Health System (VHS) based in New Jersey announced it will be implemented RxHealth’s digital therapeutics prescribing platform EHR integrated RxStitch Engine to support episodes of care and enterprise-wide digital transformation at VHS. This
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Healthgrades Acquires Consumer & Physician Engagement Company Evariant
- Healthgrades acquires Evariant, a leading healthcare consumer and physician engagement company to create the most comprehensive consumer website to help educate consumers and connect them with a physician.- The acquisition signals a major shift in our industry, where health systems are moving towards a more consumer-centric system of care. Healthgrades, a Denver, CO-based resource that connects consumers, physicians and health systems, today announced it has acquired Evariant, a Farmington,
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Social Determinants of Health Trends in 2020: The End of the Beginning?
JohnMatthew Douglas, President And Founder at iPressForward, LLC
2020 will mark the end of the beginning of Social Determinants of Health (SDoH).
One would be remiss not to give pause and to consider how much time it has taken to get to this pivotal period in US health and healthcare delivery and, focus on the cornerstone “why” healthcare must, with a fierce urgency, step into the twenty-first century of US healthcare delivery. Meaning, it has taken nearly seventy years to go from the World
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Philips Unveils Next-Gen Enterprise Imaging Solution to Embed Intelligence Across Patient Journey
- Philips launches next-generation enterprise imaging solution designed to connect clinical capabilities and optimize workflows around every step in the patient’s journey.- The new enterprise imaging solution supports hospitals and imaging centers as they seek to connect and optimize performance, improving the patient experience, health outcomes, and staff experience, while lowering the cost of care.Royal Philips, today introduced its next-generation enterprise imaging solution that delivers a
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ConvergeHEALTH by Deloitte Launches New Digital Health Ecosystem Platforms
- ConvergeHEALTH MyPATH for Health and MyPATH for Connected Care help enhance the patient experience, improve adherence and generate a rich, longitudinal, real-world data set for insights.Today at HLTH 2019, ConvergeHEALTH by Deloitte announced the launch of a robust platform for the healthcare ecosystem that supports two critically important patient journeys. MyPATH for Health and MyPATH for Connected Care work together to connect and support patients and their care teams across the patient
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Fitbit, BMS-Pfizer Alliance Partner to Address Gaps in Atrial Fibrillation Detection
- Fitbit and the BMS-Pfizer Alliance are collaborating on a multi-year effort to accelerate the detection and diagnosis of atrial fibrillation (AFib) to reduce the risk of life-threatening events, like stroke.- The companies will use their combined resources and expertise to help identify and support people at increased risk for AFib, notably those 65+. The Bristol-Myers Squibb-Pfizer Alliance and Fitbit today announced a multi-year collaboration to help drive timely diagnosis of atrial
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Aunt Bertha Taps Innovaccer to Boost Its SDOH Program
- Aunt Bertha, the nation’s largest resource search platform has collaboration with Innovaccer to enhance its social determinants of health solution with seamless community resource referrals. - The two organizations aim to empower healthcare stakeholders with access to navigate on behalf of people in need to ensure that positive health outcomes are not hampered by social needs.Innovaccer Inc., a healthcare data activation company has launched a collaboration with Aunt Bertha, the nation’s
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Why APIs Bring Hope for Data Interoperability in Healthcare
Justin Rockman, VP of Business Development at Surgimate
One of the biggest obstacles to data interoperability is the slow and piecemeal progress of healthcare organizations (HCOs) towards digitalization. While the benefits of digitalization are clear; improved efficiency, reliability of data, and enhanced communication, just to name a few; the critical (and most challenging) piece of the puzzle, is being able to share critical patient data between systems in a way that makes it easily
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TrialCard Acquires Digital Medication & Adherence Platform Mango Health
- TrialCard acquires digital medication management platform Mango Health to offer a best-in-class engagement and adherence solution to patients.
- The announcement marks the third acquisition for TrialCard in the past year.
- TrialCard Incorporated provides patient affordability, medication access and adherence, and patient support connecting over 30 million patients with nearly $12B in branded drug savings to date.
TrialCard
Incorporated announced it has entered an agreement to
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Cognoa, EVERSANA Partner to Advance the Commercialization Standard for Prescription Digital Medicines
- Cognoa and EVERSANA form a partnership that will enable prescription, dispensation, and reimbursement of Cognoa’s behavioral health products.
- Cognoa is developing digital medicine solutions to change the standard of care in pediatric behavioral health to improve the lifelong outcomes for children.
- Cognoa selected EVERSANA, a fully integrated and independent commercial services platform, to develop and manage a go-to-market strategy that ensures comprehensive market
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