- President and CEO Matthew Michela talk about how Life Image is creating easier access to breast imaging data while also solving some of data sharing’s biggest snags.
Interoperability—it’s the long-awaited result that evolving HIT promised
to bring with it, and yet, it still gets left behind. Disparate data is not a
problem exclusive to one data type or innovation; breast imaging, for example,
has created some of the toughest challenges. However, there is now an app for
that.
Life Image,
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Livongo Teams Up with MDLIVE & Doctor On Demand to Offer Telehealth Services
- Livongo announced a partnership with telehealth companies MDLIVE and Doctor On Demand to enable access to virtual acute and primary care services for people living with chronic conditions. - Livongo will begin by offering telehealth within the Livongo for Behavioral Health solution in January 2020 and will soon expand to additional use cases including medication management for diabetes, hypertension, and other opportunities to effectively close gaps in care. Livongo Health, an Applied Health
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eSolutions Acquires Medidal to Strengthen Its Position in Hospital Revenue Recovery
- eSolutions acquires Medidal, a provider of Transfer DRG, Payer Search, and Pharmacy Reimbursement solutions for an undisclosed sum. - As healthcare reimbursement challenges continue to increase, eSolutions adds to its revenue cycle expertise with new capabilities that ensure providers are paid accurately. eSolutions, an Overland Park, KS-based healthcare technology company working to strengthen providers’ revenue health, announced that it has acquired Medidal, a provider of Transfer DRG, Payer
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How to Build A Tech-Enabled Flu Immunization Program That Works
While the weather is warm, preventing the flu is usually not top of mind for most healthcare consumers. But for health plans, it’s never too early to start planning for the impending 2019-2020 season. Ideally, people will be vaccinated in the early fall, allowing sufficient time to build antibodies before the season is in full swing.
One of the challenges faced by health plans is designing a flu immunization program that addresses the low vaccination rates for adults in the U.S. Among adults
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BCBS Kansas City to Offer Livongo for Diabetes Program to All Fully Insured Clients
- Livongo announced an expanded partnership with Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City to provide Livongo for Diabetes program to all Blue KC fully insured clients. - Blue KC was an early Livongo adopter and this expansion provides momentum as we continue to expand from working primarily with self-insured employers to broader markets including fully insured populations of our health plan clients.Livongo Health, Inc. (Nasdaq: LVGO), an Applied Health Signals company empowering people with
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Northwell Health Extends Contract with Allscripts Sunrise Platform Through 2027
- Northwell Health extends its contract with Allscripts Sunrise inpatient platform through December 2027. - Running on one instance of the Allscripts Sunrise EHR platform enables Northwell to ensure thousands of clinicians can easily access consistent patient clinical information.Northwell Health, the largest health system in New York state has extended its engagement with Allscripts to stay on Allscripts Sunrise inpatient electronic health record (EHR) platform through December 2027. Northwell
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CVS Health to Invest $2.5M to Build Healthier Communities in Ohio
- CVS Health announced it will invest $2.5M over the next three years to build healthier communities across the state of Ohio.
- Investments will support key initiatives across Ohio including increasing access to healthcare, preventing prescription opioid misuse and supporting tobacco-free living for at-risk populations.
CVS Health, today announced it and its private charity will be donating more than $2.5 million in Ohio over the next three years to improve the health and wellness of
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Philips Inks First-Ever Telehealth Pilot with VA to Give Veterans Access to Virtual Care
- For the first time ever, U.S. Veterans will be able to receive U.S. Department of Veteran’s Affairs (VA) health services at their local Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) or American Legion (Legion) Posts through a multi-site pilot program dubbed ATLAS (Accessing Telehealth through Local Area Stations).- This first-of-its-kind telehealth initiative is the product of an alliance between the VFW, VA, Philips and The American Legion, which allows Veterans to conduct virtual appointments with their VA
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Philips, Spencer Health Launches In-Home Medication Adherence & Telehealth Platform in Europe
- Philips and Spencer Health Solutions expands partnership to Europe to benefit from in-home medication adherence and telehealth platform.- The Spencer Smart Hub is launching in selected markets in Europe including Austria, Belgium, Germany, Luxembourg, Netherlands and Switzerland, beginning with the Netherlands in the fourth quarter of 2019.Building on their successful partnership providing medication adherence solutions to high-acuity patients in the U.S. Royal Philips and Spencer Health
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Tampa General Hospital Deploys OnMed Telemedicine Station in Hospital
- The OnMed Station allows users to have real-time consultations with a doctor or advanced practice provider via high definition video and audio.- Innovative telemedicine station is being deployed inside the hospital as part of the Team Member Health program and staff members now have access to the OnMed Station OnMed®, an innovative health technology company providing affordable access to quality care, today announced a partnership and first deployment of its breakthrough telemedicine station
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