Top 5 forces shaping the future of healthcare
PwC ranked healthcare’s most pressing trends, some of which will grow the system, while others are more likely to limit growth. Powered by WPeMatico
Sutter Physician Services, CloudMedx to apply artificial intelligence to patient care
The organizations announced a collaboration on joint products and services for sharing health data under value-based care models. Powered by WPeMatico
Small hospital makes minor investment in analytics and reaps big rewards
Union General spent $50,000 to launch an analytics program that enabled staff to spend more time on delivering care and uncovered best practices that reduced readmissions. Powered by WPeMatico
Cloud security startup Catalyze lands $6.5 million for PHI platform
The company said it will use the funding to advance its HIPAA compliant and HITRUST certified platform for exchanging protected health information. Powered by WPeMatico
HHS forges strategic partnerships with two global companies to develop new antibiotics
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) today announced two strategic partnerships with The Medicines Company headquartered in Parsippany, New Jersey, and Hoffmann-LaRoche Inc. (Roche), part of the Roche Group headquartered in Basel, Switzerland, to develop innovative products to combat the growing threat of ...
UPMC launches telehealth startup to keep nursing home patients out of the hospital
Curavi Health offers tools that enable clinicians to remotely connect with patients via camera, Bluetooth stethoscope, digital otoscope and technologies. Powered by WPeMatico
Revenue cycle management vendors ranked by Black Book
Eighty-five percent of providers are currently in RCM replacement mode or assessment, according to the newest Black Book Market Research report. Powered by WPeMatico
IBM: Employees, not outsiders, are responsible for majority of cyber threats
The number one threat to healthcare data isn’t the most obvious. Rather than malevolent, faceless hackers, it’s often an organization’s own employees who open the door to theft, malware, ransomware and a host of other problems, according to IBM’s 2016 Cyber Security Intelligence Index. Powered by WPeMatico
Ascension restructures IT and healthcare divisions to connect care and innovation
The health system said that by reorganizing into two units it intends to enhance collaboration and better support physicians and caregivers. Powered by WPeMatico
Surescripts gives EHR vendors access to its record locator service, Epic and others sign up
Epic president Carl Dvorak said that the new service could be a game changer in terms of vendor-neutral search. Powered by WPeMatico