Survey: Hospitals Overspending on Corporate Services, Could Reduce Costs Without Impacting Quality

Washington – March 12, 2020 – Seventy-five percent of provider executives believe their corporate services spending could decrease – 36% suggesting reductions of 10% or more – without negatively impacting quality or efficiency, according to an analysis by Navigant, a Guidehouse company, of a survey conducted by the Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA). Accordingly, more than half of... read more

CynergisTek’s Seasoned Privacy Investigators Leverage Artificial Intelligence for the Detection of Snooping Related to the Coronavirus

User Behavior Analytics and Artificial Intelligence in Firm’s Privacy Operations Center Identify Snooping Related to the Coronavirus Austin, TX, March 13, 2020 —CynergisTek, (NYSE AMERICAN: CTEK), a leader in cybersecurity, privacy, and compliance, has updated its Patient Privacy Monitoring Services (PPMS) to support the proactive identification of insider snooping related to cases of the coronavirus/COVID-19, which has taken over the... read more

MedChi Urges the State of Maryland to Help Implement Telehealth Technology for Physicians to Prevent Spread of Coronavirus

MedChi CTO Partners with DrFirst to Provide Backline with Telehealth for its Physician Practices Annapolis, Md., March 11, 2020 – MedChi, the Maryland State Medical Society, is urging the State of Maryland to provide physician practices with telehealth technology to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus. MedChi has been a leader on coronavirus, educating and working with physicians... read more

Leading Digital Transformation Services Firm emids Receives Investment from BlueCross BlueShield Venture Partners

Contact: Libby Werner | 615-550-9908 | libby.werner@emids.com Leading Digital Transformation Services Firm emids Receives Investment from BlueCross BlueShield Venture Partners NASHVILLE, Mar. 10, 2020 – emids, a leader in digital engineering and transformation solutions to the healthcare industry, today announced a strategic equity investment from BlueCross BlueShield Venture Partners (the Blue Venture Fund), further strengthening... read more

DrFirst and GoHipo Partner to Use Telehealth to Fight High Relapse Rates After Substance Abuse Treatment by Addressing Major Gaps in Post-Inpatient Rehabilitation

New use of technology will keep patients in recovery connected with their clinical care teams and support networks after discharge. Rockville, Md., March 9, 2020 – Relapse rates for people recovering from substance abuse are between 40% and 60%, but a new approach to post-discharge care aims to help people beat the odds. DrFirst and GoHipo are... read more

PatientPing Launches Educational Website Dedicated to CMS’s Interoperability and Patient Access Rule

The information hub, www.adtnotifications.com, helps hospitals, practitioners, care teams, and post-acutes navigate new e-notifications compliance requirements Boston — (March 9, 2020)— PatientPing, the nation’s leading care collaboration platform, today announced the launch of an educational website, www.adtnotifications.com, dedicated to providing information on the Conditions of Participation (CoPs) published as part of CMS’s Interoperability and Patient Access rule. The... read more

DataRobot and InterSystems Partner to Accelerate Adoption of AI in Healthcare

Strategic partnership provides developers access to DataRobot within InterSystems platform   BOSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–DataRobot, the leader in enterprise AI, and InterSystems, a global leader in information technology platforms for health, business, and government applications, today announced a partnership designed to accelerate the application of AI in healthcare. Through an integration and reseller agreement, the partnership makes it... read more

New Telehealth Capability Helps Healthcare Providers Connect with Patients and Other Clinicians in Novel Ways

DrFirstTM and Agora partner to add telehealth to Backline® HIPAA-compliant care collaboration platform Rockville, Md., and Santa Clara, Calif., March 4, 2020 – DrFirst, a pioneer in technology, support, and services that connect people at touchpoints of patient care, today announced a new telehealth feature for DrFirst’s Backline® care collaboration tool. By partnering with Agora.io, the leading voice, video and live interactive... read more

TransformativeMed and King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre Form Multilayer Partnership to Accelerate Specialty Workflows Kingdom-Wide

SEATTLE and RIYADH, Saudi Arabia, March 3, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — TransformativeMed, which transforms electronic health records (EHRs) with directly embedded apps, announced today a partnership with King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre (KFSH&RC), a leading tertiary health system in Saudi Arabia, to improve EHR workflow efficiency and care quality among its many world-class medical specialties and collaborate on custom solutions for other disease... read more

InterSystems Launches HealthShare® Managed Connections to Improve Healthcare Information Exchange

New digital hub reduces the time needed and the cost associated with connecting healthcare organizations CAMBRIDGE, Mass., March 3, 2019 – InterSystems, a global leader in information technology platforms for health, business, and government applications, today announced the launch of InterSystems HealthShare® Managed Connections, a service that enables healthcare organizations to take advantage of a network of connections to a... read more

The HCI Group Hires Ed Marx As Chief Digital Officer

JACKSONVILLE, FL. – March 2, 2020 – The HCI Group (HCI), global leader in healthcare IT managed services and Digital Transformation, hires Ed Marx as Chief Digital Officer. “Tech Mahindra has recently completed an investment of more than $160m in digital transformation through its string of digital and consumer experience acquisitions of Pininfarina, The BIO... read more

Impact Advisors Named Workday Alliance Services Partner

Chicago, IL – February 27, 2020 –Impact Advisors LLC today announced that it has been named a Workday Alliance Services Partner. Workday (NASDAQ:WDAY) is a leading provider of enterprise cloud applications for finance and human resources. As a Workday Alliance Services Partner, Impact Advisors will help customers successfully deploy Workday Financial Management, Workday Human Capital Management (HCM), and Workday Supply Chain Management for... read more

Vital® Highlights the Power of AI with Vitrea® Enterprise Imaging at HIMSS 2020

Vital is hosting must-attend events featuring customer insights, innovation and discussions around its powerful Enterprise Imaging solution. February 27, 2020 – Minnetonka, MN – Vital, a Canon Group company and industry leader in healthcare IT, will demonstrate its powerful Vitrea Enterprise Imaging solution at this year’s Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) Annual Conference... read more

DrFirst Introduces ‘Healthiverse™’ to Celebrate Two Decades Uniting the Healthcare Universe

New word reflects DrFirst’s vision for connecting people at every touchpoint of patient care Rockville, Md., February 11, 2020 – DrFirst, a pioneer in technology, support, and services that connect people at touchpoints of patient care, coined a new term, “Healthiverse™,” in celebration of its twentieth anniversary. The Healthiverse represents the vast, complex, and interconnected healthcare... read more

2020 Best in KLAS Award Winners Dimensional Insight and Stoltenberg Consulting Team Up in New Partnership

Alliance brings together #1 KLAS Research ranked healthcare business intelligence/analytics and partial IT outsourcing vendors Burlington, Mass. and Pittsburgh – Feb. 11, 2020 – Dimensional Insight®, maker of Diver Platform, and Stoltenberg Consulting, Inc., a leading healthcare information technology consulting firm, today announced a new partnership to provide healthcare organizations with a whole new level... read more

Stoltenberg Consulting Earns 2020 Best in KLAS for Partial IT Outsourcing

Honor marks Stoltenberg’s third win in this category in the annual Best in KLAS: Software & Services report PITTSBURGH, Jan. 31, 2020 – Stoltenberg Consulting, Inc., a leading healthcare information technology consulting firm, announced today it has been named 2020 Best in KLAS for Partial IT Outsourcing for the innovative FlexSourcing program. The honor marks four total... read more

MEDITECH Expanse Awarded Best in KLAS for Acute Care EMR and Category Leader for Community Patient Accounting

Industry research firm KLAS recognizes MEDITECH for sixth consecutive year, ranking Expanse first in the Acute Care EMR (Community Hospital) and Patient Accounting & Patient Management (Community Hospital) categories. January 31, 2020 MEDITECH, a leading Enterprise Health Record (EHR) vendor, is pleased to announce Expanse, its fully interoperable web-based platform, has been recognized in two... read more

HILLCREST MEDICAL CENTER ADDS CARDIOLOGY TO SECTRA ENTERPRISE IMAGING SOLUTION

Contact: Andrea Sowitch, Vice President of Marketing, Sectra, Inc. Email: andrea.sowitch@sectra.com Phone: 203 925 0899 ext. 268 Torbjörn Kronander, President and CEO, Sectra AB Email: torbjorn.kronander@sectra.com Phone: +46 705 23 5227 Shelton, CT – February 6, 2020 – International medical imaging IT and cybersecurity company Sectra (STO: SECT B) has signed a contract with Hillcrest... read more