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SPRINGFIELD, VA - July 10, 2019 - Spok, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Spok Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: SPOK) and a global leader in healthcare communications, announced new findings regarding clinician burnout. More than 470 clinical staff at U.S. hospitals and health systems responded to the Spok-administered survey, which measures clinician perception of burnout. The survey also sought to identify if organizations are implementing solutions proposed in the 2019 paper: A Crisis in Healthcare: A Call to Action on Physician Burnout. Key findings confirm that clinicians think burnout is a “public health crisis,” yet many report their organizations are not implementing recommended strategies to address it.
Boston, MA – July 10, 2019 – The inability to adequately assess and understand the risks that vendors pose is becoming incredibly costly to healthcare providers, according to a new report released today by Censinet and the Ponemon Institute. According to the research, the yearly hidden costs of managing vendor risk is $3.8 million per healthcare provider, far surpassing the $2.9 million that each data breach costs providers. The cost across the healthcare industry is $23.7 billion per year. The research also indicates that 56 percent of healthcare organizations have experienced a data breach introduced by one or more third-party vendors in the last two years.
SAN JOSE, CA - July 10, 2019 - Vocera Communications, Inc. (NYSE:VCRA), a recognized leader in clinical communication and workflow solutions, today announced the company’s president and CEO, Brent D. Lang, has been accepted into Forbes Technology Council, an invitation-only community for world-class CIOs, CTOs, and technology executives.
Austin, TX, July 09, 2019 – CynergisTek, Inc., (NYSE AMERICAN: CTEK), a leader in healthcare cybersecurity, privacy, and compliance, today announced its support for two innovative programs that provide cybersecurity education and training to help groom a future workforce of cybersecurity professionals. Programs of this nature provide the resources needed to address the future shortage of well-trained and educated professionals interested in this field.
EDISON, NJ - July 8, 2019 – Avaap, an industry-focused advisory services and IT management consulting firm, today announced its acquisition of Navigator Management Partners, a cross-platform management and technology consulting firm specializing in ERP systems, business intelligence (BI), and change management. The acquisition expands Avaap’s capabilities from an Infor-only consulting organization to a best-in-class cross-platform technology advisory and management consulting firm for organizations in healthcare, retail, higher education, non-profit, government, manufacturing, and other commercial industries.
Austin, TX - June 27, 2019 - CynergisTek, Inc. (NYSE AMERICAN: CTEK), a leader in healthcare cybersecurity, privacy, and compliance, today announced that it has appointed Carrie Whysall as the company’s Director of Managed Security Services, reporting to the Vice President of Security Services. In this new position, Whysall will be responsible for executing strategic business initiatives and driving the company’s growth strategies for security services including, Vendor Security Management (VSM), Managed Security Service (MSS) and Medical Device Security. A healthcare veteran with over 20 years of experience in IT leadership, 12 of which have been specifically in security, she will also work closely with the company’s executives to meet client expectations and ensure timely and efficient service delivery to support company goals and enhance employee and customer satisfaction.
RENTON, WA and MADISON, WI - June 27, 2019 – Providence St. Joseph Health, one of the nation's largest health systems, announced today that it will acquire Bluetree, an Epic consulting and strategy company that helps health care providers maximize their use of technology.
Firm celebrated for strong experience and high performance CHICAGO, IL – June 26, 2019 – Impact Advisors, a leading provider of clinical, revenue cycle and information technology services to the healthcare industry, announced today that it has been recognized as a top performer among Comprehensive Firms in the KLAS 2019 HIT Advisory Report, earning an... read moreMilwaukee, WI - June 20, 2019 – For 12 years, managed service providers (MSPs) around the world throw their hats in the ring and apply for Channel Futures’ annual MSP 501 ranking list, the IT channel’s first, largest and most comprehensive industry ranking survey. Today we are proud to announce that PDS was recognized in the top 6% (#30) of the 2019 winners of the ChannelFutures MSP 501.
BURLINGTON, MA - June 20, 2019 – Nuance Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: NUAN), an industry-leading provider of AI-powered solutions, will host a full day experiential learning track for leading healthcare systems executives, “Business Intelligence, Data Management and Return on Analytics,” at the Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA) Annual Conference in Orlando, Fla., June 24, 2019. The track will educate a cohort of attendees on how to capitalize on the right data to boost physician engagement, unlock the full value of claims-data sets for value-based contract negotiation and create an analytics ecosystem to drive performance.
Jacksonville Beach, FL – June 20, 2019 – Optimum Healthcare IT, a Best in KLAS healthcare staffing and consulting services firm, announced today that it has been named as the top-rated developing HIT Advisory Services firm as outlined in the KLAS HIT Advisory Services 2019 report. As the 2018 and 2019 Best in KLAS HIT Advisory Services firm, clients praise the organization’s consultants’ knowledge level and ability to approach unique needs strategically. Additionally, based on historical data, Optimum Healthcare IT has the best track record among developing firms.
CHICAGO, IL – June 17, 2019 – IDG’s Computerworld announced today that it has named RSM US LLP (RSM) – the nation’s leading provider of audit, tax and consulting services focused on the middle market – as a 2019 Best Places to Work in IT, one of 100 top organizations that challenge their IT teams while providing... read moreMinnetonka, MN – June 11, 2019 – Vital announced today continued success with Baptist Health in the implementation of the Vitrea Enterprise Imaging solution. Baptist Health is Arkansas’ largest healthcare provider and physician network. The solution deployment will include the full Vitrea Enterprise Imaging suite.
SAN JOSE, CA - June 12, 2019 - Vocera Communications, Inc. (NYSE:VCRA), a recognized leader in clinical communication and workflow solutions, today announced that its next generation rounding solution now uses artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning to track satisfaction trends faster and provide sentiment analysis to enable healthcare leaders to quickly understand patient perceptions. Vocera Rounds integrates with a natural language processing service that uses machine learning to identify and analyze key words and phrases.
SILICON SLOPES, UT - June 12, 2019 – As healthcare costs soar, to help organizations ranging from hospital systems to large employers who are increasingly assuming a greater share of the financial risk for the health of populations, Health Catalyst®, Inc. is launching its Population Health Foundations solution. An important enhancement to the company’s existing population health technology, the solution will deliver the insights and comprehensive cross-continuum views that organizations need to succeed with value-based care.
SALT LAKE CITY, UT and PORTLAND, ME - June 11, 2019 – Health Catalyst®, Inc. and MedRhythms, Inc. are teaming up to help the millions of Americans who are survivors of stroke to access a promising new digital therapeutic that uses sensors, music and artificial intelligence to measure and improve walking. The agreement is the first for Health Catalyst’s new life sciences business, which aims to align providers, patients, and life science companies through its physician ecosystem and evidence derived from its partnership with many of the nation’s largest health systems encompassing more than 100 million patient records.
SALT LAKE CITY, USA and LONDON, ENGLAND - June 11, 2019 – Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust aspires to embed a data-driven organisational culture, with clinical analytics routinely embedded in clinical delivery, decision making and real-time outcome measurement. This will be realised as a result of a new agreement between the Trust and Health Catalyst.
AUSTIN, TX - June 11, 2019 - CynergisTek, Inc. (NYSE AMERICAN: CTEK), a leader in healthcare cybersecurity, privacy, and compliance, today announced findings from its first “CAPP Conference Survey.” The survey was administered to attendees of the company’s first inaugural CAPP Community Conference: Cybersecurity 2019 this past May, which focused on tackling some of the most pressing issues facing healthcare cybersecurity and privacy, including vendor breaches and risks, new state privacy laws, privacy and security culture, and medical device security. The survey of approximately 60 C-level healthcare executives revealed the greatest perceived threats and current challenges these organizations are facing in cybersecurity and privacy.
SALT LAKE CITY, UT and OKLAHOMA CITY, OK - June 7, 2019 – Health Catalyst®, Inc., a leading provider of data and analytics technology and services to health care organizations, announced today that INTEGRIS Health, Oklahoma’s largest not-for-profit health system, will use the Health Catalyst Data Operating System (DOS™) across its network to drive data-informed clinical, operational, and financial performance improvements.
CHICAGO, IL - June 6, 2019 – Impact Advisors, a leading provider of clinical, revenue cycle and information technology services to the healthcare industry, announced today that CRN ®, a brand of The Channel Company, has named the firm to its 2019 Solution Provider 500 list. This annual list ranks the largest North American IT channel partner organizations by revenue.
