Jersey Shore University Medical Center Improves Stroke Care Communication with Vocera Solution

SAN JOSE, CA -- August 20, 2019 -- Vocera Communications, Inc. (NYSE:VCRA), a recognized leader in clinical communication and workflow solutions, today announced that Hackensack Meridian Health Jersey Shore University Medical Center reduced readmission rates among stroke patients by 50 percent after implementing the Vocera Care Inform communication solution. Care Inform enables care team members to record live discharge instructions and teach-back sessions at the patient’s bedside.

Healthcare Embracing New Era of Compliance and Analytics

BALTIMORE, MD - August 20, 2019 - ​​​Healthcare compliance analytics company Protenus today announced a $17M investment from some of the country’s top healthcare technology investment firms, to keep up with growing customer demand and to continue partnering with health systems that aim to take a more innovative approach to maintain compliance. Founded in 2014, Protenus helps health systems leverage healthcare compliance analytics to demonstrate 100% compliance and proactively identify risk across the organization, such as inappropriate access to patient data and the theft and misuse of controlled substances by hospital staff.

Sectra signs enterprise imaging contract with Vanderbilt Health

Linköping, Sweden and Shelton, CT – August 20, 2019 – International medical imaging IT and cybersecurity company Sectra (STO: SECT B) will install its enterprise imaging PACS and VNA throughout Vanderbilt Health in Nashville. The Sectra solution, integrated with Epic Radiant and Cupid, will provide physicians a full patient overview on a single workstation and allow for scalability and future growth of the health system.

Matt Mesnik, MD, Named Chief Medical Officer for Spok, Inc.

SPRINGFIELD, VA - August 19, 2019 - Spok Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: SPOK), a global leader in healthcare communications, today announced the appointment of Matt Mesnik, MD, as Chief Medical Officer. In this role, Dr. Mesnik will be responsible for representing physicians’ needs for communication software solutions that support provider efficiency and drive improvements in patient care. Dr. Mesnik brings both clinical and technical leadership to Spok and joins a Spok clinical team focused on developing communication technologies that enable more effective clinical workflow approaches and complement a health system’s investment in electronic health records.

Nebraska Health Information Initiative Selects InterSystems to Power Shared Health Information

CAMBRIDGE, MA - August 16, 2019 - InterSystems, a global leader in information technology platforms for health, business and government applications, announced today that Nebraska Health Information Initiative (NEHII), the statewide health information exchange (HIE) designed to share clinical and administrative data among providers in Nebraska and neighboring states, has selected InterSystems to serve as the foundational technology for the HIE. NEHII will run on InterSystems HealthShare.

Veteran Digital Marketing Leader Monica Giffhorn Joins Protenus as VP of Marketing

BALTIMORE, MD - August 14, 2019 - ​Protenus, the healthcare compliance analytics platform that protects patient data for the nation’s leading health systems, announced today the addition of Monica Giffhorn as Vice President of Marketing. Prior to joining Protenus, Monica spent 20+ years in strategy and digital marketing leadership roles for companies including Accenture, and Advertising.com. Most recently, as the Senior Director of Marketing for her previous employer, she oversaw holistic marketing efforts for the company’s global transportation and government healthcare.

DrFirst Integrates Mobile Device Access to Enable Fast, Seamless Single Sign-On to Backline® to Take the Friction Out of Care Collaboration

ROCKVILLE, MD - August 7, 2019 — DrFirst announced today their collaboration to deliver single sign-on (SSO) access to HIPAA compliant messaging is now available. Using DrFirst Backline and Imprivata Mobile Device Access to enable fast, secure access to shared mobile devices and applications, users can now securely communicate in real-time across care team members and patients without the burden of manual logins to access Backline.
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MEDITECH Celebrates 50 Years of Healthcare Technology Innovation

August 6, 2019 - MEDITECH, a leading Enterprise Health Record (EHR) vendor, celebrates its 50th year in business this month, along with its more than 3,500 employees and over 2,300 global customers that use MEDITECH to provide healthcare to the communities they serve. The Massachusetts-based company’s mission is to help build a world where every patient can access their health information and participate in their own care, and every healthcare organization can serve their community quicker and more safely through cutting-edge technology with instant access to records, knowledge, and data.

Nordic launches Cerner Solutions

MADISON, WI - August 1, 2019 – Nordic is excited to announce that it has launched a new Cerner Solutions business line, adding to the diverse list of solutions Nordic offers to meet the needs of healthcare organizations.

DrFirst Integrates with Epic to Deliver In-Workflow Access to Robust Real-Time Prescription Benefits to Prescribers

ROCKVILLE, MD - August 1, 2019 – Of the two-thirds of Americans who have been prescribed a medication, 50 percent of them don’t take their drugs as prescribed largely because of the high cost of the drugs and sticker shock at the pharmacy. Twenty to 30 percent of prescriptions are never even filled. The impact ripples through healthcare. Each year, the impact of patients not taking their meds as prescribed leads to nearly 125,000 deaths, 10 percent of hospitalizations, and $100–$289 billion a year in additional healthcare costs.

Spok Customers Receive Top Ranking from U.S. News & World Report®​

SPRINGFIELD, VA - July 31, 2019 – Spok, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Spok Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: SPOK) and a global leader in healthcare communications, announced that all 21 adult hospitals named to U.S. News & World Report’s 2019-20 Best Hospitals Honor Roll use Spok clinical communication solutions to facilitate care collaboration and support exceptional patient care.

Alabama One Health Record and InterSystems Set New Standard in Disaster Preparedness Ahead of Hurricane Season

CAMBRIDGE, MA - July 29, 2019 - The number of natural disasters the world has experienced has steadily increased over recent years, both in terms of volume and impact. According to the World Health Organization, every year natural disasters such as hurricanes, earthquakes, and wildfires affect nearly 160 million people worldwide. Disaster preparedness is critical to ensuring human safety in the face of unpredictable events, which requires reliable access to patient health records. This is why Alabama One Health Record relies on InterSystems, a global leader in information technology platforms for health, business, and government applications, to power Alabama’s statewide health information exchange (HIE).

Longstanding Client Expands Relationship with CynergisTek to Amplify Vendor Security Management

Austin, TX — July 25, 2019 – CynergisTek, Inc. (NYSE AMERICAN: CTEK), a leader in healthcare cybersecurity, privacy, and compliance, today announced that one of its longest-standing customers has expanded its relationship with the company by adding the Vendor Security Management (VSM) program to its existing privacy and security services. The large healthcare system currently contracts with CynergisTek for its Compliance Assist Partner Program (CAPP) and Patient Privacy Monitoring Program, as well as partners with the company to provide security assessments for a variety of its other affiliated locations.

MUVE Health and Quil Announce Partnership, Bringing Personalized Digital Health Platform to Total Joint Replacement Surgery

LEAWOOD, KS - July 24, 2019 - MUVE Health, a ValueHealth company, the nation's premier value-based outpatient total joint replacement provider announces a new partnership with Quil, the digital health joint venture between Comcast NBCUniversal and Independence Blue Cross. Quil delivers an actionable and personalized digital health platform to patients and caregivers by using various navigation technology and interactive digital tools that smooth the normal fragmented experience of getting and paying for healthcare.

Pivot Point Consulting Provides Services for Bayhealth to Alleviate IT and EHR Operational Burdens and Free Up Resources for Strategic Initiatives.

NASHVILLE, TN - July 24, 2019 - Healthcare IT consulting leader, Pivot Point Consulting, a Vaco Company, introduced a modern solution for healthcare systems facing challenges around utilizing costly IT consultant labor. Their new On-Demand service gives organizations access to certified IT experts when needed. It provides a flexible resourcing model that adjusts to meet any organization’s budget and includes a proven Service Request process to ensure success.

InterSystems and Rhodes Group Streamline Mobile Specimen Collection and Labeling Procedures

CAMBRIDGE, MA - July 22, 2019 – InterSystems, a global leader in health information technology, and Rhodes Group, a specialized laboratory software company, announced the launch of eMyLabCollect, a cloud-based application built to streamline specimen collecting, tracking, and labeling and to automate laboratory receiving and processing procedures. Developed on InterSystems IRIS for Health™, eMyLabCollect is ideal for use by reference labs and large regional hospitals with multiple hospital information systems (HIS) or laboratory information systems (LIS).

1,000+ Maryland Prescribers Now Use DrFirst’s iPrescribe℠ to Access the State’s PDMP and Keep Patients Safer

ROCKVILLE, MD - July 16, 2019 - More than 1,000 Maryland prescribers are making more informed prescribing decisions since adopting DrFirst’s mobile medical management platform, iPrescribe, to consult the state’s prescription drug monitoring program (PDMP) database. DrFirst, the nation’s leading provider of e-prescribing, medication management, and pricing transparency solutions, joined forces with MedChi, The Maryland State Medical Society and CRISP, Maryland’s state-designated health information exchange (HIE) and operator of the state’s PDMP, to bring the first mobile application to efficiently access the PDMP within e-prescribing workflows to Maryland prescribers in 2018.

Optimum Healthcare IT Completes Epic Go-Live at North Mississippi Health Services

July 16, 2019 - Optimum Healthcare IT, a Best in KLAS healthcare staffing and consulting services firm, announced today that on May 10, 2019, the firm completed training and go-live of the Epic electronic health record (EHR) system at North Mississippi Health Services(NMHS) in Tupelo, MS. The organization went live on Epic across its regional network of primary and specialty clinics and nursing homes, as well as for its telehealth services.