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October 5, 2015 - Jeanette Ball, BSN, RN, PCMH CCE, Delivery Manager, Advisory Services, CTG, will present “Technology as a Firm Foundation for Successful PCMH Implementation” at the MGMA 2015 Annual Conference in Nashville, Tennessee.
September 30, 2015 – Intelerad Medical Systems today announced the release of InteleOne XE, the latest version of their cross-enterprise workflow and universal image access solution.
October 1, 2015 - Impact Advisors, LLC, a leading provider of healthcare information technology services, is partnering with hundreds of organizations across the country to celebrate National Health IT (NHIT) Week. The firm will be promoting the important role that health information technology plays in improving healthcare delivery in America by participating in several awareness activities throughout the week. NHIT Week is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year.
September 28, 2015 - Auxilio announced today a projected savings for its US hospital customers over $80 million since 2004 by reducing print-related costs, improving process efficiencies and supply chain management.
September 25, 2015 - M*Modal today announced the company's innovative Clinical Documentation Improvement (CDI) solutions have been successfully deployed in clinical use at various healthcare organizations. Furthermore, the M*Modal CDI solutions were recognized by KLAS in its CDI Solutions 2015: Moving Closer to Documentation Completion Report published on September 17. Featured in the Early Data Vendor category, M*Modal received favorable comments from clients reporting measurable gains and noteworthy support from the company.
Nordic is proud to announce that it’s reached another milestone by hiring its 500th consultant. With the world’s largest Epic consulting practice, Nordic has grown rapidly since hiring its first consultant a little more than five years ago in April 2010.
SEPTEMBER 22, 2015 - Health Catalyst, a leader in healthcare data warehousing, analytics and outcomes improvement, and John Muir Health, a nationally recognized health system, today announced a strategic partnership to improve the health of the Bay Area's population using a new data-driven approach to performance improvement.
September 22, 2015 - Melinda Yates Costin, CHCIO, FHIMSS, CPHIMS, Vice President and CIO, JPS Health Network and Linda Lockwood, RN, MBA, Solutions Director, Advisory Services, CTG Health Solutions, will present “Navigating the Compliance Conundrum – How to Successfully Position Your Organization to Thrive in the Volume to Value Transition,” at the American Health Information Management Association’s (AHIMA) 2015 Convention and Exhibit. Themed “HIM Without Walls,” the convention takes place September 26-30 at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans.
September 22, 2015 - Wellcentive leaders Mason Beard, chief product officer and co-founder of Wellcentive, and Ty Tolbert, vice president of solutions, join Stephanie Kovalick, senior vice president, practice leader, Sage Growth Partners, to co-host a complimentary webinar titled “What’s the Cost of Inaction?” to help hospitals, health systems, physician practices and other provider organizations get up to speed quickly adapting new care delivery models – or face significant financial loss.
September 21, 2015 - CynergisTek today announced that its CEO, Mac McMillan, and Vice President of Compliance, David Holtzman, have been selected to present educational sessions on privacy and security at the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) 2015 Convention and Exhibit in New Orleans, LA. The sessions will draw from the presenters’ in-depth knowledge and firsthand experience to detail imminent regulatory enforcement activity, current cyber security trends, and how to prepare for Meaningful Use audits.
September 23, 2015 - Voalte, the leader in healthcare communication technology, today announced that Sean Friel has joined the company as Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing. Friel brings more than 30 years of sales, client relations, consulting and implementation experience to Voalte. In this position, he will expand hospital engagement and partnerships to improve patient care and streamline workflow with enterprise-wide mobile healthcare communication solutions.
September 21, 2015 - Merge Healthcare Incorporated today announced a collaboration with ifa Systems AG to deliver high quality, affordable eye care technology services to the Singapore National Eye Center (SNEC), which manages more than 300,000 outpatient visits and 26,000 day surgeries annually. This collaboration will improve ophthalmologists’ ability to review and digitize patient documentation leading to greater productivity and efficiency.
September 17, 2015 - Health Catalyst has won the 2015 Utah Ethical Leadership Award in recognition of its culture of integrity and transparency.
September 15, 2015 - 3D tomosynthesis is the latest technology to provide clearer images during screening and diagnostic procedures; however, it has not always been widely available. Hologic was the only vendor with FDA approval until April of this year, when Siemens received the much-awaited green light to sell their product in the United States. In the KLAS report Women's Imaging 2015: Are New Technologies Delivering Promised Benefits? published today,data shows Hologic is still dominating the 3D tomosynthesis marketplace but is facing competition from Siemens and GE.
September 14, 2015 - Impact Advisor is pleased to announce that it has been selected as one of Consulting Magazine’s Best Small Firms to Work For. The firm is ranked sixth and this is also the sixth time Impact Advisors has been recognized on the list.
14 September 2015 - Merge Healthcare Incorporated entered into an agreement to provide its Merge Hemo™ solution to Baptist Health System of Birmingham, Alabama.
September 10, 2015 - Keeping patients' sensitive information confidential is paramount to healthcare providers, but it's becoming more difficult in a digital world. In order to better understand the security vendor landscape, KLAS interviewed approximately 75 providers about the systems they are currently using and what measures they employ to mitigate security breaches.
September 10, 2015 - Merge Healthcare today announced a new global collaboration with the nonprofit organization, RAD-AID International, o bring vital radiology and health information technologies to medically underserved and poor regions of the world. The collaboration—RAD-AID Merge International Imaging Informatics Initiative —leverages Merge’s leadership in radiology information technologies with RAD-AID’s global health outreach network, including 3,500 volunteers, 14 country-outreach programs, 33 university-based chapters and affiliation with the United Nations’ World Health Organization.
September 10, 2015 – Partners HealthCare and Health Catalyst have established a strategic collaboration aimed at fostering and accelerating the adoption of population health management (PHM) strategies and practices nationally to improve the quality of health care and lowering costs while meeting the needs of patients, providers and payors. The $30 million initiative will enable the development and testing of innovative PHM strategies at Partners and, in collaboration with Health Catalyst, facilitate the transfer of the knowledge generated to other health care providers.
September 10, 2015- MEDENT today announced a partnership with CoverMyMeds, the nation's largest electronic prior authorization (ePA) platform. The partnership will integrate CoverMyMeds' ePA technology into MEDENT's® platform to facilitate electronic prior authorization requests in the E-Prescribing workflow of all 8,000 prescribers using the MEDENT® system to maintain patient medical records.
