Health informatics

Mass General Brigham Lauds CMS ‘Home Hospital’ Decision

Health, Healthcare in Boston, Mass General Brigham, Massachusetts General Hospital, Medical terminology, Patient, Health informatics, Harvard Medical School, Guided Care, Brigham and Women's Hospital
Wednesday, November 25, 2020 - 7:28pm

Recent studies conducted within Mass General Brigham have shown that Home Hospital care can improve outcomes, while reducing costs all while allowing the patient to remain in their home.

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  • Recent studies conducted within Mass General Brigham have shown that Home Hospital care can improve outcomes, while reducing costs all while allowing the patient to remain in their home.
  • Mass General Brigham has nearly 5 years of experience providing home hospital care to its patients.
  • Over the course of the past 2-3 years, Mass General Brigham has offered Home Hospital care to over 1,000 patients.
  • In December 2019, physicians within Mass General Brigham conducted the countrys first randomized controlled study of hospital level care at home for acutely ill adults.

Sharecare earns 18 Digital Health Awards for virtual care platform, original COVID-19 content, and well-being engagement tools

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Wednesday, November 25, 2020 - 4:00pm

ATLANTA, Nov. 25, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Sharecare, the digital health company that helps people manage all their health in one place, today announced it was recognized in the Fall 2020 Digital Health Awards with 18 awards across its social media channels, patient engagement and education products, virtual care platform, and original content and resources, including those developed in rapid response to the pandemic.

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  • ATLANTA, Nov. 25, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Sharecare, the digital health company that helps people manage all their health in one place, today announced it was recognized in the Fall 2020 Digital Health Awards with 18 awards across its social media channels, patient engagement and education products, virtual care platform, and original content and resources, including those developed in rapid response to the pandemic.
  • The biannual Digital Health Awards recognize the world's best digital health resources for consumers and healthcare professionals.
  • The Sharecare team also earned Gold Awards for Dr. Oz1on Facebook and An Interactive Look at Immunotherapy , part of the digital health company's patient engagement and education solution suite.
  • In fact, for its news articles, videos, and interactive tools related to COVID-19, Sharecare earned nine Digital Health Awards in 2020 four in the Spring and another five in the Fall.

Leading Healthcare Supply Chain Management Company Coldchain Technology Services Partners with Draganfly

Articles, Health sciences, Health, Health informatics, Assistive technology, Telehealth, Prevention, Johnson & Johnson, Preventive healthcare
Wednesday, November 25, 2020 - 2:15pm

Coldchain Technology Services provides comprehensive solutions for healthcare supply chain management for multiple government and commercial clients, including the US Army, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Reserve Component forces, Johnson & Johnson brands, Chicago Department of Public Health, and others.

Key Points: 
  • Coldchain Technology Services provides comprehensive solutions for healthcare supply chain management for multiple government and commercial clients, including the US Army, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Reserve Component forces, Johnson & Johnson brands, Chicago Department of Public Health, and others.
  • Draganflys Vital Intelligence assessment station and screening technology is quick and non-invasive (contactless).
  • The partnership between CTS and Draganfly will enable real-time vital screening to our customer base, said Wayne Williams Founder and Executive Director of Coldchain Technology.
  • Their technology is a value-add to the current rapid response COVID-19 tests we offer in addition to the telehealth services we offer.

Accuhealth Launches Robust Upgrade to their Evelyn Software Platform with Focus on Increased Speed and Scalability

Health informatics, Electronic health records, Draft:Health Recovery Solutions, Practice Fusion
Wednesday, November 25, 2020 - 1:00pm

Evelyn 2.0 is Accuhealth 's software-as-a-service (SaaS) remote patient monitoring platform, serving as the central hub for device connectivity, electronic health record (EHR) integration, clinical documentation interface, physiologic data visualization, and billing automation.

Key Points: 
  • Evelyn 2.0 is Accuhealth 's software-as-a-service (SaaS) remote patient monitoring platform, serving as the central hub for device connectivity, electronic health record (EHR) integration, clinical documentation interface, physiologic data visualization, and billing automation.
  • Accuhealth helps physicians monitor their patients' acute and chronic health conditions remotely by offering a true turn-key remote patient monitoring solution, including hardware, software, EHR integration, and a scalable clinical team.
  • Accuhealth now has the platform, process, and scalability to manage millions of patients, making it an ideal remote patient monitoring partner for enterprise health systems and payers.
  • New features of Evelyn 2.0 include:
    A single control panel to get physicians and practitioners in and out of the platform as quickly as possible.

HBKiCare Sponsors Leading Middle East Telehealth Technologies Forum to Promote Remote COVID-19 Healthcare

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Wednesday, November 25, 2020 - 8:28am

DUBAI, U.A.E, Nov. 25, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- HBKiCare a pioneering developer of IoT (Internet of Things) software for remote health monitoring, announced today that it will sponsor the leading Middle East Telehealth Technologies Forum.

Key Points: 
  • DUBAI, U.A.E, Nov. 25, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- HBKiCare a pioneering developer of IoT (Internet of Things) software for remote health monitoring, announced today that it will sponsor the leading Middle East Telehealth Technologies Forum.
  • With the COVID-19 driven tsunami in the telehealth sector, the Middle East Telehealth Technologies Forum brings together leading healthcare companies in the Middle East to share their experiences, lessons learned, and to discuss opportunities and digital health challenges.
  • SURE's CEO, Viktor Ariel, will give a keynote presentation about HBKiCare's remote outpatient IOT monitoring solution for COVID-19.
  • HBKiCare, was the first joint product launch between an Israeli health-tech company and UAE firm following signing of the historic peace deal.

Global Laboratory Information System (Standalone & Integrated) Market Report 2020-2026

Health informatics, Health, Laboratory information management system, Articles, Electronic health records, Sunquest Information Systems, Medical laboratory
Tuesday, November 24, 2020 - 9:30pm

The laboratory information system is a software solution that involves recording, managing, and storing the data related to the laboratory information in the clinical laboratories.

Key Points: 
  • The laboratory information system is a software solution that involves recording, managing, and storing the data related to the laboratory information in the clinical laboratories.
  • Based on delivery mode, the on-premise laboratory information system segment is projected to have the largest share in the laboratory information system market.
  • The market also segmented based on product type standalone laboratory information system segment has the largest market share with multiple benefits compared to the integrated laboratory information system, such as the ability to work offline and user-friendly characteristics.
  • The laboratory information system market based on components is divided into services and software where the services segment is having the largest share in the market.

Innovaccer's Patient Relationship Management Solution is Now Available on Microsoft Azure

Health informatics, Patient, Health care quality
Tuesday, November 24, 2020 - 7:01pm

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 24, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Innovaccer, Inc. , a leading healthcare technology company, recently announced that its patient relationship management solution is now available on Microsoft Azure.

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  • SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 24, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Innovaccer, Inc. , a leading healthcare technology company, recently announced that its patient relationship management solution is now available on Microsoft Azure.
  • Innovaccer's solution uses powerful analytics to provide a 360-degree view of patients and their utilization trends to stratify the most vulnerable patients.
  • The solution enables care teams to manage appointments, monitor patient ratings, and feedback efficiently, and conduct one-click appointment booking and prescription renewals.
  • "With our patient relationship management solution, we resolve the complexity that prevents healthcare organizations from building strong patient relationships.

Telehealth: The Future of Health Care

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Tuesday, November 24, 2020 - 6:06pm

Health care delivery is big business, and telemedicine offers more than a safe and convenient experience for patients.

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  • Health care delivery is big business, and telemedicine offers more than a safe and convenient experience for patients.
  • Liberty Advisor Group reviews how at its core, telehealth is a rewarding resource utilization play.
  • Additionally, the paradigm shift is expected to grow past the point of crisis to the tune of $155B by the year 2027 (Grand View Research).
  • On the technology front, telehealth no longer requires breakthrough invention and is mostly an integration effort of commercially available technology.

HSG Physician Network Integrity Analytic Tool Reveals Opportunities and Proves Effective as Academic Health System Boosts Share of Patient Care

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Tuesday, November 24, 2020 - 5:07pm

To gain insight and increase patient share, the academic health center engaged HSG to use all-payer claims data to measure and monitor patient loyalty on an ongoing basis through the consultants tool, HSG Physician Network Integrity Analytics.

Key Points: 
  • To gain insight and increase patient share, the academic health center engaged HSG to use all-payer claims data to measure and monitor patient loyalty on an ongoing basis through the consultants tool, HSG Physician Network Integrity Analytics.
  • The HSG Patient Share of Care analytic approach measures and tracks the healthcare services used by patients.
  • Leveraging and operationalizing patient share of care data throughout the academic health system was not an easy task, said HSG director DJ Sullivan.
  • Four out of five of the academic health systems priority service lines show an increase in patient share.

InteliChart Introduces Patient Schedule Solution

Software, Technology, Health, Practice Management, Schedule, Scheduling, Time management, Patient, Health informatics
Tuesday, November 24, 2020 - 5:35pm

InteliChart, the leader in patient engagement technologies, is pleased to introduce Patient Schedule a new, customized online scheduling solution for consumers and patients.

Key Points: 
  • InteliChart, the leader in patient engagement technologies, is pleased to introduce Patient Schedule a new, customized online scheduling solution for consumers and patients.
  • Patient Schedule integrates directly to the practice management schedule and picks up all the scheduling criteria and logic, mirroring the practices scheduling rules.
  • Patient Schedule communicates with each of the solutions on InteliCharts Healthy Outcomes platform to orchestrate a holistic approach to engagement, resulting in a healthier, happier patient.
  • Patient Schedule can be used as a standalone online-scheduling solution or combined with other Healthy Outcomes solutions that synchronize in the common mission to improve patient outcomes, said Hamilton.