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Why EHR Systems are Not Enough to Fill the Patient Engagement Gap
Electronic health record (EHR) systems have become a standard in U.S.-based healthcare. According to a recent report released by the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC), 96% of American hospitals had EHR systems in 2015. But as Rob Grant points out, EHR systems do not fix the...
PokitDok Receives EHNAC HIE, Healthcare Cloud Accreditations
Healthcare technology company PokitDok was recently accredited by the Electronic Healthcare Network Accreditation Commission (EHNAC). PokitDok, which is a McKesson Ventures portfolio company, satisfied the prerequisites for both the Outsourced Services Accreditation Program (OSAP) for Health Information Exchange...
Telepharmacy Market – Global Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, Trends and Forecast 2016 – 2024
Transparency Market Research has just released a new report that details the projected growth of the telepharmacy industry. Based on current trends, Transparency Market Research expects telepharmacy to expand “at a significant rate” within the next few years. Market analysts have found that telepharmacy is...
Piedmont Healthcare Selects Kyruus’ Suite of Patient-Provider Matching Solutions
Piedmont Healthcare, a nonprofit healthcare organization located in Georgia that serves nearly two million people, has selected Kyruus’ ProviderMatch™ Product Suite to make its system more user-friendly and accessible to patients. Piedmont Healthcare, which operates a total of seven hospitals, chose the...
Landmark Health Expands into Spokane and Thurston Counties
In November 2015 Premera and Landmark Health teamed up to provide in-home medical care for patients with chronic, complex conditions in the King, Pierce, and Snohomish counties of Washington state. In 2017, Premera and Landmark Health will expand that care to eligible members in Spokane and Thurston counties. Members...
Sutter Health’s Approach to Innovation and Physician Burnout
The AVIA Innovator Network, a collection of technologically advanced health systems, has stepped up to bring health organizations from small community hospitals to large academic medical centers into the 21st century and beyond. Network member Sutter Health, a non-profit health system in Northern California, is a...
Saint Thomas Health Offers Virtual Care Clinic Anytime, Anywhere in Tennessee
Saint Thomas Health has partnered with telemedicine company Carena to offer virtual health care that is accessible and affordable for everyone. The newly introduced service—called Saint Thomas Health On Demand—is available 24/7. A flat fee of $49 allows patients to meet with doctors and receive medical diagnoses,...
Rock Health: Nearly half of consumers embrace digital health tools
Rock Health, a venture fund that invests in healthcare startups, has just released a new survey that found that 46% of Americans are active digital health tool users. Last year, only 19% of Americans were active digital health tool users. “Active digital health tool users” is defined as consumers who have engaged...
“Google Glass for doctors” startup raises $23M as it eyes expansion
Google Glass startup Augmedix has raised another $23 million in funding, adding new investors McKesson Ventures and OrbiMed. Existing investors and customers include Catholic Health Initiatives, Dignity Health, Sutter Health, and TriHealth. Augmedix, founded in 2012, pairs doctors and nurses with remote scribes using...
Augmedix Raises $23M to Cut Down on Doctor Paperwork
On average, doctors spend three to four hours a day on paperwork. That’s half a standard workday spent on menial tasks. But Augmedix is trying to change that. The company is using state-of-the-art technology to significantly reduce the amount of time that doctors spend on paperwork. Through the use of Google Glass,...
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