Press Releases

SAN JOSE, Calif., April 7, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Vocera Communications, Inc. (NYSE:VCRA), the leading provider of intelligent, real-time communication solutions for healthcare and other mission-critical mobile environments, today announced that the University of Chicago Medicine increased patient satisfaction and reduced readmissions only a few months after deploying the Vocera Care Rounds solution.

SAN ANTONIO, April 1, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has cleared the AirStrip® Sense4Baby™ wireless maternal/fetal monitoring system to be marketed for use in the U.S. by pregnant patients to self-administer non-stress tests (NST).

SAN JOSE, Calif., April 2, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Vocera Communications, Inc. (NYSE:VCRA), the leading provider of intelligent, real-time communication and collaboration solutions for mission-critical mobile environments, announced today the introduction of enhanced functionality that enables interactive communications between Electronic Health Record systems (EHR) and the Vocera Communication System.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - April 1, 2015 - Alpha II, LLC, a leading developer of software platforms, software as a service and publications that support the healthcare revenue cycle, announced today that it has developed a Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS) Registry to successfully collect and report 2015 PQRS data - as outlined by The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) - on behalf of individual providers and group practices.

Indianapolis, Indiana (April 1, 2015) — The Indiana Health Information Exchange today announced that Charles E. Christian will join the organization as Vice President of Technology and Engagement, beginning May 1, 2015.

ATHENS, Ohio, March 26, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- An Ohio entrepreneur is introducing a product designed to give people control over their own medical records.  As CEO for a start-up company known as SEED Protocol LLC, Tom Reid is launching a new business that will empower individuals to manage, review, and protect their healthcare files, delivering a quantum leap over today's insecure methods.

BAKERSFIELD, Calif., March 26, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Sargas Pharmaceutical Adherence and Compliance (SPAC) International's Chronic Care Management (CCM) Physician, Patient and Pharmacy Portals, Version 14.1 has achieved ONC HIT 2014 Edition Modular EHR certification, which designates that the software is capable of supporting eligible providers with meeting the Stage 1 and Stage 2 Meaningful Use measures required to qualify for funding under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA).

Amsterdam, the Netherlands – Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHIA) and Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC) today announced a new research collaboration aimed at improving preventative care and chronic care through wearable technologies.

MINNEAPOLIS, March 25, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- CieloStar, a leading nationwide healthcare benefit distribution, private health exchange and payment technology company, announced today that it has partnered with Worksite Benefit Services to extend the private healthcare exchange concept.

Raleigh, NC, March 25, 2015 – TeleHealth Services, the nation’s leading provider of hospital televisions and interactive patient engagement solutions, announced through their partnership with Samsung Electronics America, Inc., the completion of a new patient engagement solution called SmarTigr.

Worcester, MA – A 4-year, $12 million national research project funded by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) has surpassed its original goal, culminating in the establishment of the most comprehensive U.S. database on total hip and knee joint replacement patients and their surgical outcomes.

SALT LAKE CITY — March 19, 2015 — Cerner Corp. and Intermountain Healthcare announced today  the implementation of iCentra, a model electronic health record (EHR), practice management and revenue cycle system, at two Intermountain hospitals and 24 clinics across northern Utah.

Chilmark Research recently named Get Real Health’s InstantPHR® the top ranked patient engagement platform in the industry. The independent global research and advisory firm that evaluates healthcare IT solutions gave InstantPHR® an overall grade of “A-,” the highest among the top 14 products on the market.

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark., March 17, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- SOAPware Inc., an electronic health record (EHR), recently introduced myHEALTHware: the complete solution to patient care coordination.

DALLAS – March 17, 2015 – CenseoHealth, a leading provider of in-home physician assessments, today announced the appointment of Kevin McNamara as chief executive officer. Kevin will work closely with CenseoHealth’s Co-founder and President, Bales Nelson, to drive strategic growth while further expanding the company’s suite of services to meet growing demand. In conjunction with this appointment, David Brailer will assume the role of chairman of the CenseoHealth board.

WASHINGTON, DC – March 17, 2015 – U.S. healthcare could save $8 billion annually by transitioning six routine business transactions from manual to electronic, according to the newly published 2014 CAQH Index™. The CAQH Index tracks progress from manual (e.g., via phone, fax or mail) to industry standardized (HIPAA) electronic administrative transactions between health plans and healthcare providers. This annual report, the second from CAQH, details adoption rates and potential savings.

Madison, WI — March 16, 2015 — Esker, a worldwide leader in document process automation solutions and pioneer in cloud computing, today announced it has recently completed a security assessment of its on-demand document process automation solutions against the published safeguards and breach reporting requirements of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act as of December 23, 2014.

Chicago (March 16, 2015) – Apervita, Inc. (www.apervita.com), the fastest growing health analytics community, today announced the appointment of Tim Gustafson, M.D., as chief content officer. In his role, Dr. Gustafson will lead Apervita’s Author community and oversee the growth of content offered on Apervita’s market for health analytics, including, algorithms, measures, pathways, protocols and data focused on critical health areas, such as chronic disease management, preventable adverse events, readmissions, cancer, early warning, quality and safety.

CINCINNATI, Ohio, March 10, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Doc Halo, LLC a leading developer of mobile apps for healthcare providers, has announced that they have recently added record number of users to their Secure Mobile Health Platform. In the first months of 2015. Doc Halo is on a 150% growth trajectory.

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark., March 11, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- SOAPware Inc., an electronic health record (EHR), has introduced myHEALTHware™: the complete solution to patient care coordination.

LOS ANGELES, March 10, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Zynx Health™, the market leader in providing evidence- and experience-based clinical improvement and mobile care coordination solutions, announced today a new Web-based tool that helps physicians and other clinicians quickly reach an agreement on the best evidence-based practices to use for optimal patient care.