Press Releases

SANTA BARBARA, Calif., Oct. 7, 2014 – For the first time, mental health clinicians have the opportunity to preview a new mobile platform that provides them with patient data between therapy visits to accelerate diagnoses and improve care.SELFECHO LAUNCHES PILOT STUDY OF NEW MENTAL HEALTHCARE MOBILE PLATFORM DESIGNED TO ENHANCE PATIENT TREATMENT AND PRACTICE MANAGEMENT

DEERFIELD, Ill.--Walgreens (NYSE: WAG) (Nasdaq: WAG) today announced a first-of-its-kind partnership with the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to improve care coordination and integrate immunization records for more than 8.5 million VA-enrolled patients.

Hartford, CT, October 01, 2014 - -SMC Partners LLC, an information technology, business process, and human performance solution delivery company, announced today that it has entered into a partnership with Applied PilotFish Healthcare Integration, Inc.

Hartford, CT, October 01, 2014 -- SMC Partners LLC, an information technology, business process, and human performance solution delivery company, announced today that it has entered into a partnership with Applied PilotFish Healthcare Integration, Inc. PilotFish offers a full suite of Healthcare Data Integration Solutions that have been designed and architected to be easy to use, highly flexible, and infinitely extensible.

WOONSOCKET, R.I., Oct. 2, 2014- A new Insights Report published today by the CVS Health Research Institute entitled, "Adherence: why it's so hard and what we can do about it," reviews the Company's key research findings on medication adherence and lays out its goal to increase adherence by five to 15 percent through new interventions by 2017.

FLORHAM PARK, N.J. – September 30, 2014 – DataMotion™, an experienced health information service provider (HISP) with the industry’s leading record of customer deployments and Meaningful Use Stage 2 (MU2) attestations, announced today that 37 electronic health record (EHR) vendors have rapidly achieved 2014 ONC-ACB certification using DataMotion's Direct secure messaging service as “relied upon software.” DataMotion has become the leading HISP for EHR enablement, and to date, nearly half of all EHR vendors that have successfully achieved certification, as well as many other diverse healthcare organizations, have done so through the quick and easy integration of its technology.

ROSEVILLE, Calif., September 30, 2014 – Intel-GE Care Innovations™, pioneer in connecting the care continuum to the home, today announced the company will support the design and implementation of remote care management for at-risk patients in the Dignity Health System and the Dignity Health Telemedicine Network.

LOS ANGELES--At a time when the Affordable Care Act, accountable care and population health are dominating the healthcare landscape, prominent industry leaders from around the country gathered at MDS Consulting’s 9th annual Healthcare Leadership and Executive Conference in Las Vegas to share strategies for how to successfully make the transition to the new era of healthcare and truly deliver value to the customers they serve.

San Diego, California, September 26, 2014 -- The number of outsourced coding and revenue cycle management initiatives have doubled over a years’ time as the number of hospitals confront the challenges of implementing suitable solutions before the 2015 ICD-10 deadline, according to the recently published Black Book™ surveys of hospital technology and physician leaders.

(SAN ANTONIO, Texas – September 29, 2014) – Office Ally announced today the introduction of an e-prescribing module designed to make electronic prescribing easy and safe while enhancing patient care. In bringing this new product to market, Office Ally is partnering with Surescripts to link with over 93 percent of U.S. pharmacies.

SANTA CLARA, Calif.--MediSafe, the top-rated and cloud-synced medication management platform has won first prize in this year’s Traction: Health 2.0’s Startup Championship. As the first mobile solution to sync mobile device medication reminders between family members & caregivers, MediSafe has been identified as a leader in the mHealth industry.

HACKENSACK, NJ – September 23, 2014 – COTA, Inc. today announced it has closed $3.7 million in a planned $7 million Series A funding round led by Horizon Healthcare Services, Inc. (Horizon), with participation from Med-Metrix.

Horsham, PA, September 23, 2014 -- Office Practicum, a leading provider of electronic health records software (EHR) for the specialty of pediatric medicine, is pleased to announce that it has acquired the assets of Workflow.com, including their web-based multi-specialty EHR and Practice Management software.

MANASSAS, Va.--Cigna (NYSE: CI) and ChoiceHealth doctors in Virginia are launching a collaborative care initiative to improve patient access to health care, enhance care coordination, and achieve the goal of improved health, affordability and patient experience. ChoiceHealth, a subsidiary corporation of Novant Health will bring independent primary care providers that are part of the ChoiceHealth network and Novant Health Medical Group providers together for this program.

Los Angeles, September 22, 2014 -- Zynx Health™, the market leader in providing evidence- and experience-based clinical improvement solutions, today announced the general availability of ZynxCarebook™, a mobile platform designed to profoundly improve care team collaboration across the healthcare continuum.

SANTA MONICA, September 18, 2014 – Wells Fargo Capital Finance, part of Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE: WFC), announced that their Healthcare Finance portfolio surpassed $1 billion with the recent $100 million credit facility for Apria Healthcare Group, Inc., a portfolio company of The Blackstone Group. Apria is one of the nation's leading providers of home respiratory services and certain home medical equipment.

Scottsdale, AZ, September 22, 2014-- NCPDP, the not-for-profit pharmacy standards development organization, announced today the line-up for its 2014 Educational Summit, “Improving the Infrastructure for Continuity of Care,” which will be held November 11, 2014 at the Hyatt Regency Indianapolis. Steven Posnack, MS, MHS, director, Office of Standards and Technology, Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, will keynote the one-day program, which takes place right before NCPDP’s Work Group Meetings, November 12-14, 2014.

Ann Arbor, Michigan, September 12, 2014 -- A cornerstone of the partnership is to use data to help healthcare systems and organizations make informed decisions to deliver and improve patient care. Core elements of the partnership include:

DUBLIN)--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/j5twdk/pulse_of) has announced the addition of the "Pulse of Telehealth 2014" report to their offering.

WESTBOROUGH, Mass.--eClinicalWorks®, a leader in ambulatory healthcare IT solutions, recognizes the success of Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) in generating savings for the healthcare industry. Through eClinicalWorks Care Coordination Medical Record (CCMR®), the company currently works with a wide variety of Medicare, Medicaid and other shared savings programs, aiding them in population health management. Many of these organizations are experiencing the benefits outlined by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) this week.

Boston, Massachusetts, September 15, 2014 – In a report released today, Press Ganey  details how transparency of patient experience data drives improved provider performance and enables more patient-centered care. The Performance Insights report, “Transparency Strategies: Online Physician Reviews for Improving Care and Reducing Suffering,” profiles three innovative health systems that implemented their own physician-review web sites to more accurately present data and allow patients to make informed choices about their care.