Press Releases

KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa. – May 1, 2014 – MRO Corp., a leader in disclosure management and health information exchange, announced today that it is a founding member of Carequality ("care-e-quality"), an industry collaborative bringing together diverse HIT industry leaders in order to build consensus on how to accelerate seamless health information exchange.

AppitUP received nearly 200 mobile application ideas from UPenn’s faculty, students and staff. All submissions were reviewed and rated by local investors. Investors scored the ideas on 4 criteria: potential for commercialization; marketability; innovation and fundability. Based on the strength of those ratings, the top ten mobile application ideas were presented to UPenn software development partners; six ideas were selected to advance to the finals and have the prototype built.

Plainville CT, May 04, 2014 - Siyami Apps is proud to announce the release of native iPad EMR app Doctor ON GO 1.0. The app offers Patient Visits and Records Management features for busy medical professionals such as physicians, nurses, therapists, dentists, and more. SOAP Notes can be turned into invoices or estimates with just one tap. Ability to add reminders for all tasks or to-dos differentiates the app.

Valdosta, GA, April 24, 2014 -- Azalea Health, a leading provider of cloud-based healthcare solutions and services, successfully hosted its first annual Hackathon on April 19, 2014 at Valdosta State University. Brothers, Alan Sifuentes and Jacob Sifuentes from VSU, took first place in the competition for developing a website for a patient / doctor question and answer forum.

Bangalore, April 29, 2014 -- iTech Workshop Private Limited (iTech), a Healthcare IT Solutions Company with a focus on Medical Billing, Practice Management and Revenue Cycle Management Solutions for the US healthcare market, announced a partnership with MD-Reports.

April 24, 2014 09:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time,SAN ANTONIO--AirStrip, the leading provider of mobile healthcare solutions that drive clinical transformation, has announced an agreement with Texas Health Resources to deploy AirStrip ONE® throughout the health system. The AirStrip ONE platform will give clinicians seamless access to disparate data systems from multiple vendors, allowing them to interact with patient information both within and outside of the hospital using mobile devices. 

Kearney, NE, April 28, 2014 -- PHYND Technologies has been awarded a grant from the Nebraska Department of Economic Development to compare and analyze how much hospitals currently spend on managing health care provider information versus using the PHYND provider information management (PIM) platform.

San Francisco, CA, April 22, 2014 -- In December 2012, 37 Health Center Controlled Networks (HCCN) were awarded more than $18 million to expand the use of heath information technology. Now, one of those networks, the Health Federation of Philadelphia (HFP), is proudly sharing its progress. The organization partnered with i2i Systems, a leading population health management (PHM) solution provider that is also the PHM solution of choice for 12 other HCCNs.

Dublin, Ohio, April 23, 2014 – Updox, the industry leader for physician connectivity and CRM solutions for health care, announced the organization became a founding member of Carequality, a new initiative dedicated to accelerating progress in health data exchange among multi-platform networks, healthcare providers, electronic health record (EHR) vendors and health information exchange (HIE) vendors.

BURLINGTON, Mass.---Nuance Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: NUAN) announced today the immediate availability of Nuance PowerShare™ Network, the industry’s largest cloud-based network for securely connecting physicians, patients, government agencies, specialty medical societies and others to share essential medical images and reports as simply as people exchange information using social networks. Nuance PowerShare Network promotes informed and connected physicians and patients who can instantly view, share and collaborate while addressing patients’ healthcare needs.

SAN JOSE, Calif. - April 22, 2014 - Vocera Communications, Inc. (NYSE: VCRA), the leading provider of integrated, intelligent communication solutions for mission-critical mobile environments, today announced that Missouri Baptist Medical Center has selected the Vocera Communication System, a set of integrated communication technology solutions that improve workflow across the hospital, enabling staff to connect with the right person, group or information easily and securely. Missouri Baptist Medical Center will use both the smartphone application and Vocera hands-free Badge to connect teams working inside and outside of the hospital, ultimately improving the patient experience.

Washington, DC -- On March 5, 2014, the de Beaumont Foundation, Duke Community and Family Medicine, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention launched A Practical Playbook: Public Health & Primary Care Together, a new website designed to promote and facilitate collaborative health projects between public health officers and primary care providers.

WEST HARTFORD, Conn., April 21, 2014 -- Global Information Inc. announces the addition of a new market research report "Mobile Medical Apps Trends" at GIIResearch.com

SAN FRANCISCO, April 17, 2014-- One Medical Group, the fastest-growing primary care system in the country, today announced that it has raised $40 million of growth capital to expand to new markets and meet the critical needs of employers for an affordable care delivery solution. The round was led by Redmile Group, with participation from current institutional investors.

FLORHAM PARK, N.J. – April 22, 2014 – DataMotion (www.datamotion.com), an email encryption provider with more than 15 years of experience serving organizations that handle sensitive information, today announced a partnership with Dell™ to empower users of SonicWALL™ email security solutions to easily encrypt and secure sensitive emails and attachments. This partnership will allow organizations of all sizes, especially those in regulated industries such as healthcare, financial services and government, to exceed privacy standards for secure email and data transfer.

Princeton, NJ, April 14, 2014 – NovoPath introduces a customizable web portal to its NovoPath anatomic pathology laboratory information system (APLIS), helping customers efficiently comply with new legislation requiring labs to provide direct patient access to reports.  The new feature enables patients with test results to log on to a web portal through a lab’s website and download the documents generated through NovoPath’s APLIS.

BUFFALO, NEW YORK – In partnership with the New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH), HEALTHeLINK, Western New York’s clinical information exchange, launched an automated syndromic surveillance reporting service for its hospital partners.  Jones Memorial Hospital in Wellsville became the first facility to submit its syndromic surveillance data to NYSDOH via this method. Syndromic surveillance data is used to detect outbreaks and monitor disease developments. This project is the result of a Health Care Efficiency and Affordability Law (HEAL)-supported initiative to enhance the Statewide Health Information Network for New York (SHIN-NY) for electronic information exchange between Regional Health Information Organizations (RHIOs) and NYSDOH.

Springfield, MO, April 09, 2014--TrustHCS and Greenway Health have solidified a partnership to assist users of the Greenway PrimeSUITE integrated electronic health record (EHR) and practice management solution with ICD-10 preparation and transition. ICD-10 preparation, education, documentation improvement and coding compliance services from TrustHCS are the main focus of the partnership.

Hosted document management firm eBridge Inc. has successfully completed a rigorous data management security examination by an outside assurance/compliance auditor, and has met the strict compliance requirements of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and the Service Organization Control 2 (SOC 2) process.

Based on its ongoing analysis of the telehealth services market, Frost & Sullivan recognizes American Well with the 2014 North American Frost & Sullivan Company of the Year Award for providing a turnkey telehealth service that connects healthcare providers such as hospitals, ambulatory care practices, and other care delivery networks with patients. The company works directly with healthcare payers and employers to bring telehealth solutions to their members/employees.

South San Francisco, CA – March 20, 2014 – First Databank (FDB), a leading provider of integrated drug knowledge, today announced the company’s medication reconciliation solution, FDB MedsTracker, has achieved 2014 Edition Ambulatory and Inpatient Modular EHR ONC Health IT Certification. The solution was certified on by ICSA Labs, an Office of the National Coordinator-Authorized Certification Body (ONC-ACB) and is compliant in accordance with the criteria adopted by the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS).