Precision Medicine

Also called personalized medicine, this evolving field makes use of an individual’s genes, lifestyle, environment and other factors to identify unique disease risks and guide treatment decision-making.

Availity and WellPoint Complete Key Phase of Provider Web Portal Conversion

JACKSONVILLE, Fla.--Availity and WellPoint, Inc. have completed the migration of portal activity of participating providers in WellPoint’s affiliated health plans in California, Colorado, Nevada, and New York to the Availity Web Portal. The successful conversion closed one of the last phases of a project which enables providers to use Availity in place of the previous provider portal as the access point for conducting online health care transactions with the company’s affiliated health plans in 14 states and 13 additional plans and government plans across the country. The milestone marked an ambitious undertaking that was achieved with virtually no disruption to provider or health plan workflows.

Axial Exchange and Becker’s Hospital Review Announce Results of First Ever National Patient Engagement Ranking

Chicago, IL—May 15, 2014—Axial Exchange, Inc., a pioneer in using mobile apps to deepen the patient’s role in improving outcomes, and Becker’s Hospital Review, a leading healthcare trade publication, today announced the results of the first National Patient Engagement Ranking  at the Becker’s Hospital Review 5th Annual Meeting, in Chicago. The national ranking evaluated provider organizations across the United States, ranking hospitals’ patient engagement efforts based on an analysis of publicly available data. In the inaugural national ranking, Mayo Clinic hospitals (Eau Claire Hospital, Albert Lee and Rochester St. Mary’s Hospital), Medical Center of the Rockies and Roper Hospital received the highest scores of all 3,077 U.S. hospitals assessed.

Mercy Starts Construction on Nation’s First Virtual Care Center

ST. LOUIS (May 12, 2014) – Mercy will officially break ground on the first virtual care center in the U.S., marking another milestone in the health system’s promise to transform health care. Media and the public are invited to virtually attend the event on Tuesday, May 13, at 11 a.m. CDT at www.mercyvirtual.net.

Jersey City Medical Center Reports Significant Cost and Time Savings Through Practice Unite® Mobile App

JERSEY CITY, N.J.--LibertyHealth Jersey City Medical Center today announced significant cost and time saving results from the implementation of Practice Unite, a customized, HIPAA-compliant smartphone application designed to improve communications and speed up workflows. Deployed one year ago, the hospital has seen dramatic savings through the communications app, which has been downloaded by most active staff members.

eHealth Excellence Award Winners Announced at MEDSEEK Client Congress

Birmingham, Ala., May 8, 2014— MEDSEEK, the only provider of a comprehensive patient influence platform for the healthcare industry, announced the winners of the eHealth Excellence Awards during the 2014 Client Congress at Red Rock Resort in Las Vegas, Nevada this week.

MRO Announces Founding Membership with Carequality

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.

Kanda Software- Developed Digital Health Mobile Application Rescufy Wins University of Pennsylvania AppitUP Challenge

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.

New Native iPad App for Doctors and Other Medical Professionals That Works Without an Internet

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.

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If passed, this bill would help clinician-led clinical registries explore Medicare data for research purposes. The Society of Thoracic Surgeons and American College of Cardiology both shared public support for the bipartisan legislation. 

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