Patient Care

This page includes news coverage of various aspects of patient healthcare, including new technology innovations, what is working, what is not, personalized medicine and remote and telemedicine delivery. Find specific news in the areas of Care DeliveryDigital TransformationPrecision MedicineRemote Monitoring and Telehealth.

DocuTrac Launches QuicExchange

HAGERSTOWN, Md., Sept. 11, 2013 -- DocuTrac, Inc., a leading developer of software for the behavioral health industry, is proud to announce the launch of QuicExchange, a data exchange connectivity service that manages and monitors the secure transfer of patient data. QuicExchange can move patient data to and/or from DocuTrac's Complete ARRA-Certified EHR QuicDoc®, as well as any other electronic records system, and health data repositories, clinical testing laboratories, portals, government agencies, healthcare providers, and other entities dealing with healthcare data.

PracticeMax Announces Acquisition of Medi-Data Service, Ltd.

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.--PracticeMax, a national provider of medical practice management and technology services, today announced it has acquired Medi-Data Service, LTD, (MDS) of Naperville, IL, continuing its expansion of operations throughout the Midwest. Under the direction of president Andy Kokosa, MDS is one of the oldest most respected medical management firms in the Chicagoland area. For over three decades, MDS has provided billing and practice management services across a multitude of specialties, including individual physicians, groups, and hospital owned practices.

Liaison Healthcare Announces Mobile Lab Results for EMR-Link™

ATLANTA, Sept. 10, 2013 --  Liaison Healthcare , a global provider of secure cloud-based integration and data management services and solutions, announced today the launch of mobile connectivity for its EMR-Link™ solution. With this solution, all clinician users who receive lab results via the EMR-Link hub will be able to view lab results through any smart phone, enabling real-time access to patient information from any location at any time. EMR-Link Mobile is a free benefit that Liaison lab partners can offer to practices that receive results through EMR-Link. The mobile connectivity provides benefits such as faster treatment plans, improved care coordination and, ultimately, better overall patient care. The initial pilot sites have been launched and full production release is set for the third quarter of 2013.

FDA Clearance for Cloud-based Telehealth Solution Enables Wide-scale Adoption, May Reduce Deployment Costs by Up to 50 Percent

ROSEVILLE, Calif., Sept. 10, 2013 – The newest remote care management offering from Care Innovations™ is now FDA-cleared to take healthcare into the home and beyond via a web-based patient platform, while also offering tools to engage family caregivers. By eliminating the need for hardware, the Care Innovations™ Connect RCM (Remote Care Management) client application may reduce the cost of remote care deployments by as much as 50 percent compared to device-centric solutions available today.

Quality Systems, Inc. Acquires Mirth Corporation

IRVINE, Calif. -- Quality Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: QSII), announced today it has acquired Mirth Corporation, a global leader in health information technology that helps clients achieve interoperability. The acquisition will enhance the Company’s current enterprise interoperability initiatives and broaden its accountable and collaborative care, population health, disease management and clinical data exchange offerings.

MEDSEEK Leading Enterprise Patient Portal Market with Live Clients

Birmingham, Ala., Sept. 4, 2013 — MEDSEEK announced today that it is leading the enterprise patient portal market with 10 healthcare organizations now leveraging MEDSEEK Empower to provide patients a comprehensive health management tool across care settings. Beyond meeting Meaningful Use objectives, MEDSEEK Empower plays an integral role in the overarching patient engagement strategy for these organizations, which represent 140 hospitals, 30,000-plus beds and over 8,300 physicians.

iPatientCare Announces National User Conference (NUCON) 2013, to be Held On November 15-17 2013

Woodbridge, NJ, September 04, 2013 -- iPatientCare, Inc. - a pioneer in mHealth and cloud based ambulatory EHR, integrated Practice Management and Patient Portal solutions - announced today the much awaited National User Conference (NUCON) 2013 to be held on November 15 through November 17, 2013.

Seamless Interoperability between Health Information Systems Now a Reality

HOUSTON-- Salutopia, a healthcare software innovations company, announced today the launch of a breakthrough technology that gives patients, providers and payers seamless interoperability of patient data across all electronic health record technologies.

Around the web

Cardiovascular devices are more likely to be in a Class I recall than any other device type. The FDA's approval process appears to be at least partially responsible, though the agency is working to make some serious changes. We spoke to a researcher who has been tracking these data for years to learn more. 

Updated compensation data includes good news for multiple subspecialties. The new report also examines private equity's impact on employment models and how much male cardiologists earn compared to females.

When drugs are on the FDA’s shortage list, outsourcing facilities can produce their own compounded versions. When the FDA removed tirzepatide from that list with no warning, it created a considerable amount of chaos both behind the scenes and in pharmacies all over the country. 

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