• LexisNexis Risk Solutions Collaborates with Lehigh Valley Health Network to Leverage Claims Data Analytics to Boost Strategic Planning

    ATLANTA, April 27, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — The Health Care business of LexisNexis® Risk Solutions is working with Lehigh Valley Health Network to improve their strategic planning and physician outreach activities through the use of LexisNexis MarketView™, a de-identified medical claims based market intelligence solution. With the data derived from MarketView, Lehigh Valley will be able to make more informed business decisions and be in a better position to address the challenges presented by today’s healthcare environment.

    LexisNexis MarketView will provide Lehigh Valley Health Network with practitioner and organization claims data and analytics to drive insight and strategy across their organization. Areas of application include physician outreach optimization, system leakage reduction, facility utilization improvement, and recruitment and clinical integration. As a result, they will improve growth strategies with newfound clarity.

    “At Lehigh Valley Health Network, we recognize the value of data to our strategy, to our business, and how it benefits all of our constituents, from providers to patients,” said Jim Demopoulos, SVP and COO of Lehigh Valley Physician Group. “We are excited to extend our relationship with LexisNexis and gather valuable insights through this collaboration.”

    LexisNexis MarketView leverages more than 2.2 billion medical claims, combining the industry’s leading provider referential database and proprietary analytics, to deliver insights in such areas as provider referral patterns, data to inform alignment strategies, patient volumes, and reimbursement dynamics. It provides valuable insight into patient care trends and supports the needs of today’s provider organizations, including the shift to ambulatory services, the growth of telemedicine and adoption of alternative payment models.

    “The industry-leading data and insights available through LexisNexis MarketView are proving to be vital tools for planning and strategy within health systems,” said Josh Schoeller, CEO, Health Care, LexisNexis Risk Solutions. “We are thrilled to be building this relationship with Lehigh Valley Health Network and demonstrate the value of our data throughout their system.”

    About Lehigh Valley Health Network

    Lehigh Valley Health Network includes eight hospital campuses, three in Allentown, one in Bethlehem, one in East Stroudsburg, one in Hazleton and two in Pottsville, PA; Coordinated Health, which includes two hospital campuses, nearly two dozen multispecialty locations including ambulatory surgery centers and orthopedic injury centers in northeastern Pennsylvania and western New Jersey; 26 health centers; numerous primary and specialty care physician practices; 20 ExpressCARE locations including the area’s only Children’s ExpressCARE; pharmacy, imaging, home health, rehabilitation and lab services; and preferred provider services through Valley Preferred. Specialty care includes: trauma care for adults and children, burn care at the Regional Burn Center; kidney and pancreas transplants; perinatal/neonatal, cardiac, cancer, orthopedics, neurology, complex neurosurgery capabilities including national certification as a Comprehensive Stroke Center, and robotic surgery in 10 specialties. Lehigh Valley Cancer Institute, Lehigh Valley Heart Institute and Lehigh Valley Institute for Surgical Excellence physicians provide the most advanced treatments. Lehigh Valley Cancer Institute is a member of the Memorial Sloan Kettering (MSK) Cancer Alliance, an initiative that helps community providers improve the quality of cancer care and offers access to MSK clinical trials. Lehigh Valley Reilly Children’s Hospital, the community’s only children’s hospital, provides care in more than 30 specialties and general pediatrics. Lehigh Valley Hospital–Cedar Crest is ranked as the region’s #1 hospital for seven straight years and has been recognized among Pennsylvania’s top six hospitals for seven consecutive years by U.S. News & World Report. Lehigh Valley Hospital (LVH)–Cedar Crest, LVH–17th Street and LVH–Muhlenberg are the region’s only Magnet® hospitals for nursing excellence. Additional information is available by visiting LVHN.org, or following us on Facebook and Twitter.

    About LexisNexis Risk Solutions 
    LexisNexis® Risk Solutions harnesses the power of data and advanced analytics to provide insights that help businesses and governmental entities reduce risk and improve decisions to benefit people around the globe. We provide data and technology solutions for a wide range of industries including insurance, financial services, health care and government. Headquartered in metro Atlanta, Georgia, we have offices throughout the world and are part of RELX (LSE: REL/NYSE: RELX), a global provider of information-based and analytics and decision tools for professional and business customers. For more information, please visit www.risk.lexisnexis.com and www.relx.com.  

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    Posted 4.27.2021

  • Impact Advisors Named to Modern Healthcare’s Largest IT Consulting Firms List

    Firm recognized for third consecutive year

    CHICAGO (April 21, 2021) — Impact Advisors, a leading healthcare consultancy providing strategy, operations, revenue cycle, and technology services, has been named one of Modern Healthcare’s Largest IT Consulting Firms for 2021. This is the third consecutive year the firm has been included on the
    list.

    Modern Healthcare chose 10 IT companies from across the country based on 2020 revenue, health IT contracts and number of employed healthcare consultants.

    “Impact Advisors is proud to be included on Modern Healthcare’s list and among some of the top healthcare consulting firms in the country,” said Pete Smith, CEO of Impact Advisors. “We attribute our growth to the flexibility and agility of our associates. With that, we continue to pivot to meet the needs of our clients and are dedicated to providing a broad set of services to meet the demands of the industry.”

    Impact Advisors has also been featured on Modern Healthcare’s lists for Largest Revenue Cycle Management Firms, Largest Healthcare Management Consulting Firms and Best Places to Work in Healthcare.

    The company adds this honor to a growing list of industry and workplace awards that include Best in KLAS for 14 consecutive years, Forbes’ Best Management Consulting Firms and Becker’s Hospital Review’s 150 Top Places to Work in Healthcare.

    About Impact Advisors
    Impact Advisors is a nationally recognized healthcare management consulting and technology services firm that is solving some of the toughest challenges in the industry by delivering strategic advisory, technology implementation and operational improvement services. Our comprehensive suite of strategic planning, digital health, clinical optimization and revenue cycle services spans the lifecycle of our clients’ needs. Our experienced team has a powerful combination of clinical, revenue, operations, consulting and information technology experience. The firm has earned several prestigious industry and workplace awards including Best in KLAS® for 14 consecutive years, Healthcare Informatics HCI 100, Crain’s Chicago Business Fast Fifty, as well as “best place to work” awards from: Modern Healthcare, Consulting Magazine, Becker’s Hospital Review and Achievers. For more information about Impact Advisors, visit www.impact-advisors.com.

    Media Contact:
    Karli Smith
    Chartwell Agency
    815-282-9976
    [email protected]

    Posted 4.21.2021

  • Cerner Finalizes Acquisition of Kantar Health

    Pairing data and research expertise to revolutionize the discovery, development and commercialization of life sciences innovations

    Cerner Corporation today announced the acquisition of Kantar Health, a division of Kantar Group, for $375 million in cash, subject to adjustment. Kantar Health’s rich life sciences expertise will be combined with Cerner’s robust collection of real-world data (RWD) and technology and is expected to accelerate innovation in life sciences research and improve patient outcomes worldwide.

    “The promise of real-world evidence to power drug discovery is right in front of us,” said Donald Trigg, president, Cerner. “Kantar Health is an important next step in building out the capabilities our growing network of provider clients need to fundamentally change the time and cost for clinical trials.”

    The highly experienced teams at Kantar Health bring deep understanding of the needs of the pharmaceutical and life sciences industry. Their research and consulting solutions, complemented by Cerner’s RWD, position Cerner to help life sciences companies and research organizations with all aspects of the therapeutic lifecycle.

    The growing Cerner Learning Health NetworkSM client consortium, which today represents 92 million patients and 776 million clinical encounters, will be able to engage more with life sciences companies for funded research studies. A stronger collaboration between providers and the pharmaceutical industry is enabled through this acquisition. It will help researchers generate more health insights and use differentiated RWD assets and expertise to address the most complex clinical research questions.

    As a result of the transaction closing, the Kantar Health team located around the world is joining Cerner and will be integrated within its Strategic Growth business. This includes Kantar Health’s research and consulting solutions and global clients. Lynnette Cooke, head of Kantar Health, will continue to lead the team and join the Cerner leadership. 

    “Kantar Health and Cerner’s Strategic Growth business have a great deal in common, starting with a vision to advance patient care around the world. Culturally, we share the same values when it comes to how we develop our people, our offer and our client base. I’m excited to continue leading the team as we integrate with Cerner,” said Cooke. “I have great admiration for Cerner’s health technologies and am inspired by their strategic vision for future growth. Our collective capabilities and assets will enable the acceleration of innovation and elevate our expertise in addressing the most complex clinical research questions changing the way healthcare is developed and delivered.”

    All statements in this press release that do not directly and exclusively relate to historical facts constitute forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are based on the current beliefs, expectations and assumptions of Cerner’s management with respect to future events and are subject to a number of significant risks and uncertainties. It is important to note that Cerner’s performance, and actual results, financial condition or business could differ materially from those expressed in such forward-looking statements. The words “expected” and “position”, or the negative of these words, variations thereof or similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. For example, our forward-looking statements include statements regarding the future benefits or synergies of the transaction. Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to: risks inherent with business acquisitions and integrations, such as difficulties and operational and financial risks associated with integrating Cerner and the acquired business generally and during the COVID-19 pandemic; the occurrence of any event, change or other circumstances that could make closing in a specific country impracticable; risks related to disruption of management time from ongoing business operations due to the transaction and integration; failure to realize the synergies, market opportunities and other benefits expected from the transaction; risk that the assets and business acquired may not continue to be commercially successful; the ability of Cerner and Kantar Health to retain customers and key personnel and to maintain relationships with key suppliers of the acquired business; unexpected costs, charges or expenses resulting from the transaction or the integration; litigation or claims relating to the transaction or the acquired assets and business; and the extent to which the COVID-19 pandemic and measures taken in response thereto could adversely affect the business acquired and the assumptions management has used in its evaluation of the transaction. Additional discussion of these and other risks, uncertainties and factors affecting Cerner’s business is contained in Cerner’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The reader should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, since the statements speak only as of the date that they are made. Except as required by law, Cerner undertakes no obligation to update or revise forward-looking statements to reflect changed assumptions, the occurrence of unanticipated events, or changes in our business, results of operations or financial condition over time.

    Posted 4.21.2021

  • CHIME and HLTH Announce Launch of ViVE, the New Digital Health Industry Event

    ViVE will provide a fresh, curated education and networking experience for digital health leaders, disruptors and influencers 
     
    ANN ARBOR, MI, & NEW YORK, April 15, 2021 – The College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME), the professional organization for chief information officers and other senior healthcare IT leaders, together with HLTH, the leading platform bringing together the entire health ecosystem, focused on digital health innovation and transformation, announced today the launch of a new annual industry event: ViVE. The inaugural ViVE event will take place March 6-9, 2022 in Miami Beach, launching with significant support from title sponsors and event supporters, including the following: Allscripts, athenahealth, AT&T Business, Baldrige Foundation, Cerner, DrFirst, ELLKAY, First Health Advisory, Imprivata, InterSystems, Mediant Health Resources, MEDITECH, Optimum Healthcare IT, Olive, Philips, Quil, The HCI Group and VMware.
     
    “The rate of change in healthcare today is exponentially faster than it was a decade ago,” said CHIME Board of Trustees Chair John Kravitz, Corporate CIO at Geisinger. “We are seeing digital innovations that are vastly improving the delivery and management of care for the communities that we serve. Our members are enthusiastic about the direction the industry is going and the opportunity to enrich health and care with digital technology. As an industry-leading event that will convene executive leaders from across the health and care spectrum, ViVE positions our members to lead that change.”
     
    “With rapid digital health adoption and accelerated readiness to accept new modes of care delivery and engagement, there’s a pressing need to convene health IT executives around digital transformation,” said Jonathan Weiner, Founder, Chairman, and CEO of HLTH. “ViVE was created to respond to the demand for a reimagined health technology event during this exciting and tumultuous time for healthcare and provides a complement to HLTH’s digital health innovation ecosystem event in the Fall.”
     
    “The creative energy between the HLTH and CHIME teams was evident from the beginning,” said CHIME President and CEO Russell P. Branzell. “We share a vision for what an event should offer: fresh, invigorating learning and networking opportunities in a purposeful environment. ViVE, the result of this collaboration, will be the catalyst to advance health and care.”    
     
    The CHIME and HLTH collaboration represents the new powerhouse presence in the health events arena. CHIME brings expertise in high-quality, peer-driven education and a global community of senior and executive digital health leaders, while HLTH draws digital changemakers and innovators from across the health ecosystem. ViVE will build on these strengths to create a setting built on relationships and respect; that fosters rapid problem solving and business growth and engenders collaboration between leaders with many different perspectives. The ViVE 2022 experience will feature:
     
    • Programming and specialty events with top thought leaders shaping tech-enabled healthcare and addressing key issues in digital health innovation
    • CHIME’s signature Spring Forum providing high-quality education and networking opportunities for CHIME members and CHIME Foundation firm members
    • The ViVE Expo that will recognize the unique needs of sponsors, exhibitors and partners and deliver customized experiences in a creative setting
    • 1-to-1 curated matchmaking, through the ViVE Hosted Buyer program that pairs digital health vendors with interested buyers
    • Mission-driven events and giving back initiatives including the HLTH Foundation’s Techquity Impact Program, focused on realizing health equity through technology; and a gala to support the Foundation’s initiatives promoting equity, inclusion and opportunity in healthcare
     
    About ViVE
     
    Developed by healthcare transformation leaders HLTH and CHIME, ViVE is an annual event intentionally designed for progressive digital health leaders innovating across the spectrum of health and care. ViVE offers an immersive environment for gaining insight into and networking with digital health’s disruptors and influencers. With its emphasis on community, creativity, productivity, flexibility, and new ideas, ViVE is where the digital health community will come together to impact the transformation of health and care. ViVE’s inaugural event will be held March 6-9, 2022 in Miami Beach, Florida. www.viveevent.com.
     
    About CHIME
     
    The College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) is an executive organization dedicated to serving chief information officers (CIOs), chief medical information officers (CMIOs), chief nursing information officers (CNIOs), chief innovation officers (CIOs), chief digital officers (CDOs) and other senior healthcare IT leaders. With more than 5,000 members in 56 countries plus two U.S. territories and over 150 healthcare IT business partners and professional services firms, CHIME and its three associations provide a highly interactive, trusted environment enabling senior professional and industry leaders to collaborate, exchange best practices, address professional development needs and advocate the effective use of information management to improve the health and care in the communities they serve. For more information, please visit chimecentral.org.
     
    About HLTH
     
    HLTH (pronounced “health”) is the leading platform bringing together the entire health ecosystem, focused on health innovation and transformation. From unparalleled events with industry-leading speakers to inspirational digital content and mission-driven initiatives, HLTH creates a unique marketplace for the health community leading the dialogue and development of a new health ecosystem. For more information, please visit hlth.com.
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    CHIME Contact
    Rosslyn Elliott
    Editor, Communications and Media Relations, CHIME
    734.665.0000
     
    HLTH Contact
    Carolyn Joyce
    Director of Marketing, HLTH
    Posted 4.15.2021

  • CHIME’s 2021 Digital Health Most Wired Survey Is Open for Participation

    ANN ARBOR, MI, April 14, 2021 – The College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) opened the 2021 CHIME Digital Health Most Wired survey today. The survey and recognition program are the industry-leading standard for the use of digital technology to advance health and care worldwide.
     
    “We fully expect participation will be even more phenomenal this year,” said CHIME President and CEO Russell P. Branzell. “Despite the pandemic, we had more than 30,000 facilities represented in 2020 – which is almost double 2019’s total. If this past year has taught us anything, it is that global needs and expectations for improved performance in healthcare only continue to grow. Participants value this opportunity to share best practices that contribute to collaborative transformation across the industry.”
     
    Under CHIME, Digital Health Most Wired has expanded to include surveys for domestic, international, ambulatory and long-term care organizations. The program added a certification process in 2019, with participants reaching Levels 7-10 receiving recognition for their performance. Last year, eight participating organizations qualified for Level 10, the highest category. The survey is reviewed and incrementally updated each year to capture current best practices.
     
    “The Digital Health Most Wired program has become the gold standard for advancing health and care globally with technology,” said Bill Spooner, chair of the Digital Health Most Wired Governing Board and retired Sharp HealthCare CIO. “It’s a catalyst for industry assessment and improvement. We keep raising the bar and participants continue to strive to meet and exceed definitions for excellence in health and care.”
     
    Each organization that completes the 2021 survey will be notified about their certification status and will receive a customized benchmarking report with an unbiased assessment to identify their strengths and gaps. In the fall, CHIME will publish and distribute an industry trends report based on survey data. Participants that earn Level 7-10 certification will be recognized in a special edition publication, with top-tier recipients honored during the CHIME21 Fall Forum, scheduled for Oct. 27-30 in San Diego. Calif.    
     
    For information on the CHIME Digital Health Most Wired program, go here.
     
    About CHIME
     
    The College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) is an executive organization dedicated to serving chief information officers (CIOs), chief medical information officers (CMIOs), chief nursing information officers (CNIOs), chief innovation officers (CIOs), chief digital officers (CDOs) and other senior healthcare IT leaders. With more than 5,000 members in 56 countries plus two U.S. territories and over 150 healthcare IT business partners and professional services firms, CHIME and its three associations provide a highly interactive, trusted environment enabling senior professional and industry leaders to collaborate, exchange best practices, address professional development needs and advocate the effective use of information management to improve the health and care in the communities they serve. For more information, please visit chimecentral.org.
     
    Contact
    Candace Stuart
    Director of Communications and Public Relations, CHIME
    734.665.0000
    Posted 4.14.2021

  • Edward-Elmhurst Health and Impact Advisors Enter Strategic Partnership

    Organizations will work together on transformative IT approach

    CHICAGO (April 13, 2021) — Edward-Elmhurst Health, one of the larger integrated health systems in Illinois, and Impact Advisors, a leading healthcare consultancy providing strategy, operations, revenue cycle, and technology services, have entered a strategic partnership that will drive innovation and strengthen operations through tech-enabled healthcare solutions, ultimately benefiting patients and the communities served by Edward-Elmhurst Health.

    The unique strategic partnership pairs Edward-Elmhurst Health’s expansive consumer-centric, mission focused healthcare operations with Impact Advisors’ industry-leading talent and focus on driving value through digitally enabled solutions. Together, the organizations can drive meaningful change with measurable impact faster with less risk by leveraging each other’s strengths. This partnership moves away from a more transactional model and aligns both organizations’ interests to create valuable market leading solutions that have not been done before and can transform healthcare.

    “The pursuit of innovative solutions to make healthcare more safe, seamless and personal is a passion for Edward-Elmhurst Health,” according to Mary Lou Mastro, System CEO. “We are thrilled to partner with Impact Advisors so that we can accelerate our Healthy Driven approach to enhancing the healthcare
    experience for our patients.”

    Both organizations are headquartered in Naperville and have worked together since 2007 on large-scale projects, including strategy planning, implementation, analytics and digital health program development, Workday ERP implementation, and legacy data archiving.

    The collaboration will focus on three main areas: innovation and transformation, business process optimization, and information services. The following principles guide these priorities:

    ▪ Focus on bold moves to drive meaningful change.
    ▪ Drive value with measurable impact.
    ▪ Build capabilities and talent.
    ▪ Align incentives across involved stakeholders/partners.
    ▪ Emphasize action and keeping pace with technology changes.
    ▪ Use industry-leading practices to reduce risk.

    “We are excited about these new opportunities for innovation and strategic partnership with our longtime colleagues and hometown partners at Edward-Elmhurst Health,” Impact Advisors President Andy Smith said. “They have transformed in tremendous ways to advance their mission and their patients’ experience through the years, and we have been proud to be part of that journey. We can’t think of a better alignment and we are committed to working together to bring the best talent, capacity, and expertise to solve
    evolving business challenges and help advance the healthcare industry.”

    About Edward-Elmhurst Health
    Edward-Elmhurst Health is a 736-bed system that includes three hospitals – Edward Hospital in Naperville, Elmhurst Hospital and Linden Oaks Behavioral Health – and an extensive ambulatory care network that provides comprehensive healthcare to residents of the west and southwest suburbs of Chicago.

    Edward-Elmhurst Health has been named one of the nation’s 15 Top Health Systems by IBM Watson Health two years in a row (2019-2020). The system has annual revenues of more than $1.5 billion, more than 60 locations across an area that serves 1.7 million residents, nearly 8,500 employees, including 1,900 nurses with 2,000 physicians on staff, plus 1,200 volunteers.

    Edward and Elmhurst Hospitals have earned a reputation as a regional healthcare leader by providing advanced cardiac care, state-of-the-art cancer diagnosis and treatment, world class stroke care, the latest imaging technology, care for critically ill newborns, minimally invasive surgery and the latest clinical trials. In addition, Edward and Elmhurst have both earned the prestigious designation as Magnet hospitals for nursing excellence.

    About Impact Advisors
    Impact Advisors is a nationally recognized healthcare management consulting and technology services firm that is solving some of the toughest challenges in the industry by delivering strategic advisory, technology implementation and operational improvement services. Our comprehensive suite of strategic planning, digital health, clinical optimization and revenue cycle services spans the lifecycle of our clients’ needs. Our experienced team has a powerful combination of clinical, revenue, operations, consulting and information technology experience. The firm has earned several prestigious industry and workplace awards including Best in KLAS® for 14 consecutive years, Healthcare Informatics HCI 100, Crain’s Chicago Business Fast Fifty, as well as “best place to work” awards from: Modern Healthcare, Consulting Magazine, Becker’s Hospital Review and Achievers. For more information about Impact Advisors, visit
    www.impact-advisors.com.

     

    Media Contacts:

    Keith Hartenberger

    Edward-Elmhurst Health

    630-527-3929

    [email protected]

     

    Karli Smith

    Chartwell Agency

    815-282-9976

    [email protected]

    Posted 4.14.2021

  • MEDITECH Partners With WELL™ Health to Enhance Digital Patient Engagement Through MEDITECH Expanse

    New MEDITECH Expanse Capabilities Streamline Provider Communications With Real-Time, Two-Way Patient Messaging On The Patient’s Preferred Channel

    WESTWOOD, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–MEDITECH is pleased to announce Expanse Patient Connect, powered by WELLTM Health, a contemporary, mobile solution enabling bidirectional, meaningful communication between healthcare organizations and their patients.

    Available through the MEDITECH Cloud Platform, the solution leverages WELL Health’s automated patient interaction functionality to improve provider efficiency and keep patients and their families connected to their care in the most convenient way possible.

    “MEDITECH is committed to strengthening the relationships between our customers and their patients,” said MEDITECH Executive Vice President Helen Waters. “Expanse Patient Connect enables our customers to meet a range of communications needs, while ‘closing the last mile’ with patients and their families, connecting them in real-time, wherever they are, in one of the most widely accessible ways — through text messaging.”

    Expanse Patient Connect and its integration with WELL Health uses EHR appointment data to automatically send patients routine reminders, instructions, and follow-up messages in 19 languages, empowering staff to communicate with more patients by eliminating language barriers. Avoiding manual and repetitive work ensures clinicians remain focused on the patient experience and providing a frictionless interaction.

    The solution helps organizations avoid significant lost revenue by quickly identifying cancellations and preventing no shows. Patient responses to confirm or cancel appointments flow automatically back into the MEDITECH Expanse EHR, significantly streamlining workflows.

    While text messaging improves accessibility and convenience — especially for those patients with limited access to smartphones or the Internet — enabling the advanced features will drive a deeper connection to patient health and wellness opportunities. Patients can conveniently access links to pre-register, complete questionnaires, or review their latest results — all accessible through their MEDITECH Patient Portal or MHealth patient app, and/or via text messaging.

    “Even before the pandemic, patients were frustrated with a system not built around them, requiring them to leave voicemails, play phonetag, and wait on hold to connect with their providers,” said Guillaume de Zwirek, CEO and Founder, WELL Health Inc. “This MEDITECH partnership offers healthcare providers the top-rated, HIPAA-compliant, secure messaging solution to reach patients where they are and how they want to be reached — via SMS/Texting, phone, email, or live chat — without downloading an app.”

    Available for both U.S. and Canadian customers, the benefits of Expanse Patient Connect are far reaching, helping organizations achieve their broader communication goals around care management, patient engagement, chronic condition management, and wellness.

    Learn how MEDITECH’s Best in KLAS Expanse EHR is becoming the EHR of choice for healthcare organizations of all sizes.

    About MEDITECH

    MEDITECH has driven EHR innovation during every stage of the industry’s evolution. Today we’re helping healthcare organizations around the world expand their vision of what’s possible with MEDITECH Expanse, a web-based EHR that’s setting new standards for usability, efficiency, and clinician satisfaction. Our software is used by a quarter of all hospitals in the U.S., nearly half of all Canadian hospitals, and healthcare organizations in 23 countries. We help power the best care possible in every care setting, from acute centers and ambulatory practices, to home health agencies, long-term care facilities, patients’ homes and beyond. Expand your possibilities and see why KLAS rates MEDITECH Expanse the #1 EHR in three categories, and the #2 Overall Software Suite. Visit ehr.meditech.com and find us on Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn.

    About WellTM Health Inc.

    WELLTM Health is a SaaS digital health leader in patient communications and the 2021 Best in KLAS winner in Patient Outreach. WELL Health’s intelligent communications hub is the only two-way digital health solution engaging patients throughout their entire care experience. WELL Health enables conversations between patients and their providers through secure, multilingual messaging in the patient’s preferred communications channel: texting, email, telephone, and web chat. WELL Health facilitates more than 1 billion messages for 30+ million patients annually. By unifying and automating disjointed communications across healthcare organizations, WELL Health reduces unnecessary provider stress and potential errors, while increasing patient visits and loyalty.

    Founded in 2015, WELL Health is based in Santa Barbara, California. In 2020, WELL Health was named among the Best Places to Work by Modern Healthcare and ranked #170 on the Inc. 5000 list of fastest growing private companies.

    For more information, visit https://wellapp.com.

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    Contacts

    Media Contact:
    Amanda Tullos
    Public and Media Relations Manager
    MEDITECH
    [email protected]

    Adrianna Hosford
    VP of Communications
    (310) 709-1961
    [email protected]

    Posted 4.13.2021

  • RxInform from DrFirst Now Available in the Epic App Orchard

    Providers can automatically send patients educational information and savings to reduce prescription abandonment and help prevent hospital readmissions.

    ROCKVILLE, Md., April 8, 2021 – RxInform, a patient engagement platform from health technology pioneer DrFirst, is now available in the App Orchard marketplace.

    More than a quarter of new prescriptions are never picked up by patients due to high out-of-pocket costs, clinical concerns about side effects, or procrastination. Medication non-adherence has been shown to contribute significantly to readmissions for high-risk patients, so this problem is costly—and preventable. Now prescribers using the Epic electronic health record (EHR) system can help reverse high prescription abandonment rates without interrupting their workflows by automatically triggering a secure message to patients after an electronic prescription is sent to the pharmacy. From the RxInform message, patients can view their prescriptions, pharmacy location, educational materials, and savings options, all of which have been shown to reduce prescription abandonment by 15% to 25% on average.

    “Tens of thousands of providers nationwide are using RxInform to engage with patients outside the hospital or exam room,” said G. Cameron Deemer, president of DrFirst. “Now Epic’s large user base can take advantage of this powerful tool to automatically send useful information that reduces prescription abandonment and helps improve patients’ medication adherence.”

    RxInform notifications are triggered via an event-driven, service-oriented architecture (SOA) coupled with supporting APIs from Epic to retrieve the details required to message the patient. Patients may also elect to save their prescription details in Huddle by DrFirst, a patient-centric native application for long-term health record storage. Huddle further allows patients to provide their Epic MyChart credentials to retrieve other available data via FHIR from the provider’s facility.

    Learn more about RxInform by visiting App Orchard.

    About DrFirst

    Since 2000, DrFirst has pioneered healthcare technology solutions and consulting services that securely connect people at touchpoints of care to improve patient outcomes. We create unconventional solutions that solve care collaboration, medication management, price transparency, and adherence challenges faced in healthcare. We unite the Healthiverse—the interconnected healthcare universe—by providing our clients with real-time access to the information they need, exactly when and how they need it, so patients get the best care possible. DrFirst solutions are used by nearly 300,000 healthcare professionals, including more than 100,000 prescribers, nearly half of the EHRs in the U.S., and more than 1,400 hospitals in the U.S. and Canada. To learn more, visit www.DrFirst.com and follow @DrFirst.

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    MyChart, Epic, and App Orchard are trademarks or registered trademarks of Epic Systems Corporation.

    DrFirst Media Contact

    Sofia Kosmetatos

    Amendola Communications for DrFirst

    646-431-8423

    [email protected]

    Posted 4.8.2021

  • Censinet and MassChallenge HealthTech Announce Partnership to Prepare 2021 Cohort of Top Digital Health Startups to Meet Healthcare Cybersecurity Standards

    Partnership Provides Access to the Censinet RiskOps platform, Cybersecurity Risk Training, and Best Practices for Developing Secure and Compliant Solutions

    BOSTON, MA – April 6, 2021 – Censinet, the leading provider of healthcare IT risk solutions, today announced a partnership with MassChallenge HealthTech, a digital health collaboration program for startups, industry partners, and government agencies. The agreement helps the MassChallenge HealthTech cohort companies work with health systems to quickly and effectively develop risk management and cybersecurity programs that meet HIPAA security and other healthcare regulatory standards.

    “Censinet and MassChallenge are dedicated to providing digital health innovators with an effective set of tools, strategic guidance, and best practices that significantly reduce risks to regulated data, care operations, and patient safety,” said Ed Gaudet, CEO and Founder of Censinet. “We’re excited about the partnership and our mutual mission of creating a secure and productive healthcare ecosystem.”

    HIPAA regulations require third-party vendors to complete ongoing cybersecurity assessments, often conducted manually using inefficient and ineffective tools such as spreadsheets. This flawed assessment process often delays the purchasing and procurement process and frequently proves ineffective at remediating healthcare IT risks. Censinet will help MassChallenge HealthTech leverage a much more powerful and effective framework for healthcare risk assessments. This capability will enable the cohort companies to collaborate with their communities of digital health leaders to build effective security programs that effectively manage cybersecurity risk.

    Censinet will provide all 30 startup companies in the 2021 cohort with free access to its Cybersecurity Risk Accelerator Program. This educational initiative includes best practices, policies, procedures, and controls for managing risk, along with complimentary access to Censinet RiskOps™, a cloud-based platform that integrates cybersecurity and enterprise risk management with operations for healthcare.“

    The goal of MassChallenge HealthTech is to support our cohort of digital health startups as they develop and bring to market the world’s most innovative solutions for healthcare transformation,” said Devon Sherman, SVP of MassChallenge HealthTech. “Our partnership with Censinet accelerates the 2021 HealthTech innovators’ understanding of and adherence to security regulations, all while streamlining the risk assessment process as they bring their products to market.”

    Startups and industry partners interested in learning more about the Censinet Cybersecurity Risk Accelerator Program can learn more at censinet.com/accelerator-program. For more information on how healthcare organizations can reduce and avoid the impact of risk, please visit: censinet.com/RiskOps or watch the on-demand webinar with Ed Gaudet and Karl West, former Intermountain Healthcare CISO, as they discuss RiskOps: censinet.com/RiskOps webinar.

    About Censinet
    Censinet, based in Boston, MA, enables healthcare organizations to take the risk out of their business with Censinet RiskOps™, the first and only cloud-based exchange that integrates and consolidates enterprise risk management and operations capabilities across critical clinical and business areas. Censinet transforms healthcare risk by increasing productivity and operational effectiveness while eliminating risks to care delivery, data privacy, and patient safety. Find out more about Censinet and its RiskOps platform at censinet.com.

    About MassChallenge
    MassChallenge is the global network for innovators. Headquartered in the United States with seven locations worldwide, MassChallenge equips bold entrepreneurs to disrupt the status quo and to create meaningful change. Since launching in 2009, more than 2,400 MassChallenge alumni have raised more than $6.2B in funding, generated more than $3B in revenue, and created more than 157,000 total jobs. Learn more about MassChallenge at masschallenge.org.

    Contact:
    Rob Ciampa
    Censinet
    (617) 286-6785
    [email protected]

    Luke Lennon
    MassChallenge HealthTech:
    (781) 588-6964
    [email protected]

    Posted 4.8.2021

  • New Report from Pivot Point Consulting Explores Q2 Trends

    NASHVILLE, TENN. (PRWEB) APRIL 07, 2021

    In keeping with its dedication to remaining ahead of developing trends in healthcare, Pivot Point Consulting, 2020 Best in KLAS Overall IT Services Firm and a healthcare IT consulting leader, today released the latest edition of its Quarterly Pivot report. This new report, which examines trends that will affect providers and payers in Q2 of 2021, offers insights on diverse topics including managed services, mergers and acquisitions, virtual care, data analytics, and electronic health records (EHRs).

    “The last 12 months have been some of the most tumultuous in recent history, especially in the healthcare industry,” said Rachel Marano, Pivot Point Consulting Managing Partner and Co-Founder. “Many segments of the sector have seen 5-10 years’ worth of changes implemented in that time and are struggling to determine what is next. Our intention with this report is to offer proven, evidence-based guidance to help healthcare IT leaders make better, more-informed decisions that will help them bring some welcome stability to their organizations and help them plan for the future.”

    Trends identified in the Q2 Quarterly Pivot are highlighted below. To access the full Q2 Quarterly Pivot report, including additional insights and resources like innovations and important industry events from Pivot Point Consulting’s subject matter experts, download the full report here.

    Managed Services:

    • Ongoing Patient IT Support – The growth of self-service capabilities for patients means patients will be working through a myriad of applications, portals and devices that will require a high degree of customer service and support. Providers must be prepared to offer and scale that assistance.
    • COVID-19 Vaccination Demand Management – As vaccinations become more widely available, health systems’ ability to handle increased call volumes and the influx of support needs for both patients and healthcare staff will continue to drive the need for direct or overflow managed services options.
    • Managed Services Return on Investment – In the past, support for IT (such as non-functioning passwords), patient-facing applications, EHRs and other clinical applications were handled by separate teams. The post-COVID landscape, however, points to a need for a blended support model that covers all these areas under a single umbrella – a model that is often best handled through managed services.

    M&A:

    • Deals Heat Up – All indicators are 2021 will be a busy year for M&A activity for providers, payers and vendors – and a conglomeration of all three. After a pause in 2020, many organizations are back in growth mode, and will be seeking to make up lost ground in 2021.
    • Rationalization ROI – Increased M&A activity, combined with a focus on IT value and optimization is driving the C-suite to look strategically at service, application and vendor rationalization. Many health systems will be proactively reviewing applications and solutions across their current environments and building rationalization models into the growth strategy “playbooks.”

    Virtual Care:

    • Amazon’s Healthcare Expansion – Amazon’s expansion into healthcare continues at a blistering pace. Recently Amazon Care announced it will expand its virtual care to other companies and Amazon employees in all 50 states. The result is Amazon has become a major player across a large continuum of care delivery in just two years. Traditional providers will need to prepare for this new competition.
    • Additional Telehealth Funding – After collecting and reviewing public input, in mid-March the FCC submitted its proposal to launch the second round of the FCC’s $250 million COVID-19 telehealth program. Healthcare organizations should begin looking now at how they can best take advantage of this new cash infusion.

    Data Analytics:

    • Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning – AI and ML tools are playing more of a critical role in driving insights from non-structured data. AI in particular is delivering insights that might not be readily obvious to clinicians or administrators. New, stronger AI and ML tools will continue to be introduced to take advantage of these capabilities and their ability to drive predictive outcomes.
    • Strong Data Governance – As organizations make business and clinical decisions based on their data, it is critical to have an interdisciplinary team of experts to help determine policy, procedure and process, as well as to ensure that decisions prioritize patient care first. This will become a greater priority in Q2.
    • On-Demand Reporting as a Service – Many organizations are just starting to set up Centers of Excellence for on-demand reporting and overall data analytics. Using an on-demand model that focuses on reporting as a service, rather than starting from scratch, will be used more often to quickly stand up a robust team.

    EHR:

    • Tech Giants Become More Embedded – Companies such as Google, Amazon and Apple are presenting new and innovative ways for patients to manage components of their health directly. The drive toward full data integration will continue to provide catalysts for these tech companies to aggregate data, making health data portability more of a reality.
    • Driving Toward Patient Self-Service – The near-instantaneous move to virtual care as a result of COVID-19 created new demands on scheduling and care delivery, as well as associated EHR changes to support these needs. Many of these changes are likely to remain in place and encourage more patient self-service.
    • Health Records and Health Plans – EHR vendors and health plans will continue to partner as means of streamlining prior authorizations for members. These authorizations will increasingly be delivered at the point-of-care rather than as a post-visit activity, speeding fulfillment while helping ensure referrals remain in-network.

    “While the effect COVID-19 has had on health plans, providers and patients has been profound and undeniable – with vaccine availability expanding rapidly – the overall expectation is a shift to whatever the new ‘normal’ will be,” Marano said. “Health plans and providers should plan accordingly. Pivot Point Consulting is ready to help in all of these areas.”

    The Quarterly Pivot report is published each quarter and features trends watch, innovations to know about, upcoming industry events and thought leadership resources. Access the full Q2 Quarterly Pivot report here.

    About Pivot Point Consulting
    Pivot Point Consulting enables healthcare organizations to realize the most value from their technology through our Advisory, Enterprise Application Support, EHR, ERP, Data Analytics and Revenue Cycle Management services. Our experts deliver consulting, managed services and talent solutions to providers, payers and life sciences organizations. Pivot Point Consulting has earned multiple industry and workplace quality awards, including Best in KLAS: Overall IT Services Firm (2020), Top Three Best in KLAS for HIT Implementation and Support (2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019), Highest Rated Vendor in KLAS Implementation Services in the Select Category (2017), #1 in KLAS for Epic Consulting in the Select Category (2016), #9 in Modern Healthcare’s Best Places to Work (2016). Practices: Epic®, Community Connect®, Cerner®, Siemens®, Allscripts®, MEDITECH®, McKesson®, Centricity®, eClinicalWorks®, NextGen® CPSI®, MEDHOST®, athenahealth®, Greenway®, Workday®, Lawson/Infor®, Peoplesoft®, SAP®, Kronos® and Facets®.

    For more information, visit us at pivotpointconsulting.com.

    Contact:
    Kim Warth, Amendola Communications, [email protected]

    Posted 4.8.2021

  • MEDITECH partners with WELL™ Health to enhance digital patient engagement through Expanse

    New MEDITECH Expanse capabilities streamline provider communications with real-time, two-way patient messaging on the patient’s preferred channel.

    April 7, 2021 – MEDITECH is pleased to announce Expanse Patient Connect, powered by WELL™ Health, a contemporary, mobile solution enabling bidirectional, meaningful communication between healthcare organizations and their patients.

    Available through the MEDITECH Cloud Platform, the solution leverages WELL Health’s automated patient interaction functionality to improve provider efficiency and keep patients and their families connected to their care in the most convenient way possible.

    “MEDITECH is committed to strengthening the relationships between our customers and their patients,” said MEDITECH Executive Vice President Helen Waters. “Expanse Patient Connect enables our customers to meet a range of communications needs, while ‘closing the last mile’ with patients and their families, connecting them in real-time, wherever they are, in one of the most widely accessible ways — through text messaging.”

    Expanse Patient Connect and its integration with WELL Health uses EHR appointment data to automatically send patients routine reminders, instructions, and follow-up messages in 19 languages, empowering staff to communicate with more patients by eliminating language barriers. Avoiding manual and repetitive work ensures clinicians remain focused on the patient experience and providing a frictionless interaction.

    The solution helps organizations avoid significant lost revenue by quickly identifying cancellations and preventing no shows. Patient responses to confirm or cancel appointments flow automatically back into the MEDITECH Expanse EHR, significantly streamlining workflows.

    While text messaging improves accessibility and convenience — especially for those patients with limited access to smartphones or the Internet — enabling the advanced features will drive a deeper connection to patient health and wellness opportunities. Patients can conveniently access links to pre-register, complete questionnaires, or review their latest results — all accessible through their MEDITECH Patient Portal or MHealth patient app and/or via text messaging.

    “Even before the pandemic, patients were frustrated with a system not built around them, requiring them to leave voicemails, play phonetag, and wait on hold to connect with their providers,” said Guillaume de Zwirek, CEO and Founder, WELL Health Inc. “This MEDITECH partnership offers healthcare providers the top-rated, HIPAA-compliant, secure messaging solution to reach patients where they are and how they want to be reached — via SMS/Texting, phone, email, or live chat — without downloading an app.”

    Available for both U.S. and Canadian customers, the benefits of Expanse Patient Connect are far reaching, helping organizations achieve their broader communication goals around care management, patient engagement, chronic condition management, and wellness.

     

    Contacts

    Rose McCarthy

    Public Relations and Media Relations Manager

    MEDITECH

    781-774-5229

    [email protected]

    Posted 4.7.2021

  • The HCI Group Simplifies Digital Transformation for Health Systems Through New Service Line

    StrategyNxt creates customized digital strategy in just 12 week

    JACKSONVILLE, FL, April 7, 2021 — The HCI Group, a Tech Mahindra company, recognized by Black Book Research as 2021’s ‘top-rated System-Wide Technology, Innovation & Organizational Digitalization Strategy Consultants1’ has launched a new service that simplifies digital transformation for healthcare organizations.

    Digital strategies are increasingly important in gaining and retaining patients in the post-pandemic healthcare environment. But many health systems are challenged to spend less while doing more for patients. The HCI Group’s StrategyNxt delivers a customized digital strategy in just 12 weeks for a fixed price of $250,000, helping to address that challenge.

    “A good digital strategy affects all aspects of an organization. You create a better experience for your customers and your caregivers,” said Will Conaway, co-leader of StrategyNxt and Vice
    President of Provider Delivery for HCI.

    Led by former CIOs for large health systems, StrategyNxt increases the effectiveness of digital strategies by involving stakeholders from across a health system in creating and executing the
    strategies. Each client receives a gap analysis, industry benchmark and a complete plan to move forward with their transformation — a robust strategy completely aligned with their health system’s objectives.

    “We focus on how to deliver the best quality care at a price point that makes the best sense for all. That’s a tremendous competitive advantage and that’s what helps patients and their families the most,” said Edward Marx, co-leader of StrategyNxt with Conaway and Chief Digital Officer.

    Clients also benefit from the broad experience and extensive expertise that StrategyNxt offers. In addition to industry leaders like Marx and Conaway, the StrategyNxt team includes clinicians and business leaders. StrategyNxt leverages its renowned design and experience teams that have created the stories, content and commerce behind global consumer brands.

    Although digital strategies differ based on organizations’ needs and resources, the most effective strategies align with the health system’s overarching strategy. “We see a lot of disconnect around that in healthcare,” Conaway said. “You need to be sure that the technical and digital sides support the operations side.”

    StrategyNxt brings about digital transformation while lowering costs. “We’ve helped organizations take costs out of their IT budgets and reinvest a portion of those savings into their digital
    transformation. You can’t do that without a digital strategy.” said Marx, noting that one organization reduced operating costs by 25% while transforming.

    StrategyNxt is available immediately to organizations across the Healthcare and Life Sciences industry. For more information visit https://www.thehcigroup.com/

    About The HCI Group
    The HCI Group is a global leader in healthcare digital transformation. We are committed to improving healthcare globally through a combination of disruptive innovation, design thinking and
    cost optimization. Headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida, with international headquarters in the United Kingdom, HCI offers a broad scope of digital transformation solutions in nearly 20 countries in North America, Europe, Middle East and Asia Pacific.

    Media Contact
    Chris Parry
    [email protected]

    Posted 4.7.2021
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