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Provincial Health Services Authority Signs Agreement With Vocera for Care Team Communication Across British Columbia
SAN JOSE, CA – September 11, 2019 – Vocera Communications, Inc. (NYSE:VCRA), a recognized leader in clinical communication and workflow solutions, today announced that it has entered into a three-year agreement with Provincial Health Services Authority (PHSA). This agreement is a contracting vehicle that outlines terms and conditions for delivering, installing and supporting Vocera solutions in clinics, hospitals, and specialty health centers across British Columbia.
Learn more20+ Year Cerner Strategic Implementation Leader, Jeff Maris, Joins Pivot Point Consulting’s National Cerner Team
NASHVILLE, TN — September 11, 2019 — Pivot Point Consulting is excited to announce the addition of Jeff Maris to lead its Cerner Strategic Implementation and Partnerships team. Maris brings two decades of experience with Cerner—leading both sales and delivery as a Technology Sales Executive who expanded Cerner’s CareAware business and as a Technical Implementation… read more
Learn moreMetro Health – University of Michigan Health Uses Vocera Solution to Save Time and Brain Cells
SAN JOSE, CA – September 10, 2019 – Vocera Communications, Inc. (NYSE:VCRA), a recognized leader in clinical communication and workflow solutions, today announced that Metro Health – University of Michigan Health has improved its stroke time to treatment from 53 to 29 minutes, in part through Vocera technology.
Learn moreNinth Annual Spok Survey Reveals Slow Progress for Mobile Infrastructure in Healthcare
SPRINGFIELD, VA – September 10, 2019 – Spok, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Spok Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: SPOK) and a leader in healthcare communications, today released the results of its ninth annual survey on mobile strategies in healthcare. Respondents included more than 450 healthcare professionals from hospitals and health systems around the country, of whom 38% were clinicians and 21% were IT or telecommunications staff.
Learn moreImpact Advisors Named to Consulting Magazine’s Best Small Firms to Work For List for 10th Year
CHICAGO, IL – September 10, 2019 – Impact Advisors, a leading provider of clinical, revenue cycle and information technology services to the healthcare industry, announced today that it is ranked No. 5 on Consulting Magazine’s Best Small Firms to Work For list. This is the 10th year the firm has received this prestigious honor.
Learn moreDrFirst Adds Adobe Sign to Backline® Secure Care Collaboration Platform
ROCKVILLE, MD — September 10, 2019 — DrFirst, the nation’s leading provider of e-prescribing, patient medication management, and price transparency solutions, announced today that its Backline secure care collaboration platform is now the first such mobile solution for the healthcare market to offer an e-signature capability.
Learn moreSioux Lookout Meno Ya Win Health Centre in Canada Implements the New Vocera Smartbadge
SAN JOSE, CA – September 4, 2019 – Vocera Communications, Inc. (NYSE:VCRA), a recognized leader in clinical communication and workflow solutions, today announced that Sioux Lookout Meno Ya Win Health Centre (SLMHC) has implemented the new Vocera Smartbadge for care team communication. Purpose-built for healthcare, the wearable Smartbadge combines smartphone capabilities with the hands-free freedom of the Vocera Badge.
Learn moreVocera Enhances the Mobile Communication Experience with New Vocera Vina Smartphone App
SAN JOSE, CA – September 3, 2019 – Vocera Communications, Inc. (NYSE:VCRA), a recognized leader in clinical communication and workflow solutions, today announced the release of Vocera Vina, the company’s revolutionary new smartphone application. The customizable communication app presents prioritized patient-centric calls, secure messages, and alerts in a unified inbox, and provides an intuitive user experience for clinicians inside and outside the hospital. Powered by the Vocera Platform, Vina delivers relevant context about clinical events, patient status, and clinician availability, helping care teams improve safety, quality of care, and experience for patients and care teams.
Learn moreOptimum Healthcare IT Announces Successful Go-Live of Cerner Millennium at Ellis Medicine
Optimum Healthcare IT, a Best in KLAS healthcare staffing and consulting services firm, announced that on August 3, 2019, Ellis Medicine went live on a new electronic health record (EHR), Cerner Millennium. Through Optimum’s effective project leadership, detailed planning, comprehensive training, and a proven methodology, the project was a success.
Learn moreImprivata and Vocera Partner to Advance Mobility in Healthcare
Lexington, MA and San Jose, CA – August 28, 2019—Imprivata®, the healthcare IT security company, and Vocera Communications, Inc. (NYSE:VCRA), a recognized leader in clinical communication and workflow solutions, today announced a partnership to help healthcare organizations unlock the full potential of mobility in healthcare. Combining Imprivata Mobile Device Access with Vocera Collaboration Suite, the partnership enables fast, familiar authentication into shared clinical mobile devices and the Vocera smartphone application, eliminating the burden of manual logins for healthcare providers.
Learn moreBluetree ranked #1 Epic Systems strategy, support, and implementation firm in Black Book report
MADISON, WI – August 26, 2019 – Bluetree, an Epic consulting and strategy company for healthcare providers, is the top-ranked Epic Systems Strategy, Support & Implementations firm in the Black Book Market Research report released Monday. Bluetree was rated #1 in eight of 20 categories in the report, which evaluates leading service providers across 18 operational excellence key performance indicators.
Learn moreImpact Advisors Named to Inc. 5000 List of Nation’s Fastest Growing Companies
CHICAGO, IL – August 21, 2019 – Impact Advisors, a leading provider of clinical, revenue cycle and information technology services to the healthcare industry, announced today that it has been named to Inc. magazine’s Inc. 5000 list. The Inc. 5000 list is a prestigious ranking given to only U.S.-based, privately held, independent, for-profit companies with significant percentage revenue growth. This year the firm was also named a 5-Time Inc. 5000 Honoree.
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