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Jersey Shore University Medical Center Improves Stroke Care Communication with Vocera Solution
SAN JOSE, CA — August 20, 2019 — Vocera Communications, Inc. (NYSE:VCRA), a recognized leader in clinical communication and workflow solutions, today announced that Hackensack Meridian Health Jersey Shore University Medical Center reduced readmission rates among stroke patients by 50 percent after implementing the Vocera Care Inform communication solution. Care Inform enables care team members to record live discharge instructions and teach-back sessions at the patient’s bedside.
Learn moreHealthcare Embracing New Era of Compliance and Analytics
BALTIMORE, MD – August 20, 2019 – Healthcare compliance analytics company Protenus today announced a $17M investment from some of the country’s top healthcare technology investment firms, to keep up with growing customer demand and to continue partnering with health systems that aim to take a more innovative approach to maintain compliance. Founded in 2014, Protenus helps health systems leverage healthcare compliance analytics to demonstrate 100% compliance and proactively identify risk across the organization, such as inappropriate access to patient data and the theft and misuse of controlled substances by hospital staff.
Learn moreSectra signs enterprise imaging contract with Vanderbilt Health
Linköping, Sweden and Shelton, CT – August 20, 2019 – International medical imaging IT and cybersecurity company Sectra (STO: SECT B) will install its enterprise imaging PACS and VNA throughout Vanderbilt Health in Nashville. The Sectra solution, integrated with Epic Radiant and Cupid, will provide physicians a full patient overview on a single workstation and allow for scalability and future growth of the health system.
Learn moreMatt Mesnik, MD, Named Chief Medical Officer for Spok, Inc.
SPRINGFIELD, VA – August 19, 2019 – Spok Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: SPOK), a global leader in healthcare communications, today announced the appointment of Matt Mesnik, MD, as Chief Medical Officer. In this role, Dr. Mesnik will be responsible for representing physicians’ needs for communication software solutions that support provider efficiency and drive improvements in patient care. Dr. Mesnik brings both clinical and technical leadership to Spok and joins a Spok clinical team focused on developing communication technologies that enable more effective clinical workflow approaches and complement a health system’s investment in electronic health records.
Learn moreNebraska Health Information Initiative Selects InterSystems to Power Shared Health Information
CAMBRIDGE, MA – August 16, 2019 – InterSystems, a global leader in information technology platforms for health, business and government applications, announced today that Nebraska Health Information Initiative (NEHII), the statewide health information exchange (HIE) designed to share clinical and administrative data among providers in Nebraska and neighboring states, has selected InterSystems to serve as the foundational technology for the HIE. NEHII will run on InterSystems HealthShare.
Learn moreVeteran Digital Marketing Leader Monica Giffhorn Joins Protenus as VP of Marketing
BALTIMORE, MD – August 14, 2019 – Protenus, the healthcare compliance analytics platform that protects patient data for the nation’s leading health systems, announced today the addition of Monica Giffhorn as Vice President of Marketing. Prior to joining Protenus, Monica spent 20+ years in strategy and digital marketing leadership roles for companies including Accenture, and Advertising.com. Most recently, as the Senior Director of Marketing for her previous employer, she oversaw holistic marketing efforts for the company’s global transportation and government healthcare.
Learn moreDrFirst Integrates Mobile Device Access to Enable Fast, Seamless Single Sign-On to Backline® to Take the Friction Out of Care Collaboration
ROCKVILLE, MD – August 7, 2019 — DrFirst announced today their collaboration to deliver single sign-on (SSO) access to HIPAA compliant messaging is now available. Using DrFirst Backline and Imprivata Mobile Device Access to enable fast, secure access to shared mobile devices and applications, users can now securely communicate in real-time across care team members and patients without the burden of manual logins to access Backline.
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MEDITECH Celebrates 50 Years of Healthcare Technology Innovation
August 6, 2019 – MEDITECH, a leading Enterprise Health Record (EHR) vendor, celebrates its 50th year in business this month, along with its more than 3,500 employees and over 2,300 global customers that use MEDITECH to provide healthcare to the communities they serve. The Massachusetts-based company’s mission is to help build a world where every patient can access their health information and participate in their own care, and every healthcare organization can serve their community quicker and more safely through cutting-edge technology with instant access to records, knowledge, and data.
Learn moreRSM Continues to Drive Innovation, Names Reichenbach-Carr Director of Data Analytics
Chicago, IL – August 6, 2019 – RSM US LLP (“RSM”) – the nation’s leading provider of audit, tax and consulting services focused on the middle market – recently named Zackery Reichenbach-Carr as the enterprise leader for data analytics within the firm’s Acceleration Center for Innovation. In his new role, Reichenbach-Carr leads the firm’s data… read more
Learn moreNordic launches Cerner Solutions
MADISON, WI – August 1, 2019 – Nordic is excited to announce that it has launched a new Cerner Solutions business line, adding to the diverse list of solutions Nordic offers to meet the needs of healthcare organizations.
Learn moreDrFirst Integrates with Epic to Deliver In-Workflow Access to Robust Real-Time Prescription Benefits to Prescribers
ROCKVILLE, MD – August 1, 2019 – Of the two-thirds of Americans who have been prescribed a medication, 50 percent of them don’t take their drugs as prescribed largely because of the high cost of the drugs and sticker shock at the pharmacy. Twenty to 30 percent of prescriptions are never even filled. The impact ripples through healthcare. Each year, the impact of patients not taking their meds as prescribed leads to nearly 125,000 deaths, 10 percent of hospitalizations, and $100–$289 billion a year in additional healthcare costs.
Learn moreSpok Customers Receive Top Ranking from U.S. News & World Report®
SPRINGFIELD, VA – July 31, 2019 – Spok, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Spok Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: SPOK) and a global leader in healthcare communications, announced that all 21 adult hospitals named to U.S. News & World Report’s 2019-20 Best Hospitals Honor Roll use Spok clinical communication solutions to facilitate care collaboration and support exceptional patient care.
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