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Alabama One Health Record and InterSystems Set New Standard in Disaster Preparedness Ahead of Hurricane Season
CAMBRIDGE, MA – July 29, 2019 – The number of natural disasters the world has experienced has steadily increased over recent years, both in terms of volume and impact. According to the World Health Organization, every year natural disasters such as hurricanes, earthquakes, and wildfires affect nearly 160 million people worldwide. Disaster preparedness is critical to ensuring human safety in the face of unpredictable events, which requires reliable access to patient health records. This is why Alabama One Health Record relies on InterSystems, a global leader in information technology platforms for health, business, and government applications, to power Alabama’s statewide health information exchange (HIE).
Learn moreLongstanding Client Expands Relationship with CynergisTek to Amplify Vendor Security Management
Austin, TX — July 25, 2019 – CynergisTek, Inc. (NYSE AMERICAN: CTEK), a leader in healthcare cybersecurity, privacy, and compliance, today announced that one of its longest-standing customers has expanded its relationship with the company by adding the Vendor Security Management (VSM) program to its existing privacy and security services. The large healthcare system currently contracts with CynergisTek for its Compliance Assist Partner Program (CAPP) and Patient Privacy Monitoring Program, as well as partners with the company to provide security assessments for a variety of its other affiliated locations.
Learn moreMUVE Health and Quil Announce Partnership, Bringing Personalized Digital Health Platform to Total Joint Replacement Surgery
LEAWOOD, KS – July 24, 2019 – MUVE Health, a ValueHealth company, the nation’s premier value-based outpatient total joint replacement provider announces a new partnership with Quil, the digital health joint venture between Comcast NBCUniversal and Independence Blue Cross. Quil delivers an actionable and personalized digital health platform to patients and caregivers by using various navigation technology and interactive digital tools that smooth the normal fragmented experience of getting and paying for healthcare.
Learn moreMphRx Secures Certification on New G-Cloud 11 Framework
London – July 24, 2019 – My Personal Health Records Express (MphRx) today announced that they are again confirmed as a supplier on the UK Government’s G-Cloud framework, part of the Digital Marketplace.
Pivot Point Consulting Provides Services for Bayhealth to Alleviate IT and EHR Operational Burdens and Free Up Resources for Strategic Initiatives.
NASHVILLE, TN – July 24, 2019 – Healthcare IT consulting leader, Pivot Point Consulting, a Vaco Company, introduced a modern solution for healthcare systems facing challenges around utilizing costly IT consultant labor. Their new On-Demand service gives organizations access to certified IT experts when needed. It provides a flexible resourcing model that adjusts to meet any organization’s budget and includes a proven Service Request process to ensure success.
InterSystems and Rhodes Group Streamline Mobile Specimen Collection and Labeling Procedures
CAMBRIDGE, MA – July 22, 2019 – InterSystems, a global leader in health information technology, and Rhodes Group, a specialized laboratory software company, announced the launch of eMyLabCollect, a cloud-based application built to streamline specimen collecting, tracking, and labeling and to automate laboratory receiving and processing procedures. Developed on InterSystems IRIS for Health™, eMyLabCollect is ideal for use by reference labs and large regional hospitals with multiple hospital information systems (HIS) or laboratory information systems (LIS).
Learn more1,000+ Maryland Prescribers Now Use DrFirst’s iPrescribe℠ to Access the State’s PDMP and Keep Patients Safer
ROCKVILLE, MD – July 16, 2019 – More than 1,000 Maryland prescribers are making more informed prescribing decisions since adopting DrFirst’s mobile medical management platform, iPrescribe, to consult the state’s prescription drug monitoring program (PDMP) database. DrFirst, the nation’s leading provider of e-prescribing, medication management, and pricing transparency solutions, joined forces with MedChi, The Maryland State Medical Society and CRISP, Maryland’s state-designated health information exchange (HIE) and operator of the state’s PDMP, to bring the first mobile application to efficiently access the PDMP within e-prescribing workflows to Maryland prescribers in 2018.
Learn moreOptimum Healthcare IT Completes Epic Go-Live at North Mississippi Health Services
July 16, 2019 – Optimum Healthcare IT, a Best in KLAS healthcare staffing and consulting services firm, announced today that on May 10, 2019, the firm completed training and go-live of the Epic electronic health record (EHR) system at North Mississippi Health Services(NMHS) in Tupelo, MS. The organization went live on Epic across its regional network of primary and specialty clinics and nursing homes, as well as for its telehealth services.
MDabstract Joins The College Of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) As Foundation Partner
Jacksonville, FL, July 11, 2019 – MDabstract, the leading EHR discrete data abstraction and migration service, is pleased to announce that it has joined the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) Foundation as a Standard member. CHIME’s mission to advance and serve healthcare leaders through the utilization of knowledge and technology aligns with MDabstract’s commitment to support healthcare organizations using clinical information systems to improve the lives of their patients. As a CHIME Foundation member firm, MDabstract will play a vital role in CHIME’s continuing education efforts and have opportunities to interact with leading healthcare executives and thought leaders.
Learn moreNew Spok Survey Reveals Most Clinicians Believe Technology and Workload are the Top Contributors to Clinician Burnout
SPRINGFIELD, VA – July 10, 2019 – Spok, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Spok Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: SPOK) and a global leader in healthcare communications, announced new findings regarding clinician burnout. More than 470 clinical staff at U.S. hospitals and health systems responded to the Spok-administered survey, which measures clinician perception of burnout. The survey also sought to identify if organizations are implementing solutions proposed in the 2019 paper: A Crisis in Healthcare: A Call to Action on Physician Burnout. Key findings confirm that clinicians think burnout is a “public health crisis,” yet many report their organizations are not implementing recommended strategies to address it.
Learn morePonemon Institute and Censinet Find Third-Party Risk Costs the Healthcare Industry $23.7 Billion a Year
Boston, MA – July 10, 2019 – The inability to adequately assess and understand the risks that vendors pose is becoming incredibly costly to healthcare providers, according to a new report released today by Censinet and the Ponemon Institute. According to the research, the yearly hidden costs of managing vendor risk is $3.8 million per healthcare provider, far surpassing the $2.9 million that each data breach costs providers. The cost across the healthcare industry is $23.7 billion per year. The research also indicates that 56 percent of healthcare organizations have experienced a data breach introduced by one or more third-party vendors in the last two years.
Vocera CEO Brent D. Lang Accepted into Forbes Technology Council
SAN JOSE, CA – July 10, 2019 – Vocera Communications, Inc. (NYSE:VCRA), a recognized leader in clinical communication and workflow solutions, today announced the company’s president and CEO, Brent D. Lang, has been accepted into Forbes Technology Council, an invitation-only community for world-class CIOs, CTOs, and technology executives.