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The Chartis Group Releases Paper “Bridging the Digital Divide in the Healthcare C-Suite”
CHICAGO, IL – May 23, 2019 – Within many healthcare delivery enterprises, CIOs are not well positioned as thought partners within the executive team regarding strategic decisions (many of which are centered on technology itself or have meaningful technology implications), nor are CIOs fully leveraged as change agents. The digital industrialization of healthcare and its dependence on informatics and technology makes the organizational model of the past no longer tenable. This paper, “Bridging the Digital Divide in the Healthcare C-Suite” provides a new model for how health systems must reframe the role of the CIO within the C-suite to bridge the digital divide.
Learn moreImpact Advisors Named to Becker’s Hospital Review’s Top Places to Work in Healthcare List
CHICAGO, IL – May 22, 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 Becker’s Hospital Review’s 150+ Top Places to Work in Healthcare list. This is the fourth time the firm has received this prestigious recognition.
Learn moreThe Chartis Group Publishes White Paper “EHR Benefits: Unlocking the Secrets of Successful Organizations”
CHICAGO, IL – May 21, 2019 – In the five years since most U.S. hospitals reached Stage 4 on the HIMSS EMR Adoption Model scale – the stage at which clinical decision support capabilities begin to make substantial benefits possible, most hospitals have not realized these benefits. The increased costs of operating more sophisticated EHRs leave some hospitals further behind financially, leading critics to claim that EHRs have been a huge waste of time and money. This paper “EHR Benefits: Unlocking the Secrets of Successful Organizations” compares the EHR implementation and optimization methods of health systems that do and do not achieve measurable strategic benefits and shows how any organization can drive value from their EHR investment.
Learn moreNuance Drives Tangible Results for Healthcare Customers Through Cloud-based Clinical Documentation Excellence
BURLINGTON, MA – May 21, 2019 – Nuance Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: NUAN), an industry-leading provider of AI-powered solutions, today announced the company’s sustained momentum and strong ability to drive productivity, financial, and quality results for customers. Nuance has a proven track record of optimizing workflows and increasing collaboration between physicians, clinical documentation specialists, coders, quality directors, and case managers, thanks to its cloud-based solutions.
Learn morePivot Point Consulting Launches New Quality-Driven Health Information Management (HIM) Services
NASHVILLE, TN – MAY 16, 2019 – Healthcare IT consulting leader, Pivot Point Consulting, a Vaco Company, launches new quality-driven Health Information Management (HIM) services to provide trusted, end-to-end support to meet the demands of revenue cycle functions — ranging from coding and advisory services to talent solutions.
Learn moreImpact Advisors’ Named to Modern Healthcare’s Best Places to Work in Healthcare List for 10th Consecutive Year
CHICAGO, IL – May 16, 2019 – Impact Advisors, a leading provider of clinical, revenue cycle and information technology services to the healthcare industry, is pleased to announce that it has been selected, for the tenth consecutive year, as one of Modern Healthcare’s Best Places to Work in Healthcare. Specific rankings will be revealed during Modern Healthcare’s awards gala in Dallas on Sept. 26.
Learn moreImpact Advisors’ John Stanley Named to Consulting Magazine’s 2019 Top 25 Consultants List
CHICAGO, IL – May 14, 2019 – Impact Advisors, a leading provider of clinical, revenue cycle and information technology services to the healthcare industry, announced today that John Stanley, Vice President, has been named one of the “Top 25 Consultants” of 2019 by Consulting magazine. Stanley, Impact’s Market Leader for the Western U.S., has been recognized in the Excellence in Healthcare category. He will attend the Top 25 Consultants awards dinner June 13 at the Mandarin Oriental in New York City.
Learn moreAvaap Announces Successful Go-Live of Cerner CommunityWorks at Columbus Regional Health Systems
EDISON, N.J. – May 13, 2019 – Avaap, one of the fastest growing management consulting and IT services firms focused on EHR and ERP, announced that on May 6, 2019 Columbus Regional Health Systems (CRHS) went live on a new EHR, Cerner CommunityWorks. Through effective project leadership, multi-disciplinary involvement, detailed planning, stakeholder support, strong governance, a sustainable transformation plan, effective training and a unique physician experience the project was very successful.
Learn moreCynergisTek’s Second Quarter Renewals and Contract Expansions Exceed Firm’s Expectations
Austin, TX — May 10, 2019 – CynergisTek, Inc., (NYSE AMERICAN: CTEK), a leader in healthcare cybersecurity, privacy, and compliance, today announced that, it has experienced a strong start to the second quarter by experiencing a 100% renewal rate for its Compliance Assist Partner Program (CAPP) customer contracts, including several hospitals such as Martin Luther King Jr. Community Hospital in Los Angeles, CA and Legacy Community Health in Houston, TX. Additionally, several of CynergisTek’s CAPP customers expanded their relationship by adding on additional privacy and cybersecurity services and offerings, including Patient Privacy Monitoring Services (PPMS) and Virtual Chief Information Security Officer (vCISO). This 100% renewal rate and service expansion highlights the value and benefit CynergisTek continues to provide to healthcare entities on an ongoing basis.
Learn moreDivurgent Announces Microsoft Gold Level Partnership
Virginia Beach, VA – May 7, 2019 – Divurgent is excited to announce the addition of Gold Partnership with Microsoft, an honor that distinguishes the firm as a recognized leader in the implementation of Microsoft technologies. The company will continue to grow their technical competencies to align to the ever-changing technology platforms; from Windows 10 migrations to the integrated collaboration tool, Teams, they are now positioned to support and partner long term with their clients.
Learn moreProtenus 2019 Drug Diversion Digest: 47.2 Million Doses Lost Due to Hospital Employee Theft and Misuse
BALTIMORE, MD – May 7, 2019 – Protenus, a healthcare compliance analytics platform that uses artificial intelligence to find anomalous behavior in our nation’s leading health systems, announced today new research that details the effects of clinical drug diversion on healthcare organizations, providers and patients. As the national conversation about opioid abuse continues, the effects of this epidemic on healthcare workers, who have easy access to controlled substances, remain underreported.
Learn moreNew RSM Research Explores Cybersecurity Concerns and Vulnerabilities for Middle Market Businesses
CHICAGO, IL – May 02, 2019 – Middle market leaders increasingly recognize the heightened risk of cyber threats and data breaches that are continuing to capture headlines, but fail to realize they are prime targets for cyber attacks. That’s according to results from the RSM US Middle Market Business Index (MMBI) Cybersecurity Special Report released today from RSM US LLP (“RSM”), in partnership with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.
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