Veteran 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.

DrFirst 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.

Nordic 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.

DrFirst 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.

Spok 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.

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).

Longstanding 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.

MUVE 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.

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).

1,000+ 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.

Optimum 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.

New 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.

Ponemon 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.

CynergisTek Supports Multiple Educational Programs to Address the Future of the Cybersecurity

Austin, TX, July 09, 2019 – CynergisTek, Inc., (NYSE AMERICAN: CTEK), a leader in healthcare cybersecurity, privacy, and compliance, today announced its support for two innovative programs that provide cybersecurity education and training to help groom a future workforce of cybersecurity professionals. Programs of this nature provide the resources needed to address the future shortage of well-trained and educated professionals interested in this field.