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January 23, 2018 – Divurgent announced that Liz Keller has been promoted to Vice President of Client Services. As a tenured Divurgent team member, Keller continues to expand Divurgent’s strategic healthcare IT projects and build on the firm’s reputation for excellence among its current and future clients.
January 23, 2018 –Health Catalyst, a leader in healthcare analytics, decision support and outcomes improvement, announced today that Timothy G. Ferris, MD, Chairman and CEO of Massachusetts General Physicians Organization (MGPO), has joined the company’s board of directors, replacing Penny Wheeler, MD, the CEO of Allina Health, whose board term is now completed.
Burlington, MA. - January 22, 2018 - Nuance Communications, Inc. today announced the release of Dragon Medical Practice Edition 4, the latest locally installed version of Nuance’s industry-leading clinical speech recognition solution for smaller practices. Through deep learning technology and sophisticated acoustic models, Dragon Medical Practice Edition 4 puts Nuance’s leading artificial intelligence (AI)-powered technology in the hands of busy clinicians in independent practices. Increased documentation efficiency allows for more time with patients, improved quality to better inform care teams and staff, decreased turnaround time and increased cost savings.
January 22, 2018 – Cumberland Consulting Group announces the promotion of 10-year company veteran Chris Miller to partner. Miller joins the leadership team of Cumberland’s Provider Division and will be leading the multi-year enterprise Epic implementation for the University of Vermont Health Network. Previously, Miller served as principal for the company.
January 16, 2018 – The future of healthcare is in its data, and easy exchange of data is the future of the industry. The Orion Health Knowledge Hub featured over 120 original blog and video posts in 2017 related to this topic.
January 16, 2018 – Health Catalyst, a leader in healthcare data analytics, decision support and outcomes improvement, announced that three of healthcare’s most respected and well-known thought leaders are joining the company as strategic advisors. Brent James, M.D., Eric Topol, M.D., and Timothy Zoph bring to Health Catalyst many decades’ experience leading and inspiring a revolution in quality and the use of technology within world-class healthcare organizations.
January 16, 2018 - Nordic announced today that it has acquired the revenue cycle transformation practice of The Claro Group, LLC. With this acquisition, Nordic takes its first step beyond Epic-focused consulting and into the technology-agnostic management consulting world.
January 15, 2018 - Ochsner Health System and Vital Images announced today a partnership to deploy an enterprise imaging solution that will support Ochsner and its vision of a multidisciplinary, multifunctional medical image-management system. Through the partnership, Ochsner will deploy Vital’s family of software products, known as Vitrea Vision, Vitrea Connection and Vitrea Intelligence, to deliver a complete enterprise imaging solution across the health system.
Novarad Corporation, a leader in the development of medical imaging software, has recently entered into contract with Allied Bone and Joint (ABJ), a division of Allied Physicians of Michiana, LLC.
“We take pride in helping Allied Bone and Joint serve more and more patients in the Michiana and Plymouth areas of Indiana with the highest quality of orthopedic care,” Fred Trovato, Global Senior Vice President of Sales at Novarad said.
January 9, 2018 - Orion Health, a leading provider of interoperability, population health management and precision medicine solutions, today announced that it will be represented in five speaking sessions at HIMSS18, the health information technology industry’s leading annual conference.
January 9, 2018 - (BUSINESS WIRE)--Vocera Communications, Inc. (NYSE:VCRA), a recognized leader in clinical communication and workflow solutions, today announced that Episcopal Senior Communities (ESC) is improving staff communication and resident safety by using the Vocera Communication System at all six of its multi-level living communities in the San Francisco Bay Area.
January 8, 2018 - CITI announced joining CHIME’s Cooperative Member Services Program. This program will strengthen CITI and CHIME’s relationship with CIO and leaders of healthcare organizations, allowing CITI to showcase their expertise in healthcare applications, interoperability, and decommission of legacy applications with their Data Retirement and Interoperability Solution, (DRIS).
Gurgaon, India - January 8, 2018 - MphRx announces today that Medanta Hospital, one of India’s biggest multi super specialty chain of hospitals and clinics, has launched a reporting solution across their network of facilities. Built on the FHIR based digital health platform – Minerva, the solution includes a configurable lab and radiology reporting engine that provides standardized lab reports with a trend-based view of past test results.
January 04, 2018 - (BUSINESS WIRE)--Vocera Communications, Inc. (NYSE:VCRA), a recognized leader in clinical communication and workflow solutions, today announced that Hunt Regional Medical Center has improved patient engagement and satisfaction by standardizing nurse leader rounding and follow-up calls with Vocera technology.
January 4, 2018 – KLAS Research gave Health Catalyst a score of 89.0* for overall performance in a report released today, “Population Health Management 2017, Part 2: Balancing Collaboration And Functionality.”
The new report especially highlighted Health Catalyst
January 4, 2018 - DrFirst, the market leader in ePrescribing and medication management solutions, has issued its response to the President’s Commission on Combating Drug Addiction and the Opioid Crisis, which recently issued a report with recommendations. With the added gravity of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announcing that life expectancy has fallen for the second year in a row as opioid-related deaths have surged, the company offers its support in dealing with the national crisis.
January 03, 2018 - (BUSINESS WIRE)--Vocera Communications, Inc. (NYSE:VCRA), a recognized leader in clinical communication and workflow solutions, announced today that U.S. Army Regional Health Command-Pacific (RHC-P) is expanding Vocera technology at three military facilities.
January 3, 2018 – Health Catalyst, a technology leader in healthcare analytics, decision support and outcomes improvement, announced a multi-year agreement with Hospital Sisters Health System to implement the Health Catalyst Data Operating System (DOS™). Hospital Sisters Health System (HSHS) is a multi-institutional health care system that cares for patients in 14 communities in Illinois and Wisconsin.
January 2, 2018 – Hyland Healthcare and Jopari Solutions, Inc., a healthcare information technology and connectivity company, have recently partnered to offer access to OnBase Mackinac – a workflow and business process management solution – to Jopari payer and provider customers.
Dec. 22, 2017 – Vocera Communications, Inc. today announced that KLAS Research featured the company in its latest report, “Secure Communication 2017: The Realities of Secure Communication Platform Adoption.” The annual report examines the performance and adoption of secure communication platforms based on technology user interviews. Among the fully rated vendors in the report, Vocera rates highest for enabling effective care team communication.
