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June 20, 2017 - CFOs of hospitals and health systems today are struggling to navigate a perfect storm of financial challenges. Fewer patients are being hospitalized, which reduces fee-for-service revenue. More patients are defaulting on their bills thanks to the increased prevalence of high-deductible health plans. Meanwhile, government and commercial insurers keep launching new and confusing payment models, while the momentum behind full and partial capitation of reimbursement contracts is growing.
June 15, 2017 - Health Catalyst announced today that Duncan Gallagher has accepted an appointment to the company’s Board of Directors, and officially joined the Board of Directors on May 12.
June 15, 2017 - Healthcare information technology executive search firm Kirby Partners has earned a spot on the Forbes 2017 "America's Best Executive Search Firms” list.
June 14, 2017 - DrFirs and the Medical Society of the State of New York (MSSNY) have announced today a partnership to bring mobile e-prescribing to MSSNY members. DrFirst, the exclusive, recognized e-prescribing vendor for MSSNY, is offering a free one-year license for MSSNY members who sign up by July 31, 2017.
June 12, 2017 - The HCI Group announces St. Luke’s University Health Network’s achievement of 7 Hospitals reaching HIMSS Analytics EMRAM Stage 7 status.
June 12, 2017 - Bridget Duffy, MD, the first CXO in healthcare and the CMO of Vocera Communications, Inc., will co-host a webinar on transformational experience leadership with Rick Evans, MA, SVP and CXO at New York-Presbyterian Hospital, on Tuesday, June 13, at 1 p.m. ET.
June 9, 2018 - Health Catalyst announced that Eric Denna is joining the company as Senior Vice President of Professional Services, effective July 2017.
June 8, 2017 - Orion Health has been ranked highly on two industry lists: #38 on the IDC Health Insights HealthTech Rankings 2017 and #55 on the 2017 Healthcare Informatics' (HCI) annual list of the top 100 healthcare IT companies. Both rankings were based on 2016 calendar year revenue from healthcare IT.
June 7, 2017 - Impact Advisors announced today that CRN®, a brand of The Channel Company, has named Impact Advisors to its 2017 Solution Provider 500 list. The Solution Provider 500 is CRN’s annual ranking of the largest technology integrators, solution providers and IT consultants in North America by revenue.
June 2, 2017 - Health Catalyst has been named one of Inc. magazine’s Top 50 Best Workplaces for 2017, the publication’s second annual ranking in the fast-growing private company sector.
May 31, 2017 - Cumberland Consulting Group announced today it has been included on Modern Healthcare’s Best Places to Work list for the fifth consecutive year. The recognition program honors the top 150 employers in the healthcare industry based on employee satisfaction survey results.
May 30, 2017 - Impact Advisors today announced that it has been ranked on the annual Healthcare Informatics 100 list of the highest revenue-earning healthcare IT companies.
May 30, 2017 - An industry expert from Vital Images is participating in a discussion with the healthcare community on specialized workflow and efficiency challenges at SIIM 2017, June 1-3, Pittsburgh, PA.
May 26, 2017 - Vocera Communications has earned coveted spots on two national healthcare IT lists because of its financial performance and growing market share. Vocera was named to the 2017 IDC Health Insights HealthTech Rankings Top 50, which spotlights leading global IT suppliers to healthcare payers and providers. The company also made The Healthcare Informatics 100 list, which marks the seventh year in a row Vocera has made this list.
May 25, 2017 - DrFirst announced its sponsorship of MEDITECH’s 2017 International MUSE Conference supported by a series of showcase events. DrFirst executives will present at a total of seven educational sessions and product showcases during the weeklong conference of the electronic health record (EHR) vendor’s largest user group meeting. The conference takes place May 30 through June 2 at the Gaylord Texan Resort and Convention Center in Grapevine, Texas.
May 24, 2017 - Bernoull announced the publication of a peer-reviewed study demonstrating the use of patented analytics, medical device connectivity and combinatorial alarms to provide remote centralized continuous monitoring of post-surgical patients at risk for opioid-induced respiratory depression (OIRD).
May 23, 2017 - Cumberland Consulting Group announced today it has been included on The Healthcare Informatics 100 for the sixth time. The recognition program ranks the top 100 healthcare IT companies in the United States based on HIT revenues from the most recent fiscal year. Cumberland is listed as No. 95 on the 2017 list.
May 23, 2017 - DrFirs announces its partnership with GoodRx, a leading drug price transparency platform, to help patients save money on their prescription drugs.
May 23, 2017 - Clearwater Compliance today announced it will be the recommended cybersecurity provider for all the hospitals in the state of Georgia under an exclusive, multiyear endorsement agreement. Clearwater was awarded the exclusive endorsement and preferred provider status by Georgia Hospital Health Services (GHHS), a wholly owned subsidiary of the Georgia Hospital Association (GHA). GHA serves more than 170 hospitals and health systems representing 100 percent of the acute care hospitals in Georgia. Clearwater’s solutions are already exclusively endorsed by the American Hospital Association.
May 22, 2017 - Dr. Eric Farber, a World War II veteran and Purple Heart awardee, will gain a bit of privacy and independence while a resident of Gainesville Community Living Center. Farber is the first to receive a new set of headphones as part of a grant from Get Involved Now Inc., a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization whose mission is to meet the personal and emotional needs of patients and their families during life-defining health care moments. Get Involved Now, founded by employees of GetWellNetwork, has awarded 195 grants totaling nearly $70,000 since 2013. These grants fall into two categories: “Get Well Soon Grants” to fund projects in the hospital setting and “Get Involved Now Grants” to fund community-based projects.
