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June 13, 2016 - Optimum Healthcare IT announced that it joined CHIME as a foundation partner for 2016. The CHIME Foundation’s mission is to collaborate with other thought leaders in the advancement of strategic and innovative applications within healthcare information technology – joining the CHIME Foundation affirms Optimum’s position as an industry leader.
June 13, 2016 - The rapid pace of change in healthcare payment continues unabated, with payers reporting they are 58% along the continuum towards full value-based reimbursement, a 10% leap since 2014. Hospitals aren’t far behind, reporting they’re now 50% along the value continuum, up 4% in the past two years.
June 9, 2016 - Fewer than a quarter of US hospitals are on track to hit the Obama Administration's 2018 goal of providing at least half their patient care through so-called "value-based" arrangements – structures that tie reimbursement from Medicare to the quality of care patients receive.
June 9, 2016 - Impact Advisors announced today that it was named to The Channel Company’s CRN 2016 SP500 list. Impact Advisors will be recognized at the SP500 VIP Club to be held at CRN’s XChange 2016 event in San Antonio in August.
June 7, 2016 - Today, KLAS released its report, “Healthcare IT Advisory 2016: The Experience Factor,” naming The Chartis Group as one of the top five comprehensive firms offering a proven breadth of services and depth of experience.
June 7, 2016 - Nordic’s continued excellence is showcased in the KLAS Healthcare IT Advisory 2016 report, which was released this week and recognizes Nordic as an advisory leader. Making its first appearance in the report, Nordic rates as a top performing comprehensive vendor for overall performance.
June 7, 2016 - Impact Advisors announced today that it has earned the top score of 97.1 in overall performance in the comprehensive quadrant of the KLAS Healthcare IT Advisory Report.
June 6, 2016 - By signing on for MEDITECH’s 6.1 EHR, 25-year customer Graham Health System is one step closer to completing their “Drive to One Graham” strategic initiative to achieve a single EHR platform. The move to 6.1 brings with it the addition of the Business and Clinical Analytics and Patient and Consumer Health Portal solutions.
June 6, 2016 – The days of providers puzzling over a mysterious EDI 277 claim status response are behind us. That’s because RelayHealth Financial has introduced RelayAssurance Status Amplifier, a new software service that automatically tracks down, inspects, and reports accurate reasons for non-payment on claims.
June 2, 2016 -- Cumberland Consulting Group announced today that managing partner Rachel Wixson will be featured in the Forbes Self-Made Women issue, to be published on June 21. Wixson will be included in the publication’s first-ever Northwestern Mutual BrandVoice second cover, which highlights four female entrepreneurs who are Northwestern Mutual clients.
June 1, 2016 – Intelerad Medical Systems today announced the launch of PanoramaTM, a zero-footprint enterprise viewer that provides seamless access to all medical images from any location at any time.
May 31, 2016 - DrFirst today announced it has acquired certain assets of California-based The IN Group, a consulting services firm that helps hospitals using MEDITECH healthcare information systems optimize clinical and technical workflows in order to enhance patient safety, increase provider efficiency and meet regulatory requirements. Through the acquisition, The IN Group becomes a division of DrFirst, led by DrFirst’s Brad Block as president, and The IN Group founder Bruce Matthias as senior vice president.
May 31, 2016 - Today RelayHealth Financial announced that its RelayClearance Authorization solution, part of the RelayClearance Plus patient access suite, now connects to 203 commercial, managed care, and government health plans covering nearly 80% of covered lives in the US. Now even more healthcare providers can take advantage of RelayClearance Authorization’s 318,000 payer-specific authorization policy screening rules to help streamline the pre-authorization verification process and reduce the associated time and cost.
May 24, 2016 -- MEDITECH’s very own A. Neil Pappalardo was recently interviewed by Modern Healthcare. Best known for being MEDITECH’s chairman, founder, and former CEO, it’s no surprise Pappalardo’s name and life’s work is recognized in the health IT (HIT) industry.
May 19, 2016 - For the third-consecutive year, Nordic has been recognized as one of the highest revenue healthcare IT companies in the nation by its placement on the Healthcare Informatics 100. Nordic ranks No. 67 on this year’s list, one spot higher than its ranking on last year’s list.
May 18, 2016 - Spok today announced that tangible results of implementing Spok's solutions are being demonstrated in many hospital throughout the country. In fact, Spok customers have achieved notable improvements in staff efficiency and patient care coordination workflows throughout their organizations using Spok Care Connect® solutions.
May 12, 2016 - Sunquest Information Systems Inc. today announced the general availability of Sunquest Laboratory 8.0.
May 11, 2016 - Health Catalyst today announced it is joining a growing number of companies that have decided to eliminate post-employment restrictive covenants.
May 10, 2016 - General Dynamics Commercial Cyber Services announced today it will expand its advanced cyber security monitoring services to industrial controls –– leveraging 40 years of experience protecting the Nation's critical intelligence infrastructure to provide military-grade cyber security services for the private sector.
May 5, 2016 - Meditech is excited to announce that Salem Regional Medical Center has recently signed for MEDITECH’s 6.1 EHR platform. The acute care hospital joins the growing list of new 6.1 customer signings, which most recently include Broadlawns Medical Center and Magnolia Regional Health Center.
