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May 4th, 2015 - MMY Consulting was nominated for the Tech Services Award at the 16th annual TechPoint Mira Awards honoring the “Best of Tech in Indiana.” TechPoint, Indiana’s technology growth initiative, honored Indiana’s best companies, entrepreneurs, educators, and other leaders for their technology excellence and innovation.
May 5, 2015 -- Health Catalyst, a leader in healthcare data warehousing and analytics, announced today that Penny Wheeler, MD, the President and Chief Executive Officer of Allina Health, has accepted an appointment to the company's Board of Directors, and will officially join the Board of Directors in July.
PatientSafe Solutions, a leader in smart point-of-care mobile solutions for healthcare, hosted more than 40 industry leaders from top hospitals, health systems, and technology solution providers during a HIMSS 2015 breakfast event to discuss the evolution, role, and benefits of smartphone-based clinical communication and collaboration solutions.
April 28, 2015 -- Vocera Communications, Inc. announced it will co-host an Innovation Showcase with Rock Health, a seed and early stage venture fund that supports companies building the next generation of healthcare technologies.
April 29, 2015 -- Epic continues their industry-leading usability performance, Cerner's customers are making the most usability progress, and MEDITECH distinguishes themselves as having made up the most ground.
April 28, 2015 -- In the third annual Health IT Industry Outlook Survey conducted by Stoltenberg Consulting Inc., a leading healthcare information technology (HIT) consulting firm, a majority of respondents (41 percent) pointed to data analytics and business intelligence as the biggest topic in health IT for 2015.
April 27, 2015 -- MEDIA ADVISORY: Zynx Health, Meritage Medical Network and Meritage Accountable Care Organization will co-present “Using a Mobile Tool to Create a Virtual Caregiver Huddle” (Session 401) at the 17th Annual National Patient Safety Foundation Congress on April 29 – May 1 in Austin, Texas.
April 23, 2015 -- As clinicians increasingly expand their use of text messaging to communicate within and across care settings, concerns about upholding compliance with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and other government rules are also increasing. Zynx Health™, the market leader in providing evidence- and experience-based clinical improvement and mobile care coordination solutions, is addressing these issues with the release of an enhanced secure messaging application within the ZynxCarebook™ mobile coordination platform.
April 23, 2015 -- athenahealth, Epic and Medfusion are the most effective vendors at helping their customers drive patient portal adoption, with all three vendors having over half of their customers report that at least 20% of patients have accessed the portal-a number well beyond the meaningful use bar of 5%. These findings and more are included in the recent KLAS report entitled "Patient Portals 2015: Adoption beyond Meaningful Use."
April 9, 2015 — Wolters Kluwer, a leading global provider of information for healthcare professionals and students, announced today that the preliminary findings of its joint study with Huntsville Hospital in Alabama to reduce the morbidity and mortality of sepsis will be presented during HIMSS15 in Chicago. The presentation, “A Multidisciplinary Approach to Combating Sepsis,” will take place on April 14 from 4-5 p.m. in room W192.
April 15, 2015 -- While there is ample clinical evidence detailing the different forms of therapies used against cancer, relatively little attention is given to helping patients cope with the disease’s devastating ancillary effects – and the treatments for it. Zynx Health™, the market leader in providing evidence- and experience-based clinical improvement and mobile care coordination solutions, announced today it is filling that void with the release of a new cancer content module rounding out its Best in KLAS–rated ZynxCare® solution.
April 15 2015 - While there is ample clinical evidence detailing the different forms of therapies used against cancer, relatively little attention is given to helping patients cope with the disease's devastating ancillary effects - and the treatments for it. Zynx Health™, the market leader in providing evidence- and experience-based clinical improvement and mobile care coordination solutions, announced today it is filling that void with the release of a new cancer content module rounding out its Best in KLAS-rated ZynxCare® solution.
April 14, 2015 - Grant Campbell, MSN, RN, Senior Director of Nursing Strategy and Informatics at Zynx Health™ and an expert in the use of evidence-based best practices to standardize care coordination, will present "Don't Drop the Baton! Improving Care Transitions with Evidence-Based Content and Mobile Technology" at the American Organization of Nurse Executives (AONE) 2015 Annual Meeting in Phoenix, Arizona.
April 7, 2015 - Lexmark International, Inc. (NYSE: LXK), a global technology leader, today introduced the company's new corporate brand and logo. The rebranding reflects both the evolution of the company as well as its vision for the future.
April 08, 2015 - Lexmark will debut its new healthcare banner, Lexmark Healthcare, at the 2015 Annual HIMSS Conference & Exhibition in Chicago, April 12-16. Lexmark Healthcare encompasses the leading healthcare software brands Lexmark has acquired, including Perceptive Software, Acuo, PACSGEAR, GNAX and Claron Technology.
March 06, 2015 - Jvion, the Atlanta-based leader in clinical predictive algorithms, announced the release of a Clostridium Difficile (C Diff) predictive use case for inpatient and outpatient providers. The C Diff use case is the latest in a broad compliment of predictive capabilities that span hospital acquired infections, chronic conditions, and individual illnesses. Using the firm’s RevEgis patient phenotype platform, the C Diff solution flags at risk individuals to help support clinician decision-making and reduce the likelihood of the deadly infection. These predictions can be produced in both inpatient and outpatient settings and can be integrated directly into existing electronic health record management systems.
April 9, 2015 - The Huntzinger Management Group, a leader in healthcare advisory and managed services consulting and staffing solutions, recently announced a number of successes achieved in 2014, marked by strong, unprecedented growth in revenue and EBITDA, with quarter over quarter growth throughout the year.
February 27, 2015 - Jvion announced today that leading healthcare venture firm, Martin Ventures, is collaborating with the Atlanta-based software company through a strategic partnership that will accelerate the adoption of Jvion’s advanced predictive capabilities suite within the provider market. Jvion is a predictive analytics company that identifies and prevents financial and clinical losses within hospitals. Capitalizing on the growing need for predictions that help prevent patient deterioration and suffering, the support of Martin Ventures will drive further market share and expansion of what is already an award-winning, leading predictive solution suite.
April 8, 2015 - As uncertainty increases in the healthcare industry, many provider organizations find themselves seeking solutions that provide real value and ultimately result in improved outcomes. For those attending the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society's Annual Conference & Exhibition (HIMSS15) April 12-16 in Chicago, CTG Health Solutions (CTGHS) will offer conversations with health information technology thought leaders on key industry issues from the company's inviting 'oasis' booth space 1580. As in years past, CTGHS' booth will offer comfortable seating and refreshments as a place of respite from the hectic pace of HIMSS.
April 8, 2015 - Vital Images, Inc., (Vital), is pleased to announce the release of VioSuite Image Management and Vitality Solutions Business Intelligence. Joining the company’s flagship products, VitreaAdvanced® and VitreaView®, these new product families give healthcare administrators a robust set of tools to improve system-wide image access and image data analytics. Vital will introduce the VioSuite and Vitality Solutions portfolios at HIMSS15 (Toshiba booth #6439) in Chicago, April 13-15, 2015.
