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ePatientFinder Raises $8.2 Million in Series B Equity Financing

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377318LOGOePatientFinder, a healthcare technology company that connects physicians with potentially life-changing clinical trials for their patients, announced today that it has secured $8.2 million in Series B financing from a strategic healthcare technology investor syndicate. The funding increases its total capital raised to nearly $11 million.

ePatientFinder will use the capital from this latest funding round to fuel the company’s next stage of growth. Its Clinical Trial Exchange platform connects life-science companies — including numerous “top 10” pharmaceutical, medical device and contract research organization (CRO) clients — with a network of physicians within clinics, hospitals, and accountable care organizations that identify and refer patients for potential clinical trial enrollment.

The Clinical Trial Exchange is deployed through numerous top-tier electronic health record and health IT partnerships. Over time, ePatientFinder intends to add additional healthcare providers and EHR partners to the exchange, further accelerating the growth of the referring provider network.

With access to millions of patient lives and powered by sophisticated algorithms from EHR data, ePatientFinder [Read more…]

Pontiac General Hospital Selects Stockell Healthcare’s InsightCS Patient Access and Patient Accounting System

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284088_handshake_detailStockell Healthcare Systems is pleased to announce that, offered as part of an integrated EHR/Revenue Cycle solution from Medsphere Systems Corporation, Pontiac General Hospital has selected the InsightCS complete, end-to-end patient access and patient accounting/billing system.

Pontiac General Hospital is a 306 licensed-bed inpatient facility in Pontiac, Michigan.  The facility is implementing the system along with Medsphere’s OpenVista electronic health record (EHR) as the hospital looks to improve management practices and clinical workflows while expanding its clinical staff and available services.

Pontiac General Hospital is implementing the InsightCS system’s suite of Enterprise Patient Registration, Payer Eligibility Checking (ANSI 270/271), Patient and Resource Scheduling, Document Management and Forms Generation, Patient Accounting and Billing, Insurance Follow-up and A/R Collections, Contract Management, Denial Tracking, ERA Processing and Reporting applications to control costs, accelerate revenue collection, and deliver exceptional patient and provider service.

The project is part of a rebirth of Pontiac General Hospital being directed and managed by Sant Partners LLC.  Led by Sanyam Sharma with the support of his family, Dr. Sanjay Sharma and Priyam Sharma, Sant Partners, LLC was formed in 2015 to address healthcare provider turnarounds.

Report Finds Major Disconnect Between Desired And Actual Use Of Telehealth Across The United States

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Avizia and Modern Healthcare Custom Media, the research division of Modern Healthcare, today announced the findings from their national telehealth survey. The report, “Closing the Telehealth Gap,” surveyed more than 280 healthcare leaders from U.S. hospitals, physician groups, ambulatory centers and other healthcare groups, and exposed a major disconnect between how healthcare providers currently use telehealth versus how they want to use the technology.

According to the findings, the most common service lines using telehealth today include stroke (44 percent), behavioral health (39 percent), staff education and training (28 percent), and primary care (22 percent). However, when executives look to the future, patient education and train­ing lead the wish list (34 percent), closely followed by remote patient home monitoring (30 percent) and primary care (27 percent).

Front_dual1-418x1030While past reports have cited consumer adoption as a top barrier to telehealth usage, these new findings show the main obstacle for healthcare providers remains centered around cash flow–without enough to fund the technol­ogy, or enough potential revenue to justify an expense. The top two barriers, encountered by about half of organizations, are the necessary investments for telehealth technology and infrastructure (50 percent) and issues related to reim­bursement (48 percent).

“As a clinician and a telehealth advocate, I empathize with the battle going on in our system today. Hospitals and doctors know where they need to go, and they ultimately know what is best for their patients, but costs and reimbursement challenges have inhibited their ability to move forward,” says Dr. Alan Pitt, Chief Medical Officer at Avizia and attending physician and Professor of Neuroradiology at the Barrow Neurological Institute.

“Getting hospitals, physicians, health plans and telehealth companies on the same page will be critical to moving healthcare forward and improving public health,” said Pitt. “We talk a lot about collaboration in healthcare between the payers and providers, but in order to truly deliver on the promise of value-based-care, it’s clear that technologists need to be a part of the business conversation.”

Overall, the report found 72 percent of U.S. hospitals are currently using telehealth, compared to 52 percent of physician [Read more…]

HIMSS Analytics Honors UC Health With The EMRAM Stage 7, And Associated practices with Stage 7 Ambulatory Awards

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UC Health

HIMSS Analytics has awarded UC Health and it’s University of Cincinnati Medical Center location with  a EMRAM Stage 7 Award, and 167 of their network practices with Stage 7 Ambulatory Awards.

“UC Health is honored to be recognized for our significant adoption of the electronic health record by achieving HIMSS Analytics Stage 7 in both our acute and ambulatory care settings.  This accomplishment is due to our commitment to improved patient outcomes through the expanded use of information technology,” said Jay Brown, UC Health, senior vice president and chief information officer. “As the region’s only academic health system, we are surrounded by innovators and visionary leaders who have recognized the importance of leveraging these tools. The HIMSS Analytics Stage 7 Award highlights our dedication to delivering the highest quality of care and enhancing the experience of our patients.”

UC Health, the University of Cincinnati’s affiliated health system is the region’s only academic health system which includes University of Cincinnati Medical Center, three additional hospitals, and the University of Cincinnati Physicians, Cincinnati’s largest multi-specialty practice group with more than 700 board-certified clinicians and surgeons.

“UC Health has gone above and beyond the EMRAM Stage 7 criteria.  They have already extended the closed-loop medication [Read more…]

Agadia Strengthens Integrations for Electronic Prior Authorization Solution

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Agadia has announced a new collaboration with e-prescribing experts at CenterX to further drive operational and clinical efficiency through innovative technologies for electronic prior authorization.

“Our integrations with EMR/EHR and e-Prescribing networks like CenterX enables our customers to benefit from a fully automated end-to-end prior authorization process, saving valuable time, money and resources,” commented Sri Swarna, CEO of Agadia.

PAHub is the driving force behind the ePA process at the largest Health Plans and PBMs in the nation, enabling an automated decision process based on claims history and pre-configured criteria for prior authorizations received through EMR/EHR and e-Prescribing networks like CenterX.

CenterX’s ePA solution provides integration with Epic’s medical record system to facilitate real-time exchange of information between the prescriber and payer. The payer then utilizes Agadia’s ePA software, PAHub, to automate the decision making process. This collaboration results in measurable savings, improved patient outcomes, and increased productivity for both prescribers and payers.

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Practice Fusion Is Cloud-Based EHR Market Share Leader According to Most Accurate Market Share Report to Date

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Practice Fusion Logo Practice Fusion, the #1 cloud-based electronic health record (EHR) platform, was named the fourth largest EHR vendor by market share — with a share of 6.5 percent of the overall EHR market in the U.S. — in the latest SK&A report on Physician Office Usage of EHR Software. Practice Fusion continues to lead the EHR marketplace as the most widely used cloud-based EHR among physician offices, according to the SK&A report.

The company has nearly 30,000 active monthly practices and realized accelerated revenue growth of more than 70 percent year-over-year in 2015.

“Practice Fusion’s position in the market is a reflection of our steadfast commitment to our community of providers and users and our mission to improve healthcare as the most connected cloud-based EHR platform in the U.S.,” said Tom Langan, CEO of Practice Fusion.

The Most Accurate Market Share Snapshot to Date

SK&A’s report showing Practice Fusion’s leading cloud-based EHR market position is based on responses collected during phone interviews with over 290,000 medical offices, which represents an additional 40,000 – 50,000 medical offices interviewed compared to previous years’ reports, confirmed Jack Schember, director of marketing at SK&A. The survey captured the largest and most accurate snapshot of the EHR marketplace to date by including a larger sample of physician offices relative to all prior year reports.

drchrono Announces New Medical API Partners

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drchrono has accounced that it has launched four new medical API partners adding new capabilities to its platform. drchrono’s newest API partners include Health Gorilla, Inuvio,Medisafe and Wink Health.  drchrono currently has over seven hundred developers in its program creating essential apps and solutions for the healthcare industry. In addition, drchrono has over 21 million API calls/transactions happening per quarter.

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“drchrono’s free API and SDK kit was built by developers for developers bringing unique functionality to medical professionals and patients in healthcare,” said Michael Nusimow, CEO and Co-founder.  “These one-of-a-kind apps built on drchrono demonstrate the flexibility of the platform while delivering new and advanced healthcare focused solutions that are vital in today’s evolving medical community.”

Health Gorilla

drchrono has partnered with Health Gorilla bringing direct access to every U.S. lab together within the drchrono platform. Now for the first time, a physician can order any diagnostic test from any U.S.-based laboratory within the Health Gorilla clinical network for free, by just tapping a few buttons on iPad, iPhone or from the web.

Some labs have strict lab order volume criteria and Health Gorilla enables any physician to get easy and secure access to their labs removing any volume-driven obstacles. Health Gorilla is focused on developing and supporting iOS, Android and web and will integrate directly into drchrono for labs and imaging ordering.

Health Gorilla’s CEO Steve Yaskin mentioned, “We are excited to partner with drchrono in our common [Read more…]

Novant Health medical group revalidated for HIMSS Stage 7 Electronic Medical Record Adoption Model

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CL66825LOGONovant Health is the first health system worldwide to be revalidated for the prestigious Health Information and Management Systems Society Analytics Stage 7 Ambulatory Award for its adoption and use of an electronic health record. All Novant Health medical group clinics – approximately 440 locations – were revalidated as part of the award.

“We are honored to be the first organization to receive this prestigious recognition from HIMSS Analytics,” said Dr. Keith Griffin, chief medical information officer for Novant Health medical group. “At Novant Health, we are committed to making health care more convenient and easier to access. This award speaks to our continued partnership with our physician clinics in using technology to provide remarkable patient care across our organization’s footprint. We join our clinic teams in celebrating this significant accomplishment.”

In July 2013, the organization finalized the implementation of the EHR in all physician clinics across the Novant Health system. The implementation was completed three years early and under budget. Novant Health initially received the HIMSS Analytics Stage 7 Ambulatory Award in October 2013.

As a Stage 7 organization, Novant Health uses a variety of EHR features and tools to elevate the quality of care provided to patients [Read more…]

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OneDX Platform Transcends Legacy System EHR Medical Image Access & Portability

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News.jpgOneDX, a platform that enables medical images to be viewed, downloaded, and shared securely from remote points using iOS, Android, or Windows OS devices, attracted a good deal of attention from health care professionals at the 2016 HIMSS Annual Conference in Las Vegas. With its customizable features, this new technology is redefining coordinated health care delivery for imaging centers in New York and Connecticut. Physicians using the platform view medical images generated offsite and integrate them instantly into a patient’s electronic health record (EHR), avoiding bottlenecks that can delay when patients receive results.

According to the company, the technology and its customizable features are redefining coordinated health care delivery for imaging centers in New York and Connecticut. Physicians using the platform view medical images generated offsite and integrate them instantly into a patient’s electronic health record, avoiding bottlenecks [Read more…]

HIM Professionals Play Vital Role in New Age of Consumer Engagement

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EMR ImageThe increased use of electronic health records, healthcare applications and other technologies by consumers has created a shift in the way healthcare providers engage with patients, expanding the role of health information management professionals in consumer engagement.

A new American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) Consumer Engagement Toolkit addresses how the culture change in healthcare organizations is creating opportunities for HIM professionals to be more actively involved with consumers. HIM professionals can ensure patients have the tools and knowledge to access their health information when and where they need it.

Instead of simply making an appointment and going to a physician’s office, patients are turning to social media and other technologies such as patient portals, e-mail and online office visits to form a new relationship with their healthcare providers. This change has increased the importance of a consumer engagement strategy [Read more…]