Health Catalyst announced it has raised $70 million. The funding round, led by existing investor Norwest Venture Partners, included contributions from other existing investors Sequoia Capital, Kaiser Permanente Ventures, Sorenson Capital, CHV Capital (an Indiana University Health Company) and Partners HealthCare.The capital will be used to fund significant continued product development investments, particularly in areas of advanced clinical and workflow applications designed to measurably improve clinical and financial outcomes.
ZirMed announced it will showcase its predictive analytics technology through client presentations and in-booth demonstrations at the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society 2015 Annual Conference & Exhibition (HIMSS15). At the conference, ZirMed will co-present an educational session alongside its client on Monday, April 13th from 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. CST, in Room S100A. ZirMed’s Chief Data Scientist, Paul Bradley, will lead the presentation “Using Data Analytics for Improving Productivity and Revenue,” that will examine how one large academic center in Chicago implemented a combination of technology improvements and best practices to reduce manual tasks, increase productivity and maximize revenue.
Black Book Rankings™ named Allscripts Sunrise platform as the top overall inpatient electronic health record (EHR) for large hospitals and academic medical centers in 2015. Allscripts Sunrise also achieved this recognition in 2014.
As part of its continued strategic endeavor to help health care systems, physicians and care teams transition from fee-for-service to value-based reimbursement models, Humana Inc.announced the formation of Transcend and Transcend Insights. Transcend offers an extended suite of Management Services that helps physicians chart a course for population health. Transcend Insights, created from the integration of Certify, Anvita Health and nliven, offers health care systems, physicians and care teams community-wide interoperability, real-time health care analytics and intuitive care tools to improve health outcomes.
NextGen Healthcare Information Systems announced that William F. Kinsley, an enterprise architect in the Company’s research and development department, has been appointed to serve as chair of the Electronic Health Record Association (EHRA) Privacy and Security Workgroup.
The Health Information Trust Alliance (HITRUST) announced the new HITRUST De-Identification Framework, developed to improve patient privacy, enhance innovation and streamline the appropriate use of healthcare data. The framework meets the need of healthcare organizations for greater guidance and consistency in the de-identification and use of de-identified healthcare data, while simplifying and streamlining the process. De-identification is a key method for protecting privacy by preventing a patient’s identity from being connected with health information and is a core component of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Privacy Rule.
SecondOpinionExpert, provider of online medical second opinions, has expanded its unique platform by launching an electronic health record mobile app for iPhone, iPad and Android devices. “This app increases patients control over medical information and records. Unlike other personal health records apps, ours allows patients to not only easily share medical records with their physicians and family, but also receive physician feedback directly through the app” The mobile app provides access to SecondOpinionExpert’s eHealth Records service, allowing patients to easily view previously uploaded medical records and images, as well as update their personal health information using a smartphone or tablet.
IOD Incorporated, a health information management (HIM) solutions for hospitals, healthcare systems and clinics, announced it has achieved full accreditation with the Direct Trusted Agent Accreditation Program (DTAAP) for HISP from DirectTrust.org and the Electronic Healthcare Network Accreditation Commission (EHNAC). Direct Trusted Agent accreditation recognizes excellence in health data processing and transactions, and ensures compliance with industry-established standards, HIPAA regulations and the Direct Project.
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