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NASHVILLE, TN - October 10, 2019 – Clearwater, the leading provider of Enterprise Cyber Risk Management and HIPAA compliance software and consulting services for the healthcare industry, announced today that Executive Chairman Bob Chaput will be among the keynote speakers at the Cylera HIoT Security Executive Summit, taking place in Miami Beach, FL, October 17-18.
Shelton, CT – October 8, 2019 – International medical imaging IT and cybersecurity company Sectra (STO: SECT B) will install its award-winning PACS at the 7 hospitals and 50 plus outpatient clinics that comprise Marshfield Clinic Health System. The Sectra solution will provide consolidation of all radiology images on a single platform and allow for efficient remote reading by radiologists.
October 7, 2019 - Capsa Healthcare is pleased to announce a collaboration with Imprivata®, the healthcare IT security company, and Coretek to integrate Imprivata Medical Device AccessTM and Imprivata OneSign® with Capsa’s CareLink Nurse Workstations.
October 3, 2019. Enterprise Health Record (EHR) vendor MEDITECH supports Health Records on iPhone, which brings together hospitals, clinics, and the existing Apple Health app to make it easy for consumers to see their available medical data from multiple providers whenever they choose. Previously, patients’ health records were held in multiple locations, requiring consumers to log into each care provider’s website and piece together the information manually. Apple worked with the healthcare community to take a consumer-friendly approach and created Health Records based on FHIRⓇ (Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources), a standard for transferring electronic health records.
SEATTLE, WA, Oct. 2, 2019 -- TransformativeMed announced today a strategic partnership with Crossings Healthcare Solutions that will address challenges with EHRs, increase physician satisfaction, and improve clinical efficiency. The companies' solutions are highly complementary, as each delivers custom solutions that enhance Cerner's EHR system to improve clinician satisfaction through better workflow, ease-of-use, efficiency and communication.
October 2, 2019. MEDITECH is proud to announce that it is one of the first vendors to offer an EHR through Google Cloud Platform (GCP). This new collaboration solidifies MEDITECH’s commitment to securely delivering greater access to patient data, facilitating interoperability, and enhancing scalability.
Minnetonka, MN – October 2, 2019 – Vital, a leading provider in Enterprise Imaging solutions, was named in the Gartner Hype Cycle for Real-Time Health System Technologies, 2019 report1. This report can help CIOs assess the value of healthcare technologies that will enable the next-generation healthcare delivery organization archetype.
NASHVILLE, TN -- September 26, 2019 -- emids, a leader in digital engineering and transformation solutions to the healthcare industry, today announced it has partnered with New Mountain Capital, a leading growth-oriented investment firm with over $20 billion in assets under management. As part of the transaction, emids management and other select stakeholders will remain invested in the Company, while current investors Baird Capital and Council Capital are exiting. The investment by New Mountain sets the stage for the continued accelerating growth of emids as the healthcare industry’s preferred partner for digital transformation.
IRVING, TX — September 25, 2019 — RxCrossroads by McKesson and CoverMyMeds today announced the launch of AMP: Access for More PatientsTM, a first-in-class, technology-driven patient support solution that transforms how patients access, afford and adhere to their medications. Designed to automate access to specialty medications for physicians and patients, this collaboration brings together the robust technology platform and established provider network of CoverMyMeds with the deep specialty experience and commercialization expertise of RxCrossroads by McKesson.
NASHVILLE, TN - August 22, 2019 – Clearwater, the leading provider of cyber risk management and HIPAA compliance solutions, is addressing the nation’s widening cybersecurity talent gap head on, partnering with three of the nation’s leading Information Security and Intelligence programs to help train the next generation of cybersecurity professionals.
September 19, 2019 - MEDITECH has further extended its global presence by partnering with Aga Khan University, an international institution of distinction providing health services to millions of people in the developing world, to deploy Expanse, the company's state-of-the-art, web-based Enterprise Health Record (EHR). The initial deployment will be at Aga Khan’s academic medical center and clinics in Nairobi, Kenya with a subsequent deployment in Karachi, Pakistan.
9.18.2019 By Arika Lycan, Director, Corporate Partner Services The fourth annual CHIME Partner Education Summit 2019 (CPES19) took place Sept. 4-6 in Chicago. It was another great year, and initial feedback from partners has been overwhelmingly positive. It was so nice to connect with many of our CHIME Foundation partners, and to hear from an incredible faculty of CHIME members and Foundation leaders. Take a... read moreAustin, TX — September 17, 2019 — CynergisTek, Inc. (NYSE AMERICAN: CTEK), a leader in information security, privacy, and compliance, today announced that it has appointed Benjamin Denkers as its Senior Vice President of Security and Privacy Services. In this position, Denkers will be responsible for the delivery of consulting, managed, and professional services as the company continues its transition into a pure play cybersecurity services organization. Denkers is a cybersecurity and consulting veteran with nearly 20 years of experience across multiple industries.
NASHVILLE, TN - SEPTEMBER 16, 2019 - Pivot Point Consulting is excited to announce the addition of Keith Olenik as Vice President, Revenue Cycle Services --which includes revenue cycle advisory services and talent solutions, as well health information management, coding and clinical documentation improvement (CDI). Olenik brings more than three decades of experience working with provider healthcare delivery systems as a member of senior management and as a consultant. He specializes in practical solutions to streamline business operations, evaluate and implement information technology applications and enhance health care operations through process improvement.
MADISON, WI – September 13, 2019 – Nordic has created Registry Direct, a solution that will save healthcare organizations thousands of hours of manual abstraction and uploading of data to the American Heart Association’s (AHA) Get With The Guidelines® (GWTG) online registry. Registry Direct works using healthcare interoperability standards that are supported by all major EHRs.
DALLAS, TX - September 17, 2019 – Phynd Technologies is pleased to announce that it has become a member of the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) Foundation. As a CHIME Foundation member firm, Phynd will play a vital role in CHIME’s continuing education efforts and have opportunities to interact with leading healthcare Chief Information Officers, Chief Medical Information Officers, and other executives and thought leaders.
SAN JOSE, CA - September 11, 2019 - Vocera Communications, Inc. (NYSE:VCRA), a recognized leader in clinical communication and workflow solutions, today announced that it has entered into a three-year agreement with Provincial Health Services Authority (PHSA). This agreement is a contracting vehicle that outlines terms and conditions for delivering, installing and supporting Vocera solutions in clinics, hospitals, and specialty health centers across British Columbia.
NASHVILLE, TN — September 11, 2019 — Pivot Point Consulting is excited to announce the addition of Jeff Maris to lead its Cerner Strategic Implementation and Partnerships team. Maris brings two decades of experience with Cerner—leading both sales and delivery as a Technology Sales Executive who expanded Cerner’s CareAware business and as a Technical Implementation... read moreSAN JOSE, CA - September 10, 2019 - Vocera Communications, Inc. (NYSE:VCRA), a recognized leader in clinical communication and workflow solutions, today announced that Metro Health – University of Michigan Health has improved its stroke time to treatment from 53 to 29 minutes, in part through Vocera technology.
SPRINGFIELD, VA - September 10, 2019 – Spok, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Spok Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: SPOK) and a leader in healthcare communications, today released the results of its ninth annual survey on mobile strategies in healthcare. Respondents included more than 450 healthcare professionals from hospitals and health systems around the country, of whom 38% were clinicians and 21% were IT or telecommunications staff.
