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June 6, 2018 – Vocera Communications, Inc. (NYSE:VCRA), a recognized leader in clinical communication and workflow solutions, today announced that its Vocera Rounds solution won the “Best Overall Patient Engagement Solution” Award from MedTech Breakthrough, an independent organization that recognizes top companies, technologies and products in the global health and medical technology market.
Baltimore, MD - June 6, 2018 - (Newswire.com) - Protenus, a healthcare compliance analytics platform that monitors activity within electronic health records, today announced the addition of Brian Holtmeier as Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining Protenus, Brian spent 15 years in financial and accounting roles for IBM, recently as the CFO of IBM Security Systems, CFO of the IBM-acquired SaaS marketing automation company SilverPop, and Assistant Controller for IBM North America.
Shelton, CT - June 5, 2018 - International medical imaging IT and cybersecurity company Sectra (STO: SECT B) has been awarded a contract to install their enterprise imaging PACS throughout Sanford Health. The Sectra solution, integrated with the Epic EMR, will enable access and sharing of images and information across the entire clinical pathway.
Corruption is fundamentally incompatible with the full enjoyment of human rights, according to a new policy paper1 written by the Universal Rights Group (URG), financial investigations expert Angela Barkhouse, and Kroll, the leading global provider of risk mitigation and investigative services. The paper, Corruption: A Human Rights Impact Assessment, partially funded by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO), shows that corruption, especially grand corruption, has major negative implications, both direct and indirect, for the enjoyment of human rights and the realisation of the Sustainable Development Goals’ (SDG) call that ‘no one [should be] left behind.’
Chicago, IL - June 5, 2018 - Impact Advisors, LLC, a leading provider of healthcare information technology services, announced today that CRN®, a brand of The Channel Company, has named Impact Advisors to its 2018 Solution Provider 500 list. The Solution Provider 500 is CRN’s annual ranking of the largest technology integrators, solution providers and IT consultants in North America by revenue.
Chicago, IL - June 5, 2018 - Impact Advisors, LLC, a leading provider of healthcare information technology services, announced today that it has been recognized as a top performer in the KLAS HIT Assessment & Strategic Planning 2018 report, earning an overall score of 95.6. The report surveyed healthcare leaders to reveal those firms that consistently exceed clients’ expectations.
June 4, 2018 – Vocera Communications, Inc. (NYSE:VCRA), a recognized leader in clinical communication and workflow solutions, announced the National Bank of Kuwait (NBK) Children’s Hospital at Sabah Medical District is deploying Vocera technology throughout its new oncology building to improve care team communication and create a quieter, more healing environment for patients. Physicians, nurses, managers and support staff will be using the hands-free Vocera Badge and secure texting via the Vocera mobile app in its new center for hematology, cancer, and stem cell treatments. The project was timely executed in cooperation with Al Essa Group in Kuwait, a technology reseller in Kuwait.
Chicago, IL - June 4, 2018 - (Newswire.com) - New ways of approaching behavioral analytics and how healthcare organizations use such tools are necessary because auditing every access is now a possibility, thanks to artificial intelligence. Robert Lord, president and co-founder of Protenus, the world’s leading healthcare compliance analytics platform, will present with David Holtzman, the vice president of compliance strategies for CynergisTek, on the use of User and Entity Behavior Analytics (UEBA) to identify anomalous and potentially risky behaviors within healthcare information systems.
Chicago, IL - May 15, 2018 - Impact Advisors, LLC, a leading provider of healthcare strategy and implementation services, is pleased to announce that it has been selected, for the ninth consecutive year, as one of Modern Healthcare’s Best Places to Work in Healthcare. Specific rankings will be revealed during Modern Healthcare’s awards gala in Dallas on September 27.
Chicago, IL - May 21, 2018 - Impact Advisors, LLC, a leading provider of healthcare information technology services, announced today that it has been recognized as a top-ranking supplier for cybersecurity advisory and consulting services in Black Book’s Annual Cybersecurity Survey.
Vancouver, B.C., Canada - May 30, 2018 - At the eHealth Conference booth #235 today, Nuance Communications, Inc. launched its universal cloud-based speech recognition platform, Dragon® Medical One to the Canadian market. Dragon Medical One, brings the power of speech directly to electronic health records (EHRs), enabling physicians to quickly and conveniently capture a patient’s complete story at the point of care. To support the launch and assist with compliance with Canadian federal and provincial patient privacy regulations, Dragon Medical One is hosted in Microsoft Azure, HITRUST CSF certified hosting infrastructures.
CHAPEL HILL, NC - May 30, 2018 - Healthcare organizations increasingly find their names in the headlines. Unfortunately, it’s not because of their groundbreaking medical research, but due to data breaches that expose the sensitive information of thousands of patients, according to Robert Lord, President and Co-founder of Protenus, a healthcare compliance analytics platform detecting inappropriate activity in electronic health record (EHR) systems. Lord, who is speaking as part of a roundtable discussion at the 14th North Carolina Healthcare Information and Communications Alliance (NCHICA) AMC Privacy and Security Conference, will cover this topic, as well as the use of artificial intelligence in healthcare compliance, and strategies healthcare organizations can use to get ahead of the data breaches that are affecting healthcare.
Rockville, MD - May 25, 2018 - DrFirst Healthcare Innovations, Inc., the Canadian subsidiary of DrFirst, a leading provider of patient medication management solutions, announced that South Okanagan General Hospital in Oliver, British Columbia, has deployed MedHx, DrFirst’s electronic patient medication history service, integrated within the hospital’s MEDITECH Enterprise Health Record (EHR). MedHx allows physicians, nurses, and pharmacists to electronically retrieve patient medication histories from PharmaNet, British Columbia’s province-wide prescription network, and download the information directly into MEDITECH, creating more complete medication histories for enhanced patient safety and streamlined workflows.
Rockville, MD - May 29, 2018 - DrFirst, a nationally ranked provider of medication management and secure communications solutions, is pleased to announce it will be exhibiting at the 2018 International MUSE Conference held at the Gaylord Palms Resort and Convention Center in Orlando, Fla., from May 29th to June 1st. The Medical Users Software Exchange (MUSE) is a non-profit organization of facilities that use the MEDITECH EHR and is the largest independent MEDITECH users group in the world. This conference offers attendees a wide variety of opportunities to network, learn, and engage with peers and experts all sharing a common connection to the same EHR solutions. DrFirst will showcase its suite of physician workflow applications that are designed to address the patient safety and workflow efficiencies of medication management. DrFirst’s solutions complement MEDITECH™ hospital information systems with nearly 900 MEDITECH facilities across North America and Canada sending almost 14 million e-prescriptions via DrFirst technology since June 1, 2017.
Salt Lake City, UT - May 28, 2018 - Health Catalyst, a leader in data analytics, decision support and healthcare outcomes improvement, has been named one of Inc. magazine’s Best Workplaces for 2018, the publication’s third annual ranking in the fast-growing private company sector.
Brentwood, TN - May 29, 2018 - HCTec, a leading provider of healthcare workforce optimization solutions, announced today a multi-year electronic medical record (EMR) application managed services support agreement with Adventist Health. HCTec is providing technical and clinical support for Adventist’s EMR needs in its Oregon facilities.
Mason, OH - May 25, 2018 - There’s been a lot of hype surrounding blockchain technology. It’s being applied to many industries, from finance to healthcare. But blockchain isn’t merely the latest hot topic. People are taking it seriously. And it’s predicted that it can play a role in the future of healthcare IT.
Shelton, CT - May 24, 2018 - International medical imaging IT and cybersecurity company Sectra(STO: SECT B) will install its enterprise imaging PACS at Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children. The Sectra software will offer radiologists and clinicians a high-availability, cloud solution with fast and secure desktop access to all patient images and reports from a single application.
NEW YORK, NY – May 24, 2018 – Kroll (“the Company”), a global leader in risk mitigation, investigations, compliance, cyber resilience, security, and incident response solutions, announces the launch of its CyberDetectER® product suite. CyberDetectER gives organizations an unprecedented continuum of solutions to proactively monitor, detect, and respond to data threats on endpoints, across the surface web, and throughout the deep and dark web.
New York, NY – May 23, 2018 – Kroll, a global leader in risk mitigation, investigations, compliance, cyber security, and incident response solutions, has launched Data Protection Officer (DPO) Consultancy Services ahead of the introduction of the European Union General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) on May 25, 2018. Kroll’s DPO Consultancy Services are an expansion of Kroll’s global Cyber Security and Investigations practice and are being provided in collaboration with preeminent data privacy law firms.
