HIMSS Announcements
NCH’s Success Story at HIMSS24: Patient-Centric Alerts Boost Physician Experience, Patient Safety, and Leapfrog CPOE Test Results
FDB (First Databank, Inc.), a provider of drug knowledge that helps healthcare professionals make precise decisions, announces the success of its collaboration with NCH (Naples Comprehensive Health) in Southwest Florida. NCH has leveraged FDB solutions to optimize medication decision support, making alerts more meaningful and relevant to clinicians while significantly reducing overall alert volume.
TeleVox Introduces New Platform for Physician Offices to Ease Scheduling Burden and Reduce No-Shows
TeleVox, a provider of omnichannel patient relationship management platforms, is helping physicians keep their schedules filled and patients happy with the introduction of Practice Edition. TeleVox Practice Edition offers a suite of services designed specifically to help physicians and their staff overcome common industry challenges, including inefficient scheduling processes, poor communication, low retention, and reputation management.
Linus Health Unveils Two New Evidence-Based, Digital Cognitive Screening Additions to its Comprehensive Brain Health Platform
Linus Health, a digital health company focused on enabling early detection of Alzheimer’s and other dementias, announced the expansion of its innovative, evidence-based suite of cognitive health assessments with the Hearing Screener and the Digital Trail Making Test Part B (dTMT).
Wolters Kluwer redefines Clinical Decision Support for tomorrow’s healthcare
Wolters Kluwer Health unveiled the next generation of clinical decision support (CDS) solutions, bringing together point-of-care decision support, workflow optimization, and patient-centered care resources into unified, interoperable user experiences.
Intermountain Health First Organization to Earn HIMSS INFRAM24 Stage 7 Validation
HIMSS recently recognized Intermountain Health as the first organization in the world to attain Stage 7 validation of the newly modernized HIMSS Infrastructure Adoption Model (INFRAM). This marks the first organization to be declared a Quadruple Stage 7 Healthcare Organization worldwide. Intermountain was also the first healthcare organization to validate on INFRAM2024 globally, as well as the first combined Stage 6 and 7 INFRAM2024 Validation worldwide.
Velatura Announces Revolutionary Pilot Project with DocuSign to Streamline Patient Consent, Improve Efficiency
Velatura, one of the nation’s premier multi-jurisdictional health information exchanges (HIE) and health data utilities (HDU), and DocuSign, the industry-leader in electronic signature and agreement management solutions announced a modernization pilot project that will streamline the patient consent form capture process for protected health information (PHI).
CenTrak Unveils the Industry’s First BLE Multi-Mode Platform for RTLS
CenTrak, a provider of real-time location technology solutions, announces its latest breakthrough – the industry’s first scalable Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) Multi-Mode Platform. This new Real-Time Location System (RTLS) solution, meticulously crafted to cater to the diverse needs of healthcare organizations, redefines industry standards by offering unparalleled location data capabilities and a cost-effective deployment model.
Virtual healthcare delivery platform hellocare announces Alexa Smart Properties Integration
Leading virtual healthcare delivery platform hellocare announced an integration with Alexa Smart Properties at the HIMSS 2024 healthcare conference in Orlando.
Clearwater Introduces IRM|Performance™ to Power Cybersecurity Maturity and Resiliency
Clearwater, the largest pure-play provider of cybersecurity and compliance solutions for the healthcare industry, announced at HIMSS a new addition to its proprietary SaaS platform, IRM|ProÒ. The solution, IRM|Performance, is a force-multiplying component of Clearwater’s tech-enabled NIST CSF Maturity Assessment and equips healthcare executives with ongoing performance indicators, dashboards, and reporting related to their organization’s cybersecurity program performance.
Doceree launches Spark to Ignite a New Era in Patient-Provider Engagement with Advanced Tech for EHR Platforms
In a significant move to enhance provider messaging across Electronic Health Record (EHR), eRx, Telehealth, and other Point of Care (POC) platforms, Doceree has unveiled its revolutionary technology, Spark, at HIMSS 2024.
Product News
Orchid Wellness PLLC Enhances Operational Efficiency with eClinicalWorks EHR and healow Patient Engagement Solutions
eClinicalWorks®, the largest ambulatory cloud EHR, announced that Texas-based Orchid Wellness PLLC is experiencing practice-wide success in digital payments and online appointment bookings by leveraging eClinicalWorks EHR, healow® Open Access®, and healow Text2Pay. Together, these solutions will further streamline operations and improve satisfaction through a simplified patient experience.
Carrolton Facility Management Achieves Efficiencies with Corcentric’s Managed Accounts Payable and Payments Solutions
Corcentric, a global provider of best-in-class procurement and finance solutions, announced that Carrolton Facility Management, a customer in the healthcare space, has seen substantial business benefits after the deployment of Corcentric’s Managed Accounts Payable (AP) and Managed Payments solutions.
Rivet Launches Rivet Benchmark to Provide X-Ray Vision into Competitors’ Payer Rates
Rivet, a financial diagnostic and revenue acceleration platform for healthcare, announced the launch of Rivet Benchmark, a new innovation that gives provider organizations insight into exactly where their payer rates stand compared to competitors.
Harris Data Integrity Solutions Launches Rapid MPI Cleanup Tool for Fast, Accurate Eradication of Duplicate Patient Records
Harris Data Integrity Solutions, a provider of best-in-class patient data integrity services and software, has responded to growing demand for faster and more affordable duplicate record cleanup with the launch of its latest innovation, Intelligent MPI Triage Solution.
Lyric to Offer Innovative, Real-time Medicare Coordination of Benefits Capabilities as part of its Pre-Pay Payment Accuracy Solutions
Lyric, a company in technology-first payment accuracy solutions, announced a new, real-time Medicare Coordination of Benefits (COB) solution as a result of a strategic partnership with Strout (formerly The Strout Company), the market leaders in Medicare COB.
Lindus Health Launches “All-In-One Metabolic CRO” Offering to Accelerate and Enhance Metabolic Clinical Trials
Lindus Health, an “anti-CRO” running radically faster, more reliable clinical trials for life science pioneers, has launched an all-in-one package of contract research organization (CRO) services, site services and clinical trial technology to support research within the metabolic space.
TrustCommerce® Adds PayPal and Venmo to Give Healthcare Providers Greater Payment Choice for Patients
TrustCommerce, a Sphere company and a provider of end-to-end integrated healthcare payments and security software, announced that it is adding PayPal and Venmo, in the U.S., to its healthcare-focused payments platform, enabling providers to offer patients additional flexibility and modern payment options.
Open Call to Cerner Health Systems: End-to-End Cerner Integrations Now Available with Ambience Healthcare
Ambience Healthcare, the most comprehensive AI operating system for healthcare organizations, has announced a full integration with Oracle’s Cerner Millennium Electronic Health Record (EHR).
WellSpan Health Advances Its Leadership in Delivering Exceptional Provider and Patient Experience with Nuance DAX Copilot
Nuance Communications, Inc., a Microsoft Company, announced that WellSpan Health is advancing its leadership in providing high-quality provider and patient experiences by adding the Nuance Dragon® Ambient eXperience™ (DAX™) Copilot solution to its existing deployment of innovative solutions to automate and accelerate the creation of clinical documentation during exam room and telehealth visits.
emtelligent® unveils new emtelliPro+® AI assistant for healthcare applications
emtelligent, a company in the development of clinical-grade natural language processing (NLP) software, announced the availability of emtelliPro+, an advanced medical AI platform that uses emtelligent’s large language model (LLM) to give healthcare professionals the tool they need to quickly and easily access relevant patient data and make safe and accurate determinations in even the most complex use cases.
FDB Adds CDS Hooks Specification to Its Targeted Medication Warnings™ Solution
FDB (First Databank, Inc.), a provider of drug knowledge that helps healthcare professionals make precise decisions, announced that its FDB Targeted Medication Warnings™ solution, which is part of the FDB PatientFirst™ suite of clinical decision support (CDS) solutions, can now be integrated using CDS Hooks*.
Revolutionary Medical AI Scribe, Sunoh.ai, Available on iOS and Android Smartphones and iPads for Any EHR User
Sunoh.ai, an EHR-agnostic, AI-powered ambient listening technology, announced the release of the Sunoh.ai apps on iOS and Android smartphones and iPads.
New AvalonSelect Genetic Network Offers Health Plans Control, Quality, and Savings in Genetic Testing
Health plans overwhelmed by the explosive growth in genetic testing can now manage the tests that ensure quality, decrease costs, and reduce administrative burden. AvalonSelect Genetic Network from Avalon Healthcare Solutions, the world’s first lab insights company, is a carefully curated group of genetic testing labs paired with expert consultative services.
Product Certification News
Lightbeam Health Solutions Achieves HITRUST R2 Certification
Lightbeam Health Solutions, a company in population health enablement technology and services, announced its population health management platform has successfully renewed its certified status by HITRUST for information security.
Lumicell Announces FDA Advisory Committee’s Positive Recommendation on the Benefit-Risk Profile of LUMISIGHT™
Lumicell, Inc., a privately held company focused on innovative fluorescence-guided imaging technologies for cancer, announced the Medical Imaging Drugs Advisory Committee (MIDAC) of the U.S Food and Drug Administration (FDA) voted in support of the benefit-risk profile of LUMISIGHT™ (pegulicianine) during the March 5, 2024 meeting.
SYNERGEN Health Expands Cybersecurity and Privacy Advancements in Revenue Cycle Management with SOC 3 Attestation
SYNERGEN Health, a provider of technology-enabled revenue cycle services and solutions for healthcare organizations, is pleased to announce the audit completion of SOC 2 plus HITRUST CSF type 2 and SOC 3.
Collaboration News
Greenway Health and Luma Health Partner with Patient Connect™ to Enable Patient Self-Service, Reduce Staff Burden, and Improve Healthcare Access
Greenway Health, a health information technology services provider, announced its strategic partnership with Luma Health, a Patient Success Platform™ to create Greenway Patient Connect™ powered by Luma.
The Sequoia Project and HL7 Enter Strategic Collaboration To Advance FHIR Implementations Nationwide
Health Level Seven International (HL7®), a standards-development organization, and The Sequoia Project, a non-profit and trusted advocate for nationwide health information technology (health IT) interoperability, are pleased to announce a strategic collaboration to advance global health data interoperability by accelerating the adoption of the HL7 Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR®) standards in the United States.
UChicago Medicine and the University of Chicago Collaborate with MDClone to Improve Healthcare Data Access for Clinical Care Insights and Research
MDClone, an analytics and synthetic data company, announced that it has partnered with the University of Chicago and UChicago Medicine to establish an ADAMS Center, a unified data-driven epicenter for innovation, research, and quality improvement projects for the health system.
FDB and WebMD Ignite Collaborate to Drive Medication Safety and Adherence
FDB (First Databank), a provider of drug knowledge that helps healthcare professionals make more precise decisions, and WebMD Ignite, a full-service growth partner for organizations across the healthcare industry, announced a collaboration to enhance patient discharge education to improve prescription drug safety and adherence.
Relias Partners With AlayaCare To Streamline Home Health and Home Care Training
Relias, the trusted workforce enablement partner to more than 11,000 healthcare and human services organizations, announced its partnership with AlayaCare, an end-to-end platform for home-based care, to improve training processes and patient care outcomes.
Sunoh.ai Medical AI Scribe Integrates with Epic’s Open Interoperability Platform
Sunoh.ai, an EHR-agnostic, AI-powered ambient listening technology, announced its integration with Epic®’s open interoperability platform. Providers using Epic®’s EHR system can search and request Sunoh.ai app on fhir.epic.com.
Making the Cut, Milestones, Accolades, Awards and More
Know Labs’ Non-Invasive Glucose Monitor Achieves 11.1% MARD in Latest Clinical Research Study
Know Labs, Inc., an emerging developer of non-invasive medical diagnostic technology, announced interim results from its most recent clinical research study.
Second-time Awardees CyncHealth, PointClickCare, Innsena Granted $80,000 Racial Equity in Postpartum Care Federal Funding
CyncHealth, the designated health information exchange (HIE) for Nebraska and Iowa; PointClickCare, a leading healthcare technology platform; and Innsena, a health tech consultancy focused on improving care outcomes for underserved communities, won the second phase of a U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Racial Equity in Postpartum Care Challenge—including federal funding of $80,000, for their innovative postpartum care program in Nebraska.
American Logistics Celebrates 25th Year in Business While Charting Record Growth in Non-Emergency Medical Transportation
While maneuvering through a flurry of expansion plans, research and development initiatives and external factors evolving the health care industry, American Logistics, a technology-forward health care transportation management company trusted by some of the biggest health plans in the nation, rolled 25 years on its own odometer, while noting a record growth rate going in to 2024, the largest increase in company history.
SnapCare Wins Best Use of Technology Award at the 2024 TIARA Staffing Awards
SnapCare™ has been recognized for the Best Use of Technology at the 2024 TIARA Staffing Awards for its comprehensive AI-enabled workforce marketplace solution for healthcare facilities and clinicians that takes excess costs out of healthcare staffing.
Other Business News
Lexaria Announces FDA Clearance for its Planned U.S. Phase 1b Hypertension Clinical Trial
Lexaria Bioscience Corp., a global innovator in drug delivery platforms, announces that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has confirmed effectiveness as of February 28, 2024 of the Company’s investigational new drug (“IND”) application thereby cleared for Lexaria to conduct its planned U.S. Phase 1b hypertension clinical trial HYPER-H23-1 utilizing DehydraTECH-CBD.