The HIMSS Global Conference & Exhibition brings together 45,000+ health information and technology professionals, clinicians, executives and market suppliers from around the world. Exceptional education, world-class speakers, cutting-edge products and powerful networking are hallmarks of this industry-leading conference.
We are at HIMSS19 in Orlando talking to vendors, attendees, and HIMSS news bureau. Here are more announcements coming from the conference.
NextGate Extends Patient Identification Accuracy with Release of AUGMENT
NextGate (@NextGate), the global leader in healthcare enterprise identification, announced the release of AUGMENT, a unique cloud-based solution that combines the power of geocoding, third-party data and mobile application enablement to further reduce medical record duplication.
Medicomp Systems Introduces Automated RAF Scoring Solution to Optimize Medicare Advantage Reimbursement, Increase Efficiency for Physicians
Medicomp Systems (@MedicompSys), a physician-driven provider of clinically contextual patient data solutions, announced a new solution to monitor and present hierarchical condition codes (HCCs) at the point of care. This novel functionality, which is powered by Medicomp’s Quippe Clinical Data Engine and Quippe clinical documentation solutions, helps providers participating in Medicare Advantage plans to automate their Risk Adjustment Factor (RAF) scoring to ensure accurate reimbursement.
eMDs Launches Aria Health Services Line for Healthcare Organizations to Reduce Administrative Burdens and Save Time
At HIMSS, eMDs (@emds) unveiled Aria Health Services. The expanded offering, which comes on the heels of eMDs’ recent acquisition of Aprima, provides healthcare organizations of all sizes with access to a deep pool of resources to support their revenue cycle management (RCM), credentialing and enrollment operations. Aria will allow clients to reduce the administrative burden, complexity and disruption that these normally time-intensive and detail-oriented tasks require—allowing organizations to focus instead on patient care and outcomes.
Philips launches IntelliSpace Epidemiology Solution at HIMSS 2019
Royal Philips (@Philips), a global leader in health technology, announced the launch of IntelliSpace Epidemiology, a solution that optimizes the detection of healthcare associated infections (HAIs) in the hospital. Philips IntelliSpace Epidemiology is the only decision-support solution in the U.S. that combines clinical informatics and genomic sequencing information from pathogenic bacteria, aiming to efficiently assist infection control prevention teams in identifying infection transmissions.
Google Cloud Announcements from HIMSS19
At HIMSS, Google Cloud (@googlecloud) announced several new customers and expanding partnerships with organizations like Health Level 7 (@HL7) and Flywheel. These announcements further expand Google Cloud’s growing footprint in the healthcare space and continued momentum in helping healthcare organizations uncover meaningful insights from their data, improve patient care and streamline operations by providing access to technology tools and solutions like machine learning and artificial intelligence.
Chrome Enterprise also announced a new partnership with Imprivata (@Imprivata), a healthcare IT security company, to enable Chrome OS and Chromebooks to work seamlessly with Imprivata’s single sign-on and virtual desktop access platform for healthcare. This integration allows healthcare providers to give patients access to information, entertainment applications or communications platforms through managed Google Play and the Chrome Browser.
Google Cloud announced the Healthcare Datathon Launcher, providing organizations with a secure computing environment to host datathon events with the goal to collaboratively tackle data challenges and quickly iterate on new solutions or products.