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NewsMEDSEEK acquisition of Third Wave will boost portal capabilities
Looking to boost the abilities of its web portals for hospitals, health information exchange software vendor MEDSEEK acquired marketing research and technology firm Third Wave Research Group, which Read more...
Population health management improves prevention, outcomes
Two new studies suggest that a Kaiser Permanente population health management application can help physicians provide better care for a large, diverse panel of patients with diabetes and heart Read more...
AHRQ: Practices need more motivation to track, improve population health
Go back to the 2004 strategic plan offered by Dr. David Brailer, the first national coordinator for health IT, and you'll find that improving population health was one of the four major goals of a Read more...
Clinical decision support needs more than just alerts to improve quality
In its final rule for "meaningful use" of EMRs, CMS defined clinical decision support as technology that gives healthcare professionals "general and person-specific information, intelligently Read more...
Patients who email their doctors are healthier, Kaiser study finds
Patients who take advantage of secure patient-physician email options offered by their doctor are more likely to experience healthy outcomes, according to a recent study published in the journal Read more...
Hospitals, insurers said to provide patients with similar wellness data
With so much health information still not interoperable, is it any surprise that there's bound to be a lot of duplicated data? A report from IDC says patients often get the same information on their Read more...
Children's group sees promise in school-based telehealth services
While the American Telemedicine Association is testing telemedicine as an employee benefit, California researchers and some members of Congress see remote care at public schools as a great way to Read more...
Health IT improves diabetic care in HHS study
HHS is touting the power of health IT to improve population health by coordinating care in rural communities for those with chronic diseases, based on the track record of the Columbia Basin Health Read more...
Case study: Brigham and Women's tests automated follow-up on meds
Brigham & Women's Hospital has started testing what happens to patients who receive automated telephone follow-up calls that query how they're doing with their medications. The test includes Read more...
| Press ReleasesMedAssurant Receives NCQA Full Accreditation for Disease Management ProgramsCCS Advantage®, MedAssurant's Care Coordination and Enhancement Solution, Is Recognized for Excellence in Facilitating Good Outcomes and CareBOWIE, Md., Jan. 18, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- MedAssurant, Read more >> Study: VAP Comprehensive Cholesterol Test Improves Outcomes, Reduces Costs by 35% for Managed CareVAP Test better than standard lipid profile at risk assessment, guiding treatment, improving CV outcomes and reducing costs for adult managed care cardiac patients BIRMINGHAM, Ala.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Read more >> Health Dialog Receives Renewed NCQA Disease Management (DM) AccreditationRecognition Affirms DM Excellence; Facilitates Client Efforts to Meet Their Own Requirements BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Health Dialog today announced that its Disease Management (DM) program has been Read more >> Healthy Transformation to use VitalHealth EHR to Support Advanced Employee Health and Wellness Coaching OfferingsVitalHealth EHR, Designed with Mayo Clinic, to Enable Seamless and Efficient Preventative Health and Wellness Programs MILWAUKEE & TYLER, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- VitalHealth Software, a leading Read more >> GI Monitor, Leading (IBD) Crohn's and Colitis Mobile Disease Management Platform From WellApps INC., Announces Real-Time SocialUPPER SADDLE RIVER, N.J., Aug. 22, 2011 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- WellApps, INC. announced today the latest release of GI Monitor, the leading (IBD) Crohn's and Colitis mobile disease management Read more >> |
