Alabama, North Dakota and South Carolina were the first states to announce plans to develop contact tracing apps that would use a framework developed by Apple and Google. Apple and Google launched their exposure notification API on Wednesday.
After seeing their peers in Washington, and now New York, treat an onslaught of Covid-19 cases, hospitals in communities that haven’t been hit as hard yet are rushing to ready beds, ventilators and other needed equipment. MedCity News interviewed physicians across the U.S. to see how they are preparing for the next wave of the disease.
Hear executives from Quantum Health, Surescripts, EY, Clinical Architecture and Personify Health share their views on digital transformation in healthcare.
The $500,000 fund will aid medical practices in sharing clinical information with other doctors and hospitals through health information exchanges.
At the AVIA Network Summit in Chicago, leaders from three healthcare organizations discussed how their institutions are leveraging technology for everything from urgent care to stroke care.
By taking part in an AVIA cohort, Greenville Health System, a member of the AVIA Innovator Network, learned about Bright.md's SmartExam solution. The tool went live at GHS in April 2016.
Through the new partnership, Daytona Beach, Florida-based Halifax Health will offer all its patients access to AccessOne's financial programs, which give consumers more flexible ways to pay for their medical costs.
The progress in artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping patient care, across various dimensions, from facilitating faster discharge to curating treatment plans and suggesting lifestyle changes.
The deal expands Express Scripts services and customer base beyond pharmacy benefit management.
An expansion of a program will zero in on pregnant teenagers and young women with less formal education at higher risk for complications, said Chris Bishop, executive director of the Nurse-Family Partnership in South Carolina.
Most hurt will be marketplace consumers in Arizona, North and South Carolina, Georgia and parts of Florida, where only one or two insurers will be left when open enrollment season begins Nov. 15.
The study found an increase in hand hygiene compliance of 25.5 percent, a decrease in hospital-acquired MRSA of 42 percent and reduction in costs of $434,000.
Closing cancer health equity gaps require medical breakthroughs made possible by new funding approaches.
"The records are right there," said Dr. James McElligot, medical director for telehealth at Medical University of South Carolina. "That is a magical thing for us."
While previous agreements were enterprise-wide, comprehensive partnerships, the latest deal is focused solely on patient monitoring and informatics, Philip’s vice president of managed services and enterprise partnerships, Matt Bierbaum, said in an interview.
Tuesday, the Westborough, Massachusetts-based vendor announced the launch of eClinicalWorks 10i, a cloud EHR platform for inpatient care. It's partnering with Tidelands Health in South Carolina.
The Iron Yard digital health accelerator is downgrading to a shared workspace in its Spartanburg, South Carolina homebase after three years, according to the Spartanburg Herald Journal. It will continue to offer courses in programming and coding.
Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders released details of his "Medicare for all" single-payer healthcare proposal about two hours before the debate, perhaps fueling renewed interest in the Democratic race.