Knowing that many tech solutions end up being not as effective as health systems would have hoped, two health system executives gave examples of tools they believe have made a significant impact on staffing issues at their organizations. One is a wearable patch that continuously monitors inpatients’ vital signs, and one is a platform that allows providers to fill open shifts with local nurses.
The St. Louis-based health system is collaborating with the UnitedHealth subsidiary to implement technology and processes that focus on improving care quality and reducing costs. Thousands of SSM Health employees will transition to Optum as part of the deal.
Hear executives from Quantum Health, Surescripts, EY, Clinical Architecture and Personify Health share their views on digital transformation in healthcare.
The company, launched by SSM Health, Presbyterian Healthcare Services and Intermountain Healthcare, aims to create a marketplace for digital tools similar to the application stores on smartphones so that health systems can test and implement new solutions in weeks rather than months.
Civica Rx, announced earlier this year, formally established with $30 million in philanthropy money, a former Amgen exec as CEO and a focus on 14 drugs facing shortages.
The Gates Medical Research Institute will develop products for malaria, tuberculosis, enteric and diarrheal diseases.
Four health systems — Intermountain Healthcare, Ascension, SSM Health and Trinity Health — and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs will launch a nonprofit generic drug company, which will either directly manufacture generic drugs or sub-contract the manufacturing work.
Executives from Imagine360, Verily, BrightInsight, Lantern, and Rhapsody shared their approaches to reducing healthcare costs and facilitating digital transformation.
The service is integrated into Epic Systems’ Care Everywhere interoperability platform and early plans were unveiled at HIMSS 2014 in Orlando, Florida.