Retention More Critical than Recruitment, Say Healthcare HR Executives in Workforce Institute Survey

LOWELL, Mass. , Dec 16, 2019 A national survey conducted by The Workforce Institute at Kronos Incorporated finds that healthcare professionals are satisfied in their current roles, but – as the current job market favors job seekers – keeping staff happy requires work. While healthcare leaders continue to focus on the widening skills gap to attract both seasoned healthcare workers... read more

Carrier Access, Inc. Honored to Join the CHIME Foundation

DECEMBER 16, 2019 – Carrier Access, Inc. is pleased to announce that it has become a member of the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) Foundation. As a CHIME Foundation member firm, Carrier Access, Inc. will play a vital role in CHIME’s continuing education efforts and have opportunities to interact with leading healthcare executives and thought leaders.


CynergisTek Reboots Go-To-Market Leadership Team

Former Symantec Executive Tony Douglas to Lead Sales, Leveraging Decades of Healthcare and Security Expertise Austin, TX, December 10, 2019— CynergisTek, Inc. (NYSE AMERICAN: CTEK, a leader in cybersecurity, privacy, and compliance, today announced that it has appointed Tony Douglas as its senior vice president of sales. In this role, Douglas will build and lead CynergisTek’s business development and... read more

Clearwater Debuts Best-in-Class Business Associates Cyber Risk Management and HIPAA Compliance Program

The Clear Advantage Program for Business Associates Provides Customers with Expert Guidance and Purpose-Built Software Tools to Protect Patient Data NASHVILLE, TN (Dec. 3, 2019) – Clearwater today announced The Clear Advantage Program for Business Associates, a special offering from the healthcare cybersecurity solutions provider, enabling its customers to implement and mature a best-in-class cyber risk management and... read more

Protenus Named a 2019 Top Workplace in Baltimore by The Baltimore Sun

BALTIMORE, December 6, 2019 (Newswire.com) –​Protenus, the country’s leading healthcare compliance analytics platform, has been awarded a Top Workplaces 2019 honor by The Baltimore Sun. The list is based solely on employee feedback gathered through a third-party survey administered by research partner Energage, LLC, a leading provider of technology-based employee engagement tools. The anonymous survey measures several aspects... read more

PatientPing Announces Two Additions to its Enterprise Suite of Solutions

Boston, MA- December 5, 2019–PatientPing today announced the launch of two new products, Callouts and Spotlights, to its enterprise care collaboration suite. With an enterprise product suite of Pings, Stories, Callouts, and Spotlights, care teams across the continuum will get unprecedented real-time workflow guidance that improves clinical encounters and care transitions. The suite also addresses major challenges for both providers and health plans like undercompensated care, unnecessary utilization, hospital readmissions, and cross-network information silos.


Cleveland Clinic London Collaborates with Vocera to Build State-of-the-Art Communications Platform for Caregivers

Vocera solutions are key to an international strategy to elevate patient care, safety and experience SAN JOSE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Vocera Communications, Inc. (NYSE:VCRA), a recognized leader in clinical communication and workflow solutions, today announced that the Cleveland Clinic London will use the Vocera Platform to standardize care team communication across the hospital when it opens in 2021.... read more

Sao joins Bluetree’s Executive Partner team

MADISON, Wis. – December 2, 2019 – Bluetree Network, a fast-growing Epic consulting and strategy solutions company for healthcare providers, is excited to announce Florid Sao—a former Call Center Operations Manager at City of Hope—as the latest addition to its Executive Partner team. “It’s becoming more important than ever for organizations to provide a seamless... read more

Annual Supply Chain Savings Opportunity Reaches $25.7 Billion for U.S. Hospitals, Navigant Analysis Finds

Average supply expense reduction opportunity per hospital up 23% since 2017; savings achievable without negatively impacting quality WASHINGTON – Unnecessary U.S. hospital spending on supply chain products and related operations and procedures has reached approximately $25.7 billion a year, according to an annual analysis by Navigant, a Guidehouse company. The potential savings opportunity represents a 11.8%... read more

EHRs and Consumer Self-Pay Remain Top Revenue Cycle Challenges for Hospital and Health System Executives

Navigant/HFMA survey shows IT budgets growing as providers focus on revenue integrity, robotic process automation, and external collaboration CHICAGO – More than 60% of providers struggle to derive optimal value from their electronic health records (EHRs), and 85% believe the increase in consumer self-pay will continue to impact their organizations, a Navigant (NYSE: NCI) analysis based on... read more

Edward Marx and John Glaser join the board of advisors of digital transformation and growth advisory firm Damo Consulting.

CHICAGO (PRWEB) NOVEMBER 14, 2019 Damo Consulting, a leading digital business enablement platform for healthcare enterprises and technology firms, today announced the addition of John Glaser and Edward Marx as Advisory Board members. John Glaser Ph.D was the founding chair of the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) and the Past-President of the Healthcare Information... read more

CynergisTek’s Privacy Operations Center Scales With a Multi-Year Partnership Between CynergisTek and a Top 5 U.S. Health System

User Behavior Analytics, Artificial Intelligence, and Seasoned Investigators Monitor the Privacy of Healthcare Records in CynergisTek’s Privacy Operations Center AUSTIN, Texas–CynergisTek (NYSE AMERICAN: CTEK), a leader in cybersecurity, privacy, and compliance, today announced that one of the nation’s largest health systems will expand its Patient Privacy Monitoring Services (PPMS) across the enterprise after completing a successful pilot... read more

Projects Are Extension of CareConnect Program

Optimum Healthcare IT, Optimum Healthcare IT, a Best in KLAS healthcare staffing and consulting services firm, announced today that in October 2019, the firm completed the go-live of the Epic electronic health record (EHR) system at Ferrell Hospital and Gibson General Hospital. Both organizations went live on an instance of Epic through host organization Deaconess Health System’s CareConnect program, which... read more

Vocera and Spectralink Announce Reseller Partnership, Systems Integration

Joint solution gives clinicians a new product choice for enterprise mobility and communication Tuesday, November 19, 2019 SAN JOSE, Calif. SAN JOSE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Vocera Communications, Inc. (NYSE:VCRA), a recognized leader in clinical communication and workflow solutions, today announced that Vocera mobile applications have been certified for use with the Spectralink Versity smartphone. Additionally, Vocera will be a select reseller... read more

InterSystems and Virtusa Corporation Partner to Enhance Patient Data Integration Capabilities

Collaboration to create advanced platform for healthcare data management, research and analytics  CAMBRIDGE, Mass., November 18, 2019 – InterSystems, a global leader in information technology platforms for health, business, and government applications, today announced that it is partnering with Virtusa Corporation, a global provider of digital strategy, digital engineering, and IT services and solutions, to enhance the healthcare... read more

KLAS Research Recognizes PatientPing as a High Performing Emerging Healthcare IT Company

Boston, MA, November 14, 2019 – PatientPing is recognized as a Higher Performing Emerging Healthcare IT company in the new KLAS® Research report “Emerging Technologies for 2019.” PatientPing customers independently selected by KLAS provided KLAS Research with overwhelmingly positive feedback on their high satisfaction with the platform, reflecting PatientPing’s ability to improve care coordination and collaboration, improve patient outcomes, and reduce costs across the continuum.