The Palo Alto Research Center (PARC), a wholly owned subsidiary of Xerox, opened their doors for an inside look at innovation this week. Some of us (until Wednesday, myself included) might think of Xerox as “that copy machine company,” but … Continue reading
Cerner announced that it will acquire PureWellness, a health and wellness company that offers a platform for corporate wellness programs. In combination with Cerner Millennium and Cerner HealtheIntent, the offering will be known as Cerner Wellness, and further strengthens Cerner’s … Continue reading
Kaiser Permanente held an event today in Washington, D.C. to discuss the alignment, and in many cases the nonalignment, of the kinds of health care-related information that different groups are posting to the web. At the event, American Voices ― … Continue reading
Big Data is discussed by many organizations as necessary in achieving a smarter health care system than the one we have now. At the same time, others are looking for ways to bolster the effects of Small Data, which are … Continue reading
Kareo launched its free cloud-based EHR, which is available as a stand-alone application or can integrate with other Kareo products. Kareo acquired mobile technology and a clinical knowledge base from Epocrates and leveraged these assets in developing its new EHR. … Continue reading
The Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York reported that its Epic EHR achieved a 56% reduction in Medicare readmissions. It also improved quality measures such as discharge instructions for patients and antibiotic administration prior to surgery. Cloud-based EHR and … Continue reading
United Health Centers of San Joaquin Valley will bring WellFX to its patient population of 50,000 as well as its employees. WellFX is a social platform that allows users to interact with patients who face similar health issues. EClinicalWorks, a … Continue reading
The annual Burrill Digital Health Meeting took place earlier this week, and both days featured startup showcases. This gave young, as well as very young, companies the chance to present quick demos on stage. On Tuesday, the day I attended, … Continue reading
A recent study published in the journal Psychiatry Research looked at the correlation between Facebook habits and mental illness. College undergraduates who exhibited schizotypy, a range of symptoms usually characterized by social and emotional withdrawal, were found to show certain … Continue reading
100Plus is about to launch 100Plus. The company has already released two experimental applications, 100Proof and Outside. 100Plus, the app, combines the company’s learnings from those experiments. The new app recommends other user-suggested activities based on an individual’s location and … Continue reading
A recent report estimated that more than 80% of family physicians have adopted electronic health records to date. Of them, many chose to implement cloud-based EHRs and services this year, as opposed to locally-hosted technology systems. There are a few … Continue reading
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