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Report: Amazon developing stealthy healthcare development lab
Amazon (NSDQ:AMZN) reportedly has a healthcare skunkworks lab working in areas including electronic medical records and telemedicine, dubbed 1492, according to a CNBC report. The team, headquartered in Seattle, is engaged in both hardware and software products, according to the report. Amazon’s secretive team is reportedly considering development in fields that would see them pushing and pulling data from electronic medical record systems, possibly angling to make that data available to both consumers and doctors. The team is also working to build a platform for telemedicine to create virtual-physician consultations wit...
Source: Mass Device - July 28, 2017 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Fink Densford Tags: Electronic Medical Records Research & Development Amazon Source Type: news

Jones Memorial Hospital to begin major IT upgrade
The Wellsville hospital will begin a major electronic medical records project to integrate the hospital into a Rochester-based health system. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Physician Practices headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Physician Practices headlines - July 26, 2017 Category: American Health Authors: Tracey Drury Source Type: news

Time to Cut'Copy and Paste' From Electronic Medical Records? Time to Cut'Copy and Paste' From Electronic Medical Records?
Copying and pasting information can result in medical record mistakes. Here ’ s one doctor ’ s solution.Medscape Psychiatry (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - July 7, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Psychiatry Article Source Type: news

Roy Smythe ’ s plan to transform the physician workflow with technology
Dr. Roy Smythe’s transition from the operating room to chief medical officer of health informatics at Royal Philips (NYSE:PHG) wasn’t fueled by physician burnout. Rather, it was sparked by his attempt to transform healthcare from the inside out. “It’s hard to redesign the airplane while you’re flying it,” he told MassDevice. At Philips, Smythe works to change the way clinicians deliver care. It’s no easy task, but Smythe thinks that if industry can figure out how to leverage technology and big data to boost physician workflow, all parties involved could reap the benefits. He poi...
Source: Mass Device - July 5, 2017 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Sarah Faulkner Tags: Health Information Technology Healthcare Reform Software / IT royalphilips Source Type: news

Novant Health, Carolinas HealthCare System partner to share patient records
Novant Health and Carolinas HealthCare System are joining forces to combine their patient medical records so that they can be accessed by providers at both health care systems. The partnership will better coordinate care for patients who visit providers at both Novant Health and Carolinas HealthCare, according to the systems. The partnership is just the latest announcement that health care systems are seeking to better utilize electronic medical records to improve care for patients. Triad HealthCare… (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines - June 28, 2017 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Jessica Seaman Source Type: news

Integrated medical records can reduce disparities between blacks and whites in HIV care
This study was funded by grants from the Health Resources and Services Administration; the National Institutes of Health/National Institute on Aging; NIH/National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities; National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences; NIH/National Institute on Drug Abuse; NIH/National Institute of Nursing Research; and the UCLA California Center for Population Research through support from the Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development. (Source: UCLA Newsroom: Health Sciences)
Source: UCLA Newsroom: Health Sciences - June 27, 2017 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news

Baxter integrates DoseEdge with Epic ’ s Willow pharmacy system
Baxter (NYSE:BAX) said today it will integrate its DoseEdge Pharmacy workflow manager with the Epic Willow Impatient Pharmacy system. The Deerfield, Ill.-based company said that the bi-directional integration between the dedicated intravenous workflow system and electronic medical records to help hospitals meet compliance requirements with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and other payors. Read the whole story on our sister site, Drug Delivery Business The post Baxter integrates DoseEdge with Epic’s Willow pharmacy system appeared first on MassDevice. (Source: Mass Device)
Source: Mass Device - June 26, 2017 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Fink Densford Tags: Business/Financial News Baxter Source Type: news

Report: Apple partners with Health Gorilla to integrate iPhone with hospital, lab data
Apple (NSDQ:AAPL) is working with medtech startup Health Gorilla to add more health info, including diagnostic lab data, to its iPhone as it continues its quest to make it a centralized location for medical data, according to a CNBC report. The tech giant is working with the startup to integrate information from hospitals, lab-testing companies and imaging centers into the device, according to the report. Health Gorilla, which rebranded from Informedika in 2014, has raised a total of $4.4 million to support its clinical network platform. The company’s platform is a closed, HIPAA-compliant system which allows doctors, me...
Source: Mass Device - June 20, 2017 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Fink Densford Tags: Business/Financial News Electronic Medical Records Health Information Technology Software / IT Apple healthgorilla Source Type: news

Apple looks to make the iPhone a health databank, rumored to be eyeing Athenahealth buy
Apple (NSDQ:AAPL) is looking to make more waves in healthcare by turning its iPhone into a databank of medical data as it eyes a possible acquisition of Athenahealth, according to 2 CNBC reports. The tech-sector giant has reportedly been in talks with players in the healthcare industry and developers to try and bring clinical data, including lab results, allergies, prescriptions and other information, to the iPhone. Users with data on their phone would be able to share it with 3rd parties, including hospitals and health developers, according to CNBC. Apple is reportedly looking at cloud hosting start-ups for potential acq...
Source: Mass Device - June 16, 2017 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Fink Densford Tags: Business/Financial News Electronic Medical Records Health Information Technology Apple Athenahealth Inc. newtag Source Type: news

Concept Clearance » Leveraging Electronic Medical Records for Psychiatric Genetic Research
The purpose of this initiative is to support projects that implement creative and robust molecular epidemiologic approaches that leverage existing electronic medical records (EMR) from large, population-based cohorts. (Source: National Institute of Mental Health)
Source: National Institute of Mental Health - June 9, 2017 Category: Psychiatry Authors: National Institute of Mental Health Source Type: news

Concept Clearance » Concept Clearance - Leveraging Electronic Medical Records for Psychiatric Genetic Research
The purpose of this initiative is to support projects that implement creative and robust molecular epidemiologic approaches that leverage existing electronic medical records (EMR) from large, population-based cohorts. (Source: National Institute of Mental Health)
Source: National Institute of Mental Health - June 2, 2017 Category: Psychiatry Authors: National Institute of Mental Health Source Type: news

Local health care executive tapped for federal advisory committee
A local health care executive has been named to serve on a White House advisory committee. U.S. Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell named Steve Ready, system vice president and chief information officer of Norton Healthcare Inc., to serve a three-year term on the Health Information Technology Advisory Committee, according to a news release. The committee was formed to help develop re gulations surrounding electronic medical records and other health information technologies. The committee was… (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Physician Practices headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Physician Practices headlines - May 31, 2017 Category: American Health Authors: Chris Larson Source Type: news

Masimo launches Early Warning Score for Root systems
Masimo (NSDQ:MASI) said today it launched the Early Warning Score system for the Root patient monitoring and connectivity hub. The EWS system is designed to aggregate information from multiple vital signs and clinical observations to determine the potential degree of patient deterioration, the Irvine, Calif.-based company said. “Root, from its versatile connectivity options to its advanced patient monitoring, from rainbow SpHb to SET SpO2, helps hospitals improve patient care. We hope the addition of Early Warning Score to Root will help automate a potentially valuable calculation and streamline its inclusion ...
Source: Mass Device - May 19, 2017 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Fink Densford Tags: Business/Financial News Diagnostics Patient Monitoring Masimo Source Type: news

Siemens, Relaymed ink deal to automate POC test result delivery to EHRs
Siemens (NYSE:SI) Healthineers said today it inked a deal with Relaymed to provide cloud-based connectivity for Siemens DCA Vantage analyzer and Clinitec Status point-of-care instruments. Relaymed integration will allow patients test results to be automatically sent from the point-of-care instruments to electronic health records in the physician’s office, which the companies claim will reduce errors by eliminating a manual input step. “Our exclusive agreement with Relaymed means an extension of our connectivity offerings for Siemens Healthineers point-of-care instruments to meet the needs of healthcare facilit...
Source: Mass Device - May 18, 2017 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Fink Densford Tags: Business/Financial News Electronic Medical Records Software / IT relaymed Siemens Source Type: news

ECMC exec on ransomware attack: "This is a form of terrorism"
Erie County Medical Center officials confirmed this week that a cyber attack last month did indeed involve a ransom demand of thousands of dollars from an international source. But the hospital refused to pay. The Level I trauma hospital in Buffalo has still not recovered fully from the attack, which led to a shut-down of all internal computer systems and email, including electronic medical records and billing systems. “We did not pay anything to anybody,” said Tom Quatroche Jr., hospital president /CEO.… (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines - May 16, 2017 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Tracey Drury Source Type: news