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Halo Honors Chicago’s ‘Heroes of Medicine’
Chicago, IL – October 25, 2018 – Celebrating Chicago’s “Heroes of Medicine,” Halo, the first online partnering platform that connects scientists from academia and industry, is hosting a Grammy-style awards event on Thursday, Oct. 25, to honor three local scientists working to advance their research into treatments that help people live better lives.
Learn moreCynergisTek Appoints New Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing
Austin, TX – October 25, 2018 – CynergisTek, (NYSE AMERICAN: CTEK), a leader in healthcare cybersecurity and information assurance, today announced that it has appointed Jon Hilfiger as the company’s new Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing. Hilfiger brings more than twenty years of experience in global sales and business development to this role where he will lead client retention initiatives and drive new client acquisitions. Hilfiger will also provide strategic insights to support CynergisTek’s expansion of cybersecurity and managed services that meet the needs of the company’s clients.
Learn moreNuance Ranked #1 in 2018 Healthcare Industry Report from Black Book Research
Burlington, MA – October 24, 2018 – Nuance Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: NUAN) today announced that it has been ranked #1 for the sixth consecutive year in an annual healthcare report published by Black Book Research. Nuance was ranked first in End to End Coding, CAC, clinical documentation improvement (CDI) and HIM Solutions: Inpatient Hospitals and Health Systems as well as the Physician Practices, Groups, Clinics and Ambulatory Care. In addition, Nuance was rated highest in client experience, satisfaction and loyalty among inpatient facilities, ambulatory care organizations and physician practices and groups. The top rank achievement comes on the heels of Nuance’s launch of AI-powered CDE One, a cloud-based workflow management, collaboration and insight system designed for CDI teams. CDE One reflects Nuance’s commitment to provide CDI teams with highly innovative solutions to enhance care team collaboration, satisfaction and efficiency.
Learn moreHealth Catalyst Expands Senior Team with Health System and Industry Veterans
Salt Lake City, UT – October 24, 2018 – Health Catalyst, Inc., a leader in next-generation data, analytics, and decision support, announced four new members of its leadership team, adding decades of experience in driving positive transformation at some of the nation’s largest health systems, and building on Health Catalyst’s strengths in healthcare outcomes improvement.
Learn moreThe National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence Partners With Zingbox on Medical Device Security Project
Mountain View, CA – October 24, 2018 – Zingbox, provider of the most widely deployed healthcare Internet of Things (IoT) analytics platform and a leader in healthcare IoT research, today announced that it has been chosen to work with the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) on a consortium to develop practical, interoperable cybersecurity solutions for healthcare delivery organizations.
Learn moreeClinicalWorks Develops Opioid Risk Tool to Effectively Assess Patient Risk for Opioid Misuse
Westborough, MA – October 23, 2018 – eClinicalWorks®, a leader in healthcare IT solutions, today announced the Opioid Risk Tool (ORT), a smart form to assess and address a patient’s risk for opioid misuse and to improve physician adherence to treatment protocols. More than 11.5 million Americans, aged 12 or older, reported misusing prescription opioids in 2016.[1] ORT will ensure providers have a solution to combat drug misuse, and specifically the opioid epidemic, leading to better and safer medicine across the nation.
Learn moreVocera Addresses the Intersection of Technology and Humanity at CXO Roundtable
San Jose, CA – October 22, 2018 – Vocera Communications, Inc. (NYSE:VCRA), a recognized leader in clinical communication and workflow solutions, today announced that its Experience Innovation Network will convene its 15th Chief Experience Officer (CXO) Roundtable October 23-24, 2018, in San Francisco. This invitation-only event will focus on ways to empower patients and families to lead human-centered design innovation in partnership with clinicians.
Learn moreCITI is Pleased to Announce the Success of the First Annual Advisory Meeting
Falls Church, VA – October, 18, 2018 – CITI is pleased to announce the success of the First Annual Advisory Meeting held on October 2, 2018. During this event, CITI demonstrated key products to the Advisory Panel for feedback and suggestions.
Learn moreZingbox Reveals Details of the Vulnerabilities in Telepresence Robots
Mountain View, CA – October 17, 2018 – Zingbox, the provider of the most widely deployed healthcare Internet of Things (IoT) analytics platform, today announced research detailing the vulnerabilities in telepresence robots that can be leveraged by hackers to access sensitive data such as chat conversations, images and live video streams.
Learn moreProtenus to Present at IAPP Privacy. Security. Risk. 2018
Austin, TX – October 17, 2018 – Protenus, a healthcare compliance analytics platform that protects patient privacy at our nation’s leading health systems, announces today that Stacey Davis, Vice President of Business Development for Protenus, will present with David Holtzman, the Vice President of Compliance Strategies for Cynergistek, on the use of user entity and behavior analytics (UEBA) to identify anomalous and potentially risky behaviors within healthcare information systems. The use of clinical context and behavior analytics is an emerging field in privacy monitoring, with AI-powered platforms able to analyze 100% of all accesses in the Electronic Health Record (EHR) to accurately detect threats to patient data. This use of artificial intelligence to provide healthcare organizations the ability to proactively protect patient privacy led to Protenus winning the 2016 HPE-IAPP Privacy Innovation Award.
Learn morePROFICIO APPOINTS DICKON SMART-GILL AS CIO/CISO AND SVP OF HEALTHCARE
Carlsbad, CA – October 17, 2018 – Proficio, an award-winning managed security services provider (MSSP) delivering managed detection and response (MDR), today announced the appointment of Dickon Smart-Gill as global CIO/CISO and SVP of Healthcare Security Services. Dickon will provide leadership to scale Proficio’s service delivery platforms and head strategic initiatives to extend the company’s success in the healthcare industry.
Learn moreCITI’s Data Conversion and Archival Solution DRIS Now Featured in Epic’s App Orchard
Falls Church, VA. – October 16, 2018 – CITI is pleased to announce that its Data Conversion and Archival Solution (DRIS) is now listed in Epic’s App Orchard. DRIS can lower or even eliminate the costs of maintaining expensive legacy systems, while also allowing providers to access their legacy data directly from Epic in Patient’s Context. This is an exciting announcement for CITI, as the company continues to implement DRIS for some of the largest healthcare organizations who are using Epic. “Having DRIS available in Epic’s App Orchard allows for seamless integration between Epic and DRIS. At CITI, our mission is to make our clients experience as simple as possible as they migrate to Epic. Our clients love how straightforward and effortless DRIS is in real use and how with just one click, providers can access clinical legacy data directly in Epic in Patient’s Context”, said one of CITI’s Executives, Raju Togi.
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