Category: Foundation Press Release

Clearwater Compliance Announces Investment by Altaris Capital Partners, LLC

January 24, 2018 – Clearwater Compliance, a top-ranked, award-winning healthcare cyber risk management and regulatory compliance company today announced it has raised capital through an investment from Altaris Capital Partners, LLC. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Divurgent’s Liz Keller Promoted to Vice President, Client Services

January 23, 2018 – Divurgent announced that Liz Keller has been promoted to Vice President of Client Services. As a tenured Divurgent team member, Keller continues to expand Divurgent’s strategic healthcare IT projects and build on the firm’s reputation for excellence among its current and future clients.

Dr. Timothy Ferris, Chairman and CEO of Massachusetts General Physicians Organization, Joins Health Catalyst Board

January 23, 2018 –Health Catalyst, a leader in healthcare analytics, decision support and outcomes improvement, announced today that Timothy G. Ferris, MD, Chairman and CEO of Massachusetts General Physicians Organization (MGPO), has joined the company’s board of directors, replacing Penny Wheeler, MD, the CEO of Allina Health, whose board term is now completed.

Nuance Unveils AI-Powered Dragon Medical Practice Edition 4 to Improve Documentation Accuracy and Efficiency

Burlington, MA. – January 22, 2018 – Nuance Communications, Inc. today announced the release of Dragon Medical Practice Edition 4, the latest locally installed version of Nuance’s industry-leading clinical speech recognition solution for smaller practices. Through deep learning technology and sophisticated acoustic models, Dragon Medical Practice Edition 4 puts Nuance’s leading artificial intelligence (AI)-powered technology in the hands of busy clinicians in independent practices. Increased documentation efficiency allows for more time with patients, improved quality to better inform care teams and staff, decreased turnaround time and increased cost savings.

CHRIS MILLER NAMED PARTNER AT CUMBERLAND CONSULTING GROUP

January 22, 2018 – Cumberland Consulting Group announces the promotion of 10-year company veteran Chris Miller to partner. Miller joins the leadership team of Cumberland’s Provider Division and will be leading the multi-year enterprise Epic implementation for the University of Vermont Health Network. Previously, Miller served as principal for the company.

Year in Review: What 2017 Taught Us About the Changing Landscape of Data Integration

January 16, 2018 – The future of healthcare is in its data, and easy exchange of data is the future of the industry. The Orion Health Knowledge Hub featured over 120 original blog and video posts in 2017 related to this topic.

Healthcare Luminaries Brent James, Eric Topol and Timothy Zoph Join Health Catalyst as Strategic Advisors

January 16, 2018 – Health Catalyst, a leader in healthcare data analytics, decision support and outcomes improvement, announced that three of healthcare’s most respected and well-known thought leaders are joining the company as strategic advisors.  Brent James, M.D., Eric Topol, M.D., and Timothy Zoph bring to Health Catalyst many decades’ experience leading and inspiring a revolution in quality and the use of technology within world-class healthcare organizations.

Nordic acquires The Claro Group’s revenue cycle transformation practice

January 16, 2018 –  Nordic announced today that it has acquired the revenue cycle transformation practice of The Claro Group, LLC. With this acquisition, Nordic takes its first step beyond Epic-focused consulting and into the technology-agnostic management consulting world.

Ochsner Health System and Vital Images® Announce New Partnership

January 15, 2018 –  Ochsner Health System and Vital Images  announced today a partnership to deploy an enterprise imaging solution that will support Ochsner and its vision of a multidisciplinary, multifunctional medical image-management system. Through the partnership, Ochsner will deploy Vital’s family of software products, known as Vitrea Vision, Vitrea Connection and Vitrea Intelligence, to deliver a complete enterprise imaging solution across the health system.

Allied Bone and Joint Selects Novarad PACS

Novarad Corporation, a leader in the development of medical imaging software, has recently entered into contract with Allied Bone and Joint (ABJ), a division of Allied Physicians of Michiana, LLC. 

“We take pride in helping Allied Bone and Joint serve more and more patients in the Michiana and Plymouth areas of Indiana with the highest quality of orthopedic care,” Fred Trovato, Global Senior Vice President of Sales at Novarad said.  

Five Orion Health Executives and Partners to Present at HIMSS 2018 Conference

January 9, 2018 – Orion Health, a leading provider of interoperability, population health management and precision medicine solutions, today announced that it will be represented in five speaking sessions at HIMSS18, the health information technology industry’s leading annual conference.

Episcopal Senior Communities Improve Resident Safety with Vocera Solution

January 9, 2018 – (BUSINESS WIRE)–Vocera Communications, Inc. (NYSE:VCRA), a recognized leader in clinical communication and workflow solutions, today announced that Episcopal Senior Communities (ESC) is improving staff communication and resident safety by using the Vocera Communication System at all six of its multi-level living communities in the San Francisco Bay Area.