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MedeAnalytics, Inc, a provider of performance management solutions for the healthcare industry has announced that the State of Mississippi Medicaid will be incorporating MedeAnalytics’ Accountable Care Solution into their Medicaid Electronic Health Records System (MEHRS) application. The main objective of this initiative is to integrate clinical and claims information from numerous health information exchanges for [...]

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The evolution of communication has led to widespread sharing of ideas, knowledge, and information through various types of media (spoken language, written alphabet, printing press, telephone, and internet) that facilitate interaction among different people or organizations. Sharing information creates a well-informed community, effectively spreads knowledge and ideas, and propagates understanding of our environment.

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In rural India, healthcare infrastructure consists of a Primary Healthcare Center (PHC) for a population of 30,000 and a Sub-Center for every 5000 people. This healthcare model is plagued by several problems such as inexistence of tools for remote monitoring and management, lack of standardized health information that can be accessed, and inability to provide [...]

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Bangalore-based, Karnataka State Electronics Development Corporation Limited (KEONICS) has been awarded a Rs.27 crore-worth, 3 year, telemedicine project by the Patna-based State Health Society, Bihar (SHSB). Through this project, Keonics will set up a telemedicine network across rural Bihar, considered as the first state implementing telemedicine on such a large scale. Scheduled to begin from [...]

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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) have initiated the Hospital Readmissions Reduction (HRR) Program that reduces reimbursements to hospitals that have an increased readmission rate. Aligning with this initiative of lowering avoidable readmissions, UMass Memorial Health Care (UMMHC) has roped-in Informatica Corporation, a data integration software provider, and MedCPU Inc., a provider of [...]

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Accenture has been awarded a five-year contract to develop and deploy a national EHR system by the Norwegian Directorate of Health, an agency governed by the Norwegian Ministry of Health and Care Services, is responsible for executing health polices, regulations and statutes, and monitoring public health and care services. For Accenture, this is another feather [...]

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A recent Frost & Sullivan research finds information and communication technology (ICT) to play a major role in the development of the Russian healthcare industry, and a top priority for investments.

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A recent survey conducted by Nuesoft Technologies finds that 96% of healthcare professionals are concerned about the bearing the migration to International Classification of Diseases version 10 (ICD-10) may have on their practices.

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West Yorkshire-based Airedale National Health Service (NHS) Foundation Trust has awarded a three-year contract to Accenture and TTP for deploying a hospital system that will enable physicians to access 1.1 million patient records.

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Watertown, MA–based athenahealth has acquired Boston, MA-based Healthcare Data Services LLC (HDS), a provider of clinical tools for accountable care organizations, in an attempt to expand its services and aid healthcare setups traverse through an era of new payment models and streamline their clinical activities. The transaction is expected to complete by October, this year.

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