September 3, 2020 - Premier Inc. (Charlotte, NC) announced that the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) has selected it as a first-place winner in the Bringing Predictive Analytics to Healthcare Challenge. To earn this recognition, Premier built a data-driven model that most closely predicted patient admissions and inpatient length of stay given a limited set … [Read more...]
Baptist Health installing 432 Amazon Echo devices
August 21, 2020 - Baptist Health (Little Rock, AR) is installing 432 Amazon Echo Show devices in potential COVID-19 patient rooms at nine of the healthcare system’s hospitals to offer a new and improved way that clinicians can visit with their patients through video communication. Echo Show devices and deployment support are being donated by Amazon as part of its $5 … [Read more...]
GHX experts to share insights at IDN Summit and AHRMM20+ virtual events
August 18, 2020 - Global Healthcare Exchange, LLC (GHX) (Louisville, CO) announced Karen Conway, VP of Healthcare Value; and Lumere Chief Medical Officer John Cherf, MD, MPH, MBA, will lend their insights at two upcoming virtual healthcare supply chain industry events: the IDN Summit and Reverse Expo, August 25-27 and the Association for Health Care Resource & Materials … [Read more...]
Supplylogix enhances Pinpoint Order software to help pharmacy customers better track inventory movement
August 11, 2020 - Supplylogix (Dallas, TX), a division of McKesson Corporation, announced the availability of the latest enhancement to the Pinpoint Order software. The new Inventory Segmentation feature expands on the existing functionality of Pinpoint Order, giving users a dashboard to view their medication categories, in groups of 10, and the associated inventory … [Read more...]
Siemens Healthineers to acquire Varian Medical Systems for $16.4B
August 03, 2020 - Siemens Healthineers will acquire Varian Medical Systems (Palo Alto, CA) for about $16.4 billion in cash. Siemens offered $177.5 a share for Varian, 24% more than its closing price on Friday. The bid will be financed through both debt and equity, Siemens Healthineers says. The purchase will bring together two partners that have collaborated for more than … [Read more...]
Premier Inc. technology predicts number of COVID-19 cases in U.S. hospitals in near real time
July 28, 2020 - Premier Inc. (Charlotte, NC) announced enhancements to its crisis forecasting and planning technology. With the enhancements, the technology will now predict the COVID-19 census for any U.S. hospital on a given day. Premier’s tool enables hospitals and health systems across the country to visualize their facilities’ COVID-19-positive census in near real time and … [Read more...]
Hillrom signs partnership with Aiva to facilitate voice-enabled clinical workflows
July 28, 2020 - Hillrom (Chicago, IL) announced a new commercial partnership with Aiva, enabling hands-free communication for patients and staff utilizing an in-room voice assistant and Hillrom's Voalte Mobile solution. Hillrom's Voalte system is a mobile clinical communication platform with a comprehensive solution that includes hands-free caregiver-to-caregiver … [Read more...]
Abbott receives FDA approval for iOS-compatible app for people living with chronic pain
July 23, 2020 - Abbott (Abbott, IL) received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the use of the company's Patient Controller app on compatible personal Apple smartphone devices. At Abbott, this approval allows patients living with neurological conditions, including chronic pain or movement disorders, the ability to manage therapy directly from their … [Read more...]
BJC Healthcare signs agreement with Patientco for patient payment process
July 21, 2020 – BJC Healthcare (St. Louis, MO), a health system with 15 hospitals and multiple community health locations, has signed an agreement with Patientco (Atlanta, GA), a patient payment technology company. It will provide patients a single billing statement outlining their entire patient balance. Patients can also opt to receive digital billing communication via … [Read more...]
DFW Faith Health Collaborative selects Pieces Connect to reduce unnecessary ER visits
July 21, 2020 – DFW Faith Health Collaborative has chosen Pieces Connect, a community referral and case management software, for its locations across North Texas, New Mexico and Louisiana. The DFW Faith Health Collaborative includes over 300 faith communities and top area hospitals: Parkland Hospital, Baylor Scott & White Health, Methodist Hospital System and Children’s … [Read more...]