Welcome to the weekly edition of Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features. This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. Because there’s so much happening out there in healthcare IT we aren’t able to cover in our full articles, we still want to make sure you’re informed of all the latest news, announcements, and stories happening to help you better do your job.
News
A survey from symplr and CHIME found that 60% of CIOs are managing more than 50 point solutions to manage healthcare operations, with 24% of organizations using at least 150 such applications. Not surprisingly, 88% of CIOs said this complexity makes it difficult to do their jobs, and 84% said simplifying and streamlining this infrastructure is critical to retaining much-needed clinical talent.
CHIME named Theresa Meadows as CIO of the Year. Meadows, who began her career as a cardiology nurse, is the senior vice president and CIO of Cook Children’s Health Care System. Her initiatives at the health system include Peaks Tech Zone, a technology lounge with an in-person help desk where patients and guests can receive one-on-one assistance from technology advocates.
Partnerships
- MEDITECH announced an integration of Expanse with SeamlessMD, a digital engagement platform based in Canada. The companies also announced Sault Area Hospital in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, as their first integration customer.
- Enterprise imaging software maker Intelerad Medical Systems is supporting the launch of Amazon HealthLake Imaging, a new capability from Amazon Web Services.
- Behavior change platform YourCoach.Health has partnered with Feel Therapeutics, which provides digital therapeutics for mental health.
- Edifecs and Empowered-Home are partnering to provide automated prior authorization to organizations providing senior care.
- Bioinformatics company EMOTIV is collaborating with X-trodes to develop a tool for simultaneous brain and physiological measurement.
- Care coordination vendor Lumeon and NTT DATA announced a partnership to automate the delivery of non-clinical services for hospital-at-home programs.
- Online medical service marketplace MDsave has partnered with PatientGenie to create a care navigation product. MDsave also announced an expanded footprint to four new markets: New York, Philadelphia, Orlando, and Atlanta.
Products
- XIFIN announced HITRUST certification for XIFIN RPM 15, the latest version of its RCM platform.
- Independent practice management software maker AdvancedMD announced its fall 2022 product update, which includes nearly three dozen new features.
- IoT platform vendor Iveda launched IvedaCare, an AI assistant for home-based senior care.
- Oral care company SmileDirectClub launched its SmileMaker Platform in Australia, with a U.S. launch slated for 2023.
Sales
- The Veterans Health Administration selected Riverain Technologies for chest imaging interpretation within the VA’s Lung Precision Oncology Program.
- The Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma selected Motient to manage the patient transfer process.
- Hackensack University Medical Center has implemented pCare; the company’s Interactive Patient System will be used in the health system’s new 225-bed, 9-story Helena Theurer Pavilion.
- Qualtrics announced numerous new customers for its patient feedback and experience improvement platform, including Ascension, Covenant Physician Partners, Intermountain Healthcare, and Shannon Medical Center.
People
- Health benefits platform Gravie named Kevin Kickhaefer as president and chief growth officer.
- Chronic condition digital therapeutic Sweetch named Dr. Fatima Cody Stanford as an advisor to the company.
- Pharmacy benefits optimization tool RxBenefits appointed Thad Kwiatkowski as CFO.
- Medical VR company FundamentalVR announced four executive hires: Erin Kullgren as VP of Growth, Michelle Halsne as VP of Sales, Maayan Wenderow as VP of Marketing, and Dottie Barrett as VP of Strategic Data Commercialization.
- Mobile health service provider DocGo appointed Vina Leite to its board of directors and announced several leadership changes.
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