Economics

This channel highlights factors that impact hospital and healthcare economics and revenue. This includes news on healthcare policies, reimbursement, marketing, business plans, mergers and acquisitions, supply chain, salaries, staffing, and the implementation of a cost-effective environment for patients and providers.

AstraZeneca, Merck, BMS & Janssen R&D Amongst Keynote Speakers at the Critically Acclaimed Big Data & Analytics for Pharma Summit in Philadephia This June

Philadelphia, PA, June 06, 2013 -- Pharmaceutical companies now have access to a better supply of data through EMRs, and HIEs, as well as more Government sponsored Big Data initiatives than ever before. The downside is that with so much information, many companies are finding it difficult to leverage all of the information available to them.

June 6, 2013

Baldrige Award Winner Southcentral Foundation Selects i2iTracks Population Health Intelligence Solution to Support Meaningful Use, GPRA and UDS Reporting Requirements

Santa Rosa, CA, May 20, 2013 -- A pioneer and leading provider of Population Health and Business Intelligence solutions, i2i Systems announced today that the 2011 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award-winning Southcentral Foundation (SCF) selected i2iTracks as their population management solution. SCF will utilize i2iTracks to help them meet their Meaningful Use (MU), Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) and Uniform Data System (UDS) requirements – a welcomed solution to managing the demands associated with growing population data.

May 20, 2013

New HIMSS Analytics Report Finds that Canadian Hospitals are Facing Data Access and Workflow Efficiency Challenges

LEXINGTON, Mass.-- Imprivata®, a leading global provider of healthcare IT security solutions, today announced the availability of a new report from HIMSS Analytics that outlines the data access and workflow efficiency challenges Canadian hospitals face as they continue to implement electronic health record (EHR) systems. Titled “Streamlining Workflows and Access to Patient Data in Canadian Hospitals,” the study, commissioned by Imprivata, specifies how EHR adoption can impact workflow efficiency and data access, and identifies single sign-on (SSO) technology as one of the solutions to streamline access to clinical systems and patient information. Imprivata is available to discuss the findings of this study and to demonstrate the features and benefits of Imprivata OneSign® in booth #108 during e-Health 2013 Conference (May 26-29, 2013 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada).

May 20, 2013

ELNs, Data Analytics, Knowledge Management: Trends, Challenges & Opportunities

LONDON, May 15, 2013 -- Pharma IQ is pleased to announce the release of a brand new infographic summary of the results from an industry survey conducted earlier this year.

May 15, 2013

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Vermont Selects MedeAnalytics' Medical Management Analytics

EMERYVILLE, Calif., April 30, 2013 -- MedeAnalytics, a leading provider of healthcare performance management solutions, announced today that Blue Cross Blue Shield of Vermont (BCBSVT) selected MedeAnalytics' Medical Management Analytics. BCBSVT's vision is to provide population health management--which includes an integrated approach to physical and mental health--as well as future episode-based contracting, also known as bundled payments.

April 30, 2013

NextBio Announces Translational Medicine Partnership with Sanofi

SANTA CLARA, Calif., April 30, 2013 -- NextBio today announced a multi-year collaboration with Sanofi (NYSE:SNY) aimed at using NextBio Clinical to incorporate patient omics and clinical data into Sanofi's drug research and development, as part of Sanofi's Translational Medicine for Patients (TM4P) program.

April 30, 2013

Health Leaders Launch Big Data Challenge to Transform Health Care Delivery

WASHINGTON, April 16, 2013 -- Today, the Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC), Heritage Provider Network (HPN), and The Advisory Board Company launched the Care Transformation Prize Series , a national contest to address the most daunting data problems U.S. health care organizations face as they implement new delivery system and payment reforms.

April 16, 2013

Core Informatics and OpenEye Scientific Software Forge Partnership

BRANFORD, Conn. and SANTA FE, N.M., April 9, 2013 -- Core Informatics, a leading provider of data management solutions to the life sciences, molecular diagnostics, and energy industries, and OpenEye Scientific Software, a leading developer of innovative molecular modeling and cheminformatics solutions for molecular discovery, announce a new partnership and the integration of OpenEye cheminformatics software into Core Informatics' web-based Laboratory Information Management System (Core LIMS) and Electronic Lab Notebook (Core ELN).

April 9, 2013

Around the web

U.S. physicians often receive payments from medical device manufacturers and pharmaceutical companies. New research in JAMA found a connection between receiving such payments and using specific devices—should the industry be concerned? 

Five of the largest U.S. medical societies focused on cardiovascular health are one step closer to seeing their paradigm-shifting proposal become a reality.

The Society for Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions and Society of Thoracic Surgeons have both shared statements in support of the ban, which is already being challenged in court. The American Hospital Association, meanwhile, opposes the policy shift, saying it “errs by seeking to create a one-size-fits-all rule”

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