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News 6/27/18
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Greenway Health hires Richard Atkin (Vista Equity Partners) as CEO following the departure of Scott Zimmerman, who has left to pursue other opportunities. Atkin’s health IT tenure includes leadership stints at Vista Consulting Group, Sunquest Information Systems, and Allscripts-Misys. Fun fact: Matt Hawkins, who was CEO of Vitera when it was acquired by Greenway in 2013, replaced Atkin as president of Sunquest in 2014.
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Redirect Health will implement CareCloud’s practice management and EHR software at the clinics and outpatient surgery centers it manages across Arizona.
MTBC will integrate blockchain technology with its EHR in a phased approach that will initially focus on allowing patients to give providers access to medication-related information. I must admit, I’m still a little fuzzy on the ins and outs of blockchain, especially as it relates to patients and how likely they’ll be to understand it, access it through a third-party’s PHR, and then use it successfully. MTBC’s press release explains further:
“The blockchain technology, called Hyperledger, links directly to the company’s EHR that includes a portal for patients to access their Personal Health Records (PHR) through a computer or smartphone via iOS and Android applications. Through the PHR, patients can grant varying levels of medical record access to physicians of their choosing, no matter what EHR system that provider uses in his or her practice. Once an approved physician adds data in the blockchain, those details are then mirrored to the EHR in real time, so the original record remains up-to-date, secure, and comprehensive while complying with regulatory guidelines.”
Acquisitions, Funding, Business, and Stock
Private equity fund Francisco Partners considers putting specialty-focused EHR vendor Nextech Systems up for sale.
App-based pregnancy and postpartum care company Babyscripts acquires competitor IBirth for an undisclosed sum. IBirth founder and CEO Judith Nowlin will become chief growth officer at Babyscripts.
EHR and practice management company Compulink changes its name to Compulink Healthcare Solutions. The rebranding coincides with a 20,000 square-foot addition to its headquarters in Newbury Park, CA, where it employs 160.
People
Healthwise CMO Adam Husney, MD will also assume the responsibilities of president at the evidence-based health education, technology, and services nonprofit.
Research and Innovation
Allscripts-backed Practice Fusion will funnel health data from EHR end users to Icon, a drug development and commercialization services company that will use the data in its health research. Initial areas of study will focus on real-time identification of eligible patients for research studies, data collection for late-phase and post-market research programs, and registry development.
Telemedicine
1.800MD launches NaviGo Health, a portal-based set of healthcare tools that includes virtual consults, pharmacy and mail-order discounts, liaison services that include bill negotiation, and real-time insurance eligibility verification.
EWellness secures a $1.5 million investment from Triton Funds that it will use to expand sales and marketing efforts for its telemedicine-based Phzio physical therapy technology.
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