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Keena Healthcare Technology and Altera Digital Health expand strategic partnership

Digital Health Global

Altera to offer Keena’s full line of workflow optimization and data integration solutions to TouchWorks® EHR clients NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Keena Healthcare Technology , a healthcare optimization organization, and Altera Digital Health , a global health IT leader, announce today that they have engaged in a reseller agreement.

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Blockchain Could Save Healthcare Billions Every Year

Healthcare IT Today

While the shared ledger idea can be traced back to the 80s, blockchain technology emerged in 2008 as the foundation for decentralized currency, namely Bitcoin. . Unlike traditional distributed databases with centralized management, blockchain offers a shared database, providing security, transparency, traceability, and speed.

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HealthSnap Closes $25 Million Series B Funding Amidst Continued Triple Digit Growth of Remote Patient Monitoring and Chronic Care Management Platform

Healthcare IT Today

We lead, co-lead, and participate in rounds, only investing in companies where we can leverage our network for significant post-investment value add.

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Mississippi provider org's use of telehealth enables huge turnaround during the pandemic

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Before shifting gears to telemedicine, the technology infrastructure of Southwest Mississippi Mental Health Complex in McComb, Mississippi, was very old and extremely limited. The last computers purchased across the agency were acquired in 2008. Healthcare IT News is a HIMSS Media publication. THE PROBLEM. MARKETPLACE.

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Avel eCare Announces the Acquisition of NightWatch to Expand Pharmacy Telemedicine Services

Healthcare IT Today

Since 2008, NightWatch has found success by focusing on exceptional customer service provided by an outstanding clinical team. We are incredibly proud of the company we have built,” said Christopher Vaught, owner of Vaught, Inc., the parent company of NightWatch.

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VA seeing substantial growth in telehealth, key patient engagement tools

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Evans, chief officer in the VA's Office Of Connected Care, will speak about some lessons learned as the department, a longtime health IT leader, works to make more progress with its connected care initiatives. How does the VA’s ongoing electronic health record modernization play into these new advancements? in room W311E.

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Electronic Prescribing for Controlled Substances Set to Take Off

Healthcare IT Today

History of EPCS Kyle Zebley, head of public policy American Telemedicine Association (ATA) , says that Congress called on the DEA to implement a policy for a special controlled substance registration process in 2008. This requirement languished for the past 15 years, probably because the DEA had a multitude of competing priorities.