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CommonWell Marks its 10th Anniversary as TEFCA Gets Underway

Healthcare IT Today

The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT’s Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement (TEFCA) is indeed an instance of transformational change. In December of 2015—less than 2 years after inception— more than 1,200 provider sites across 49 states were live on CommonWell Services.

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Telemedicine Today (#tday): December 2015

American Well

Welcome to the the final edition of Avizia’s Telemedicine Today for 2015! As another year approaches its end, we take a look back at 2015 as a year of great progress in the evolving Telemedicine industry. A few of Avizia’s proudest moments from 2015: Forbes – Avizia Is Transforming Healthcare Through Telemedicine. MedCity News.

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With Apple Watch, researchers explore new frontiers in heart health

Digital Health Global

The same advanced technology that provides insights to help users better understand their health also has the potential to open the door to discovery for the research and medical communities. To further drive discoveries that improve health at scale, Apple launched the Investigator Support Program.

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Ochsner Health System’s Digital Medicine Program Success

Consumer eHealth Engagement

Ochsner O Bar Supports Patient's Digital Health needs In 2015, Ochsner Health launched its first Digital Medicine Program for Hypertension. Digital Medicine is a nationally recognized, clinically proven program revolutionizing how we treat chronic conditions combining digital tools and engagement with a dedicated care team.

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Virtua Navigates Orthopedic Patients Pre- & Post-Surgery with Improved Patient Engagement and Care Coordination

Consumer eHealth Engagement

Through focus group research (Spring 2015), Virtua learned: • Orthopedic patients need a lot of information to get ready for their surgery but are overwhelmed when inundated with too much at one time. Since launching the Wellbe platform in December 2015, Virtua JRI has enrolled 700 patients. Patient Engagement Results.

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Carolinas HealthCare System Pilots Prevent PreDiabetes Program via Virtual Group Coaching

Consumer eHealth Engagement

In early 2015, CHS began offering this solution to employees (called teammates) at risk for developing type 2 diabetes. ” Note: The Omada Health screen shots above do not display real health data.

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Dartmouth- Hitchcock’s ImagineCare Platform Leverages Wearables, Connected Health & Analytics for Personalized Patient Care

Consumer eHealth Engagement

In early 2015, D-H’s leadership team committed to create a truly patient-centric healthcare organization, which delivers high quality proactive personalized care to the patient beyond the hospital walls.