Morning Headlines 9/6/16
Medlio Wins Allscripts Open API Patient Engagement Challenge
Allscripts names digital health startup Medlio the winner of its patient engagement FHIR API contest. Medlio is building an app that “enables users to check insurance benefits, such as status and deductible accumulators, in real-time.”
Epic and Cerner link information exchanges
In England, West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust will interface its Cerner system with Cambridge University Hospital’s Epic system to being exchanging patient data across different EHRs, a first in the UK.
Demonstrating the relationships of length of stay, cost and clinical outcomes in a simulated NICU
Researchers investigate the relationship between length of stay, cost, and clinical outcomes in a simulated NICU environment, concluding that “reducing LOS does not uniformly reduce hospital resource utilization.”
CMS starts search for HealthCare.gov eligibility vendor
CMS is searching for a small business that has the capabilities to help manage back-end eligibility and support for people who buy plans through Healthcare.gov.
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