PHILADELPHIA, July 22, 2013 -- RightCare Solutions, Inc., an evidence-based technology organization specializing in hospital care transitions and readmission management, announced today that a pivotal study examining the impact of RightCare Solutions' D2S2 care transitions software platform on all-cause 30-day readmissions met its primary endpoint showing a 29% reduction in all-cause 30-day readmission rates in the intervention group.  Consistent with the data reported in previous studies, reductions were seen in high-risk patients at all three hospitals that participated in the study.  Full results will be presented in upcoming presentations and publications.  This study was conducted in partnership with the University of Pennsylvania Health System with the goal of improving care coordination and reducing readmissions.  The partnership with RightCare Solutions included the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, and Pennsylvania Hospital.  By leveraging D2S2, the health system's staff of nurses, clinical resource coordinators, and social workers utilized evidence-based point-of-care software to improve and enhance patient outcomes.

Springfield, MO, July 17, 2013 -- The TrustHCS Academy has successfully graduated its first class of coding students. The growing deficit of coders needed to fill demand leading up to and looking beyond ICD-10 implementation was the driving force behind the TrustHCS Academy launch.

PHILADELPHIA, July 16, 2013 -- Physicians in the U.S. are struggling with managing shifting reimbursement models with payers (91 percent), financial management (90 percent) and spending time with patients (88 percent) as the top three business challenges, according to a new survey from Wolters Kluwer Health. Financial management challenges are coming from increasing costs, healthcare IT adoption and the Affordable Care Act/increasing legislation.

ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- Health care prices grew 1.0 percent in May 2013 relative to May 2012, the lowest rate in our data series, which extends back to January 1990. The 12-month moving average, at 1.7 percent, is the lowest since the same reading was recorded in September 1998. National health expenditures, which combines prices and utilization, grew 4.2 percent in May, and revised data for the first quarter of 2013 put spending growth at 3.8 percent, below the record low levels seen annually since 2009.

Lake Forest, IL (PRWEB) July 10, 2013 -- The healthcare arena has been bombarded with significant changes affecting every aspect of the industry. Most of the new government programs, directives and regulations have required hefty changes to workflows, processes and finances. However, none have seemed to positively affect revenues. Scribe Healthcare Technologies, Inc. provides a solution. A revenue generating solution.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala., July 10, 2013 -- According to a recent IMS Health study, poor medication use by clinicians and patients costs $200 billion each year in the U.S., or 8 percent of all U.S. healthcare expenditures. To improve medication use and safety, MedSnap, LLC introduces MedSnap ID, an iPhone® application for clinicians, health systems, hospitals, clinics, ACOs, pharmacies and home health providers. MedSnap ID uses computer vision technology to quickly identify an entire set of patient pills and screen them for safety. 

HONG KONG, July 8, 2013 -- The world's leading healthcare speakers and industry experts from across the globe are due to converge at a major Health IT conference - the HIMSS AsiaPac13 Greater China eHealth Forum( http://www.himssasiapac.org/13 ) - in Hong Kong this summer to discuss strategies, challenges and outcome of Information Technology adoption in the healthcare industry. Delegates attending the event will experience emerging technologies and engage in discussions on enhancing patient care and safety using IT. The conference will take place from 1 August to 2 August 2013 at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC) with a pre-conference symposia consisting of Nursing Informatics and Clinician IT Leadership at the Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital on 31 July 2013. The conference is organised by HIMSS Asia Pacific, a not-for-profit organisation that brings together healthcare providers, government bodies, healthcare professional organisations and solution providers for the betterment of healthcare.

NEW YORK & BLOOMFIELD, Conn.-- Cigna (NYSE: CI) and NYUPN Clinically Integrated Network, LLC, an organization comprising all clinical faculty affiliated with NYU Langone Medical Center and the University Physicians Network (UPN), have launched a collaborative accountable care initiative to improve patient access to health care and enhance care coordination. The program is effective July 1, 2013.