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3 health care trends that don’t hinge on the ACA

In early May 2017 Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives voted to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act (or Obamacare). Subsequently, Republicans in the U.S. Senate began working on their version of a law to do the same. The House bill is flawed, leaving many uncertainties that the Senate has promised to address. While the fate of the bill is in flux, there are three immutable trends in the U.S. health care system that won’t change. As a result, regardless of how the law evolves, tremendous opportunities will remain for consumers, medical providers, health care payers, and investors to shape and improve the health care system.

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The newest faces in hospital C-suites are focusing on patient engagement

As the healthcare industry continues to move to value-based care with its emphasis on patient experience and reducing costs, some hospitals and health systems are putting stock in a new leadership role: chief experience officer (CXO). Hospitals that designate a C-suite executive expect to benefit financially from higher patient satisfaction scores and positive publicity.

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Closing the information gap: Web-based PROs systems hold promise in supportive cancer care

TYPICAL CARE CAN GENERATE AN INCOMPLETE VIEW OF A CANCER PATIENT’S EXPERIENCES.

Patients with cancer suffer from disease and treatment related symptoms. Many of these clinically- relevant details are often missed or forgotten as these patient-reported outcomes (PROs) are typically only discussed at clinic visits. “Prior research has shown that doctors miss up to half of patients’ symptoms during cancer treatment,” noted medical oncologist Ethan Basch Director of the UNC Lineberger Cancer Outcomes Research Program and an Associate Professor of UNC School of Medicine Division of Hematology and Oncology [1]. Symptoms can also arise from medical comorbidities, such as diabetes and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), especially with an aging population [2].  Greater diversity of expertise is needed to address these added complexities.  Results from a comorbidity study in skin cancer patients suggest that patient-reported questionnaires may better identify any coexisting disorders (n=44; 79.5% and 88.6% by traditional medical interview and patient-reported questionnaire, respectively) even when there are discordant observations [3].

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Recognizing 2017 with Ready to Rocket

 

It is our pleasure to announce our recognition as one of the top digital health companies of 2017 by Rocket Builder’s Ready to Rocket list.

In its 15th year of profiling BC technology companies best positioned to capitalize on technology trends and fast growth, this is Ready to Rocket’s first year recognizing health care services in the digital health sector.

We were featured as one of the top Life Sciences Companies in BC last year.

We are pleased to be included with so many strong Canadian tech companies making waves in the community.

For more information about Ready to Rocket: http://www.readytorocket.com

Year in Review of 2016

2016 finished on a high note for us at Equicare. We welcomed 25 new customers to our family with 60 facilities going live last year. Our highlights of 2016 included bringing greater diversity to our family . We welcomed a second customer from Puerto Rico, another from Australia and one from the UK. We saw our sites grow and service a whole range of cancer centers and patients around the world.

WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE?

The Equicare Team continues to dream big in 2017. 2017 will see our team working hard on the release of ECS 4.7, an upgrade that welcomes a newly, modern designed patient portal with mobile support. The release will be unveiled later this year.

The Equicare Team will be back on the road this month at the  2017 HIMSS Annual Conference and Exhibition in Orlando, Florida. We will gather together with health members around the world to learn, network and connect with industry leaders working to open and innovate greater doors in the Health IT sector of healthcare. Our team is also excited to be exhibiting at NCBC for another year and presenting at this year’s March 14th Post-Conference session on  Survivorship: It’s Time for Clinical and Operational Specifics.

Join us and keep up-to-date on social media and our blog. We are excited to share with you the many things to come in 2017 for the Equicare Family.

Equicare Health introduces Extract Engine 1.0 with expanded MOSAIQ integration

Vancouver, CANADA – March 7, 2017 – Equicare Health Inc., the leading supplier of comprehensive care coordination solutions, releases Extract Engine 1.0 (EE 1.0) which streamlines data flow between Equicare products and oncology information systems (OIS), making access to new data less disruptive and seamless. The introduction of EE 1.0 greatly expands integration with Elekta’s MOSAIQ OIS, pulling over more data than ever.

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Equicare Health Compliance Worklist feature supports organizations with compliance goals and healthcare accreditation needs

Vancouver BC – December 20, 2016 –  Equicare Health Inc., a leading provider of care coordination software, has released EQUICARE CS (ECS) version 4.5. The updated version, released in May, has been assisting organizations with tracking Commission on Cancer (CoC) and Meaningful Use (MU) Compliance with its new Compliance Worklist feature.

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Enhancing Patient Care: Utilizing Software in Chronic Illness Management

Innovation has taken great strides over the years as technology continues to grow and shift how we live, work and care in the spaces around us. We are collecting lots of data while we witness the consumerization of healthcare grow – we are living on the cusp of an evolution and increased sophistication of clinical technology in healthcare. The advancement in artificial intelligence (AI) within companies such as Google and Amazon[1] could forge new grounds in the way we coordinate patient care. Care management is evolving and the industry is taking note.

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Equicare Health recognized in 2016 Global Digital Health 100 as one of the top innovative digital companies by the Journal of mhealth

Vancouver, CANADA – November 30, 2016 – Equicare Health Inc., the leading supplier of comprehensive care coordination solutions, has been recognized as one of the top 100 companies in the 2016 Global Digital Health 100, an annual international listing that distinguishes the top digital health companies across the globe.

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