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The FluCARE app will undergo a one-year trial phase at up to 30 nursing homes in Sydney Local Health District, during which nursing home staff will record data about suspected cases of influenza-like illness and flu among their residents.

The Department of Veterans Affairs and Verizon are teaming up to offer veterans who are customers of the telecommunications giant unlimited access to department's VA Video Connect telehealth app.

The health system went from five EHRs to one, and integrated that Epic system with its revenue cycle platform and legacy data. Now, end users have an all-important single view.

The money will help Atlanta University Center Consortium Data Science Initiative improve education in healthcare analytics at historically black colleges and universities.

New approach seeks to improve lifestyle choices and outcomes by steering members toward "best fit" health apps and providers.

The app was tested with a 30-day pilot trial among a group of carers of colorectal cancer patients recruited from the Victorian health service, receiving positive responses from participants.

Patients in Far North Queensland will be able to ring up for a consultation, or book one online, and receive medical advice or have prescriptions and certificates sent to their mobile device.

The grant will advance careers in an industry short on labor.

Google, the University of Chicago Medical Center and University of Chicago are listed as defendants in a class action suit that alleges they failed to properly de-identify sensitive patient medical data.

The health system also has seen a massive increase in the amount it is collecting, for a total annual collections improvement of more than $20 million.