optimize.health Named a Finalist in Cerner Code App Challenge
Digital health platform recognized for efforts to drive efficiencies and innovation.
SEATTLE, Sept. 26, 2019 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- optimize.health, the digital healthcare platform that powers provider reimbursements for the new wave of remote patient care, today announced that it has been named a finalist in the 2019 Cerner Open Developer Experience (code) App Challenge. This annual contest encourages third-party developers to design applications that integrate with electronic health records (EHR) systems to improve consumers' access to their health information.
After careful deliberation, judges selected Seattle-based optimize.health as one of five companies deemed to best exemplify Cerner's commitment to innovation in digital health. The firm unveiled its solution earlier this year, combining high-quality remote patient monitoring devices with an intuitive digital interface that allows patients to manage chronic medical conditions from the comfort of their own homes. The physiologic data they produce – vital signs, weight, blood pressure, heart rate and more – is then securely shared via optimize.health's HIPAA-compliant platform with their healthcare professionals. This vital data can alert the patient's clinicians to potential health issues at a nascent stage, enabling them to update care recommendations if necessary. Such early interventions can lead to better health outcomes, subsequently reducing hospital readmissions and, in turn, healthcare expenditures.
"We're delighted to be selected as a finalist in this prestigious competition," said Jeff LeBrun, co-founder and CEO of optimize.health. "We share Cerner's commitment to providing transformative solutions that empower patients to better engage with their data and take a more active role in managing their health. Our platform also offers care providers greater insight into patients' daily habits, and helps them to manage reimbursement for remote care rendered."
Cerner, one of the largest suppliers of electronic health record systems in the country, launched its annual code App Challenge in 2016. As part of the entry process, third-party developers are encouraged to use Cerner's health IT platforms and resources to build apps that facilitate patients' access to data and accelerate transformation in healthcare. Potential solutions may be submitted at any stage of development–whether in ideation phase or as a working demo—but are required to embed across all EHR platforms. Apps may be created independently, as a team, or in collaboration with hospitals and health systems.
The winner of this year's challenge will be announced in December and will receive a one-year membership to Cerner's code program, as part of which Cerner engineers help to guide the app through the validation process. The winning proposal will also be added to Cerner's code app gallery.
Interest in mobile health technologies has been growing in recent years, as hospitals and care providers seek to balance the healthcare needs of a rapidly aging population with burgeoning costs. In 2019, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) further paved the way for the adoption of innovative digital health solutions with the introduction of Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) codes that support expanded reimbursement for remote care services. optimize.health's platform meets the necessary standards for Medicare reimbursement and is currently used by some of the nation's most respected health systems and research hospitals, as well as smaller practices wishing to embrace the benefits of remote patient monitoring. For more information, please see here.
About Optimize Health
Established in 2018 by experienced digital health entrepreneurs Jeff LeBrun and Chuks Onwuneme, optimize.health makes it easy for healthcare providers to offer patient-centric, reimbursable remote monitoring. optimize.health's solution offers a wide selection of affordable devices, which integrate seamlessly with its easy-to-use technology platform, empowering patients and providers alike to improve health outcomes and contain costs.
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