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Derive Technologies (including the dedicated Derive Healthcare division) is honored to have been named a HPE Platinum Partner for the third year in a row, since the formation of the forward-looking new company in 2015, following the split of the Enterprise Group and the Printing and Personal Systems Group into separate companies.

Derive Technologies and Derive Healthcare annually honor the men, women, and children who lost their lives on 9-11-2001.

A July 12, article in Becker's Hospital Review (on the Becker's HealthIT site), describes the new funding provided by the NIH to some of the New York Metro Area's most important hospitals -- all of them Derive Technologies' (and our dedicated, Derive Healthcare practice's) clients -- as part of the White House's Precision Medicine Initiative.

An article in this week's Becker's Hospital Review (Becker's Health IT & CIO Review), written by columnist, Erin Marshall, put forth that, "While speaking at Startup Fest Europe in Amsterdam, Apple CEO Tim Cook underscored his company's interest in healthcare involvement, according to CNBC."

In an article earlier this week from Healthcare IT News, Technology Evangelist Nathan Wenzler shares some of the key takeaways from Ponemon's recently published study of Privacy & Data Security in Healthcare.  The bottom line: Healthcare organizations must do more to protect sensitive data from breach threats.  With 91% of respondents falling victim to at least one data breach in the past 2 years, healthcare IT teams must take action.

In an article yesterday from Healthcare IT News, Managing Editor Erin McCann shares the news that the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has officially released a long-awaited mobile security guide, specifically written for protecting medical data.  This 82-page book offers healthcare institutions insights into how to bolster mHealth cybersecurity.

In an article last week from Healthcare IT News, Editor-at-Large Bernie Monegain shares that New York-Presbyterian Healthcare System, one of Derive's customers, will use Athenahealth's cloud-based models for care coordination, population health management, and clinical integration.

In an article earlier this week from Healthcare IT News, Editor-At-Large Bernie Monegain, shares that Athenahealth unveiled a secure text messaging service that can be integrated with their cloud-based EHR platform called athenaText.  This will allow any healthcare professionals across the country to join the Athenahealth network by accessing athenaText at no cost via mobile.

In an article yesterday from Healthcare IT News, author Sherree Geyer explains how using mobile apps can help cut costs for hospitals by reducing readmissions.  Using these apps can help keep patients away from hospitals or doctors' offices, which is also beneficial to the patient.

In an article yesterday from HIT Consultant, Mercy Health's CMIO Dr. Stephen Beck, explains how Mercy Health is using telehealth solutions to overcome healthcare challenges, while increasing the quality of care.  Roeen Roashan of IHS Technology explains how changes in this field are necessary to allow healthcare organizations to operate more efficiently and effectively "amid rising expenses, an aging population and an increasing prevalence of chronic diseases".