Medweb, a leader in scalable Web-based telemedicine solutions, announced today at the American Association of Orthopedic Surgeons (AAOS) that the company will provide a free EHR application with its virtualPACS gateway module. The software-only virtualPACS includes a fully-hosted backup DICOM archive, Web server and router enabling clinicians to securely access patient data from virtually any location – the office, hospital, clinic or emergency room. virtualPACS is downloaded via a Web browser and auto configured to any Windows-based PC, so it does not require involvement of an IT specialist. Group practices can add Computed Radiography (CR) to Medweb’s digital orthopedic solution for as low as $500 per month. [click to continue…]
ASG Software Solutions, the originator of ASG’s Business Service Portfolio™ (BSP) and a worldwide leader in business solutions for global enterprises, today announced that it has forged a partnership with leading healthcare IT consulting firm CTG HealthCare Solutions (CTGHS) to facilitate the implementation of its Web-based electronic medical record (EMR) solution, ASG-MedAppz®.
Two of the most common concerns physicians have about EMR systems are the risks and costs involved in transitioning to a new EMR system. ASG addresses these adoption hurdles through its new partnership with CTGHS, which will provide expert on-site implementation and training for ASG-MedAppz customers. [click to continue…]
Alpha Systems, a premier provider of electronic data and document management solutions, today announced that Butler Health System (Butler), an innovative healthcare provider located in Pennsylvania, has named Alpha Systems their vendor of choice for enterprise electronic document management (EDM) software. This move is designed to improve Butler’s communication across the enterprise while moving the healthcare provider closer to a paperless environment.
Butler has agreed to take delivery of Alpha ImageWorks 9000, a systemwide solution for EDM that includes patient registration; patients’ medical and business office records; electronic signature, which allows the electronic completion of charts and integration with Butler’s clinical system; and quick, secure access to medical records by authorized clinicians throughout Butler Health System. [click to continue…]
Kaiser Permanente announced today that every medical facility within the health system is now equipped with Kaiser Permanente HealthConnect®, the largest private sector electronic health record in the world. Kaiser Permanente hospitals in Oakland, Richmond and Vallejo in Northern California are the most recent facilities to complete the final phase of electronic health record implementation, which includes bedside documentation, clinical decision support and bar-coding for medication administration.
KP HealthConnect provides care teams with access to patient information and the latest best practices all in one place to further enhance patient safety and quality care while increasing convenience and coordination. The comprehensive health information system securely connects more than 8.6 million people to their physicians, nurses, and pharmacists, personal information, and the latest medical knowledge. Combined with Kaiser Permanente’s integrated approach to health care, KP HealthConnect helps facilitate collaboration among both primary and specialty care teams. [click to continue…]
The prospect of the U.S. healthcare system moving from paper to electronic medical records (EMR) has given rise to a host of thorny questions on matters of privacy, security, logistics and more. But according to EMR attorneys at the national law firm of LeClairRyan, the time to start making the switch is now-in part because the federal government will soon finalize important new guidelines on what healthcare providers need to do in order to “go digital.”
Already, some $35 billion in EMR incentives are available through the federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). However, healthcare providers-who are required by law to make “meaningful use” of EMR in order to receive $44,000 EMR-implementation grants-have been waiting for the government to clarify the meaning of this term before investing in new systems, noted senior counsel Patrick J. Hurd, a veteran medical industry attorney based in LeClairRyan’s Norfolk, Va., office. [click to continue…]
