Illinois state and local economies are getting a boost from increasing federal Medicaid dollars as a result of work with priority primary care practices being done by the Illinois Health Information Technology Regional Extension Center (IL-HITREC). Recent national figures from the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) indicate more than 129,000 [...]
Illinois REC Services and Medicaid Incentives Provide a Boost to the State’s Economy
May 22, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Medicomp Systems Names Dan Gainer CTO
May 22, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Medicomp Systems has announced that Dan Gainer has been appointed as Chief Technology Officer. Gainer joined Medicomp in 2005 as a Senior Software Engineer. Dave Lareau, CEO of Medicomp Systems, said, “Dan’s appointment to CTO reflects the significance of his contributions in the past seven years to move us to web-based capabilities. Dan has completed [...]
iChartsMD Announces a New Watermark for Patients Served
May 22, 2012 By Leave a Comment
iChartsMD has been working feverishly to raise the bar in the EHR world by providing cutting-edge technology to its practices and offering unique software designed to provide better service and medical care for health care facilities and their patients. The work appears to be paying off as the company has just announced that over 33,000 [...]
It’s Medical Transcription Week – What’s the Future for the Industry?
May 22, 2012 By Leave a Comment
The week of May 20th through May 26th is Medical Transcription Week, which was established by President Ronald Regan. According to the American Transcription Association President Regan recognized the value and importance of medical transcriptionists and thus established National Medical Transcriptionist Week on May 21, 1985. President Regan realized how common it was becoming for [...]
Cooper Green Mercy Hospital Implements OpenVista Electronic Health Record
May 22, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Medsphere Systems Corporation and Cooper Green Mercy Hospital have announced that Cooper Green has gone live on Medsphere’s OpenVista open source electronic health record. With OpenVista now up and running, and enhancing the patient care provided by Cooper Green clinicians and staff, the hospital can devote full attention to meeting Stage One Meaningful Use requirements [...]
eCareSoft Adds New Channel Partner in Mexico
May 21, 2012 By Leave a Comment
eCareSoft, Inc. has announced Alestra as its new channel partner for Mexico. Alestra will represent eCareSoft’s integrated clinical, financial and EHR technology for hospitals. This agreement enables Alestra to launch Cloud Based Health Care Clinical, Revenue Cycle & Financial Solutions in Mexico utilizing eCareSoft, Inc.’s Cirrus™ Hospital Inpatient and Nimbo™ Physician Ambulatory Platforms. Cirrus is [...]
New KLAS Report Shows that Software as a Service EMR Model Garners Greater Appeal
May 18, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Lower initial pricing combined with hands-off maintenance and increasing confidence in cloud data storage has many healthcare providers looking seriously at Software as a Service EMR systems As providers continue to seek ways to do more with fewer resources, the limited hardware expenses, ease of use, and growing confidence in cloud storage continue to make [...]
MTBC Launches Electronic Health Record for OB/GYN Providers
May 18, 2012 By Leave a Comment
MTBC, a leading national provider of electronic health records and practice and revenue cycle management solutions, today announced the launch of its OB/GYN EHR. “Our specialized EHR templates and modules change the face of caregiving for OB/GYN providers by empowering them with an EHR that is, according to published usage statistics, among the most usable [...]
Surescripts Report: Majority Of Physicians Meeting Stage 1 Meaningful Use E-Prescribing Measure Today, Many Already Meeting Proposed Stage 2 Measure
May 17, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Surescripts has announced the release of “The National Progress Report on E-Prescribing and Interoperable Healthcare, Year 2011.” The National Progress Report features an analysis of data that tracks the status of e-prescribing adoption and use in the United States from 2008 – before the advent of federal incentives – through 2011. The report provides a measure [...]
WebChartMD Webinar Helps Medical Transcription Companies Overcome Business Losses Due to EHRs
May 17, 2012 By Leave a Comment
WebChartMD, a provider of web-based clinical documentation workflow solutions, has launched a series of free webinars designed to assist medical transcription companies adapt to market changes resulting from electronic health records, or EHRs. “The process of documenting patient visits has changed dramatically in the last eight years as a result of the introduction of EHRs, [...]
