Lutheran Medical Center and Medsphere Systems Corporation today announced the successful implementation of Medsphere’s OpenVista® electronic health record (EHR) solution throughout the hospital. The full service 476-bed teaching hospital is now on track to achieve meaningful use and qualify for millions of dollars made available by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. Since implementing OpenVista only a [...]
NaviNet Survey Shows Physician Practices are now operating with an expedited EMR adoption timeline
April 2, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Image via CrunchBase A recent NaviNet survey shows that over two thirds of participant physicians practices have either started EMR adoption or intend to do so during the next 12 months. According to Brad Waugh, president and CEO of Navinet, “Physician practices are getting more serious about IT adoption. Federal incentive programs are playing a [...]
Three Denver Area Health Care Organizations Link Patient Electronic Health Records to Improve Care and Safety
November 25, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Three of the largest Front Range health care organizations are taking an unprecedented leap forward in health care reform by improving care for more than a million Coloradans with an interconnected electronic patient record exchange system. The Children’s Hospital, Kaiser Permanente Colorado and Exempla Healthcare are now live with an electronic health record (EHR) “health [...]
e-MDs Receives Top Ranking on 2009 AAFP EHR User Satisfaction Survey
November 17, 2009 By 3 Comments
e-MDs Solution Series Chart electronic health record (EHR) received the top overall score in the American Academy of Family Physicians’ (AAFP) Family Practice Management (FPM) 2009 EHR User Satisfaction Survey. The survey, previously conducted in 2005 and 2007, was markedly expanded this year to include responses from 2,012 family practice physicians using a total of [...]
HIMSS Electronic Health Record Association Supports Standards in HIT Standards Committee Testimony
November 5, 2009 By Leave a Comment
The HIMSS Electronic Health Record Association (EHR Association) provided written testimony at last week’s public hearing of the HIT Standards Committee Implementation Workgroup. This workgroup, which advises the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC), is charged with bringing forward “real-world” implementation experience, with special emphasis on strategies to accelerate the adoption of [...]
The Quantum Group Deploys New Version of PWeRTM
September 30, 2009 By Leave a Comment
The Quantum Group, Inc. announced that the third version of PWeRTM (Personal Wellness electronic RecordTM), PWeR 3.0, has deployed according to schedule. PWeR is the one patient, one record™ medical record platform that the Company believes is a relevant and real solution to meet current federal healthcare mandates and stimulus programs. This SaaS (Software as [...]
Tangent begins shipping Medix 10T Tablet Computer for use in the Medical Market
August 10, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Tangent Inc., www.tangent.com, a leading provider of healthcare technology is shipping the Medix 10T, a state-of-the-art 10.4” tablet that weighs only 3.3 lbs., is built on the highly-acclaimed Intel Health Architecture, includes enhanced touch screen functionally, contributing greater workflow efficiencies in EMR and other point-of-care applications. The Medix 10T competes directly with Motion and other [...]
Keys to EMR Success wins HIMSS Book of the Year Award
July 8, 2009 By 3 Comments
Keys to EMR Success: Selecting and Implementing an Electronic Medical Record (Amazon Affiliate Link), written by Ronald Sterling, CPA, MBA, has won the (HIMSS) Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society 2008 Book of the Year Award. Nancy Collins, President of Greenbranch Publishing says, “We are honored that Ron Sterling’s book has been chosen as Book [...]
iMedicor Adds Pre-populated CV’s to its HIPAA Compliant Portal Through Partnership with Vitals
June 29, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Medico announced today that it has entered into an agreement with VitalsSM, the leader in extensive, searchable physician databases. This partnership gives iMedicor the ability to access Vitals’ database of more than 700,000 practicing physicians in the United States to streamline physicians’ registration on the iMedicor portal. “One of the most precious commodities in a [...]
Much too confusing – Just tell me which EMR I Should Buy
June 26, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Dozens, perhaps hundreds of vendors and products to choose from. Hardware, pricing and implementation questions. Do I use notebooks, tablets or desktops in exam rooms. What do I do with my room full of paper charts. These are the questions thousands of Doctors are asking themselves when considering an EMR implementation. Rosemarie Nelson, a [...]
