14 Radiologists at Medical Arts Radiology (MAR) have obtained their maximum Stage 1 incentives by using the MedicsDocAssistant EHR for Radiology and MedicsRIS from Advanced Data Systems (ADS). “We are absolutely thrilled to have been able to implement EHR, and at the same time, be eligible to receive the Stimulus Act’s incentives as they apply [...]
14 Radiologists at Medical Arts Radiology Get Maximum Stimulus Act Incentives for EHR Use
March 16, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Nuance to Acquire Transcend Services
March 7, 2012 By 1 Comment
Nuance Communications, Inc. and Transcend Services, Inc. have announced a definitive agreement for Nuance to acquire Transcend, a provider of medical transcription and speech editing services, for approximately $300 million, net, in cash. With Transcend, Nuance will accelerate access to and expand its customer base within the small- to mid-size hospital market, which comprises approximately [...]
StenTel Announces Partnership with SynaMed, LLC “Meaningful Use by Dictation”
March 6, 2012 By Leave a Comment
StenTel, a provider of integrated clinical documentation solutions for the U.S. healthcare system, announced a partnership with SynaMed, LLC , a leader in electronic health records technology. The partnership will combine their respective transcription and EMR platforms to allow healthcare providers to take advantage of advanced clinical documentation solutions with a Meaningful Use certified EMR. [...]
FUJIFILM Receives Modular EHR Certification for Meaningful Use for Radiology
March 5, 2012 By Leave a Comment
FUJIFILM Medical Systems U.S.A., Inc. today announced that Synapse® RIS Version 6.1 has received modular electronic health record certification for Meaningful Use for radiology. According to the HITECH act within the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, approximately $1.5 billion in incentives is available to radiologists who use certified EHRs and show that they [...]
Another $508 Million Paid Out in Meaningful Use Incentive Money in January
February 28, 2012 By Leave a Comment
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) have announced that the number of physicians and hospitals to have registered for the Medicare or Medicaid electronic health record incentive program has increased by over 15,000 in January to 191,604. Total incentive payments issued during the month were over $508 million bringing the total paid through [...]
Frost and Sullivan Report Sees the EHR Market for Hospitals Peaking in 2012
February 27, 2012 By 1 Comment
According to Harvard researchers, as of 2009, it was estimated that approximately 90 percent of U.S. hospitals had implemented many of the various clinical IT systems that underlie the core functionality that comprise electronic health records (EHRs). However, only around 12 percent of hospitals were using what could be considered either a basic or advanced [...]
New Release of EHR and Practice Management Software from Success EHS is both ONC-ATCB and CCHIT certified
February 27, 2012 By Leave a Comment
SuccessEHS announces that its newest software release, SuccessEHS 6.1, is ONC-ATCB certified as a Complete EHR. SuccessEHS 6.1 is also a CCHIT Certified ® 2011 Ambulatory EHR additionally certified for Child Health, with a 5-star usability rating. This new software release will be available to clients in the coming weeks. SuccessEHS has optimized features and [...]
IDS’ AbbaDox EHR 8.0 Receives ONC-ATCB Certification as Complete Ambulatory EHR
February 23, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Integrated Document Solutions (IDS), a pioneer in delivering healthcare applications via cloud computing, announced today that its flagship workflow portal AbbaDox EHR 8.0 has been certified as a Complete Ambulatory EHR. Tested and certified under the Drummond Group’s Electronic Health Records Office of the National Coordinator Authorized Testing and Certification Body (ONC-ATCB) program, AbbaDox EHR [...]
Fujitsu Showcasing New Document Imaging Solutions Designed to Support Meaningful Use Requirements at HIMSS12
February 21, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Fujitsu and Inofile, experts in document interoperability, today announced that the two companies will showcase new document imaging solutions designed to facilitate meeting Meaningful Use Stage 1 requirements and anticipated requirements for Stage 2, as defined by the Office of the National Coordinator. The joint solution, which runs on a Fujitsu ScanSnap N1800 or ScanSnap [...]
VersaSuite Earns the CCHIT Inpatient EHR Certification
February 17, 2012 By Leave a Comment
VersaSuite, a provider of robust hospital information systems (HIS), is has announced that VersaSuite 8.0 has earned pre-market CCHIT Certified® 2011 Inpatient EHR status from the Certification Commission for Healthcare Information Technology. According to the company VersaSuite 8.0 is one of only 5 products available on the market to have earned the CCHIT® Inpatient certification. [...]
