Healthx, an industry leader in payer and provider portals has released an infographic that exposes the unprecedented amount of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) the U.S. currently spends on healthcare — the most of any country in the world. Recent research suggests that overall healthcare spending is expected to swell to a vast 20 percent of [...]
Healthcare Management Solutions Provider Healthx Releases Medicaid Infographic: Spending Only Expected to Grow in the Future
December 13, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Northern California Surgery Center Selects ProVation Medical Software for Patient Charting
November 29, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Wolters Kluwer Health has announced that Northern California Surgery Center has selected its ProVation® EHR documentation and patient charting solution. ProVation EHR is an electronic health record designed for busy, cost-conscious Ambulatory Surgery Centers (ASCs). It offers robust electronic documentation and document imaging for all elements of the patient encounter, from past records to procedure [...]
WebPT Wins Spirit of Enterprise Award from The W.P. Carey School of Business; Company Named “U.S. Bank Emerging Entrepreneur” of the Year
November 11, 2011 By Leave a Comment
WebPT, the leading Electronic Medical Record system for physical therapists has announced that have won the 2011 Spirit of Enterprise Award for Emerging Entrepreneurship. The award is among five presented to Arizona businesses to recognize their outstanding business achievements. Presented by the W.P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University, the 2011 Spirit of [...]
Grant Awarded to Explore How Adaptive Technology Can Make Personal Health Records Accessible to People with Disabilities
November 8, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Personal health records are going electronic, and patients, caregivers, and healthcare providers are learning to navigate the new digital world of health information. Now three institutions are teaming up to discover how a large population–people with disabilities–can best access this information. The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and the Inglis Foundation, also based in Philadelphia, are [...]
New Frost & Sullivan Whitepaper on Mobile Devices and Healthcare: What’s New, What Fits, and How Do You Decide?
August 4, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Today’s U.S. healthcare providers face a three-pronged deluge of demands from patients, insurance companies, and the government. To successfully address these new and evolving expectations, members of the medical sector must leverage the capabilities of new wireless technologies – or fall behind their more savvy competitors. Frost & Sullivan recently published a whitepaper, Mobile Devices [...]
DocuTrac Announces Enhancements for QuicDoc EHR and Office Therapy PMS Software
July 28, 2011 By 2 Comments
DocuTrac, Inc. Developer of Behavioral Health Software has announced the release of the latest version of their QuicDoc® EMR Enterprise Edition software. This newest release, ready for Meaningful Use, allows qualified providers to apply for Medicare and Medicaid incentives, and that could mean increased revenues. Additionally new functionality in this release reflects major advancements. Recently, [...]
Epocrates Announces First Phase of Availability for Epocrates EHR Solution
July 27, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Epocrates, Inc. today announced the first phase of availability for the Epocrates® EHR mobile and web-based electronic health record. In this phase, the company is introducing the core functionalities that meet the distinct needs of primary care practices with 10 or fewer physicians, which include an intuitive user interface, affordable cost structure, and comprehensive support [...]
Kaiser Permanente Launches Mobile App to Make Finding Care Facilities Easy and Convenient
July 26, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Kaiser Permanente announced today the launch of its first mobile application, KP Locator. The app, available at no charge through the iPhone App Store, is just one element of Kaiser Permanente’s growing mobile strategy, which also includes the optimization of My Health Manager, Kaiser Permanente’s integrated personal health record on kp.org, for mobile devices later this [...]
Video – If Air Travel worked like Health Care – Very Funny
July 9, 2011 By Leave a Comment
It wouldn’t be funny if it weren’t so true.
Krames StayWell to Implement Direct Project Security Protocols in Collaboration with Microsoft HealthVault
July 6, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Krames StayWell has announced that it is helping to enable the ONC’s Direct Project messaging standards for its award-winning patient education system, Krames On-Demand. Leveraging the Direct Project encrypted e-mail functionality supported by Microsoft HealthVault, health systems will be utilizing Krames On-Demand to engage patients in their care by sending consumer-friendly education resources that can be stored in [...]
