QHR Technologies Inc. today announced that the Company has signed a Letter of Intent to acquire up to 100% of the shares in Clinicare Corporation, a privately held Calgary based Electronic Medical Records company. The purchase is subject to TSX Venture Exchange approval, Clinicare shareholder acceptance and to normal closing conditions, which is expected to [...]
Covisint and Carefx Partner to Deliver Complete Interoperability Solution for Health Information Exchange (HIE) Initiatives
November 9, 2009 By 1 Comment
Addressing the burgeoning demand for health information exchange (HIE) to coordinate and better leverage patient information, two health IT industry leaders - Covisint, a subsidiary of Compuware Corporation, and Carefx – have partnered to market an integrated workflow solution that ties together the full spectrum of care, from physician offices to labs and pharmacies, to multiple information [...]
P & P Data and Its Clients to Benefit From $236 Million EMR Funding Program Announced by Ontario Medical Association
November 7, 2009 By Leave a Comment
P & P Data Systems (www.p-pdata.com), a leading developer of paperless solutions for the medical industry, today announced the Ontario Medical Association (OMA) has successfully negotiated $236 million with the government of Ontario that will link the province’s doctors to electronic medical records over the next three years. The $236 million investment was made in [...]
Ingenix Survey Finds Physicians Have Limited Understanding of new Government Stimulus Incentives for EHRs
November 6, 2009 By Leave a Comment
A recent survey found that cost is the top concern among physicians considering electronic health records (EHRs) for their practices. Also, survey respondents had limited understanding of the financial assistance for implementing an EHR system now available to physicians through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). In response to these findings, Ingenix has launched [...]
AMICAS Honored with Exclusive Frost & Sullivan 2009 Growth Leadership of the Year Award
November 4, 2009 By Leave a Comment
MICAS, Inc., a leader in image and information management solutions, today announced that it has been awarded the Frost & Sullivan 2009 North American Growth Leadership of the Year Award in Imaging Informatics. According to Frost & Sullivan, AMICAS captured the largest market share in the North American image and information management market. In 2009, [...]
InterMed Taps Dimension Data to Support and Implement EMR System, Enhancing Processes, Responsiveness and Patient Care
November 4, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Dimension Data, a $4.5 billion IT services and solutions provider, today announced the implementation, support and integration of InterMed, P.A.’s electronic medical record (EMR) system. For InterMed, a primary and specialty care medical group serving 65,000 patients in southern Maine, the use of EMRs provides improved efficiency — with patient information, including allergies and medical [...]
Toledo Orthopaedic Surgeons Selects SRS Hybrid EMR after Comparison of Workflow Efficiencies
November 3, 2009 By Leave a Comment
SRS, the leader in high-performance hybrid EMR solutions, today announced that Toledo Orthopaedic Surgeons, Inc., has selected the SRS hybrid EMR for its seven providers. Toledo Orthopaedic Surgeons is one of the premier orthopaedic practices in northwest Ohio. “After extensive EMR research and comparative product evaluation, we concluded that the SRS hybrid EMR would deliver [...]
MedInformatix Practice Management and EMR Produce Long-Term Gains for Ophthalmology Practices
November 2, 2009 By Leave a Comment
MedInformatix, a leading provider of software solutions for the healthcare industry, announced the tenth anniversary of its relationships with several prominent Midwestern ophthalmology practices at the 2009 American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) Conference in San Francisco. In each case, the practices showcase the benefits of MedInformatix’s Practice Management (PM) and Electronic Medical Records (EMR) Solution. [...]
Has the demise of the Medical Transcription Industry been greatly exaggerated?
October 29, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Image via Wikipedia It could very well be based on the third quarter results of Transcend Services, the third largest provider of medical transcription services in the United States. Transcend reported revenue increases of 52% for the recently ended quarter with an increase in net income of 24%. For the complete earnings story on Transcend [...]
