Maggie Gunter, PhD, president of the New Mexico Health Information Collaborative (NMHIC), announced today that the organization has been appointed as the state’s official health information exchange (HIE) by New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson. NMHIC will create the health information exchange infrastructure to connect New Mexico’s health care providers through a contract with its technology [...]
New Mexico Health Information Collaborative Appointed as State’s Official Health Information Exchange
October 27, 2009 By Leave a Comment
MedPlus Maintains Top Ranking in KLAS Industry Report
October 26, 2009 By Leave a Comment
MedPlus, the healthcare information technology subsidiary of Quest Diagnostics Incorporated (NYSE: DGX), announced today that it has been recognized as the health care industry’s number one Document Management & Imaging (DMI) vendor for its ChartMaxx® enterprise-wide electronic patient record system in the KLAS (1) Enterprise DMI: Finding the Right Stepping-Stone to Full EMR report issued [...]
Integrated Medical Services Selects Allscripts Electronic Health Record and Revenue Cycle Management
October 22, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Allscripts announced today that Integrated Medical Services (IMS) has selected the Allscripts Electronic Health Record (EHR) and Practice Management solution, with Allscripts Revenue Cycle Management, to enhance the quality of the care delivered by its 100 physicians, improve patient communications, and better manage the cost of care delivery. IMS is a not-for-profit physician services organization that helps its [...]
CDW Healthcare and Cerner Corporation Collaborate To Expand Electronic Health Record Adoption Among Physician Practices
October 19, 2009 By Leave a Comment
CDW Healthcare, part of the public sector subsidiary of CDW Corporation and Cerner Corporation , a global provider of healthcare solutions, today announced an agreement for CDW to offer Cerner ® physician practice solutions. The collaboration marks the first time the complete suite of Cerner ambulatory solutions for physician practices are available through a national [...]
Sequel Systems Launches SequelMed Patient Portal
October 19, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Sequel Systems, Inc., a dynamic, service-oriented healthcare technology company, today announced the launch and general availability of SequelMed Patient Portalâ„¢, a new, Web-based tool that improves and speeds up communication between physicians and patients, giving patients instant access to their personal health information, and allowing physicians and other healthcare providers more time to focus on [...]
Eclipsys` PeakPractice Solution Receive ’08 CCHIT Certification
October 12, 2009 By Leave a Comment
The Outcomes Company, today announced that the Certification Commission for Health Information Technology (CCHIT) has listed its PeakPractice solution (version 1093) a CCHIT Certified 08 Ambulatory electronic health record (EHR), and meets the Certification Commission`s EHR criteria for office-based use. Ambulatory EHRs are designed for physician offices and clinics where most American`s obtain their healthcare. [...]
Electronic Health Record in Canada: Running Late, Too Many Consultants
October 8, 2009 By 3 Comments
In a Special Report to be tabled today in the Legislative Assembly, Ontario Auditor General Jim McCarter describes Ontario’s almost decade-long, $1-billion initiative to create an Electronic Health Record (EHR) as “lacking in strategic direction and relying too heavily on external consultants.” McCarter concludes that “Ontario taxpayers have not received value for money for this [...]
Visionet Systems Acquires eDocSynergy LLC to Service the Health Care Industry
October 6, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Visionet Systems – a provider of technology solutions, strategic consulting services, and knowledge process outsourcing – has acquired eDocSynergy, LLC, a privately-held provider of healthcare technology. eDocSynergy, headquartered in St. Louis, MO., has a state-of-the-art SaaS based Electronic Health Records (EHR/EMR) and practice management product. The product has a solid installed base which is growing [...]
Study results of EHR in US Hospitals
May 6, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Image via Wikipedia Results of a recent study prepared by the Department of Health Policy and Management, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA BACKGROUND: Despite a consensus that the use of health information technology should lead to more efficient, safer, and higher-quality care, there are no reliable estimates of the prevalence of adoption of electronic [...]
