Infor-Med Corporation announced today that Praxis: The Template-Free EMR v5 was certified as a complete EHR under the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Meaningful Use Program. Medical practitioners nationwide who choose Praxis EMR to demonstrate Meaningful Use are eligible to receive incentive payments of up to $63,750 under Medicaid or up to $44,000 [...]
HMS EHR Receives ONC-ATB Certification from Drummond
January 21, 2011 By 1 Comment
Healthcare Management Systems, Inc. ® (HMS) announced today it has received certification from Drummond Group, an Authorized Testing and Certification Body of the Office of the National Coordinator (ONC-ATB). The HMS electronic health record (EHR) is 2011/2012 compliant in accordance with the criteria adopted by the Secretary of Health and Human Services. Certification is the [...]
Insight Public Health Software Selected by Three Michigan County Health Departments
October 19, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Netsmart Technologies, Inc., a provider of software and services for health and human services organizations, has announced agreements with three Michigan public health departments to implement Netsmart’s Insight public health software solution. The Oakland County Health Division, Calhoun County Public Health Department and Van Buren County/Cass County District Health Department each selected Netsmart’s Insight software. Insight is a [...]
Indianapolis VA Medical Center Launches Health Information Exchange
August 24, 2010 By Leave a Comment
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) today announced a new pilot in the Indianapolis region that will improve the delivery of Veterans health information. The Richard L. Roudebush VA Medical Center in Indianapolis will partner with the Indiana Health Information Exchange (IHIE), the largest health information exchange organization in the United States, to securely exchange [...]
L.A. Care Health Plan Receives Multi-Million Dollar Grant to Advance Widespread Use of Health IT
April 8, 2010 By 1 Comment
L.A. Care Health Plan, the nation’s largest public health plan, announced today that the organization has received a $15.6 million federal grant to establish the Health Information Technology Regional Extension Center (REC), called HITEC-LA, that will help doctors in L.A. County adopt and use Electronic Health Records (EHRs) in a meaningful way. HITEC-LA will be [...]
Vangent White Paper Highlights Key Components to Comply With “Meaningful Use” Provisions for EHR
February 26, 2010 By 4 Comments
Vangent, Inc., a leading global provider of information management and strategic business process services, published a white paper to help organizations understand “meaningful use” and its impact on electronic health records (EHRs) and healthcare interoperability. Meaningful Use. Not Meaningless Waste(SM): Learn How to Protect Your Investment provides an overview of the current health IT landscape [...]
Surgeon General with Microsoft HealthVault Expands Consumer Benefits for the My Family Health Portrait Offering
February 24, 2010 By Leave a Comment
The U.S. Surgeon General Regina M. Benjamin today announced a collaboration with Microsoft HealthVault that will provide new features and expand access to My Family Health Portrait, a free Internet-based resource. This resource enables consumers to easily record their family health history and integrate the information stored in their My Family Health Portrait profile into [...]
