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WebPT Improves Practice Efficiency and Boosts Bottom Line with Appointment Reminder Software - April 22, 2011
WebPT, the fastest growing Electronic Medical Record (EMR) system for physical therapists, announced today the addition of automated appointment reminders to reduce missed patient appointments and lost revenue....

Cognify, Inc. Selects Greenway's PrimeSUITE to Advance Integrated Care Coordination - April 21, 2011
Greenway Medical Technologies, Inc. today announced the integration of its electronic health record (EHR), practice management and interoperability solution PrimeSUITE® 2011 with Cognify, Inc.'s web-based Participant Tracking System that monitors care plan continuums....

ChartLogic Reports 26 Medical Group Customers in 19 States Will Qualify for Meaningful Use Payments under Federal HITECH Act - April 17, 2011
ChartLogic Inc., a leading national provider of electronic health records (EHRs), announced today that 26 of its medical group customers in 19 states will qualify for meaningful use incentive payments and all are planning to complete the attestation process during the week of April 18th, the first period for filing....

Health IT benefits becoming more apparent - April 8, 2011
A recent study finds that evidence of the benefits of health information technology are emerging for small practices. But the study, which reviewed previous looks at health IT, noted that the benefits don't always translate into physician satisfaction with electronic medical records....

Saint John company to release second-generation software - April 3, 2011
Saint John's ClinicServer is releasing its second generation software today and hoping to grab more of what its CEO describes as a $300-billion market. The company's signature product is a scheduling service that helps medical professionals keep track of appointments and what's required for them....

Capzule Offers Free EMR to Solo Practices, Adds Features to iPad App - April 3, 2011
Capzule (capzule.com) is a web-based EMR offered to small practices as a software service and has added instant messaging and push notification features to its iPad app....

SourceMedical’s Therapy Software Solution Installed by Physiotherapy Associates, one of the largest Physical Therapy Chains in the Industry - March 27, 2011
SourceMedical today announced that its Therapy Software Solution, TherapySource, has been successfully installed in all 598 of Physiotherapy Associates’ outpatient clinics. This is one of the largest installation projects in the industry....

EMR Resource EMRapproved.com Launches New Online Research Tools and Directories - March 23, 2011
Comprehensive EMR research, consulting and vending website EMRapproved.com launches new online tools, resources and directories amid increased demand for EMR consulting services....

ChartLogic’s EHR Selected by Advanced Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine Group of Houston; Suite Includes EMR, Patient Portal, ePrescribe Tools - February 16, 2011
The ChartLogic EHR Suite includes the ChartLogic EMR (electronic medical record), ChartLogic Document Management, ChartLogic ePrescribe, ChartLogic Patient Portal and ChartLogic Patient Education....

WebPT Closes $1 Million Series A Funding Round; Prepares to Rapidly Scale Its Popular Web-Based EMR for Physical Therapists - December 15, 2010

EMR Consultancy ImplementHIT Delivers Online Learning for Tucson Orthopaedic Institute for AllscriptsTM Enterprise EHR - December 15, 2010
mplementHIT, a consulting firm that helps hospitals and large physician practices drive organization-wide adoption of electronic medical records (EMR) systems, announced today that they have rolled out a customized online learning solution for Allscripts™ Enterprise EHR for 140 physicians and clinical staff users at Tucson Orthopaedic Institute (TOI)....

N.J. doctors are slow to digitize patient records, as required by federal health care reform - November 24, 2010
Under federal health care reform, doctors must convert to an electronic system capable of chronicling each patient visit, tracking their care and sharing that information with hospitals and other doctors by 2015 — or the federal government will withhold some of the money it reimburses them for treating Medicare and Medicaid patients....

WebPT Wins “Innovator Of The Year – Start-Up Company” Award From AZ Technology Council’s Governor’s Celebration Of Innovation - November 22, 2010
WebPT, the fastest growing Web-based EMR for physical therapists, announces they have won the prestigious Innovator of the Year – Start-Up Company Award from the Arizona Technology Council at the 2010 Governor’s Celebration of Innovation....

WebPT Grows Customer Base Nearly 30 Percent in Q3; Now Supports iPad for Easier Mobile Documentation on the Fastest Growing EMR for Physical Therapist - November 17, 2010
Since its launch just three years ago, WebPT has grown to nearly 5,000 users at 750 clinics and has a retention rate of over 99 percent....

Maryland’s Adventist HealthCare Selects eClinicalWorks - September 1, 2010
eClinicalWorks®, a market leader in ambulatory clinical systems, today announced that Rockville, Maryland’s Adventist HealthCare has chosen eClinicalWorks unified electronic medical records (EMR) and practice management (PM) system as an option for its employed and affiliated physicians in Maryland and New Jersey....

Coastal Orthopaedic Associates, P.A., Selects the Physician-Focused SRS Hybrid EMR for Its 14 Providers - September 1, 2010
SRS, the leader in high-performance hybrid EMRs, today announced that Coastal Orthopaedic Associates, P.A., has selected the SRS hybrid EMR for its 14 musculoskeletal provider specialists. ...

ATMP and Secure-24 Offer Physicians Leadership and Guidance for Electronic Medical Records - August 29, 2010
Secure-24 and ATMP offered leadership and guidance about the transition from paper to electronic medical records for attendees of the Michigan Osteopathic Association’s (MOA) 111th Annual Convention and Scientific Seminar that was held in mid-May....

Anchorage Fracture & Orthopedic Clinic Selects the SRS Hybrid EMR for Its 24 Providers - August 27, 2010
SRS, the leader in high-performance hybrid EMRs, today announced that Anchorage Fracture & Orthopedic Clinic (AFOC) has selected the SRS hybrid EMR for their 12 orthopedic specialists, 8 physical therapists, and 4 mid-level providers....

Physicians Using the Ingenix CareTracker Electronic Health Record System Now Have Access to Krames Patient Education Resources - August 25, 2010
Ingenix is making patient education easier by integrating a comprehensive library of consumer-friendly medical reference materials from Krames into its Ingenix CareTracker electronic health record (EHR) system. Beginning in May, doctors using CareTracker can access and print information about medical conditions, treatment options and procedure recovery instructions for their patients (see also Electronic Medical Records)....

Interboro RHIO and MDLand to Provide Financial Assistance For Implementation and Adoption of Electronic Medical Record (EMR) for Qualifying Physicians - August 11, 2010
The Interboro Regional Health Information Organization (Interboro RHIO) and MDLand International (MDLand) are working together to promote the implementation and adoption of Electronic Medical Records (EMR) to physicians in Queens and Northern Brooklyn. This program provides financial assistance for qualifying providers implementing MDLand’s Preliminary ARRA certified EMR product, as well as opportunities to connect to the Interboro RHIO’s clinical data exchange network. The program is open to both primary care physicians and specialists....

Medical and Practice Management by LSS Data Systems Helps Ephraim McDowell Health Connect Physician Practices and Hospitals - July 20, 2010
Ephraim McDowell Health (Danville, KY) recently launched an integrated ambulatory Electronic Health Record from LSS Data Systems (Minneapolis, MN) that connects Ephraim McDowell Health clinics with their hospitals (Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center and Ephraim McDowell Fort Logan Hospital)....

Sinai Medical Group Aims to Demonstrate Meaningful Use with NextGen Technology - July 20, 2010
Chicago-Based Group Cites Partnership, Experience in Meeting Complex Service Needs and Proven Data Exchange Capabilities as Reasons for Selecting NextGen Technology ...

Wayne Health Physicians Selects Docs Billing Solutions - February 17, 2010
As part of its continuing efforts to support and invest in the Goldsboro, NC community, Wayne Health Corporation has established Wayne Health Physicians. This will be a multi-specialty physician group practice that will help ensure that the community has sufficient qualified physicians to meet the healthcare needs of the Goldsboro citizens....

Myrtue Medical Center Selects Design Clinicals as IT Vendor to Position for Meaningful Use Requirements, Stimulus Funds - January 10, 2010
Myrtue Medical Center has chosen Design Clinicals as its IT vendor to expand electronic medication reconciliation to a full Patient-Safety Platform with MedsTracker® Enterprise Medication Reconciliation. The move will secure Myrtue's place on the fast track to quickly demonstrate "meaningful use" and take advantage of federal recovery act incentive payments. ...

Policy makers’ expectations for electronic medical records may be too high - January 4, 2010
The ability for electronic medical records to improve the coordination of patient care may be less than what policy makers are expecting, according to a study by researchers at the Center for Studying Health System Change. ...

New Enterprise Forms Management from Access Speeds Patient Registration at Rehabilitation Hospital of the Pacific - January 4, 2010
When it comes to healthcare, the last thing clinical and administrative staff have time for is processing paper forms. That’s why some forward-thinking hospitals are switching to e-forms management....

Electronic medical records draw both praise, condemnation - January 4, 2010
As the health care debate grinds on, President Barack Obama's plan for expanding the use of electronic medical records has been met with some skepticism in Missouri....

Greenway Medical Technologies Deploys Integrated EHR, Practice Management and Interoperability Solution Within Bethesda Healthcare System - December 29, 2009
Deployment of Greenway's PrimeSuite Enables Health Information to be Securely and Seamlessly Shared between Bethesda Memorial Hospital and Physician Practices Associated with Bethesda Healthcare System....

Waco Orthopedic & Sports Medicine Clinic Enhances Productivity With SRS Hybrid EMR - December 20, 2009
Waco Orthopedic & Sports Medicine Clinic has been providing quality orthopaedic care to central Texas for over 30 years. ...

Mediware Finalizes Two Most Recent Acquisitions - December 18, 2009
Purchases of Healthcare Automation, Inc. and Advantage Reimbursement, Inc. Are Completed, Action Expands Mediware's Home Health Customer Base From 150 to 450 Customer Facilities...

LABORIE Announces Its Urodynamic Systems Integration with meridianEMR - December 18, 2009
LABORIE and meridianEMR announced today that they have successfully integrated their EMR and Urodynamic system for Urologists....

Bone & Joint Clinic of Baton Rouge, Inc. Reports Immediate Productivity Gains With the SRS Hybrid EMR - December 15, 2009
SRS, the leader in high-performance hybrid EMRs, today announced that Bone & Joint Clinic of Baton Rouge has already begun to realize enhanced physician productivity with its newly implemented hybrid EMR....

EBSCO Publishing and Zynx Health Expand Partnership for Integrated Access to Evidence-Based Content - December 9, 2009
Institutions currently using point-of-care resources from EBSCO Publishing (EBSCO) and Zynx Health will benefit from a new agreement which gives healthcare providers integrated access to their evidence-based resources, resulting in quicker retrieval of relevant and current information and improved quality care....

Athens Regional Medical Center Expands Healthcare Partnership with Spacelabs, Inc.; Will Now Include Main OR, L&D OR and PACU - October 20, 2009
Athens Regional Medical Center (ARMC) has enhanced its dynamic relationship with Spacelabs, Inc., by purchasing additional medical technology for new care areas....

LibertyHealth System Launches EDIMS Electronic Health Record in Emergency Departments - October 9, 2009
New Jersey Health System Adds Nursing Documentation and Charge Capture Modules to Its EDIMS Computerized Physician Order Entry System....

New York City’s William F. Ryan Community Health Network Selects eClinicalWorks - October 1, 2009
eClinicalWorks®, a market leader in ambulatory clinical systems, today announced that New York City’s William F. Ryan Community Health Network has chosen eClinicalWorks unified electronic medical records (EMR) and practice management (PM) solution along with eClinicalWorks Enterprise Business Optimizer’s (eBO) enhanced reporting capabilities for its more than 250 physicians and residents in 16 locations....

SRS Restores Balance Between Physicians and Vendor at Midwest Orthopaedics, P.A. - September 30, 2009
SRS, the leader in high-performance hybrid EMR solutions, today announced that Midwest Orthopaedics, P.A., has selected the hybrid EMR after participating in the SRS No-Cost Pilot Program....

ICA Announces Certified Integration Program For Quick, Standardized Implementation of Community-wide EHRs - September 18, 2009
Ulrich Medical Concepts Becomes First Certified Partner, Reaps Low Price and Ability to Predict Ownership Costs....

iCRco Releases Clarity PACS, a New Approach to Managing Digital Imaging Data - September 8, 2009
iCRco releases the latest version of its affordable and fully scalable PACS solution, Clarity PACS....

ACS Signs $10 Million Contract with Rehabilitation Hospital of the Pacific - August 19, 2009
Affiliated Computer Services, Inc. (NYSE: ACS) today announced a five-year, $10 million information technology (IT) contract to extend its relationship with Rehabilitation Hospital of the Pacific....

Coordinated Health Selects Allscripts Electronic Health Record and Practice Management to Improve Coordination of Patient Care - June 20, 2009
Allscripts announced today that Coordinated Health, the premier provider of sports and musculoskeletal medicine in Pennsylvania's Lehigh Valley, has selected the Allscripts Enterprise(TM) Electronic Health Record (EHR) and Practice Management (PM) solutions to connect and automate its 50 physicians and 50 mid-level providers and physical therapists across eight locations....

For Medical Device Makers, Full Spectrum Software Releases Software Technology Report Called How to Survive in 2009 and Beyond - June 13, 2009
A Software Technology Report reviewing what small to mid-sized medical device makers can do from a software development perspective to immmediately add value to their products...

Chart Links Automates Physician Authorization of Therapy Plans of Care at Carle Foundation Hospital - June 11, 2009
Chart Links announces the implementation of its physician authorization solution in Carle Foundation Hospital's outpatient rehabilitation program based in Urbana, IL. The solution eliminates the phone calls and faxing associated with authorizations by automating the process by which physicians approve a plan of care for rehabilitative therapy. The solution also speeds continuity of care, reduces billing delays and offers real-time access to therapy plan of care updates....

OrthoNeuro Selects SRS Hybrid EMR in Lieu of CCHIT-Certified EMR for Its 41 High-Performance Providers - May 23, 2009
SRS, the leader in hybrid EMR solutions, today announced that OrthoNeuro has selected the SRS hybrid EMR for its large, multi-specialty practice based in Columbus, Ohio. OrthoNeuro has been providing superior neuro-musculoskeletal care to central Ohio for more than 60 years. ...

Active Ink Software Launches Software for Physical Therapists - May 15, 2009
Physical therapists looking for some ways to improve their interaction with their patient should take a look at Active Ink Software’s new application Active PT....

AristaCare Using Wandering WiFi’s Wireless Solutions to Set Higher Standards for Industry and Elevate Offerings for Patients, Visitors and Staff - May 8, 2009
Health Services Organization Uses Secure Private and Public Network to Provide Cost-Effective Improvements with Immediate Results...

First Choice Physical Therapy chooses Spectramedi to provide Medical Transcription Service - April 23, 2009
First Choice Physical Therapy has selected SpectraMedi to provide U.S. based medical transcription services. SpectraMedi looks forward to providing high-quality medical transcription services....

Southeast Missouri Hospital Implements Chart Links Rehabilitation Software for Therapists - April 11, 2009
Chart Links, LLC announces the implementation of its rehabilitation software by HealthPoint Rehab which consists of two outpatient rehabilitation centers for Southeast Missouri Hospital, a 269-bed regional medical complex serving southeast Missouri and southern Illinois. The implementation includes functionality for electronically managing therapy documentation, scheduling, referrals, insurance authorizations, charges, and more....

RevenueXL, a Revenue Acceleration Company, Saves Physicians Thousands of Dollars in EMR Screening, Selection and Implementation - February 15, 2009
RevenueXL Saves Physicians Thousands of Dollars in Costly Time Consuming Screening Through the Complex Maze of Electronic Medical Records (EMR) and Practice Management (PM) vendor options...

NYC Offering Subsidies To Push Electronic Medical Records - February 13, 2009
If there's one thing most everyone with an interest in health care IT can agree on - be he John Q. Patient or President-Elect Barack Obama - it's that electronic medical records (EMR) are the wave of the future. But many doctor's offices, especially small ones, continue to regard EMRs as an ideal with a prohibitive price tag....

The Seven Costly Mistakes Healthcare Organizations Make When Purchasing Electronic Medical Records and Health IT - January 12, 2009
New white paper explains how purchasers of EMR and Health IT can save thousands of dollars successfully evaluating, selecting, and negotiating electronic medical records and Health IT contracts....

MDS Medical Software Releases Free Physicians Guide to Electronic Medical Records Software - December 31, 2008
MDS Medical Software’s informational guide helps medical offices narrow down the substantial number of electronic medical records products in today’s market....

True Hybrid EHR Solution Tackles Lackluster EHR Adoption Rates - December 28, 2008
The ChartLogic Hybrid EHR Solution allows medical providers to adopt a baseline EHR with a simple migration path to a full EHR. ...

ADS Announces EMR Solution for Every Practice and Budget - December 27, 2008
Advanced Data Systems Corporation, a leading provider of Healthcare Solutions since 1977, announced the release of their newest family of EMR (Electronic Medical Records) products today: The ADS MedicsDocAssistant ™Suite. ADS's Suite solution has a product for every practice size and budget. This is the most versatile EMR suite of products on the market today....

Chart Links Customer to Speak at 2008 ASHA Convention Regarding Speech Therapy Software - December 20, 2008
Chart Links, a provider of therapy documentation software, announces that their customer, Ann Kummer, PhD, CCC-SLP, ASHA-F, will speak at the 2008 Annual American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) Convention on November 22, 2008....

Arthritis & Osteoporosis Medical Associates Select CureMD All-in-One EMR/PM System - December 5, 2008
Arthritis & Osteoporosis Medical Associates, a multi location health care organization specializing in rheumatology and physical therapy, selected the CureMD all-in-one EMR/PM system, a comprehensive Health Information Solution that will help seamlessly connect their five locations and transition to a paperless environment....

Monterey Spine and Joint Deploys WebLOQ ePrivacy Solution for HIPAA Compliant Health Information Exchange - November 21, 2008
WebLOQ, Inc., the emerging leader in total privacy solutions for secure and compliant eBusiness and data-in-motion communications, today announced that Monterey Spine and Joint has deployed the WebLOQ ePrivacy solution in their state-of-the-art Monterey center. The center, along with their healthcare partner, the Monterey Peninsula Surgery Center, and other local practices, has implemented WebLOQ's hosted, on demand ePrivacy technology to establish a totally secure and private process for exchanging critical and sensitive healthcare information and related documents....

How Robots Are Aiding Stroke Rehabilitation - September 20, 2008
For the past 20 years, robots have been billed as the next big thing in stroke therapy, a way for stroke patients to get more intensive therapy and recover more function. Models work differently, but in general they involve sensing the user's intention, and then following along as if connected with springs....

New Research Shows Physical Therapy as Effective as Arthroscopic Knee Surgery - September 13, 2008
A new study questioning the usefulness of arthroscopic surgery for osteoarthritis of the knee should encourage patients to consider physical therapy as an effective non-surgical option, according to the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA). The study was published in the September 11 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM)....

Documentation in Rehabilitation - September 13, 2008
In the USA, there has been growing emphasis on documentation and maintaining good health records in the field of healthcare over the past few years. As a rehabilitation professional, I used to find summarizing the activities of a one-hour session into a paragraph of words somewhat challenging. But over the years, one tends to accept medical notes as part of one’s work, gradually getting more efficient at it....

Chart Links introduces new version of rehabilitation software - July 28, 2008
Chart Links, a provider of enterprise therapy software, has launched Version 5 of its outpatient rehabilitation workflow management and clinical documentation product. ...

Wii Fit finding its way into rehab - June 12, 2008
This and other fitness-oriented video games have "great potential" for core strengthening and rehabilitation and may boost compliance with rehabilitation exercises, Sue Stanley-Green, a professor of athletic training at Florida Southern College in Lakeland, told Reuters Health....

PTPN Selects Patterson Medical's PTOS Documentation and Scheduling Software as Preferred Solution - April 11, 2008
CALABASAS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--PTPN, the largest network of independent physical, occupational, and speech therapists in the United States, announced today its selection of Patterson Medical’s PTOS Software as the documentation, electronic medical record, and scheduling system it recommends to its members....

HealthMEDX Partners With Silverchair Learning Systems - March 24, 2008
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., March 24 /PRNewswire/ -- HealthMEDX, Inc. (HMX), the leading provider of Web-based information system solutions for the extended care market, has partnered with Silverchair Learning Systems to offer Silverchair's powerful eLearning solutions to its customers....

Loyola Uses Virtual-reality Video Game to Help Burn Patients Play Their Way to Pain Relief - March 19, 2008
Hospital is the first in Illinois to use 21st century technology for wound care, physical therapy....

To build a better hospital, Virginia Mason takes lessons from Toyota plants - March 15, 2008
They began looking for a better way to improve quality, safety and patient satisfaction. After two years of searching, they discovered the Toyota Production system, also known as lean manufacturing. Developed in part by Japanese businessman Taiichi Ohno, the idea is to eliminate waste and defects in production. Virginia Mason has tailored the Japanese model to fit health care....

CMH Regional Health System Reduces Costs and Improves Physician Satisfaction with Optio Healthcare Solutions - March 3, 2008
ALPHARETTA, Ga.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Optio® Healthcare (OTCBB:OPTO) today announced that CMH Regional Health System has reduced manual scanning of patient documentation by 80 percent and reduced costs annually by $5,000 to $25,000 (per ancillary system) with Optio’s Imaging Integration solution....

Tampa Bay Area Health Care Leaders Partner with National ePrescribing Patient Safety Initiative to Deliver Free Electronic Prescribing to Area Physici - March 2, 2008
ORLANDO, Fla., Feb. 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Direct from the 2008 HIMSS Annual Conference and Exhibition, Allscripts, the leading provider of clinical software, connectivity and information solutions that physicians use to improve health care, announced today a partnership between the National ePrescribing Patient Safety Initiative(TM) (NEPSI(TM)), and two of the Tampa Bay area's largest health care organizations to improve patient safety through electronic prescribing....

TherapySource to be Installed in 400+ Locations
Select Medical Corporation to install TherapySource Software for Clinical Documentation Solution - December 29, 2007
BIRMINGHAM, Ala.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--SourceMedical, a leading provider of outpatient information management solutions, today announced that it has entered into a master service agreement to install TherapySource, its leading clinical documentation system in all of Select Medical’s Rehabilitation facilities. Select has placed an initial order under the agreement committing to the installation of a minimum of 400 clinics....

PROMEDICA HEALTH SYSTEM ADOPTS PATIENTKEEPER AS ITS PHYSICAN INFORMATION SYSTEM Award-Winning Software Saves Physicians Time, Enhances Patient Safety, - December 29, 2007
Boston, Mass and Toledo, Ohio– May 23, 2006 – ProMedica Health System, the largest health care provider in northwest Ohio and southeast Michigan, today announced that it has adopted PatientKeeper® as its physician information system. Physicians use the PatientKeeper Mobile Clinical Results™ application to access their patients’ medical records and the PatientKeeper Charge Capture™ application to accurately record the services they provide. ProMedica is the top ranked integrated health system in the United States, according to the 2006 edition of Verispan’s annual IHN health assessment report. PatientKeeper supports ProMedica’s commitment to provide high-quality, cost-effective healthcare to the communities it serves....

Northeastern Healthcare System Selects Streamline Health's Enterprise Document Workflow Solutions Integrated with Clinical Information System - December 29, 2007
Streamline Health's Integrated Document Workflow Solutions to Improve the Efficiency of Healthcare Information Delivery Processes for Healthcare Organization...

University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Selects McKesson to Optimize Organizational Efficiency While Reducing Administrative and Inventory Expense - December 29, 2007
ATLANTA, GA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 05/16/2006 -- The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC), one of the leading non-profit medical centers in the country, has selected McKesson for two simultaneous multi-million-dollar technology initiatives designed to optimize quality of care and operational efficiency across its 19-hospital system. UPMC will undertake a large-scale deployment of McKesson's market-leading document imaging solution, Horizon Patient Folder™, to create legal electronic medical records (EMRs). The move to an integrated, enterprise-wide EMR solution from stand-alone systems will aid in the streamlining of registration, medical records and billing processes....

Valley Baptist Health System Selects GE Healthcare's Centricity Enterprise Solution - December 29, 2007
GE Healthcare, a unit of General Electric Company (NYSE: GE) and a leading provider of comprehensive clinical, financial and administrative information technology solutions announced today that Valley Baptist Health System will upgrade its existing IDX "LastWord" system to the Centricity Enterprise (formerly IDX(R) Carecast(TM)) solution. Once complete, the implementation of Centricity Enterprise will provide caregivers with a complete and accurate view of a patient's medical history electronically. Without the need to search for paper records, clinicians can not only save time but also utilize comprehensive tools and data to make more informed decisions about their patient's care....

IBM Planning and Design Services for Data Center, Keep WakeMed Operations Running Smoothly - December 29, 2007
RALEIGH, NC -- (MARKET WIRE) -- December 12, 2006 -- WakeMed Health & Hospitals selected IBM (NYSE: IBM) to help plan and design the move of its data center as part of a multi-million dollar commitment to information technology to support patient care and hospital operations....

Cardiac Science and GEMMS Announce Co-Marketing Agreement
Successful Installation of Combined Products Completed at 27-Physician Heart Center Arka - December 29, 2007
BOTHELL, Wash., March 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Cardiac Science Corporation (Nasdaq: CSCX), a global leader in advanced cardiac monitoring and defibrillation products, announced today that it has signed a non-exclusive marketing agreement with Gateway Electronic Medical Management Systems (GEMMS), the nation's leader in installed and operational electronic medical record systems (EMR) for cardiology practices....

FirstHealth Family Care Centers Select athenahealth's Web-Based EMR Service for Improved Clinical Workflow - December 29, 2007
PINEHURST, N.C. and WATERTOWN, Mass., May 21, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- athenahealth, Inc., a leading provider of web-based services, knowledge, and software for medical practices, today announced at the TEPR 2007 Conference and Exhibition, in Dallas, TX, that FirstHealth Family Care Centers have selected athenahealth's fully-hosted, web-based EMR service, athenaClinicals(sm), to improve the clinical workflow and financial performance of their 7 care facilities throughout North Carolina....

Medical Management International Sees Boost in Profitability with FileVision - December 29, 2007
Worker’s Compensation Case Management Company Handles Twice the Work, More Efficiently & Securely with Office Productivity Solution...

Raintree Systems Appoints Former HealthSouth Leader Chief Operating Officer - December 29, 2007
TEMECULA, Calif., Aug. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Raintree Systems, Inc., a national provider of integrated healthcare technology, practice management, and electronic medical records solutions, announced on Wednesday, August 1st, that Terrence D. Sims has been named Chief Operating Officer and that he will be joining the Company Board of Directors....

Novant Health Selects Allscripts Practice Management System for 800 Physicians - December 29, 2007
CHICAGO and WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. -- Allscripts (Nasdaq: MDRX), the leading provider of clinical software, connectivity and information solutions that physicians use to improve healthcare, today announced that Novant Health has selected the company's practice management solution to automate billing, scheduling and other back- office functions for their 794-member physician medical group across 232 locations in North Carolina and South Carolina. The agreement follows Novant's implementation of the Allscripts Electronic Health Record, providing one fully integrated information solution for the organization's physicians....

HealthONE(TM) Leading the Way in Electronic Medical Records
Quality Initiative Links 8 Emergency Depts., Inpatient Files - December 29, 2007
DENVER, Sept. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Physicians and nurses across the HCA- HealthONE LLC system will soon have instant access to electronic medical records of patients who have been treated in any of HealthONE's eight emergency departments....

Providers Choose Siemens and NextGen Healthcare for Cross-Continuum Access to Longitudinal Electronic Health Records - December 29, 2007
MALVERN, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 21, 2006--Addressing the specific challenges of how physician practices connect to larger healthcare organizations, Siemens Medical Solutions today announces four new partnerships with key healthcare facilities across the U.S. Alegent Health (Omaha, Neb.), Greenwood Leflore Hospital (Greenwood, Miss.), Meridian Health (Neptune, N.J.), and Saint Joseph's Hospital (Yonkers, N.Y.) have signed with Siemens to implement NextGen Healthcare's electronic medical record (NextGen(R) EMR) and/or enterprise practice management (NextGen(R) EPM) solutions, key components of Siemens' healthcare information technology (IT) portfolio....

Grasso, Stevens alumni deploy next generation information systems platform - December 29, 2007
HOBOKEN, N.J. (22-Aug-2006)--- Dr. S. Vincent Grasso, an adjunct professor of Chemistry and Chemical Biology at Stevens Institute of Technology and founder of Technology Integrations for Medical Applications, Inc. (TIMA) has collaborated with Stu Patel and Sub Prabhakaran of Universal Industrial Clinic (UIC), in the deployment of an advanced healthcare information system platform for the rehabilitation clinic. The clinic, owned by Patel, is located in Newark, N.J. Patel was a member of Stevens' Class of 1993 and Prabhakaran was a member of the Class of 1995....

Physical Therapy Office Billing and Patient Relationship Management Software - December 15, 2007
Return patients generate approximately 80 percent of clinic's revenue. Patient Relationship Management (PRM, also known as CRM, for Customer Relationship Management outside of healthcare) can enhance financial performance of the clinic by helping retain current and attract new patients. Effective PRM uses integrated data using patient travel card (SOAP notes), frequency recommendations (care plan), and billing (charges, payments, and balance)....

ACOM Healthcare Business Division Introduces RAPID Complete - December 3, 2007
Enterprise Edition for Chiropractic-driven Multi-Specialty Pain Management Practices Recognizing a strong trend toward the establishment of chiropractic-centric, multi-specialty, multi-location pain management clinics, the ACOM Healthcare Business Division has introduced RAPID Complete - Enterprise Edition, as a comprehensive office management solution that supports the billing, reporting and office management requirements of all of the specialties involved....

Misys EMR(R)\'s Flexible Products Strengthen Business Performance at Tidewater Physical Therapy - November 24, 2007
Physical Therapy Clinicians Use Misys' Suite of Solutions to Spend More Time with Patients...