Data breaches, patient identity thefts still a threat despite new laws - July 25, 2010
Despite new regulations in the HITECH Act, data breaches and medical identity theft remains at critical levels throughout hospitals in the U.S., where 83.6 percent of providers have data breaches every year, according to a report from identity theft prevention contractor Identity Force.

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

Free EMRs: Too Good to be True? - July 19, 2010
When Allison Blazek, MD, left M. D. Anderson Cancer Center to open her private practice in June 2008, she figured EMRs, rather than paper, made the most sense. After talking with vendors and pricing EMRs, however, Blazek began thinking paper records might be the wiser option after all.

Providers Seek Options In EMR Vendors - July 19, 2010
Though three established vendors continue to dominate mindshare, a larger pool of companies is being considered by hospitals and physician practices looking to purchase ambulatory electronic medical records, according to a new report by Orem, Utah–based KLAS.

How To Succeed At Electronic Medical Records - July 18, 2010
Implementing electronic medical record systems often requires changes to a healthcare provider's management culture, according to a recent survey of hospitals that are far along in their EMR efforts.

ELLKAY Launches Electronic Medical Records (EMR) Conversion Division to Healthca - July 18, 2010
Leveraging more than 20 years of accumulated medical records knowledge to offer a full Electronic Medical Records (EMR) data conversion service to software companies, vendors, and healthcare providers.

Microsoft EMR: It’s Not Just a Matter of When, It’s a Matter of Who - July 17, 2010
You would think Microsoft would be in such a promising industry, but you won’t find a Microsoft EHR available. The primary reason why is that EHRs are highly specialized, and Microsoft’s main products (Dynamics, CRM, and SharePoint) don’t come anywhere near the needs of physician practices.

Many Health Professionals Buying iPad, But its Effect on Healthcare Still in Que - July 17, 2010
By random and unscientific measure, about one in 10 people in line to buy an iPad at a San Diego Apple Store Saturday were health providers hoping to use it for patient care. A key is how the iPad handles EMR or EHR software applications available from Epic, Allscripts or other vendors, many of the physicians said.

EMR meaningful use standards need flexibility - July 17, 2010
Physicians are eager to embrace electronic medical records, but the implementation schedule demanded by proposed federal incentive requirements is too aggressive.

Can Technology Cure Health Care? - July 14, 2010
Digital medical records come with some big promises. Those are the promises, anyway. The question is, how can we make sure the technology actually delivers? How can we make sure the digitization of medical records does everything its advocates believe is possible?

NaviNet Survey Shows Healthcare Information Technology Adoption Increases Among - July 13, 2010
In early March 2010, NaviNet conducted a survey of IT and electronic medical record (EMR) adoption trends in small practices and compared results to a similar survey the company issued to small practices in August 2009.

EMR Data Theft Booming - July 13, 2010
Fraud resulting from exposure of electronic medical records has risen from 3% in 2008 to 7% in 2009, a 112% increase, researcher says.

Medicalsoftware.com Offers Free CCHIT Certified EMR Software With Medical Billin - July 13, 2010
Medicalsoftware.com, the nation’s premier Medical Billing outsourcing company, now offers free CCHIT certified EMR software from MedAppz.com with medical billing services. MedAppz EMR software is one of the best CCHIT certified EHR software available today.

Speech recognition helps Fallon Clinic realize transcription savings from EMR - July 13, 2010
Fallon Clinic in Worcester, Mass., has had EMRs in one form or another since 1992. Most recently, the multispecialty group practice replaced its home–grown system with an Epic Systems EMR, a project completed in late 2007.

Accenture Exec: EMR Targets Unlikely To Be Met - July 13, 2010
Today, only six percent of U.S. office–based physicians use a fully functioning electronic medical record system.

Unifi-Med Web Based EMR Version 5.2 With New User Friendly Interface and Intuiti - July 13, 2010
Unifi Technologies announces Unifi–Med Web Based EMR Version 5.2 with a new user friendly interface and intuitive screen design.

The Trend Toward a Paperless Hospital - July 13, 2010
Many medical centers and doctor’s offices across the U.S. are moving toward a paperless system to collect patient health information and standardize care. Electronic medical records (EMRs) can track patient data and recommend best practices, helping doctors make evidence–based treatment decisions.

MacPractice Aims to Become First ARRA Certified Mac-Based EHR/EMR - July 13, 2010
Built Exclusively for the Apple Platform, MacPractice Continues Development to Help Physicians to Comply With Forthcoming EHR/EMR Standard for "Meaningful Use"

Amazing Charts Releases Version 5.0 - July 13, 2010
AmazingCharts.com, Inc., a leading developer of Electronic Health Record (EHR/EMR) systems, recently announced the general availability of Amazing Charts V5, a CCHIT Certified 2008 Ambulatory EHR additionally certified for Child Health.

EMR meaningful use rules need to be more flexible, doctor groups say - July 12, 2010
Smaller rural practices are particularly vulnerable to losing out on federal electronic records subsidies, states a letter from the AMA and other physician organizations.

EMR meaningful use rules warrant gradual approach - July 12, 2010
CMS should let physicians take incremental steps and still qualify for Medicare and Medicaid financial incentives, says a trade group of hospital CIOs.

Feds Add $162 Million To EMR Funding - July 12, 2010
On the eve of sweeping health care reform legislation which promises, if passed, to add more than 30 million individuals to the health insurance rolls, Kathleen Sebelius, Secretary of Health and Human Services, said the federal government will pump an additional $162 million to states to pay for technology to support electronic medical records.

Commercial Electronic Medical Records (EMR) Both Help and Hinder Physician Commu - July 12, 2010
Commercial electronic medical records (EMRs) both help and hinder physician interpersonal communication–real–time, face–to–face or phone conversations–with patients and other clinicians, according to a new Center for Studying Health System Change (HSC) study released Thursday.

VitalHealth Software to Develop Next-Generation Primary Care Record - July 11, 2010
VitalHealth Software (www.vitalhealthsoftware.com) has entered into collaboration with Mayo Clinic to develop a next–generation Electronic Medical Record (EMR) designed to support the workflow of primary care physicians.

EMR certification proposal outlines path to "meaningful use" - June 21, 2010
The federal government has unveiled a two–phase process for certifying the electronic medical records systems physicians must adopt if they hope to collect Medicare and Medicaid EMR incentives.

MedInformatix EPM and EMR Standardizes Care, Raises Efficiency for Affiliates of - June 13, 2010
Columbus, Indiana–Based Physician's Practice Organization, Inc. Finds MedInformatix Solutions Beneficial for Practices Ranging from Family Medicine to Cardiothoracic Surgery

Three Security Firms Create Consortium To Automate Meaningful Use Requirements A - June 13, 2010
Hospitals and physicians can receive $19 billion in subsidies over five years for making “meaningful use” of certified Electronic Medical Record (EMR) systems under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA).

Hospitals as Software Service Providers - June 10, 2010
Health systems are stepping into a new role, offering software as a service to realize value from EMRs.

The Time Is Right for Doctors to 'Go Digital' - May 16, 2010
The prospect of the U.S. healthcare system moving from paper to electronic medical records (EMR) has given rise to a host of thorny questions on matters of privacy, security, logistics and more. The time to start making the switch is now–in part because the federal government will soon finalize important new guidelines on what healthcare providers need to do in order to "go digital."

E-Medical Records: 10 Steps To Take Now - May 16, 2010
Don't wait for the government to finalize meaningful use requirements. Here's how to jump–start your health IT efforts.

New AMA Platform Will Include One-Stop Shop for EMR and Information Exchange for - May 16, 2010
The American Medical Association (AMA) and Dell announced today that they are collaborating to help physicians adopt useful health information technology such as electronic medical records (EMR), ePrescribing, and laboratory services through the AMA's new health information solutions platform for physicians, which will launch nationally later this year.

Deadline for e-health rollout may do more harm than help - April 26, 2010
Hospitals and physicians in the U.S. have until 2015 to deploy comprehensive electronic health records (EHR) and the accompanying technology to meet federal guidelines and qualify for billions of dollars in reimbursements. But some health care experts are concerned that the quality of e–health systems might be at risk because of unrealistic deadlines and confusion about what to do first.

InfoLogix Announces Partnership With CareTrends Systems to Increase Nursing Effi - April 15, 2010
InfoLogix, Inc. (Nasdaq: IFLG), a leading technology provider of enterprise mobility solutions for the healthcare and commercial industries, and CareTrends Systems, a leading vital sign integration and intelligence software company, today announced a strategic partnership to help deliver advanced patient care and decrease costs for hospitals across North America.

Large Dallas Urgent Care Network Seeks Efficiency, Gains Revenue as Well Via Med - April 15, 2010
Integrated Enterprise Practice Management and Electronic Medical Records Solutions Provide Host of New Automation, Analytics and Reporting Capabilities for PrimaCare Medical Centers

Study Finds Gap Exists Between Technology Expectations, Reality - March 29, 2010
A recent study released by the Center for Studying Health System Change, or HSC, reveals a gap between what the federal government hopes health information technology, or health IT, can achieve in terms of patient care coordination and how well the technology actually assists physicians in practice.

No Clear Leader in Physician EMR Market, Says Report - March 17, 2010
Despite the presence of well–known companies such as IBM, 3M, Dell and Wal–Mart, no single company dominates the market for electronic medical records (EMR), according to a report from healthcare market research publisher Kalorama Information.

Healthland Exhibits Electronic Medical Records Solution to Rural and Small Commu - March 17, 2010
Healthland, America's market leader of healthcare information solutions for small community and critical access hospitals, today announced it will exhibit at the 2010 Annual HIMSS Conference and Exhibit, March 1– 4, 2010, in Atlanta at the Georgia World Congress Center.

Electronic Medical Record Systems Market in North America to Exceed $5.4 Billion - March 17, 2010
GIA announces the release of a comprehensive report on the North American and European Electronic Medical Record (EMR) Systems markets. The market for Electronic Medical Record Systems in North America and Europe to exceed US$5.4 billion and US$1.4 billion, respectively by 2015.

One Step Closer: HITECH Meaningful Use and ARRA Stimulus Funds with Lunarline's - March 17, 2010
With billions of dollars on the proverbial American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) table, hospitals and clinics are left with the challenge of satisfying complex Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH) meaningful use requirements.

YRMC going ‘paperless' for $73 million - March 03, 2010
Hospital officials announced Wednesday a move that will cost Yuma Regional Medical Center $73.3 million over the next five years to create an Electronic Medical Record (EMR) initiative.

New Rural RHIO Aims to Achieve Meaningful Use With Prognosis ChartAccess Compreh - March 03, 2010
Four community hospitals in Texas have taken the bull by the horns to form a regional health information organization (RHIO) that will enable them to experience the clinical and financial benefits commonly associated with electronic medical records (EMRs).

Electronic Medical Records (EMR) Software from SuiteMed Gets Top AC Group Rankin - March 03, 2010
SuiteMed™ (www.SuiteMed.com), provider of electronic medical records, billing and practice management software, has just received an independent five–star ranking.

Concord Hospital Selects Orion Health to Streamline Data Integration for New EMR - March 03, 2010
Regional Medical Center, Concord Hospital, has selected the Rhapsody® Integration Engine to supplement and eventually replace their current solution, Sun Microsystems eGate.

Doing away with paper, Metro Health's new electronic medical record system also - February 27, 2010
The "My Chart" program, however, is just part of an integrated electronic medical record system, or EMR, that provides a database of patients' history –– linking records from doctors, the emergency room or hospital, neighborhood outpatient centers and laboratories.

New EMR Software Incentives Guide from MediPro - February 27, 2010
MediPro, a medical billing software company, is pleased to announce the release of it's EMR Software Incentives Guide to help decipher government initiatives put in place to make EMR systems more affordable.

National Health Services, Inc. Achieves 100% Provider Adoption of HealthPort’s® - February 25, 2010
HealthPort, a top–25 company in the healthcare information technology industry, today announced that National Health Services, Inc. (NHSI), a 12–site Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) with locations throughout Kern County, California, has achieved 100% provider adoption of HealthPort’s Electronic Medical Record (EMR) technology.

RevenueMed Launches RevAbstract(TM) Services for Enhancing EMR/EHR Deployments - February 05, 2010
The new service will leverage RevenueMed’s extensive experience in medical records coding and data extraction to help deploying organizations get the most from their EMR/EHR investment by ensuring that critical historical data is present as the system goes live.

OmniMD Introduces Elite Referral Partner (ERP) Program To Enhance EMR Adoption - February 05, 2010
OmniMD Elite Referral Partner members will have full access to a wide array of excellent products, services and benefits such as marketing materials and ongoing sales and technical support.

Greenway Medical Technologies' National Enterprise Initiative Selected for More - February 03, 2010
Greenway Medical Technologies, Inc., provider of the fully–integrated electronic health record (EHR), practice management and interoperability solution, PrimeSuite®, is furthering the advancement of EHR–based health information networks through preferred solution partnerships in the enterprise market segment.

Rush Memorial Hospital Improves Community Healthcare with Healthland Electronic - February 03, 2010
Healthland, America's market leader of healthcare information solutions for small community and critical access hospitals, announced today that Indiana–based, Rush Memorial Hospital has completed implementation of the Healthland Electronic Medical Records (EMR) solution.

Certify Data Systems Provides Its Innovative Interoperability Solution to MultiC - February 03, 2010
Since its initial deployment in May, the Certify solution has delivered significant financial results and improved quality and coordination of care for both MultiCare and its affiliated physicians.

EMR Vendor Busy Hiring, Not Worrying - February 03, 2010
While physicians in small practices often buy their office gear and supplies directly from Sam's Clubs, for the most part, physicians end up "working with an eClinicalWorks rep" to get the SaaS package up and running, says an eClinicalWorks spokeswoman. The closing of some Sam's Club stores won't make much of an impact on that, she says.

Amazing Charts Receives Highest Ratings In Two Independent EHR User Surveys - February 03, 2010
AmazingCharts.com, Inc., a leading developer of electronic health record (EHR/EMR) systems received the highest user satisfaction ratings in user surveys released independently by the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) and Medscape, a unit of the WebMD Health Professional Network.

More EMRs are in physician offices, but use still lags - February 02, 2010
Physicians increasingly are adopting electronic medical records systems, even before government economic incentives for doing so have kicked in. But a survey by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention also found those doctors weren't yet doing a whole lot with the technology.

National Billing's EMR Systems a Financial Incentive to Doctors - January 24, 2010
National Billing is now offering electronic medical records systems incorporated into their billings services which, under President Obama's stimulus plan, can benefit doctors financially – and the sooner they implement it, the more money they will receive.

Scantronix and ePaperlessSolutions Form Key Partnership - January 24, 2010
New Strategic Alliance Will Bring Scantronix’ Paper Medical Chart Conversions to all ePaperless Solutions’ EMR System Clients on the East Coast –– Extends Service Offerings for Both Companies.

Telagen and Bell Medical Services Partner to Promote Meaningful Use of Electroni - January 24, 2010
ITelagen, Inc. and Bell Medical Services, Inc. have formed an exclusive partnership aimed at encouraging the widespread, meaningful use of EMRs in physician practices throughout the Northeast and Mid–Atlantic regions of the United States.

Many Doctors Already Using E-Medical Records - January 24, 2010
While 40% of doctors had electronic medical record systems in their offices in 2008 and 2009, fewer than 7% of systems are fully functional.

HealthPort’s® Leading ROI Partner Program Selected by Florida Hospital Across Ei - January 24, 2010
HealthPort, a top–25 company in the healthcare information technology industry, today announced that Florida Hospital, a 2,188 bed hospital system with eight locations across Central Florida, has begun deployment of their release of information (ROI) technology and service solution alongside the organization’s Cerner® Millennium electronic health record (EHR).

NCH Software's Express Dictate Software Now Available as Free iPhone App - January 24, 2010
Express Dictate, called Pocket Dictate at Apple's app store, allows you to record and send dictation directly from your PC, Mac, PocketPC, Palm, SmartPhone, and now iPhone. The software is a professional dictation voice recorder that works like a traditional Dictaphone with HIPAA compliant for secure encryption.

EMRs missing the mark on care coordination efforts - January 21, 2010
The government's expectation that electronic medical records will dramatically improve care coordination across multiple care settings might come up short if changes are not made to both policy and EMR systems themselves, according to a recent study.

Summa Physicians, Inc. Selects eClinicalWorks EMR Solution - January 18, 2010
eClinicalWorks®, a market leader in ambulatory clinical systems, today announced that Summa Physicians, Inc., (SPI) has chosen eClinicalWorks electronic medical records (EMR) solution for its 223 physicians serving 33 specialties.

CMS unveils plan for how doctors, hospitals can get EMR incentives - January 18, 2010
Some organizations worry about the speed at which health professionals are expected to move in adopting EMR capabilities.

eClinicalWorks Aims To Be A Game-Changer In EMR - January 18, 2010
When he came to the U.S. from India in 1988 to study towards a master’s in engineering at Boston University he wanted to “do something significant.” But it was not until the mid 1990s when he was in Geneva at a conference on the use of wireless technology in health care that the idea hit him.

Bronx Lebanon Hospital Center Swiftly Expands Use of Eclipsys Solutions to Creat - January 17, 2010
Eclipsys Corporation® (NASDAQ:ECLP), The Outcomes Company®, announced today that Bronx Lebanon Hospital Center (Bronx Lebanon), the largest voluntary, not–for–profit healthcare system in south and central Bronx, NY, has quickly expanded its use of integrated clinical components of Eclipsys Sunrise Enterprise™ suite of solutions.

IQMax and Fast Chart Partner to Provide Mobile Dictation Platform to Healthcare - January 16, 2010
IQMax and Fast Chart, an operating division of Applied Medical Services, LLC, are pleased to announce that they are partnering together to deliver IQMax’s web–based mobile dictation platform to healthcare providers.

Hospitals criticize electronic records rule - January 12, 2010
Hospitals and doctors contend the Obama administration is moving too fast in their efforts to promote the use of electronic health records.

Meaningful Use Confidence is High but Plenty of Gaps Still Exist - January 10, 2010
Eighty–five percent of healthcare providers believe their ambulatory electronic medical record (EMR) software will enable them meet the 2011 meaningful use deadlines being considered by the federal government, according to a report from KLAS.

Current EMRs May Be More Helpful With Billing Than Care Coordination - January 10, 2010
A gap appears to exist between policymakers' expectations of commercial electronic medical records (EMRs) in supporting care coordination and the way they are actually used by providers and clinicians in the healthcare environment.

Feds issue EMR meaningful use guidelines - January 10, 2010
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services propose guidelines for determining meaningful use of electronic medical records by doctors' offices and hospitals.

Tech talk: Web-based solutions - January 10, 2010
The third option to be introduced is Web–based or Web–hosted applications, which are now a choice instead of the two options that we discussed last week.

Myrtue Medical Center Selects Design Clinicals as IT Vendor to Position for Mean - 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.

Manual of ethical best practices for healthcare documentation businesses now ava - January 08, 2010
The manual will help healthcare documentation/medical transcription businesses and professionals to adopt policies and procedures for complying with HIPAA privacy and security laws and operating in a manner consistent with ethical best practices related to transcription billing, compensation, and outsourcing.

Caritas Offers Docs Athenahealth EMR Option - January 08, 2010
Caritas Christi Health Care will offer electronic medical record software from Athenahealth to its 1,700 doctors in New England.

Medical breakthrough: VA, Kaiser to share records - January 07, 2010
Kaiser Permanente and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs today will launch an electronic medical–data exchange program in San Diego that could become the seed for the much touted but equally elusive national health records system.

Will Technology Change How Doctors Treat You in 2010? - January 06, 2010
With the federal government aggressively pushing for electronic health records (EHR), 2010 could be the year telehealth technology finally allows doctors to monitor their patients' health wirelessly in real time –– no matter where the patient is.

AdvancedMD Acquires PracticeOne - January 06, 2010
AdvancedMD(R) Software, Inc., a leader in software–as–a–service (SaaS) medical practice and revenue cycle management automation solutions, announced it has acquired PracticeOne(TM), a privately–held provider of a CCHIT Certified(R) electronic health record (EHR) software.

Waiting Room Solutions is Chosen by Ohio Pain Center as Their Electronic Medical - January 05, 2010
Dr Amar Goyal, owner of Ohio Pain Center, is optimizing his practice workflow with the use of an award–winnning, web–based practice management & EMR solution.

Policy makers’ expectations for electronic medical records may be too high - January 04, 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.

U.S. Pushes For EMR Standards - January 04, 2010
The proposal for widespread adoption of Electronic Medical Records standards could accelerate the disbursement of $19 billion in federal stimulus funds.

A roadmap for EMRs: strategies and starting places for long-term care - January 04, 2010
Electronic medical record adoption has been a widely discussed topic in recent months, but that hasn't necessarily meant that long–term care operators have been eagerly hopping on the bandwagon.

Marathon of Meaningful Use, EHR Standards Just Beginning - January 04, 2010
With the release yesterday of its "meaningful use" definition and standards, government agencies have laid the foundation for an "evolutionary process in achieving and maintaining the meaningful use of certified EHR technology."

New Enterprise Forms Management from Access Speeds Patient Registration at Rehab - January 04, 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 04, 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.

EHR Pros Share Secrets - January 04, 2010
Information technology leaders gathered last fall at Health Data Management's Health IT Stimulus Summit in Boston to exchange lessons learned when implementing electronic health records. Here's a summary of some of the key presentations.

Hospital groups lobby for bigger share of stimulus funds - December 29, 2009
Health care systems want the term "hospital" defined in a way that would allow their individual facilities to qualify for federal health information technology incentives.

Greenway Medical Technologies Deploys Integrated EHR, Practice Management and In - 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.

PhEMR Announces New Release of its EMR Software - December 29, 2009
The company states that the new features added will help to ensure compliance with the new EMR standards soon to be announced.

Revel Consulting To Slim the Healthcare Waistline and Improve Healthcare Quality - December 29, 2009
Revel Consulting, a Kirkland, Washington–based business management consulting firm, today announced the launch of its Healthcare Practice to help providers, payers and life sciences organizations improve healthcare quality and safety, increase efficiencies, and maintain compliance in the face of ever–evolving regulatory requirements.

GE Healthcare and GE Capital Expand Stimulus Simplicity Program - December 29, 2009
As part of its ongoing efforts to facilitate healthcare providers’ adoption of healthcare information technology, GE announced today that it is extending the purchasing options associated with its Stimulus SimplicityTM program – 0% payment terms and deferred payments until 2012* – to include new purchases of its Centricity® Business solution suite.

"Beacon communities" will be models for health information technology - December 25, 2009
Fifteen regions that have widespread EMR use and have exchanged data across geographic sectors will get federal grants to help others replicate their success.

Studies: Docs like electronic health records but privacy a concern - December 25, 2009
U.S. physicians support the use of electronic medical records, but widespread concerns exist about privacy problems, two new studies show.

Government Grapples With EMR Security, Privacy - December 25, 2009
Healthcare providers aren't stepping up to protect privacy of electronic medical records. Can the government provide adequate data security?

Hospitals and Vendors, Not Government, Will Drive EMR Usage -- Finds Report - December 25, 2009
Washington can encourage physicians to buy electronic medical record systems, but it is the vendors and hospitals that affiliate with physicians that will ultimately determine if they go electronic, according to a new report from healthcare market research publisher Kalorama Information.

Cerner Offers Enhanced Solution to Enable Information Sharing Between Hospitals - December 25, 2009
Cerner Will Offer Certify Data Systems' HealthDock(TM) to Make Clinical Information Sharing Faster, Easier for Physician Practices

SynaMed Is Proud to Announce a Free Physician Collaboration Portal - December 25, 2009
SynaLink is a HIPAA–compliant messaging and file transfer system for doctor–to–doctor and doctor–to–patient communication. It offers a patient portal, phone messaging system, appointment scheduler, and e–prescribing, all provided completely free of charge.

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

Greatwater Software Adopts PatientPoint as New Company Name - December 20, 2009
New Name Reflects Company’s Focus on Providing Patient Self–Service Applications to Improve Healthcare Delivery at the Point of Care

Provation Medical Software Named Number One in Clinical Procedure Documentation - December 18, 2009
Wolters Kluwer Health, a leading global provider of information for healthcare professionals and students, announced today that ProVation MD software, from its ProVation Medical brand of products, has been designated Number One in the Clinical Procedure Documentation category of the 2009 Top 20 Best in KLAS Awards: Software & Professional Services report.

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

Parent Company of Two New Jersey Hospitals to Pay U.S. $7.95 Million to Settle F - December 15, 2009
Our Lady of Lourdes Health Care Services Inc., the parent company of two New Jersey hospitals, has agreed to pay the United States $7.95 million to resolve allegations that the hospitals defrauded Medicare.

MGMA urges revisions to "meaningful use" guidelines - December 15, 2009
If accepted by the federal government, the suggested health IT requirements could negatively impact practices and impede EMR adoption, the association says.

PositiveID Corporation Enters Into Strategic Partnership with Health Network of - December 15, 2009
PositiveID Corporation announced today that it has entered into a strategic partnership with the Health Network of the Palm Beaches ("HNPB") to combine efforts on the technological development, implementation, distribution, access and use of PositiveID’s Health Link personal health record (“Health Link”) within the medical facilities, physician networks and related healthcare providers participating in the Southern Florida Regional Heath Information Organization (RHIO).

MemorialCare Medical Centers Commends Accenx™ on Implementation Experience of It - December 15, 2009
Accenx™, a wholly–owned subsidiary of Initiate Systems, Inc., a leader in data management solutions for information sharing and improved data quality, reports that MemorialCare Medical Centers continues to endorse its choice of Accenx solution, Accenx ExchangeTM, as the interoperability platform to support its physician outreach program; commending its relationship with Accenx so far.

Bone & Joint Clinic of Baton Rouge, Inc. Reports Immediate Productivity Gains Wi - 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.

Patient Access Solutions Enters Lucrative Electronic Medical Records (EMR) Marke - December 15, 2009
Patient Access Solutions, Inc. today announced the launch of its new Electronic Medical Records (EMR) platform, which is specifically designed to allow smaller–sized healthcare practices to cost–effectively and conveniently acquire a state–of–the–art EMR solution.

Edifecs Testifies Before NCVHS Standards Subcommittee Regarding HIPAA 5010 and I - December 10, 2009
Edifecs, Inc., the proven leader in HIPAA 5010 and Healthcare Channel Modernization solutions, announced today that Sunny Singh, Edifecs CEO, was invited by the NCVHS (National Committee for Vital and Health Statistics) to present his perspective regarding HIPAA 5010 and ICD–10 testing.

Ascension Health Hospital Awards Streamline Health Contract to Ensure OSHA Compl - December 10, 2009
Document Workflow Solution Will Optimize Voluntary Protection Program Compliance Process & Promote Worksite–based Safety.

The Department of Veterans Affairs Awards $24 Million Contract to QuadraMed for - December 10, 2009
QuadraMed® Corporation, (NASDAQ:QDHC) today announced that the Department of Veterans Affairs has renewed its annual Task Order contract under its existing Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA), with a value of approximately $24 million for the current option period.

EBSCO Publishing and Zynx Health Expand Partnership for Integrated Access to Evi - December 09, 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.

Can Electronic Medical Records Be Secured? - December 07, 2009
While EMRs promise massive opportunities for patient health benefits and reductions in administrative costs, the privacy and security risks are daunting.

New Report "EMR 2010 (Market Analysis, ARRA Incentives, Key Players, and Importa - December 07, 2009
This report provides Eight Important Conclusions About the EMR Market that market watchers should be aware of.

No more messy doctor handwriting - December 06, 2009
Snoqualmie Valley Hospital began making the switch from paper to electronic charts in 2006 at its hospital, and administrators plan to incorporate the electronic charts into clinics during the 2010 calendar year.

DrFirst Congratulates Universal EMR Solutions for the Successful Completion of T - December 04, 2009
Universal EMR Solutions® certified with DrFirst® in 2008 to offer an interoperable e–prescribing function to its clients, which include general practitioners and many types of specialists.

UAB Hospital Mitigates Effects of Nursing Shortage by Using Cerner CareAware MDB - December 04, 2009
Health System Reclaimed More Than 93,000 Nursing Hours by Connecting Medical Devices to Its Electronic Medical Record.

eHealth Made EASY Version 3 Technology Is Preliminary ARRA 2011 Certified for Us - December 04, 2009
eHealth Made EASY LLC's Version 3, an electronic medical reporting product, was acknowledged today by the recognized certifying body for Electronic Health Record systems as "Preliminary ARRA 2011 Certified for CMS Quality Reporting required to support that 2011–2012 Meaningful Use Objective for Hospitals and Eligible Providers for financial incentives to adopt Health Information Technology.

CHS Launches Optic™ – the Next Generation of its Onsite Health Technology - December 04, 2009
CHS Optic™ System Now Deployed in Eight States at Twelve HybridHealthSM Centers:|Five additional sites planned for launch in early 2010

Edifecs Delivers Enhanced HIPAA 4010A1 to 5010 Migration Capabilities for Health - December 04, 2009
Edifecs, Inc., the proven leader in HIPAA 5010 and Healthcare Channel Modernization solutions announced an enhanced release of Edifecs XEngine Translator that facilitates HIPAA 4010A1 to HIPAA 5010 migrations.

Second Time's the Charm - December 03, 2009
A rural Maine hospital, burned by a bad experience with its first attempt at rolling out electronic health records at the 10 physician practices it owns, took a radically different approach the second time around in hopes of a better result.

Rx for Hospitals: A Big Dose of CRM - December 03, 2009
Broad adoption of CRM in hospital settings would be a win for all involved. It would help patients get better, more targeted information and services. It would help hospitals deliver better care and realize stronger bottom lines. It would help vendors expand into a relatively untouched market. Why, then, is real CRM virtually absent from hospitals?

Cardinal Health Helps Hospitals Improve Safety, Workflow, Cost Containment at 44 - December 03, 2009
At next week's 44th Midyear Clinical Meeting and Exhibition for the American Society of Health–System Pharmacists (ASHP) in Las Vegas, hospital pharmacy experts from Cardinal Health will highlight solutions, tools and resources designed to help hospital pharmacies improve safety, workflow and cost containment.

What will the paperless medical revolution look like? - December 03, 2009
The medical revolution is here ... and you are invited. Spurred by President Obama's “HITECH” program, health care providers can earn a sizable subsidy by giving up paper charts and exchanging or updating medical records digitally.

Palo Pinto General Hospital Chooses Extricom to Enable Caregiver Mobility - December 03, 2009
Palo Pinto General Hospital, a 99–bed County Hospital District healthcare facility, has completed deployment of an Extricom wireless LAN system to support the Hospital’s core mission of providing customer–centered, quality healthcare to the residents of Palo Pinto County.

Switch To Electronic Records Getting Mixed Reviews At Hospitals, Clinics - December 03, 2009
Huffington Post Investigative Fund and American University's Investigative Reporting Workshop.

Consumers can surf their hospital's report card - December 03, 2009
Just as a consumer might take to their computer to shop around for the right television, state health officials hope Southland residents can choose a hospital that is right for them with the click of a button.

ISCR Becomes Instant Player in the Obamacare EMR/Cost Savings Sweepstakes - December 03, 2009
Instacare Corp. (OTC Bulletin Board: ISCR) announced today that its proprietary brands of MD@Hand and Practice Probe EMR and other e–health technologies have been successfully engineered to seamlessly function on popular smart cell phones.

National Experts Explore Best Practices in Data De-Identification for Healthcare - December 02, 2009
HITECH, Breach Notification Prompt New Attention to Anonymizing Patient Records – CDT Suggests Changes to HIPAA Rules.

KLAS Examines Allscripts One Year After the Misys Merger - December 02, 2009
Company enjoys top provider mind share but declining customer satisfaction amid the industry's rising interest in electronic medical records.

California’s Neighborhood Healthcare Selects eClinicalWorks - December 02, 2009
eClinicalWorks®, a market leader in ambulatory clinical systems, today announced that Neighborhood Healthcare, which serves Riverside and San Diego counties, has selected eClinicalWorks unified electronic medical records (EMR) and practice management (PM) solution along with eClinicalWorks Enterprise Business Optimizer’s (eBO) enhanced reporting capabilities for its 115 providers across 11 locations.

Milliman Care Guidelines(R) Innovations Spur Eight-Fold Growth in Hospital Clien - December 02, 2009
The number of hospitals using the Milliman Care Guidelines® has grown eight–fold from 116 in 2002 to more than 950 in 2009 thanks to client–driven innovations and enhancements in all Care Guidelines products and software.

INFINITT North America Image-Enables the EMR With INFINITT Accent - December 02, 2009
INFINITT North America, a technology leader in web–based image and information management solutions, today announced the release of the INFINITTAccent, an OEM PACS offering for EMR, HIS, and Practice Management vendors.

U.S. physicians lag on EMR use - December 02, 2009
But American patients can access care more quickly than can those in many other countries, an international survey of doctors found.

Study: No Cost Savings With Electronic Medical Records - December 01, 2009
A new Harvard study finds that computerized medical records don’t save money or make hospitals more efficient, despite claims that health information technology could generate huge financial returns.

Doctations Partners with Professional Claims Bureau in Providing End-to-End Prac - December 01, 2009
Doctations’ unique blend of electronic medical records and practice management software enables PCB to offer the most comprehensive practice management solution available.

US Health Information Director Blumenthal Addresses Electronic Medical Records i - November 30, 2009
Speaking at the College of Physicians of Philadelphia, Dr. David Blumenthal, National Coordinator for Health Information Technology addressed the need for information technology to improve patient care across the "complex and difficult" spectrum of the US healthcare system.

IQMax Unveils iPhone Healthcare Dictation App - November 29, 2009
IQMax, Inc. is pleased to announce the release of its healthcare dictation application for Apple’s iPhone. IQSpeak® is an intuitive, yet sophisticated dictation solution that integrates a physician’s patient schedule with the ability to dictate patient notes on the iPhone, allowing physicians to dictate while on the move, anytime, anywhere.

Genesis Technologies, Inc. Now Offering Dragon Medical 10.1 Speech Recognition a - November 29, 2009
Genesis Technologies, Inc. is pleased to announce it now offers Dragon Medical 10.1 speech recognition and dictation software for physicians. Dragon Medical 10.1 helps reduce transcription costs and assists medical practices in making the transition to money–saving and government–mandated Electronic Medical Record (EMR) systems.

Electronic medical records critical to better health care - November 29, 2009
Even the federal government has gotten into the act, defining a complete EMR system as containing four basic functions: computerized orders for prescriptions, computerized orders for tests, reporting of test results and physician notes.

Health industry finally moving toward computerized records - November 29, 2009
The goal is to offer incentives for health care providers to move from paper charts to computers during the next five years, and after 2015 penalize those who don’t by, for example, providing lower reimbursements for Medicare patients.

Need a practice management system? Here's what to look for - November 29, 2009
A good practice management system should be like an oracle for your office. You should be able to ask, "Which patient is coming in next?" or "Who hasn't paid their bill?" and get the right answer every time.

MedeAnalytics Patient Access Services (PAS) Solution Provides Integrated Financi - November 28, 2009
MedeAnalytics, a leading provider of healthcare performance management solutions, announced the launch of its Patient Access Services (PAS) solution at HFMA`s Fall Revenue Cycle Strategies Conference today in Chicago, Ill.

Buffalo’s Catholic IPA Selects eClinicalWorks Unified EMR/PM - November 28, 2009
Catholic IPA of Western New York Using Unified EMR/PM System to Streamline Operations and Improve Quality of Care for 150 Providers, Possibility of Expansion.

New Study Reveals Push to Electronic Medical Records Puts Patient Privacy at Ris - November 03, 2009
70 Percent of Surveyed Hospital Security Professionals Say Senior Management Fail to Prioritize Privacy and Data Security.

Secondary use of EMR data seen reducing costs, improving quality - November 02, 2009
While few practices and hospitals currently use aggregated patient data, the number is expected to increase, and a new study touts the information's benefits.

Western Maryland Health Systems Emergency Departments Accelerate the Move to EMR - November 02, 2009
Using BartCharts ED Templates and Anoto Digital Pens, Two Emergency Departments Seamlessly Adapted Their Workflows to Include Electronic Records in Just Days.

Many Hospitals Use Document Management and Imaging as a Stepping Stone to Electr - November 01, 2009
As healthcare reform and meaningful use put the focus on electronic medical records (EMRs), many hospitals are looking to document management and imaging (DMI) solutions to ease the transition from paper records to electronic.

Cabinet NG and DataNet Solutions Partner to Enhance Leading EHR/EMR Software for - November 01, 2009
Cabinet NG (CNG), provider of document management and workflow software, today announced a partnership with DataNet Solutions, provider of electronic medical records for the medical clinic community.

Is speech recognition technology ready for prime time? - November 01, 2009
Physicians' chances to earn incentives from the federal stimulus package have forced many to look at speech recognition as a way of making electronic medical record adoption more palatable to resistant physicians.

EMR alerts can signal abnormal tests, but some doctors don't use them - November 01, 2009
Physicians fail to follow up on about 8% of warnings about imaging tests, a new study of office–based care found.

Xerox holds thought leadership workshop for healthcare professionals - November 01, 2009
Healthcare companies around the country are preparing for electronic medical record reform. Xerox is prepared to help the healthcare industry navigate the digital divide.

Electronic Medical Record System and More - November 01, 2009
Implementation of electronic medical records (EMR) by healthcare providers and facilities remains at an all–time low. According to so many reports, the determining factor responsible for this type of low implementation of EMR is cost.

Microsoft Amalga and HealthVault are part of an extensive data strategy designed - November 01, 2009
Caritas Christi Health Care, New England's largest community–based hospital network, has entered into a far–reaching agreement to use Microsoft Corp. health solutions, including Microsoft Amalga Unified Intelligence System (UIS) and Microsoft HealthVault, as the underpinning of an extensive system–wide data and patient relationship strategy designed to improve the health and quality of care for its 1 million patients while reducing overall healthcare costs.

HMS to Launch New Ambulatory EMR
System Will Provide Solution to Qualify for - October 31, 2009
Healthcare Management Systems, Inc. ® (HMS) will launch a new, proprietary ambulatory electronic medical record and practice management solution called HMS Ambulatory EMR this month.

Unifi-Med 5.0 Complete EMR and Practice Management Solution - October 31, 2009
Unifi Technologies announces the release of Unifi–Med 5.0. Built by physicians for physicians, Unifi–Med is a web based EMR and Practice Management Solution built on cloud computing technology.

PatientOS Urges Trade Ministers to Encourage Adoption of Open Source Solutions a - October 31, 2009
The Center for International Business & Education hosted a unique event connecting consular officials from over 20 countries with business, education and government officials for collaboration and commerce.

Opinion: Electronic medical records improve quality of care - October 23, 2009
Electronic medical records are a cornerstone of President Barack Obama's health reform effort, and as part of his effort to stimulate the economy, he has dedicated some $19 billion to make EMRs a national reality.

Personal health information is the next national security problem - October 23, 2009
Security needs have expanded. Everywhere we turn there’s potential harm to us personally and has real long–term consequences. More troubling is the fact that most of it is out of our own individual control.

HDI Technologies, Inc. and Clear Medical Solutions Form Strategic Partnership to - October 23, 2009
At the AHIMA 2009 Conference, HDI Technologies and Clear Medical Solutions announced their strategic partnership to better provide advanced healthcare information technology to hospitals, clinics, and other healthcare facilities.

Reportlinker Adds Computer Assisted Coding Of Medical Information Market Shares, - October 23, 2009
Properly designed natural language processing (NLP) solutions do not require physicians to change the way they work. They can dictate in a free–flowing fashion, consistent with the way they think, and are not limited to structured inputs that may or may not fully capture the unique circumstances of each patient encounter.

SIEM Solutions Help with Secured Electronic Medical Records Compliance - October 23, 2009
On one hand, privacy in healthcare is nothing new. Medical records are by definition highly personal in nature and that is widely understood. So why is medical data privacy emerging as an issue now?

Federal Grant Allows Community Health Center to Adopt GE Healthcare’s Electronic - October 23, 2009
The newly signed agreement will bring the company’s Centricity® Practice for Community Health Centers to Hamilton Community Health Network (HCHN), a 25–physician, six campus practice serving the Flint, Michigan area’s uninsured and underinsured.

eClinicalWorks and Healthwise Collaborate to Help Physicians and Patients - October 23, 2009
eClinicalWorks and Healthwise announced today an agreement to provide two Healthwise solutions to eClinicalWorks physician clients.

Complete Medical Billing Informs Clients of Stimulus Package - October 21, 2009
Government Stimulus For Qualifying Physicians Used to Stimulate the Utilization of Electronic Medical Records.

A Meaningful Guarantee -- EHR Vendor Offers "Meaningful Use" Guarantee to Custom - October 21, 2009
ChartLogic Inc., a leader in the electronic health records industry since 1994, today announced its plans to obtain preliminary certification, and a subsequent guarantee for its providers: “I guarantee that ChartLogic EMR users will be able to meet the “meaningful use” requirements needed to receive the stimulus money,” said ChartLogic CEO Zubin Emsley.

Cambridge Memorial Hospital Reduces Data Sharing Time and Costs, Removes Risk of - October 21, 2009
Interbit Data, a leading provider of software and services for improving healthcare efficiency, reports that NetDelivery, its information distribution solution, has delivered across–the–board results for Cambridge Memorial Hospital (CMH), helping to improve its level of patient care.

American HealthTech and Vocollect Healthcare Systems Announce an Alliance to Del - October 21, 2009
Long–Term Care Communities Will Benefit From Better Quality Care, Improved Business Performance, and Financially Viable EMR.

Bronx Regional Health Information Organization Selects Axolotl for Health Inform - October 21, 2009
The Bronx Regional Health Information Organization (BronxRHIO) today announced that it has signed an agreement with Axolotl Corp., the nationwide leader in health information exchange (HIE) solutions and services.

How electronic medical records affect staffing - October 21, 2009
Staffing needs will change after medical practices adopt electronic record systems. Some practices may be able to cut staff. But others may hire, and some may shuffle responsibilities.

DataCore Software Partner Far West Technologies Implements Compliance, Virtualiz - October 21, 2009
DataCore Software, a leading provider of storage virtualization, business continuity and disaster recovery software solutions, today highlighted the recent successes of one of its West Coast partners – Far West Technologies, a systems integrator, reseller and provider of information technology, telephony, compliance and virtualization–based solutions.

MedicAlert Foundation International and CAP STS Collaborate to Standardize Emerg - October 20, 2009
In an effort to advance health information interoperability, MedicAlert(R) Foundation International and SNOMED Terminology Solutions(TM) (STS) are working together to standardize the health information in the MedicAlert Emergency Medical Information Record (EMIR), making it easier for consumers to connect their emergency medical information to other health information applications currently available on the Microsoft(R) HealthVault(TM) Platform.

SonoSite Announces Workflow Solutions Delivering Billing, Credentialing, EHR and - October 17, 2009
SonoSite, Inc. announced today the introduction of SonoSite® Workflow Solutions (SWS™), a suite of specialized tools designed to streamline exam management at the departmental level by giving physicians the ability to browse, manage and store ultrasound studies and generate reports suitable for billing and credentialing.

Lack of eHealth standards, privacy concerns costing lives - October 12, 2009
Mining electronic patient data to discover health trends and automate life–saving health alerts for patients and their doctors will be the greatest benefit of electronic medical records (EMR), but a survey released today finds a lack of standards, privacy concerns by hospitals and patients and technology limitations are holding back progress.

Jewett Orthopaedic Clinic, P.A., Selects SRS Hybrid EMR for Its 32 Providers Aft - October 12, 2009
Comprehensive Research Comparing Point–and–Click EMRs and SRS Hybrid EMR Helps Practice Avoid Costly Technology Mistake.

Technology To Engage Patients in their Health Care - October 12, 2009
Personally controlled health record (PCHR) technology – an emerging patient–centric model of health information exchange – promises to transform health care for patients and physicians.

New York Health System Launches $400M EMR Program - October 12, 2009
Major hospital network plans to deploy one of the largest electronic medical record initiatives in the nation.

The Quantum Group Deploys New Version of PWeRTM - October 12, 2009
The Quantum Group, Inc. (NYSE Amex:QGP) announced that the third version of PWeRTM (Personal Wellness electronic RecordTM), PWeR 3.0, has deployed according to schedule.

Medical practices large and small moving toward electronic record-keeping - October 12, 2009
Every year in the United States, as many as 100,000 people die in hospitals because of medical errors.

Florida's Medical Business Service rethinks data backup and disaster recovery wi - October 12, 2009
Medical Business Service (MBS), located in the hurricane–prone Miami suburb of Coral Gables, Fla., replaced its tape data backup and tape–based offsite disaster recovery plan with Seagate Technology subsidiary i365's EVault disk–based data replication in the midst of healthcare's digital transition.

Holy Name Hospital Improves Patient Efficiencies and Saves Big with Optimum Ligh - October 12, 2009
85–year old Healthcare Institution Leverages Smart Fiber–to–the–Business for Efficient, Reliable Patient Care.

Samaritan Hospital Selects Siemens Enterprise Communications Group for Wire-Free - October 11, 2009
Siemens Enterprise Communications Group (SEN Group) today announced that Samaritan Hospital, a 100–year–old acute care facility in Ashland, Ohio, has implemented SEN Group's seamless voice and data connectivity to provide secure wireless connectivity for Voice over IP (VoIP) telephony and networked medical devices, including state–of–the–art wireless patient monitors.

Memphis Hospital Shares Lifesaving Protocol with Medical Facilities Across the C - October 11, 2009
More than 4,000 lives have potentially been saved at Methodist North Hospital (MNH) in Memphis, thanks to the hospital’s electronic medical record software.

Achieving paperless health care - October 11, 2009
Shift to electronic medical records is transforming patient care by improving safety, effiency and lowering costs.

HealthTec Software, Inc. – The Leading Consigner Of The Highly Regarded Electron - October 09, 2009
HealthTec software, Inc. is the leading consigner of the highly regarded electronic medical records and full range of medical practice solutions software.

Providers Weigh Two Options for Financing Electronic Medical Records Within Frau - October 08, 2009
With their Medicare reimbursement to rise or fall depending on whether electronic medical record (EMR) systems are adopted, hospitals and physicians are weighing their options within the confines of fraud and abuse exceptions.

SuiteMed Solutions Electronic Health Record (EHR) System Customized to Receive D - October 08, 2009
SuiteMed Solutions, a NC Triad healthcare technology company, announces it is customizing their SuiteMed EHR to facilitate receipt of patient data from ALR Technologies' patented Health–E–Connect patient monitoring system.

Cloud-based EHR System Offered Free to Doctors - October 07, 2009
The U.S. government feels that EHR will help reduce the cost of medical care by allowing doctors, labs, and hospitals to share data faster and easier than they can currently.

Cloud-based EHR System Offered Free to Doctors - October 07, 2009
The U.S. government feels that EHR will help reduce the cost of medical care by allowing doctors, labs, and hospitals to share data faster and easier than they can currently.

InfoLogix Selected by Albert Einstein Healthcare Network for eLearning Modules t - October 06, 2009
InfoLogix, Inc. announced today that it has been awarded a contract by Albert Einstein Healthcare Network for the development of web–based eLearning software to support a large–scale Electronic Medical Record (EMR) implementation.

Apollo Health Street and gloStream Announce Partnership to Support gloStream Pro - October 06, 2009
Apollo Health Street, a provider of world–class information technology to the nation’s healthcare organizations, and gloStream, an electronic medical record and practice management software provider, today announced a new partnership in which Apollo Health Street will make its services available to gloStream’s national network of technology partners.

Phoenix Children's Hospital Significantly Reduces Costs with Orion Health™ Techn - October 06, 2009
Phoenix Children's Hospital of Arizona has selected Orion Health™ Rhapsody® Integration Engine to improve the performance and increase the reliability of data exchanged between clinical systems and the hospital's electronic medical record (EMR) solution.

Imprivata Helps Drive Healthland Hospital's Electronic Medical Record Adoption - October 06, 2009
OneSign Eliminates Password Problems for Clinicians Accessing Electronic Patient Information at Glacial Ridge Health System.

Integration of ClairVia® Patient Acuity System and EMR at Blessing Hospital Leve - October 06, 2009
The Children`s Hospital of Denver is the Latest Healthcare Organization to Select AtStaff`s ClairVia Patient Acuity Solution.

Don't let EMRs cut into your doctor-patient time - October 05, 2009
Paul Roemer is in the health care technology business, but even he had a hard time dealing with what a computer screen was doing to his doctor.

Medical documents filed electronically for ease of use, quick access - October 05, 2009
Electronic medical record systems where patient information is shared among hospitals, private practices and patients are no longer science fiction.

Md. takes lead in electronic medical records - October 05, 2009
3 hospital systems, retirement community operator building network that could beat U.S. into action.

Colorado Business created by Doctor to help Long Term Care providers - October 04, 2009
Dr. Gentry Dunlop, the President and CEO of Mobile Physician Technologies, LLC (MPT), says that the lack of reliable EMR resources is nowhere more evident than in the Long Term Care/Assisted Living Facility (LTC/ALF) sector.

Medical Business Service, Inc. Chooses i365™, A Seagate® Company, to Bolster Dis - October 04, 2009
MBS Deploys EVault® Plug–n–Protect Appliance to Safeguard Data, Ensure Easy Recovery in the Case of Natural Disaster or Network Failure.

Children's Hospital Boston, eClinicalWorks Team to Push Clinical Information Int - October 04, 2009
Collaboration will enable patients to access, control health information from multiple sites of care

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EHR technology should balance usability, efficiency, and - October 02, 2009
As our legislators struggle to figure out ways to shoehorn 50 million more Americans into the “insured” category, stave off the growing epidemic of medical errors, and improve the general quality of care, digitizing our health records is a commonly noted panacea.

New York City’s William F. Ryan Community Health Network Selects eClinicalWorks - October 01, 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.

INPUT: U.S. State and Local Governments to Increase Health IT Investments - September 30, 2009
Comprehensive INPUT report analyzes state and local health care IT spending, provides roadmap to business opportunities.

New Dell Solution Helps Hospitals Open Up Benefits of EMR to More Physicians and - September 30, 2009
Dell Bridges Healthcare’s Digital Divide: Patient Info Locked in Paper Records, EMR That is Beyond Reach of Most Practices, Hospitals and Practices That Share Patients but Not Patient Information

pMDsoft Announces Interfaces with Additional EMR, EHR, Practice Management, Hosp - September 30, 2009
pMDsoft, Inc. today announced the completion of over a dozen more HL7 interfaces with some of the most recognized and popular software systems in the medical industry. pMDsoft's industry–leading interface engine has allowed it to integrate seamlessly with its customers' existing software infrastructure, eliminating data entry and increasing the accuracy of their claims.

Electronic Medical Records - September 30, 2009
The days of patient charts hanging at the foot of hospital beds and stacks of patient files on desks are over at Carilion Franklin Memorial Hospital.

Digital Health Records: The Hard Road Ahead - September 30, 2009
Encouraged by the billions of dollars in government funding, technology companies are making a big push to help bring computerized health records into small–office physician practices.

Healthcare Electronic Records Technology and Government Funding: Improving Patie - September 30, 2009
Many in healthcare and government want to see the wide gap in IT capabilities closed and more providers moved to adopt electronic health records (EHR) systems in order to improve the healthcare industry’s ability to transmit, share and access critical patient data when and where it is needed.

Is Your Health Privacy at Risk? - September 23, 2009
Healthcare organizations are losing more than just names, addresses and Social Security numbers. When their data gets stolen, patients lose the privacy of their medical conditions, treatments and medications while at the same time falling prey to identity theft, medical billing fraud and other criminal schemes.

Wisconsin Community Health Center Turns to HealthPort for Three Key Technology S - September 22, 2009
HealthPort Continues to Support Community Health Centers with a Wide Range of Technology and Support Services.

The Quantum Group Submits Final Patent Filing in Support of Healthcare Technolog - September 22, 2009
The Quantum Group (NYSE Amex:QGP) announces that it has submitted a final patent filing that covers unique solutions for optimizing performance and access in a cloud computing environment.

HealthTec Software Inc.’s HealthTec Fusion Shines As It Combines the Foremost St - September 21, 2009
HealthTec Software Inc.'s EMR integrated in Health Tec’s fusion is designed to meet the increasing demand of medical and nursing practice.

Greenway Medical Technologies Closes 11th Consecutive Fiscal Year of Positive Gr - September 21, 2009
Greenway Medical Technologies Inc., a leading provider of a single–database, integrated electronic health record (EHR), practice management and interoperability solution, today announced its 11th consecutive fiscal year of positive growth.

How to determine an EHR's "usability" - September 21, 2009
When it comes to electronic health records, functionality has had its time in the spotlight. Now, the buzz term is usability.

InstallFree Rolls Out Electronic Medical Records (EMR) System at Pentucket Medic - September 19, 2009
InstallFree, Inc., developer of platform application virtualization solutions for enterprise desktop environments, today announced the completion of the InstallFree Bridge rollout at Pentucket Medical Associates, a leading multi–specialty medical group practice, with over 400 medical professionals and staff serving patients in five outpatient facilities in Massachusetts.

Virginia Beach Technology Company in Inc's Top 500 - Turning Paper Charts into E - September 19, 2009
For the second year in a row DOMA Technologies has been recognized as Inc Magazine's top 500 fastest growing companies nationwide, ranking 36th among business product and service firms up from 55th in 2008.

Jewish Hospital and St. Mary's HealthCare Chooses Patient Placement Systems to A - September 18, 2009
The Discharge Referral System is a Web–based application that enables JHSMH case managers to send referral inquiries to post–acute providers electronically – eliminating faxes and phone tag and significantly streamlining the placement process.

Movement toward electronic medical records will bring healthy, diverse job growt - September 18, 2009
Doctors who adopt certified electronic medical records (EMRs) for their practice will get incentive pay for five years under the $20 billion Health Information Technology Act, part of the $787 billion stimulus plan. The $40,000 to $65,000 total per physician will mean a lot of money for doctors –– and plenty of jobs for those in the EMR field.

OnePartner gets $1.3M grant for electronic medical records system - September 18, 2009
OnePartner Advanced Technology and Application Center (ATAC) can begin creating the infrastructure needed to transfer electronic medical records thanks to a grant it received Tuesday morning from the Virginia Tobacco Commission.

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

Compuware Boosts EMR Performance and Availability for New Hanover Regional Medic - September 17, 2009
Compuware Corporation (Nasdaq:CPWR) today announced that Compuware Vantage, a key component of Compuware's Business Service Delivery approach, has helped New Hanover Regional Medical Center improve the performance and availability of its critical hospital systems.

Medical software company acquires Kalamazoo firm - September 17, 2009
As physician offices across the nation make the shift to electronic medical records, Colorado–based MD–IT is helping ease that complicated transition with the help of its newly attained regional office in Kalamazoo.

10 Hot Health Care Plays For VARs - September 17, 2009
Health care has long had a justified reputation as a great play for VARs in a down economy: if not quite recession–proof, it's about as recession–resistant as any vertical market out there.

EMR Or EHR: What's In A Name? - September 17, 2009
Many software and hardware vendors, clinicians, and even some analysts tend to use the terms EMR (electronic medical record) and EHR (electronic health record) interchangeably. However, according to the National Alliance for Health Information Technology (NAHIT), there is a distinct difference between the two.

Hospital CEO says health plan bad for small hospitals - September 16, 2009
Athens–Limestone Hospital Administrator and CEO Cary Payne said Tuesday that Barack Obama’s health care reform plan that calls for a public option to compete with private insurers is bad for small hospitals.

eClinicalWorks Continues Leadership in Health Center Market: 37 Health Centers S - September 14, 2009
eClinicalWorks®, a market leader in ambulatory clinical systems, today announced that the company has secured contracts with 37 Community Health Centers (CHCs) and Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) across the country in the past few months.

Tempsys Offers WiFi Gateway for Hospital Checkpoint Wireless Temperature Monitor - September 14, 2009
Tempsys, Inc. announced that its computerized Checkpoint Wireless Temperature Monitoring System for hospitals can now use hospitals' existing WiFi wireless networks.

RevenueXL Releases a 'Must Use' EMR Feature Guide for Physicians: Top 10 Electro - September 12, 2009
There are over 300 EMR products in the market place each with its own bells and whistles. The Top 10 EMR feature list created and published by RevenueXL is an essential reference for every Physician evaluating Electrical Medical Records a.k.a. Electronic Health Records for implementation.

Electronic Medical Records Firm Born Out Of Necessity - September 10, 2009
DoctorsPartner provides software that helps doctors maintain electronic medical records and manage their practices.

Physicians, patients benefit with online patient registration - September 10, 2009
The use of electronic medical records can benefit patients and health–care providers, but many smaller practices remain hesitant to implement complex, costly EMR systems.

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A new law offers financial incentives for - September 10, 2009
More and more electronic medical record (EMR) programs now integrate electronic prescribing (e–prescribing). And it's a good thing they do. The Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act (MIPPA) took effect in January, and this law offers financial incentives for the implementation of e–prescribing systems.

Electronic Health Records: Facing the Issues - September 10, 2009
Over the past decade, electronic transactions have slowly supplanted paper–based systems in many industries. However, a physician jotting notes on a paper chart, which will then be stored in a large filing cabinet, remains the norm.

Social Security To Put $24 Million Into EMRs - September 09, 2009
The Social Security Administration plans to make wider use of electronic medical records to process disability applications.

Going Electronic: Step by Step - September 09, 2009
Once pulled together, everyone from HIM staff to physicians and payers have simultaneous access to the electronic record – according to the Medical Records Institute, the No. 1 reason clinicians implement an EMR, CPR or electronic health record (EHR).

The Small VAR's Path to Health Care Economic Stimulus Funds - September 09, 2009
Even smaller resellers can get in on some of the economic stimulus package funds that are on the way to help modernize health care IT.

The Quantum Group Deploys New Version of 21st Century EMR Solution - PWeRTM 3.0 - September 09, 2009
The Quantum Group, Inc. (NYSE Amex:QGP) announced that the third version of PWeRTM (Personal Wellness electronic RecordTM), PWeR 3.0, is expected to deploy in the next 30 days

ZyDoc Medical Transcription Completes Acquisition of Administrative Advantage - September 09, 2009
U.S.–based ZyDoc Medical Transcription, a technology leader in medical transcription and related health care informatics, announced today that it has completed acquisition of Pennsylvania–based Administrative Advantage, a full–service medical transcription organization (MTSO) in business since 1994.

iCRco Releases Clarity PACS, a New Approach to Managing Digital Imaging Data - September 08, 2009
iCRco releases the latest version of its affordable and fully scalable PACS solution, Clarity PACS.

The Healthcare Information Technology (HIT) Market is Poised for Growth - September 05, 2009
This research estimates the current market for hospital information systems (HISs) to be some $307 million and growing at a 20% rate, whereas the market for physician practice management is $102 million and growing at 25%.

Salesforce.com Invests In Cloud-Based EMR Provider - September 05, 2009
Salesforce (NYSE: CRM).com has made a multimillion–dollar investment in Practice Fusion, a company that provides Web–based electronic medical record applications free to physicians via a cloud computing model.

Hardware Sales Could Be Side Effect of Stimulus Bill's EMR Incentives - September 05, 2009
As the Obama Administration provides incentives to push doctors and hospitals to upgrade their healthcare IT solutions, there will be a greater need to replace antiquated computer hardware with newer, more powerful systems that can support the vast amounts of information created by EMR, wireless, RFID, electronic physician order entry (CPOE) and other advanced software that is rapidly being adopted.

Kentucky Healthcare Provider Preps State’s Largest EMR Rollout - August 28, 2009
Kentucky's largest implementation of electronic medical records is underway as St. Elizabeth Healthcare starts standardizing its clinical system platforms and gets ready to roll out EMRs to its three large doctor practices.

New InfoLogix M24 Mobile Clinical Assistant Will Enable Hospitals to Access Elec - August 28, 2009
InfoLogix, Inc., a leading technology provider of enterprise mobility solutions for the healthcare and commercial industries, announced today the introduction of a new mobility offering for healthcare providers, the InfoLogix M24 mobile clinical assistant: a powerful mobile computing solution that enables medical professionals to access critical patient information at the point–of–care.

No more pushing paper with electronic medical records - August 28, 2009
Local doctors who use electronic medical record systems – referred to as EMRs – said e–records offer more than the promise of efficiency. Going digital contributes to patient safety, said Carey Leverett, vice president of information services for Washington County Health System.

Sequel Systems Launches SequelMed Channel Partner Program - August 28, 2009
Program Delivers Unique and Exclusive Benefits for Organizations Facilitating the Transition from Practice Management Solutions to Complete Electronic Medical Records.

Health Plans Ramp Up Efforts, Employ New Technologies, to Detect and Thwart Frau - August 28, 2009
Health insurers are stepping up efforts to detect fraud in light of expectations that a struggling economy could fuel more illegal schemes. Health plans contacted by HPW say their efforts are increasingly successful, aided by new technology and outreach efforts.

Electronic Records: EMR vs. EHR - August 25, 2009
Health IT industry news followers have probably noticed industry confusion and inconsistencies regarding terminology about what to call patient information that is collected and shared electronically.

Health information technology - August 25, 2009
There are numerous benefits to health IT but some are to prevent medical errors, reduce health care cost and decrease paperwork. And because of the health network, the public will benefit from early detection of infectious disease outbreaks around the country and tracking of chronic disease management.

How to Keep Electronic Health Records Secure - August 25, 2009
"Keeping that patient information secure is part of caring for that patient," said Lisa Gallagher, senior director of privacy and security for the Health Care Information Systems and Management Society (HIMSS).

Briggs Introduces OASISync Mobile Data Collection for Home Care Agencies - August 19, 2009
Briggs®, a leading healthcare provider, today introduced a unique electronic mobile data collection system that will enable home health care agencies to improve the accuracy of data recorded on government–regulated OASIS forms as well as to speed up their Medicare reimbursements.

EMR, EHR, Practice Management and Soap Notes Touch Screens - August 19, 2009
Tech Global, Inc. is leading the way with their line for Medical Touch Screen Monitors for EMR, EHR, Kiosk Patient Check–In and other Healthcare applications. Providing long lasting solutions for all of your Healthcare IT needs.

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.

Zynx Health and eClinicalWorks Enter Agreement to Offer Clinical Decision Suppor - August 19, 2009
Zynx Health, the leader in evidence–based healthcare, and eClinicalWorks®, a market leader in ambulatory clinical systems, today announced a partnership to provide Zynx AmbulatoryCareTM order sets to eClinicalWorks clients.

Health Story Project Offers Perspective on "Meaningful Use" Definition - August 19, 2009
With almost 20 billion dollars recently earmarked to encourage the adoption of the Electronic Health Record (EHR), The Health Story Project defined "meaningful use of the Certified (EHR)" in its testimony to the National Committee on Vital Health and Statistics' (NCVHS) public hearing in May.

Enhanced Document Management & Workflow System Announced by MediConnect Global - August 18, 2009
MediConnect Global, a leader in records retrieval and electronic document management, today announced the release of RapidReview version 2.0, a complete document management system with customized workflow developed by MediConnect.

State medical records laws complicate White House plans - August 12, 2009
The 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act included about $20 billion to encourage doctors and hospitals to install e–records systems by 2014 as part of President Obama's larger health care agenda. But the planned migration to e–records still could cost hospitals billions of dollars annually because they also must retain paper records.

'EMR Light' Something Right For Healthcare Now - August 11, 2009
"The government is giving us a carrot with the stimulus incentives. The question for us now is not what we're going to do with this technology, but what is the government going to force us to do with it?"

Unotron Sponsors EMR Workshop at the National Medical Association’s Annual Confe - August 11, 2009
UNOTRON will sponsor Insight Data Group’s (IDG) series of Electronic Medical Records Workshops at the National Medical Association’s 2009 Convention and Scientific Assembly, July 25–29, 2009, at the Mandalay Bay Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas.

GE Centricity Solution Expands with Medicalis’ Appropriate Imaging Tool - August 05, 2009
GE Healthcare took another step forward in its role as one of the global leaders in enabling cost–effective, appropriate imaging, announcing a partnership with a leading provider of Clinical Decision Support for Diagnostic Imaging (CDS–DI), Medicalis, that seeks to help drive quality healthcare and reduce unnecessary imaging procedures and costs.

Remotely Hosted EHRs: The Pros and Cons for Clinics - July 26, 2009
Before implementing electronic health records, physician group practice administrators invariably hit a significant fork in the road. One path they can choose is the longstanding "do–it–yourself" approach of licensing and installing the application locally. The other path involves relying on a vendor to remotely host the software and provide related services.

iData Research Publishes Market Analysis Series on Electronic Medical Records an - July 22, 2009
According to a new market research report series by iData Research, an international medical device, dental and pharmaceutical market research firm, the U.S. market for Electronic Medical Records (EMR) and Picture Archiving and Communication Systems (PACS) is estimated to more than quadruple in value by 2013.

Balancing patient care and EMRs - July 22, 2009
One of the first procedures that the doctor's office should put in place is having one member of the office staff spend a few minutes (before the doctor even sees the patient) in front of the computer, in the exam room, pulling up the appropriate information on the patient before the physician comes into the examination room.

Kaiser Permanente Project Proves Electronic Health Information and Care Coordina - July 21, 2009
Specialty care physicians can improve the health of high–risk patients by reviewing electronic health records and proactively providing e–consultations and treatment plan recommendations with primary care physicians, according to a Kaiser Permanente paper published online in the British Medical Journal.

Spectrum Health and Medicity, Inc. Deploy Health Information Exchange Solution - July 09, 2009
Spectrum Health and Medicity, Inc. today announced that they have deployed a platform that enables secure health information exchange between hospitals and physicians for enhanced clinical decision–making, care coordination and patient safety.

AMA meeting: Doctors object to penalties for avoiding EHRs - July 07, 2009
Delegates call for eliminating Medicare penalties for failing to show "meaningful use" of electronic records by 2015. But some fear incentives could also go.

Before buying an EMR system, learn from others' mistakes - July 07, 2009
If you talk to 10 physician practices after a major technology implementation, you'll likely get 10 different stories about the lessons they learned. So what is the biggest mistake? Experts say it's not listening to those doctors and learning from their experiences.

Mobile Clinical References Credited in Preventing Medical Errors Weekly - July 04, 2009
More than 60 percent of the 2,000 physicians surveyed reported avoiding at least one adverse drug event (ADE) per week by using Epocrates’ software on an iPhone™, Blackberry®, Palm® or Windows® device. With more than a third of U.S. physicians using Epocrates, this translates to more than a hundred thousand ADEs avoided weekly, and illustrates the importance of trusted point–of–care information.

iMedicor Expands HIPAA Compliant Platform and Applications for Handheld Devices - July 04, 2009
Medicor today announced that it has entered into an agreement with myLEADERBOARD, Inc. to complete the development of a mobile application of its online communications platform, responding to the growing demand by physicians who rely heavily on their handheld devices to deliver a higher quality of care to their patients. he application will be available at no cost through the iMedicor portal.

GE Announces Loans for Electronic Medical Records - July 04, 2009
GE Healthcare today launched Stimulus Simplicity, a new financing and product–certification program that will offer zero percent interest loans to physicians’ offices, hospitals, clinics, and other organizations. The concept is to help them cover investments in electronic medical records (EMRs).

VirtualHealth and Silk Partner to Provide Physicians with Revenue Recovery Solut - July 03, 2009
VirtualHealth Technologies, Inc. announced today that it has finalized its agreement to partner with Silk Information Systems, Inc. (SILK) to provide Web–based Electronic Health Records, Revenue Cycle Management and Billing solutions with no cost of entry to its base of 1,500 medical practice clients through VHGI's subsidiary Medical Office Software (MOS).

Open Source Software Projects in Health Care Offer Significant Cost Savings, Rep - June 28, 2009
Open source projects created for use in health care and medical applications promise to significantly reduce costs and contribute efficiencies to health care organizations, according to Black Duck Software, the leading global provider of products and services for accelerating software development through the managed use of open source software.

Researchers to study data from VA EMR system - June 28, 2009
The initiative will allow VA–affiliated physicians to discover better ways to handle various diseases, including cancer and congestive heart failure.

Electronic Health Records and Privacy Law - June 27, 2009
President Obama has declared that electronic medical records will "reduce error rates, reduce our long–term cost of health care and create jobs." The goal of this campaign is to adopt EHR technology to replace the current paper and fragmented computer files maintained by the vast majority of hospitals and physicians.

The Real Reason Why Doctors Don't Want to Adopt EMRs and What to Do About It - June 26, 2009
Have you ever been ignored by someone who was texting or otherwise engaged in a digital conversation? Did you feel that the person was being rude and unresponsive to you? If your answer to both of these questions is “yes” then you will understand the real reason why some doctors don’t want to adopt electronic medical records systems (EMRs).

SmartDraw Helps Increase Adoption of Electronic Medical Records by Physician Pra - June 23, 2009
SmartDraw.com, maker of SmartDraw, the software that helps you work smarter by communicating concepts and processes visually, announced today that a growing number of medical/IT consultancies are using SmartDraw to help medical practices and hospitals find the right Electronic Medical Records (EMR) system for them.

Microsoft to Showcase Innovative Solutions for Health Plans at AHIP Institute - June 22, 2009
Microsoft demonstrates new technology for health plans aimed at increasing customer satisfaction and driving new business opportunities.

Transition to digital medical records gains steam - June 22, 2009
Back in 2004, President George W. Bush said he wanted each American to have an electronic health–care record within 10 years. Halfway to that 2014 goal, Ohio’s large hospitals and medical practices are making major strides.

Government Initiatives Are a Key Driver for Electronic Medical Records Market - June 22, 2009
MarketResearch.com has announced the addition of Kalorama Information's new report "U.S. Markets for EMR (Electronic Medical Record) Technology," to their collection of Healthcare market reports.

Bizmatics, Inc. Product PrognoCIS EMR / EHR Steps into the Spotlight. Horizon Fa - June 21, 2009
Horizon Family Medical Group based in Orange County, New York selects PrognoCIS Electronic Medical Record software to deploy at all its locations in the county.

Health Care Reform: Ready or Not, Here it Comes - June 20, 2009
As part of its health care reform plan, the Obama administration is calling for a standards– based electronic health information system and the widespread adoption of electronic medical records.

Coordinated Health Selects Allscripts Electronic Health Record and Practice Mana - 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.

With $20 Billion Up for Grabs, Everyone's an EMR Vendor - June 18, 2009
Electronic medical records (EMR) have been around in one form or another for more than 30 years, but there hasn't been widespread adoption of EMR–related technologies because of price, a perceived lack of return on investment, and patient privacy issues.

Document Management in a Hybrid World - June 13, 2009
Paper records remain the prevalent avenue of documentation in the majority of today's provider offices and hospitals. Although most providers have experienced increased use of electronic medical records (EMRs), the abundance of paper records creates a challenging "paper/electronic" hybrid world as it adds a number of risks including increasing the time to release of information and litigation requests.

For Medical Device Makers, Full Spectrum Software Releases Software Technology R - 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

Administrative Advantage Selects ZyDoc e-Transcription Platform for Clients - June 13, 2009
ZyDoc Medical Transcription announced today that Administrative Advantage has chosen ZyDoc's award–winning web–based e–transcription platform for all medical transcription clients.

EMR adoption higher in states with fewer privacy rules - June 13, 2009
State laws in place to protect patients' confidentiality may be causing some hospitals to be more skittish about adopting electronic medical records systems, a factor that could impede the push for the industry to go paperless, a study says.

Chart Links Automates Physician Authorization of Therapy Plans of Care at Carle - 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.

Going Electronic A Customer-Centric Approach - June 09, 2009
See how this HIM department led its hospital from paper to electronic records by thinking of everyone else's needs before its own.

OrthoNeuro Selects SRS Hybrid EMR in Lieu of CCHIT-Certified EMR for Its 41 High - 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.

Medical EMR Software To Be Subdized In Pres. Obama's Economic Stimulus Plan - Li - May 22, 2009
Electronic Medical Records Software (EMR Software) will be subsidized in the recently passed Economic Stimulus plan. One of the serendipitous benefits of EHR software adoption will be increased level of patient care. This will happen as a result of decreased medication errors, timeliness of data; complete and centralized patient database, increased health maintenance care, and portability of data.

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 - May 08, 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 Transcripti - 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 T - 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 - 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.

ADS Announces EMR Solution for Every Practice and Budget - January 27, 2009
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.

The Seven Costly Mistakes Healthcare Organizations Make When Purchasing Electron - 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 Record - 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 S - 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 Syst - December 05, 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.

3 lessons learned about adopting EMRs - November 30, 2008
When you adopt electronic medical records (EMRs), the biggest barrier will be resistance to change, said Melodee Moncrief, BSN, RN, CASC, administrator at Big Creek Surgery Center in Middleburg Heights, OH. Moncrief spoke on EMRs at this year's meeting of the Ambulatory Surgery Center (ASC) Association.

MacPractice EMR update simplifies patient billing - November 29, 2008
MacPractice, which supplies Mac–based software for doctors, chiropractors and dentists, has updated its medical records software. MacPractice EMR now allows doctors to record patient visits with procedure codes and diagnoses, simplifying the billing process. The company says it has also improved the process of creating and sharing narrative medical reports.

Monterey Spine and Joint Deploys WebLOQ ePrivacy Solution for HIPAA Compliant He - 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.

CareVault Launches Verify 2.5 Health Insurance Eligibility Solution - September 20, 2008
CareVault launches Verify 2.5 health insurance eligibility solution, which permits doctors and other healthcare providers to automatically verify insurance coverage. CareVault Verify 2.5 adds several powerful and easy to use new features, including an intelligent eligibility query capability. With CareVault Verify 2.5, users can also export patient eligibility information to compatible electronic medical record systems (EMR's) and practice management systems (PMS's). Using CareVault Verify's simple and intuitive interface, users can securely connect to multiple insurance companies and IPA's and check patient insurance eligibility in seconds.

Nuance Communications, Inc. Introduces Dragon Medical 10 - September 16, 2008
Healthcare Speech Recognition Software Enables Highly–Accurate, Real–Time Clinical Documentation with Numerous Medical–Specific Advanced Features

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.

Practice Fusion: 'Google Apps For Doctors' Ramps Up - August 05, 2008
Practice Fusion is a startup making waves in the health 2.0 market. The product is a free, web–based EMR (electronic medical record) system for physicians. It runs in the browser and has been marketed as a 'Google Apps for doctors', providing patient management, scheduling, secure email and more.

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.

eCast Licenses Vianix MASC Technology for EMR - June 28, 2008
eCast is a medical software firm with a suite of products designed explicitly for medical practices. Based in Raleigh, NC, eCast provides a fully–integrated, affordable and flexible solution for large and small practices. Today, the eCast EMR™ system is being used by physicians from 15 different specialties across the U.S.

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.

EMR deadline does not compute: Falling short of 2014 goals - May 27, 2008
Although individual physicians have embraced electronic medical record systems, the nation is far from an interconnected, interoperable network. Costs, hassle and a lack of congressional action are among the factors slowing health IT development.

Global DataGuard Ensures HIPAA Compliance For Electronic Protected Health Inform - April 27, 2008
Global DataGuard, the premier provider of Enterprise Unified Threat Management for small and medium business to large enterprise environments, today announced that it is offering a full suite of enterprise–class products and services to assist healthcare organizations in successfully implementing Security Standards outlined by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).

EMR Experts, Inc. Publishes Second Edition of their Electronic Medical Record eB - April 15, 2008
EMR Experts, Inc. is excited to announce the release of the Second Edition of their eBook, titled "Electronic Medical Record eBook – Second Edition". The 70 page eBook is designed to help healthcare organizations learn more about the concept of Electronic Medical Records (EMR) and educate them on how to purchase, implement and maintain an EMR solution. The eBook is a concise and practical guide that can be read in an hour or two.

PTPN Selects Patterson Medical's PTOS Documentation and Scheduling Software as P - 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.

Practice Fusion Experiences Explosive Q1 Growth - April 03, 2008
San Francisco, CA (PRWEB) April 3, 2008 –– Practice Fusion, the leader in free, on–demand physician practice solutions, today announced its Q1 growth, including the on–boarding of 5 partners, 500 users and 100,000 patients. Practice Fusion's rapid growth stems from delivering a free, on–demand and easy–to–use electronic medical record (EMR) and practice management service with industry–leading features and functionality. In terms of both customers and subscribers, Practice Fusion is one of the fastest growing medical professional communities in the country.

The Five Biggest Mistakes of EHR Implementation - March 31, 2008
The above quote by Eleanor Roosevelt is the theme of our article and the hope these five facilities had when they opened up to ADVANCE and bravely shared their stories of EHR disasters and downfalls. One facility watched as money drained out of its practice and its patients switched doctors; another made its physicians' workday even more cumbersome than it had been in the paper world; and a third unknowingly put its patients at great risk just by updating its system. In the end, however, all shared one remarkable similarity: They never gave up on their EHRs.

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 P - 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 wit - March 03, 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.

Advantedge Healthcare Solutions (AHS) Announces Business Technology for Doctors - March 03, 2008
Warren, NJ (PRWEB) July 13, 2007 –– Advantedge Healthcare Solutions, a medical billing and medical billing software company announces business technology for doctors and health care organizations that would make their medical practices far more efficient.

Kansas City Cancer Center Selects Pulse Systems, Inc. - March 03, 2008
Pulse Systems, Inc. the leading provider of clinical and practice management solutions that physicians use to improve healthcare, announced that Kansas City Cancer Center (KCCC), the recipient of the highest accreditation level given by the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC), has chosen the Pulse Patient Relationship Management solution to automate all functions of its practice’s operations. This project, with one of the largest healthcare providers in the Kansas City medical community, solidifies Pulse’s growing presence nationally and in the Kansas City marketplace.

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KLAS Product Reviews Are a K - March 03, 2008
RANCHO CORDOVA, Calif., June 19 /PRNewswire–FirstCall/ –– VantageMed orporation (OTC Bulletin Board: VMDC.OB) –– VantageMed is pleased to announce that its Therapist Helper product has earned a "Best in KLAS" rating from KLAS Enterprises for the behavioral health market segment.(1)

Tampa Bay Area Health Care Leaders Partner with National ePrescribing Patient Sa - March 02, 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.

North Georgia Medical Center Chooses LYNX Medical Systems Emergency Department O - January 04, 2008
BELLEVUE, Wash., Aug. 3 /PRNewswire/ –– LYNX Medical Systems (LYNX), the leading provider of emergency medicine documentation and revenue management solutions, today announced that an agreement had been reached with North Georgia Medical Center (NGMC) in Georgia. Through the agreement, LYNX will implement its E/Point Online outpatient facility charging software application to better align NGMC's facility resource utilization with patient acuity in the Emergency Department (ED). Currently, LYNX serves more than 300 healthcare organizations nationwide representing more than 12 million annual encounters.

Nightingale renews agreement with Kaleida Health for Medical Records Data Distri - January 04, 2008
MARKHAM, ON, Dec. 21 /CNW/ – Nightingale Informatix Corporation ("Nightingale"), (TSX–V: NGH), one of North America's fastest growing healthcare software providers, announced that Kaleida Health Systems (KHS), Buffalo New York, signed a three year contract renewal for its Medical Records Data Distribution Services at an estimated $3.6 million (US).

VCU HEALTH SYSTEM DEPLOYS PATIENTKEEPER AS ITS PHYSICIAN INFORMATION SYSTEM - January 04, 2008
Boston, Mass. and Richmond, Va. – October 31, 2006 – PatientKeeper, Inc. and the Virginia Commonwealth University Health System (VCUHS), announced today that VCUHS has deployed PatientKeeper as its physician information system. Recognized in the past as one of the "Most Wired" healthcare institutions in the United States by Hospitals & Health Networks, VCU Health System now provides its physicians with a broad range of applications from PatientKeeper that interoperate and integrate with its existing Cerner and GE/IDX systems. The initiative was spearheaded and funded by MCV Physicians, a 600–physician, faculty group practice that is part of the VCU Health System organization.

Sentara Home Care Services Adopts Authentidate's Inscrybe(TM) Healthcare Platfor - January 04, 2008
BERKELEY HEIGHTS, N.J., Oct. 30 /PRNewswire–FirstCall/ –– Authentidate Holding Corp. , a worldwide provider of software and web–based services that enable enterprises and individuals to exchange information securely and conduct trusted business transactions, today announced that Sentara Home Care Services, a leading home medical and nursing care organization, will deploy the Inscrybe Healthcare platform across its organization.

Tapes containing patient records stolen from U-M - January 04, 2008
More than 8,000 former and current patients of two clinics affiliated with the University of Michigan are being notified that computer tapes containing their personal information were stolen last weekend.

Callaway Community Hospital Selects LYNX Medical Systems' Emergency Department O - January 04, 2008
BELLEVUE, Wash., April 18 /PRNewswire/ –– LYNX Medical Systems (LYNX), a leading provider of emergency medicine documentation and revenue management solutions, today announced that an agreement had been reached with Callaway Community Hospital (CCH) in Missouri. Through the agreement, LYNX will implement its E/Point outpatient facility charging software application at this SunLink healthcare facility.

ProVation Medical to Offer One-Click Access to Electronic Prescribing Solution - January 04, 2008
MINNEAPOLIS––(BUSINESS WIRE)––ProVation® Medical, part of Wolters Kluwer Health, announced today that it plans to make electronic prescribing available through its ProVation® MD software for multi–specialty procedure documentation. Starting this fall, the software will include embedded access to eRx NOW™, the free e–prescribing software created by Allscripts as part of the National ePrescribing Patient Safety InitiativeSM (NEPSISM). Access to eRx NOW will be delivered at no charge to new and current ProVation Medical clients.

Rush University Medical Center Implements Electronic Medical Record System with - January 04, 2008
VERNON HILLS, Ill.––(BUSINESS WIRE)––CDW Healthcare, part of the public sector subsidiary of CDW Corporation (NASDAQ:CDWC), and a leading provider of technology products and services to healthcare organizations, today announced that Rush University Medical Center of Chicago, Ill., has launched the initial phase of an Electronic Health Record (EHR) system enabled through hardware technology purchased, configured and deployed through CDW Healthcare. The implementation marks the first of a three–phase effort to enhance patient safety, improve patient satisfaction and transform the Medical Center into a completely paperless environment.

New York Quality of Care Grant Awarded to SigmaCare
EMR Technology Will Impr - January 04, 2008
NEW YORK, Nov. 15 /PRNewswire/ –– The Quality Care Oversight Committee (QCOC) has selected eHealth Solutions and its SigmaCare(TM) mobile electronic medical records (EMR) system to help nursing homes in New York State improve care delivery, decrease medical errors, and lower health care costs.

Nursing school data theft latest at U-M
Thousands of patients' records at ri - January 04, 2008
More than 8,000 former and current patients of two clinics affiliated with the University of Michigan are being notified that computer tapes containing their personal information were stolen last weekend.

TherapySource to be Installed in 400+ Locations
Select Medical Corporation t - 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 - 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 W - 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 Organizatio - 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 Solut - 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 Runnin - 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.

Columbus Children's Hospital Expands Use of Streamline Health's Document Workflo - December 29, 2007
CINCINNATI, Nov. 27 /PRNewswire–FirstCall/ –– Streamline Health Solutions, Inc. (Nasdaq: STRM – News), a leading provider of integrated document management and workflow solutions, today announced that Columbus Children's Hospital will expand their document management solutions, utilizing Streamline Health's remote hosting services. Columbus Children's Hospital plans to implement Streamline Health's complete Health Information Management (HIM) Suite across their enterprise. As part of this implementation, Streamline Health's solutions will be integrated with the hospital's current Epic clinical systems for easy and secure electronic document access to complete patient information.

Cardiac Science and GEMMS Announce Co-Marketing Agreement
Successful Install - 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 - 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 Initiati - 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 Lo - 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 03, 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 - November 24, 2007
Physical Therapy Clinicians Use Misys' Suite of Solutions to Spend More Time with Patients