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DiagnosisOne Teams with Allscripts

December 19, 2011 – 10:30 am

 DiagnosisOne, the clinical decision support and analytics company, today announced a strategic agreement with Allscripts, the leading global provider of Electronic Health Record (EHR) and other technologies essential to creating a Connected Community of Health(TM), to integrate its industry leading smartPath healthcare informatics platform with the Allscripts Professional EHR(TM). Under the agreement, Allscripts will offer read more »

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Xerox subsidiary buys medical records company

December 19, 2011 – 10:27 am

Office equipment and software maker Xerox Corp. announced that its ACS subsidiary bought The Breakaway Group, a cloud-computing company, to expand its electronic medical records business. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. The Breakaway Group, based in Denver, owns a training simulation program called PromisePoint that helps medical workers learn to use electronic records. read more »

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Vermont Information Technology Leaders (VITL) Partnering with CapSite to Assist Physicians with EMR Implementation

December 19, 2011 – 10:12 am

CapSite™ announced today thatVermont Information Technology Leaders, Inc.(VITL), a non-profit organization assistingVermonthealthcare providers to adopt and use health information technology (HIT) to improve patient care, has subscribed to the CapSite service to assistVermontphysician practices in improving their processes for purchasing healthcare technology. CapSite’s online, subscription-based service provides extraordinarily detailed transparency on healthcare technology pricing and read more »

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What Physicians Need to Ask Before EMR Selection…And Don’t

December 16, 2011 – 1:58 pm

Not knowing what you don’t know can be a risky proposition for physicians who are taking their first tentative steps toward an EMR purchase. No one wants to invest money something that’s supposed to help their patient and their practice, but ends up being a drain on limited time and resources.  Here’s some advice about read more »

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Single Touch Systems Inc. and NextGen Management LLC Partner to Deliver a Broad Range of Doctor-to-Patient Mobile Messaging to National Network of Physicians

December 15, 2011 – 8:42 am

Single Touch Systems Inc. announced an agreement with NextGen Management LLC that will allow doctors in NextGen’s network to deliver wellness-focused mobile communications and branded content to their patients. Utilizing Single Touch’s proprietary messaging platform, NextGen’s newest offering will be marketed to health care professionals under the brand name, “Doctor’s Communication Services” (DCS). This service is read more »

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EHR Vendor Calls for Transparency in REC Vendor Selection Process

December 9, 2011 – 1:27 pm

As an EHR vendor, Amazing Charts CEO Jonathan Bertman MD says he fully supports the government’s push to digitize health records. As a physician and taxpayer, however, he’s concerned about the way the initiative is being undertaken, particularly when it comes to the efforts of Regional Extension Centers (RECs) charged with providing, training and supporting read more »

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Big Challenges for Physician EMR Implementers: What You Should Know

December 9, 2011 – 9:03 am

While most physicians understand that technology can be an effective tool to improve patient care, many are less enthusiastic about the realities of EMR implementation.

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What Vendors Should Know About Rural Docs & EMRs

December 9, 2011 – 8:11 am

Convincing physicians in small and rural communities to invest their time and money in electronic medical records has traditionally been an uphill battle. But that’s beginning to change, says the director of a Regional Extension Center that works closely with rural providers. “I think that small rural providers, more than anyone, recognize the benefits,” Todd Searls, read more »

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Industry Reacts to IOM Report on Patient Safety & HIT

December 8, 2011 – 10:40 am

An Institute of Medicine report released earlier this month calling for greater oversight by the public and private sectors has received mixed reactions from the HIT industry. Vendors we contacted say they support the report’s focus on patient safety, believe in the promise of health IT to improve patient safety, care delivery, and clinical outcomes, read more »

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Poor Integration with Clinical Workflow Hinders CDS Success

December 7, 2011 – 4:34 pm

With new EMR infrastructure under their heels and tightening budgets under their belts, providers are looking to new clinical decision support (CDS) tools to give better—not more—healthcare. But do CDS tools deliver? For the new KLAS report, Clinical Decision Support 2011: Understanding the Impact, KLAS interviewed 344 providers to rate their CDS tools’ performance and better understand the influence of these new CDS tools on patient care.

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