Author: trident50
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Kareo Ranked as Number One Integrated EHR, Practice Management, and Revenue Cycle Management Software Vendor in 2014 Black Book Study
Kareo has announced that Brown-Wilson’s Black Book Rankings Survey has again ranked Kareo as the top integrated electronic health records, practice management, and revenue cycle management software vendor. Kareo was the only company to receive a top 4 ranking in every one of the 18 evaluation criteria measured, achieving the top spot in 12 of…
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KLAS Report: Epic to non-Epic clinical data sharing is real but not without challenges
Providers using non-Epic clinical systems say that while it isn’t easy, they are able to share data with Epic. The methods being used to accomplish this and other key findings are shared in a recent KLAS report entitled “Epic HIE 2014: Everywhere, Elsewhere, or Nowhere Else?” “Epic is seen by many competitors and providers as…
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Experience vital to successful mHealth app publishing
The most successful mHealth application ventures use a services strategy, boast a robust tool portfolio and embrace medical APIs, according to a new study published by research2guidance. read more …read more
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Why hospitals must change the way they view mHealth
Most of us are familiar with mobile health apps like Fitbit, Jawbone and MyFitnessPal, which help people track their activity levels and count calories. However, these are just the tip of the iceberg. read more …read more
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Study: 82 Percent of Young Adults Prefer Telehealth to In-Person Visits
A new study from MDLive, a Sunrise, Fla.-based telehealth software provider, has found that 82 percent of young adults age 18 to 34 who have a doctor say having a consultation with their physician via a mobile device is the best option for them. A new study from MDLive, a Sunrise, Fla.-based telehealth software provider,…
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HHS emergency data mining pushes privacy envelope
Despite all the good a data sharing program developed and impmlemented by the federal government to identify vulnerable patients during emergencies and disasters can provide, the privacy and security of information used looms as a major concern. read more …read more
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ATA: Telemedicine meant to supplement, not ‘totally replace’ in-person care
While telemedicine can serve as a viable and convenient alternative to face-to-face primary and urgent care, particularly for rural patients, it’s not meant to totally replace such care, according to draft guidelines published this month by the American Telemedicine Association. read more …read more
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Readers Write: EHR Usability – Whose Job Is It?
EHR Usability – Whose Job Is It? By Michael Burger Near misses, good catches, or serious reportable events – how many of these could be a design flaw of the EHR used? This was an underlying question in an article published recently entitled, “Poor Prescription documentation in EHR jeopardizes patient safety at VA hospital.” This…
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Community health centers making HIT progress
Community health centers have adopted health IT at rates higher than office-based physicians, including large practices and large integrated healthcare systems, according to a survey by the Commonwealth Fund. read more …read more
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Ariz. Gov. Brewer asks state Supreme Court to throw out challenge to her Medicaid expansion plan
The governor’s lawyers filed an appeal Wednesday arguing that the lawmakers who filed the initial lawsuit an appeals court ruling did not have standing to post the challenge. …read more