Category: Analytics
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Cerner Officially Completes Acquisition of Siemens Health Services
Cerner, the Kansas City-based electronic health record (EHR) vendor, has announced that it has officially completed its $1.3 billion acquisition of Siemens Health Services. Cerner, the Kansas City-based electronic health record (EHR) vendor, has announced that it has officially completed its $1.3 billion acquisition of Siemens Health Services. The deal, which was announced in August…
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A New Dose of Realism at CMS Over Meaningful Use?
0 Did Thursday’s news out of CMS signal a major shift towards greater realism on the part of federal healthcare officials? Provider association leaders can’t be blamed for hoping so read more …read more Source:: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/healthcare-informatics/~3/ekW_VPHuphY/new-dose-realism-cms-over-meaningful-use
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Survey: Patients Interested in Using Telemedicine Services
Among patients who have not used a telemedicine service, 75 percent express interest in using one in lieu of an in-person medical visit, according to new research from the Austin, Tx.-based electronic health record (EHR) comparison site Software Advice. Among patients who have not used a telemedicine service, 75 percent express interest in using one…
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UVA Health System Launches eReferral/eConsult Pilot
The University of Virginia Health System is piloting an eReferral/eConsultation initiative, the academic center recently announced. The University of Virginia Health System is piloting an eReferral/eConsultation initiative, the academic center recently announced. For the initiative, the health system will allow primary care physicians to consult with and refer specialists through its Epic electronic medical record…
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Morning Headlines 1/26/15
VSS exits Strata Decision Technology Roper Industries has acquired Strata Decision Technology, a cloud-based analytics platform used by 1,000 hospitals for financial planning and reporting. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. New Technology May Save Patients an Additional Visit to a Specialist The University of Virginia Health System will pilot a remote consultation…
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Monday Morning Update 1/26/15
Top News Private equity firm Veronis Suhler Stevenson completes the sale of Strata Decision Technology to Roper Industries. Strata’s StrataJazz financial planning and analytics software is used by 1,000 hospitals. Roper’s other healthcare IT-related acquisitions include Sunquest Information Systems, SHP, and CBORD. Reader Comments From Kim Jong-un: “Re: HIStalk. The CMIO of a large Midwest…
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Top Ten Tech Trends: Closing the Gaps in Transitions of Care
The movement of a patient from one setting of care to another—and the electronic documentation of that movement—is vital in accurately being able to tell the patient’s entire story, but has also become an area that providers have struggled with in terms of meeting the transitions of care (TOC) mandate for Stage 2 of meaningful…
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UVA's new program uses EpicCare electronic medical record to improve patients' access to specialists
The University of Virginia Health System is piloting a new program that uses its EpicCare electronic medical record to speed patients’ access to specialists. …read more
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One Doctor Explains How EMRs Drove Him to Practice Through Telehealth Only
The direct-to-consumer telehealth market is on the rise. Who are the doctors behind this and what do they see in this form of practice? One of them, Timothy Howard, M.D., a family physician located in Owens Cross Roads, Ala., explains his motivations for being a Teladoc Doc in this Q&A. Six years ago, Timothy Howard,…
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New report outlines physician coercion when switching EHRs
The American Academy of Family Physicians’ Family Practice Management Journal has released a new report outlining physician coercion when switching EHRs. The survey shows doctors are being forced to switch EHRs and points to widespread dissatisfaction among physicians who’ve switched. …read more