Category: EHR

The OpenNotes program, an initiative that enables patients to access notes in their providers’ electronic health records, is expanding to become interactive. read more …read more Source:: http://www.fierceemr.com/story/ournotes-pilot-make-opennotes-program-interactive/2015-01-26?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=rss       

While everyone is waiting for the Meaningful Use Stage 3 shoe to drop, let’s not forget we are only eight months away from ICD-10. CMS announced that those organizations that participated in their January end-to-end testing event have already been registered for the upcoming testing week in April. If you missed out on the fun,…

An American Medical Association-led coalition of 35 medical societies, stressing “elevated concern” about the certification of electronic health record systems, has sent a letter to National Coordinator for Health IT Karen DeSalvo urging ONC to reevaluate its “current trajectory” and recommending changes to the certification process. read more …read more      

Mayo Clinic Selects Epic as Strategic Partner for Electronic Health Record and Revenue Cycle Management System Mayo Clinic announces that it has chosen Epic to replace its incumbent Cerner and GE Centricity EHR and revenue cycle systems. Federal Marketplace: Inadequacies in Contract Planning and Procurement A report from the HHS Office of the Inspector General…

0 What are the key components for eliminating waste and improving efficiency and customer satisfaction while strengthening the bottom line? That’s the focus of a white paper released by Naperville, Ill.-based Impact Advisors, which provides insight for boosting the value of electronic health records (EHRs). The paper identifies optimization opportunities for provider organizations, as well…

Google is the latest bargaining chip in the battle for the Defense Department’s contract to modernize its electronic health records system. read more …read more      

Athenahealth Acquires RazorInsights Athenahealth acquires RazorInsights, an inpatient EHR vendor that has been selling its cloud-based system in the critical access and community hospital market since its 2010 launch. BT to Offer Medsphere’s OpenVista Electronic Health Record Medsphere announces that it will partner with BT to begin offering hosted OpenVista systems. GAO kicks off review…

Athenahealth announced this morning that it has acquired inpatient EHR vendor RazorInsights, which primarily serves rural, critical access, and small community hospitals. Terms were not disclosed, but an HIStalk reader who tipped me off early to the announcement says the acquisition price was $40 million. Athenahealth says it will “leverage RazorInsights’ inpatient expertise and award-winning…

Practice Fusion, the #1 cloud-based electronic health record for doctors and patients, announced an agreement with OPTIMIZERx Corporation to integrate its patient savings and support system into the Practice Fusion EHR. This integration will enable prescribers using the Practice Fusion EHR to help their patients better afford and adhere to their prescribed medications. With OPTIMIZERx’s…

Rep. Renee Ellmers, (R-N.C.), flanked by two Republican and two Democrat co-sponsors, has reintroduced H.R. 270, the Flexibility in Health IT Reporting (FLEX-IT) Act, to shorten the Meaningful Use attestation period in 2015 from 365 to 90 days. read more …read more