Tag: ehr
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Uprise By VisionWeb Delivers Industry’s First Cloud-Based EHR With Stage 2 Meaningful Use Certification
VisionWeb has announced that Uprise, its cloud-based practice management and EHR solution, has received Meaningful Use Stage 2 Certification as a Complete EHR for the ambulatory setting by Drummond Group, an Office of the National Coordinator Authorized Certification Body. Eyecare providers using Uprise are qualified to receive federal stimulus monies upon demonstrating meaningful use of…
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EHR and HIT News for October 10th
Today’s EHR and HIT news includes customer acquisition news from Sandlot Solutions as well as partnership news between WorkForce Software and Avantas. There is also news of a $2 Million award from the National Institutes of Health to Sutter Health, IBM and Geisinger Health System to Study Heart Failure Prediction. Augusta Health Chooses Sandlot Solutions…
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‘Note bloat’ putting patients at risk
Healthcare organizations with long-established electronic health records run the risk of “note bloat” and compromised patient safety unless they standardize physician documentation procedures and limit the amount of cutting-and-pasting doctors have to do, attendees of CHIME’s Fall CIO Forum heard here at a session on Oct. 9. read more Source: ‘Note bloat’ putting patients at…
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Secure Business Communications: Protecting Sensitive Data
Information privacy is a constant challenge for organisations. Do you consider your electronic communications to be secure? From: http://www.healthcaretechnologyonline.com/doc/secure-business-communications-protecting-sensitive-data-0001?atc~c=771+s=774+r=001+l=a
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Farzad Mostashari: Let me be blunt
No longer constrained by the talking points that are part and parcel of life in public office, Farzad Mostashari, M.D., took the stage at the annual CHIME CIO forum in Scottsdale, Ariz., on Wednesday and spoke frankly about barriers to care transformation, limits of healthcare technology and other worries he has about the healthcare system.…
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University Of Kansas Hospital Increases Efficiency, Reliability, And Security Of Life-Critical Documents With Integrated Solution
hospital saves time, money with OpenText RightFax fax over IP. From: http://www.healthcaretechnologyonline.com/doc/university-of-kansas-hospital-increases-efficiency-reliability-0001?atc~c=771+s=774+r=001+l=a
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Genesis Creates Healthier System For Delivering Patient Records
OpenText RightFax gets the right patient information to the physicians who need it. Source: Genesis Creates Healthier System For Delivering Patient Records
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Leading U.S. Health Provider Directs Secure, Efficient Document Exchange
AllOne Health Resources ensures security, enhances customer service with OpenText RightFax electronic document delivery. From: http://www.healthcaretechnologyonline.com/doc/leading-u-s-health-provider-secure-efficient-document-exchange-0001?atc~c=771+s=774+r=001+l=a
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State public health departments do not lose funding when merged with Medicaid programs
State public health departments do not necessarily lose funding when merged with larger Medicaid programs, according to a just-released study. The findings from this first-of-a-kind research should help allay concerns that when such mergers occur they automatically lead to cutbacks in public health, says lead author Paula Lantz, PhD, who is chair of the Department…
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Viewpoints: Rep. Ryan says entitlements hold the key to an agreement; health law’s impact on smokers; WSJ on Medicaid expansion
Once those threats are removed, however, there is plenty to discuss: how to replace the sequester cuts, which are already devastating domestic programs and are about to get much worse for defense spending; how to use fiscal policy to stimulate the creation of jobs and fix the nation’s infrastructure; how to repair a broken tax…