Tag: ehr
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8 vendors providers will turn to when replacing their EHR
Eight electronic health record vendors come out on top as the most likely users will turn to when replacing their systems, according to a new index published by Black Book Rankings. read more Source: 8 vendors providers will turn to when replacing their EHR
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EHR and HIT News for July 24th
Today’s EHR and HIT news includes updates from M*Modal on their new, and exclusive relationship with Boston Medical Center. Today also brings customer acquisition news from Tools4ever and solutions provider Core Solutions. Boston Medical Center Selects M*Modal as Exclusive Healthcare Transcription Provider M*Modal, a leading provider of clinical documentation and Speech Understanding™ solutions, today announced…
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Mobile apps largely used by docs for work
Mobile apps are being used by 24 percent of doctors, making them the top digital/social media channel used for work purposes, according to a new survey of more than 300 practicing physicians by… read more Source: Mobile apps largely used by docs for work
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Senate Testimony: VCU CMIO Describes Innovations Possible Once Data is Flowing
In his July 24 testimony before the U.S. Senate Committee on Finance, Colin Banas, M.D., chief medical information officer of the Virginia Commonwealth University Health System, made a strong case for how data ubiquity lays the groundwork for subsequent clinical innovation and improved outcomes. In his July 24 testimony before the U.S. Senate Committee on…
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Clinical mobility spending in U.S. to reach $5.4B by 2016
U.S. clinical mobility spending is forecasted to reach $5.4 billion by 2016, according to an announcement about a new IDC Health Insights report. Between 2011 and 2016, spending is predicted to grow… read more Source: Clinical mobility spending in U.S. to reach $5.4B by 2016
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Maryland hospital first to cross state lines for HIE
Berlin, Md.-based Atlantic General Hospital became the first acute-care hospital in the nation to join another state's health information exchange when it recently joined the Delaware Health Information Network. read more Source: Maryland hospital first to cross state lines for HIE
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NIH commits $24 million annually to make sense of big data
The National Institutes of Health has committed $96 million to fund big data research centers, aimed at improving the ability of the research community to use and make sense of large and complex datasets. read more Source: NIH commits $24 million annually to make sense of big data
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3 ‘lies’ hospital CIOs tell
It's not always easy for hospital CIOs to shore up funding for IT projects, particularly for those at smaller or rural hospitals. To that end, according to Kirk Kirksey, vice president and CIO at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, bending the truth could be the key to securing necessary resources. read…
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EHR vendor freezes provider out of patient records
A Milwaukee-based community health center has sued its former electronic health record vendor to restore access to its own EHR system. read more Source: EHR vendor freezes provider out of patient records
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The Ins and Outs of Adopting Electronic Health Records
Making the switch to electronic health records is a hot topic for physicians in private practice. Yet most physicians don’t want to put in double duty as an …