The business case for using EHRs as a prevention tool

Date: Feb 03, 2010
When it comes to advancing health IT, New York State and New York City really put their money where their mouths are. The latest endeavor by the City is a Panel Management Program, which is administered by the New York City Dept. of Health and Mental Hygiene's Primary Care Information Project (PCIP). Read »

Early ARRA vendor winners

Date: Jan 12, 2010
ARRA has been good to Allscripts, as evidenced by the results of its second quarter financials. The company expects to see even better numbers in the coming quarters as adoption and acceleration of health IT grows. Analysts agree that the incentives are driving adoption. Read »

Brailer: The Challenges ahead

Date: Jan 11, 2010
I spoke with David J. Brailer, MD, former federal healthcare IT czar for the Office of the National Coordinator (ONC), last Friday about ARRA, meaningful use criteria and the challenges the industry faces in 2010 and beyond. Read the article in Healthcare IT News. Read »

Data aggregation and push makes PHRs part of the e-circle

Date: Sep 14, 2009
Children's Hospital Boston and eClinicalWorks announced that they will aggregate data from patients who are seen at the Hospital's ambulatory programs and primary care practices at the Hospital's Pediatric Physicians' Organization and push it to the patients’ personal health records (PHRs). Read »

EHR market just got hotter

Date: Sep 10, 2009
Dell is latest big-name technology company to jump into the healthcare market, offering small physician practices a one-stop shop for electronic health records (EHRs). The personal computer manufacturer is not only offering the hardware and software but consulting and financing as well. Read »