NIH grant aims to increase medical imaging sharing
Date: Dec 02, 2011 The basic idea behind the National Health Information Network (NHIN) is that healthcare providers should be able to access or share health information anytime, anyplace.
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Rural healthcare provider attests to MU Stage 1
Date: Nov 30, 2011 Since the passage of the HITECH Act in 2009, many providers have made transitioning to system-wide EHRs a top priority for their organizations.
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Top 5 Benefits of Clinical Decision Support in the ED
Date: Nov 28, 2011 High-acuity patients and surging patient volumes combine to make the emergency department (ED) a care setting with high variability and potential for medical error.
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Interoperability workgroup defines standard connections between EHRs and HIEs
Date: Nov 09, 2011 On Nov. 8, the EHR/HIE Interoperability Workgroup, an organization of states and vendors focused on eliminating the barriers to sharing EHRs issued a set of technical specifications to standardize connections between healthcare providers, health information exchanges (HIEs) and other data-sharing partners. The group said its objective is to define a single set of easy-to-implement connections to increase the adoption of EHRs and HIE services.
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Interface powered by knowledge engine embedded in EHR
Date: Nov 07, 2011 Medicomp Systems of Chantilly, Va., announced on Nov. 3 that its newest documentation and patient management application, Quippe, has been embedded into the InteGreat EHR from MED3000. Quippe is powered by the MEDCIN Engine, a knowledge engine that adapts to the unique clinical presentation of each patient and provides all of the codes needed for compliance and reimbursement, according to Medicomp Systems.
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Athenahealth and Medley Health partner on services for independent physician practices
Date: Nov 03, 2011 athenahealth and Medley Health announced on Nov. 3 that the two companies will work together to benefit physician practices with automated, cloud-based business services that strengthen doctor-patient collaboration and communication. athenahealth provides cloud-based practice management, EHR and care coordination services to medical groups. Medley Health provides membership practice marketing and communications services for independent primary care physicians and their patients.
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Growth in consumer EHR access signals shift in patient engagement
Date: Oct 13, 2011Results of a new study from Manhattan Research reveal that an estimated 56 million U.S. consumers have accessed their medical information on an EHR system maintained by their physician. An additional 41 million consumers are interested in accessing such information, according to the pharmaceutical and healthcare market research company’s Cybercitizen Health U.S. 2011 study of consumer digital health trends.
Read » Kansas hospital becomes first in state to receive Medicare EHR incentive payment
Date: Oct 11, 2011 Morton County Health System, located in Elkhart, Kansas, became the first hospital in the state to receive stimulus funds under the Medicare EHR Incentive Program. The hospital recently received more than $1.4 million under the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services program, which provides incentive payments to eligible professionals/hospitals and critical-access facilities that demonstrate meaningful use of certified EHR technology.
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Anthelio and MedQuist partner to improve clinical documentation, revenue cycle management and IT efficiency
Date: Oct 03, 2011 Healthcare IT and business process solutions provider Anthelio and integrated clinical documentation firm MedQuist Holdings announced on Oct. 3 a strategic partnership aimed at improving clinical documentation initiatives, revenue cycle management and IT efficiency. With 11 Anthelio facilities currently under contract, MedQuist will provide clinical documentation services to an additional 13 Anthelio facilities as part of the new relationship.
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New cloud-based service enables physicians to securely store digitized and electronic medical records
Date: Sep 26, 2011 A free service made available Sept. 26 by MediConnect Global gives healthcare providers the ability to host, access and exchange medical records in a cloud-based repository called the National Secured Archive (NSA).
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