Capturing the vast amounts of data available in biomedical devices for inclusion in an electronic medical record has been described as the Holy Grail of connectivity, and one hospital system’s quest is nearly complete as it readies itself for the first of its two go-lives later this month.
Size makes a difference when it comes to successfully attesting to Meaningful Use Stage 1, says the IT director of a Critical Access Hospital. “Bigger hospitals may have started before we did but they’re still working on meeting Meaningful Use,” says Craig Wells, IT director at George C. Grape Community Hospital in Hamburg, Iowa. “In
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While many physicians would admit that adopting and using an EHR isn’t easy, a growing number of vendor-developed iPad apps are simplifying the process. Medhavi Jogi, MD, a Houston, TX-based endocrinologist whose practice uses GE Healthcare’s Centricity Advance, embraced the opportunity to use Centricity Advance – Mobile, which the company released earlier this month. “This
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After overcoming his initial wariness about electronic health records, a Rhode Island physician became a staunch believer in the benefits of a digital office and recently was one of the first eligible providers in the country to attest to meeting Stage 1 Medicare Meaningful Use. “I drank the Kool-Aid,” admits Douglas Foreman, DO, a family
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Healthland announced that its client, East Carroll Parish Hospital, has received its initial Medicaid electronic health record (EHR) adoption incentive payment. Under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009, East Carroll Parish Hospital received $1.2 million in stimulus funds. Based in Lake Providence, Louisiana, East Carroll Parish operates a 23-bed acute care hospital
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ChartLogic Inc., a leading national provider of electronic health records (EHRs), announced today that 26 of its medical group customers in 19 states will qualify for meaningful use incentive payments and all are planning to complete the attestation process during the week of April 18th, the first period for filing. According to Brad Melis, executive
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The Rhode Island Quality Institute (RIQI) announced the payment of the first readiness assessment subsidy check to Dr. Puneet Sud of Internal Medicine Partners located in North Providence, Rhode Island. Dr. Sud was awarded a check for $1500 as a result of his selecting a readiness assessment consultant from RIQI’s RI Regional Extension Center’s (REC)
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eClinicalWorks®, a market leader in ambulatory clinical systems, today announced that the State of Hawaii, Public Safety Department has selected eClinicalWorks electronic medical records (EMR) system to help manage care at its seven correctional facilities, which are located on four islands. Using eClinicalWorks will allow the department to streamline operations and improve the quality of
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Hamlin Memorial Hospital is planning to leverage Prognosis ChartAccess® Comprehensive EHR to move toward a number of goals such as improving clinical care, meeting the government’s meaningful use requirements, and enhancing community health through participation in a growing Texas Regional Health Information Organization (RHIO). After reviewing several electronic records solutions, Hamlin leaders realized that the
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Practice Fusion announced closing a $23 million Series B round of financing led by Founders Fund, with participation from Artis Capital Management and Glynn Capital Management, as well as returning investors Morgenthaler Ventures and Felicis Ventures. The round brings the company’s total funding to $30 million. “Practice Fusion revolutionizes our interactions with the medical
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