LOWELL, Mass., Dec 19, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE) — DiagnosisOne, the clinical decision support and analytics company, today announced a strategic agreement with Allscripts, the leading global provider of Electronic Health Record (EHR) and other technologies essential to creating a Connected Community of Health(TM), to integrate its industry leading smartPath healthcare informatics platform with the
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Brookhaven Memorial Hospital Medical Center (BMHMC), located in East Patchogue, NY, has successfully completed integration of Micromedex® CareNotes into the hospital’s Siemens Soarian Clinicals(TM) platform in order to improve workflow efficiency and patient education standardization. The Micromedex integrated CareNotes solution provides BMHMC’s clinicians with unlimited access to patient specific education handouts, including Pre-Care, Inpatient and
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The McKesson Foundation announced $1.4 million dollars in research funding to the second generation of Mobilizing for Healthsm grant recipients. The funded studies aim to provide a clearer understanding of how mobile phones can be used to improve health outcomes. Each study will be completed by April 1, 2013 and all are designed to work within
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As part of an effort to boost EMR adoption among its members, the American Academy of Ophthalmology wants vendors to know in what areas their products fall short – and are giving them specific recommendations on where they need to refocus their efforts. The Academy recently released “Special Requirements for Electronic Health Records Systems in
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A key component of healthcare transformation is patient engagement and empowerment. But how can hospitals and caregivers engage and empower a patient population that may have a low level of health literacy and/or limited English skills? Polyglot Systems, a health IT company that focuses on improving care and access for underserved patient populations, thinks it
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With ARRA providing what one Cerner executive described as a “substantial opportunity,” the company told shareholders at its May 27 annual meeting that it is well-positioned to continue its growth as demand for its products and services intensifies. Despite its profitability, however, Cerner Chairman and CEO Neal Patterson cautioned shareholders not to expect to see
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Verizon announced one of the first successful pilots highlighting the integration of the ‘Direct Project’ and ‘NHIN Connect’ initiatives spearheaded by the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology. Verizon, working with health information technology provider MEDfx, has implemented a pilot program for diabetes care management with MedVirginia/CenVaNet and Dominion Medical Associates, showing
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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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Verizon and MEDfx have successfully implemented a pilot program enabling health care providers that still use paper records to easily convert them to a digital format and share them with other authorized providers. The program addresses long-standing issues that have blocked the widespread adoption of electronic health care records: the complexity and expense that health
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ClearPractice announced its strategic partnership with Prognosis Health Information Systems. The partnership brings to market the first and only integrated SaaS-based electronic medical record (EMR) solution for rural and community hospitals and their affiliated physicians. “There has been a glaring need within the rural and community hospital market for a robust, yet affordable enterprise EMR
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