Athenahealth’s Jonathan Bush: If I were a hospital CIO…
In an in-person interview with MedCity News, Jonathan Bush discusses what he would want from electronic health records companies if he were a hospital CIO and his vision of the future of EHRs.
eClinicalWorks steps into inpatient EHR market
Tuesday, the Westborough, Massachusetts-based vendor announced the launch of eClinicalWorks 10i, a cloud EHR platform for inpatient care. It's partnering with Tidelands Health in South Carolina.
With the Rise of AI, What IP Disputes in Healthcare Are Likely to Emerge?
Munck Wilson Mandala Partner Greg Howison shared his perspective on some of the legal ramifications around AI, IP, connected devices and the data they generate, in response to emailed questions.
Will healthcare regret its mixed messages on net neutrality?
The FCC is set to take up a vote on the hot-button issue of net neutrality this week, with much of the focus coming from tech and telecommunications companies. But healthcare leaders should be paying as close if not more attention. As the healthcare sector tilts increasingly toward telemedicine, mobile, cloud-based EHRs and data sharing […]
Practice Fusion hopes to eliminate paper check-ins for doctor visits
Cloud-based EHR vendor Practice Fusion today released an online patient check-in that it said could eliminate reams of paperwork for both patients and physicians, thus saving time and creating further efficiency using mobile devices or computers. The San Francisco-based company said its hope with the digital check-in process is to eliminate “what is considered to […]
Moving to the cloud for hospitals depends on risk tolerance
The move to cloud-based systems in healthcare has gained significant momentum of late, notably with athenhealth’s recent acquisition of Beth Israel Deaconess’ webOMR, but skepticism and caution still abound in many corners, particularly in the hospital world. Seattle Children’s Hospital is one such provider in that camp, with Chief Information Security Officer Cris Ewell laying […]
athenahealth, in push to big hospitals, purchases Beth Israel’s EHR
Athenahealth has purchased Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center’s webOMR, a web-based clinical application EHR developed by the academic medical center, which should put athenahealth in a stronger position to capture hospital market share. In January, cloud-based EHR vendor athenahealth announced it had acquired Atlanta-based Razor Insights, as part of a move into the small rural […]
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A Personalized Approach to Medication Nonadherence
At the Abarca Forward conference earlier this year, George Van Antwerp, managing director at Deloitte, discussed how social determinants of health and a personalized member experience can improve medication adherence and health outcomes.
athenahealth jumps into rural hospital market with acquisition
Athenahealth today said it has acquired RazorInsights, an Atlanta-based cloud-based EHR vendor and hospital finance group for rural and critical access hospitals. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. The move represents a significant foray into the rural hospital space for Massachusetts-based athena, which said the acquired startup will strengthen cloud-based offerings in remote areas […]
Practice Fusion adds two new provider organizations to growing cloud-based EHR platform
Practice Fusion is adding two new provider organizations to its roster that will adopt the its cloud-based EHR platform to support new accountable care initiatives. In Michigan, Oakland Physician Network Services’ team of 425 primary care and specialist physicians are participating in the Medicare Shared Savings ACO model and will deliver value-based care under contracts […]
Could cloud-based EHRs have detected Ebola?
When Dallas Presbyterian Hospital initially attributed its mishandling of America’s fist Ebola patient to its EHR system, it triggered a wave of discussion on the effectiveness of EHRs, highlighting provider dissatisfaction and the usability of such systems. While the hospital walked back the statement (undoubtedly after the vendor, Epic, took strong exception to the claim) […]
Practice Fusion rolls out cloud-based mobile EHR for providers
Practice Fusion today rolled out a new mobile EHR for its base of more than 112,000 medical professional after fielding more than 20,000 inquiries for a “mobile-optimized” platform for iPads and Andriod tablets. The new EHR includes all the existing features already trusted by Practice Fusion users, but with a tablet-optimized EHR, physicians “are no […]
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Cloud-based EHR developer Practice Fusion establishes long-term credit facility
Practice Fusion, a cloud-based EHR and patient medical record company, now has a warrant for $2.5 million from a long-term credit facility, according to a filing with the SEC. The San Francisco-based startup, headed by CEO Ryan Howard, has more than 112,000 active monthly medical professionals with more than 91 million patient records, the company said. […]
New York digital health startup CareDox raising $3.1M
CareDox, a New York startup focused on cloud-based storage solutions for health records, is in the midst of raising about $3.1 million, according to SEC filings. The company, founded in 2010 through Startup Health Academy, is headed by Hesky Kutscher with the purpose of making health information more easily accessible, specifically for schools, camps and […]
Five reasons to consider a cloud-based EMR
There are many vendors who are promising completely cloud-based EMR software but you should not be fooled by any random one. A pure cloud-enabled system is able to work via a web browser with absolutely no end user installations required. It provides you fully integrated, single-source enterprise-level scheduling, patient engagement and reporting tools along with […]