Practice Fusion will pay $145 million to resolve criminal and civil allegations that it received kickbacks from an unnamed pharmaceutical company in exchange for building a clinical decision support system that could influence opioid prescriptions. The system generated more than 230 million alerts between 2016 and 2019, according to court documents.
The U.S. Department of Justice was investigating Practice Fusion over allegations it violated HIPAA and anti-kickback laws and wrongfully obtained certification for its software from the HHS.
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.
Allscripts has officially closed its $100 million acquisition of Practice Fusion. However, confidential documents sent to MedCity in late January show Practice Fusion management seemed to have expected a sale to bring in five times the amount that the deal with Allscripts finally did.
Chicago-based Allscripts has signed an agreement to acquire San Francisco-based Practice Fusion for $100 million in cash. The deal is expected to close in the first quarter of this year.
By joining forces with pharmacy benefit managers like Express Scripts and EHR vendors such as Epic and Cerner, Surescripts is working to improve price transparency in the prescribing process.
One of Politico's unnamed sources said athenahealth is "high on the list of desired suitors." Neither company would confirm the report.
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.
Also, pharma to sit out Super Bowl ad rush and another insurer blames Obamacare for financial losses.
Telemedicine was the main theme for MedHeads this week, and the same subject was also present in some of our top stories from the week.
If anyone knows what's really going on with EHR vendor Practice Fusion, please raise your hand.
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 […]
We will highlight Build My Health's revenue practice management tools, which could help physician practices add up to $250,000 to their practices.
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
An electronic medical record company helped Dr. Mehmet Oz evaluate the health of Philadelphians by compiling averages for patient data on cholesterol, blood glucose level, blood pressure in real time. The event was held in Philadelphia at Temple University School of Medicine with the goal of helping people better manage their healthcare. If successful, it […]
How powerful is the electronic medical record? Practice Fusion will stretch the EMR’s muscles over the next year as it tries to incorporate patient-friendly tools and make the product more social. Think one part Yelp and another part Facebook with a dash of telemedicine. On Sunday night the company will launch a physician review portal […]