Monthly Archives: December 2010

“2010 Top 20 Best in KLAS Awards” Report Names ProVation Medical(R) Software Number One in Clinical Procedure Documentation

Recognition marks the sixth consecutive year the procedure documentation and coding solution has topped its KLAS category MINNEAPOLIS, MN -Dec. 22, 2010- Wolters Kluwer Health, a leading global provider of information for healthcare professionals and students, announced today that its … Continue reading

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Harris Corporation Awarded $19 Million Contract to Develop Statewide HIE for Florida

Highlights: Exchange will support improvements in quality, safety, and efficiency Strategic win positions Harris to provide similar health information exchanges for other states Contract resulted from Harris’ leadership position in Florida and federal health IT solutions markets MELBOURNE, FL/TALLAHASSEE, FL, … Continue reading

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Ingenix CareTracker Receives ONC-ATCB 2011/2012 Certification Through CCHIT

CareTracker has received ONC-ATCB 2011/2011 Certification as a “Complete EHR” from CCHIT. All of the more than 10,000 CareTracker users have access to a system that they can use to demonstrate meaningful use and qualify for ARRA funds. The beauty … Continue reading

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EMR Doctor's Blog: Ways to Save Money in a Modern Electronic Medical Practice: Part One

As we all know from our efforts to save money and run a more efficient business, there are great ideas out there that we just haven’t discovered yet. With this in mind, I thought it would be fun and possibly … Continue reading

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McKesson Practice Partner Receives ONC-ATCB EHR Certification

December 8, 2010 – McKesson Corporation announced that Practice Partner 9.5 is now 2011/2012 compliant and is certified as a complete electronic health record (EHR) by the Certification Commission for Health Information Technology (CCHIT®), an ONC-ATCB, in accordance with the … Continue reading

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NIST Partners with ONC and AHRQ to Deliver Guidance on Electronic Health Record (EHR) Usability

Two new publications from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) are intended to help developers of software and computer systems for doctors’ offices, clinics, and hospitals improve the ease of use of electronic health records (EHRs). These publications … Continue reading

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ICSA Labs to Certify Electronic Health Record Solutions

Note: There were 2 more ONC-ATCB EHR certifying bodies announced on 12/10/10. This is the ICSA press release that I just got today. The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT has selected ICSA Labs to test and certify … Continue reading

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The great sucking sound: For-profit buyouts a drain on communities

Few have spent more time than I calling out non-profit hospitals on their inadequate charity care levels.  But when it comes down to it, I’d prefer a non-profit whose chain can be yanked over a for-profit with no public service requirements … Continue reading

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meridianEMR Receives ONC-ATCB 2011-2012 Certification

meridianEMR Inc. announced today that meridianEMR, Version 5.0 is 2011/2012 compliant and was certified as a Complete EHR on December 9, 2010 by the Certification Commission for Health Information Technology (CCHIT®), an ONC-ATCB, in accordance with the applicable certification criteria … Continue reading

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Community Memorial Health System to Deploy ProVation Order Sets, powered by UpToDate Decision Support

MINNEAPOLIS, MN (Dec. 13, 2010) – Wolters Kluwer Health, a leading global provider of information for healthcare professionals and students, announced today that Community Memorial Health System has selected ProVation(R) Order Sets, powered by UpToDate(R) Decision Support, as the electronic … Continue reading

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