Monthly Archives: April 2011

Hospital merger mania on the rise across the U.S.

Posted on April 30, 2011 by Katherine Rourke

As I reported a few days ago, hospital mergers and acquisitions hit a historic high last year.  This is shaping up to be a pretty frenzied year for hospital M&A as well.  In fact, this may be the year that … Continue reading →

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Falcon EHR Screenshot: A Nephrology Specific EHR

Posted on April 30, 2011 by David

Falcon EHR is the certified, innovative, nephrology-focused EHR that was designed from the ground up by technology experts in collaboration with nephrologists. As a hosted, Web-based EHR solution, Falcon EHR gives physicians access from any computer, wherever and whenever they … Continue reading →

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Medisoft Clinical Demo Video

Posted on April 30, 2011 by David

This is a video demo of the Medisoft Clinical EMR Software.  It gives a short look at some of the features of the system as well describing some of the advantages it offers.  The major attribute of their software is … Continue reading →

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Voalté’s Connectivity Enables Hospitals to Leverage Infrastructure

Posted on April 30, 2011 by David

Voalté enables caregivers at the medical center to make high-definition VoIP calls, receive critical alarms and send and receive presence-based text messages on the iPhone. This unique deployment includes integrations to the hospital’s Siemens PBX, GE Dukane nurse call system, … Continue reading →

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Voalté’s Connectivity Enables Hospitals to Leverage Infrastructure

Posted on April 30, 2011 by David

Voalté enables caregivers at the medical center to make high-definition VoIP calls, receive critical alarms and send and receive presence-based text messages on the iPhone. This unique deployment includes integrations to the hospital’s Siemens PBX, GE Dukane nurse call system, … Continue reading →

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Accenture Teams with Harold P. Freeman Patient Navigation Institute to Equip More Navigators with Skills

Posted on April 30, 2011 by David

Accenture  and Patient Navigation Institute (PNI) announce initiative to broaden use of Navigators in patient care – increases certified Navigators and builds health alignment (i.e. payers, providers) to sustain adoption.  First pilot program will go-live in Cleveland, Ohio. The Tribeca … Continue reading →

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VitalHealth EHR Screenshots

Posted on April 29, 2011 by John

These EHR screenshots were originally posted on EMR and EHR. In fact, these EMR screenshots were part of the inspiration to create this website. I wanted to get all of the screenshots in once place, so I’m re-posting the screenshots … Continue reading →

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Meaningful Use and MU Dashboard EMR Integrations Video

Posted on April 29, 2011 by John

This was originally posted on EMR and HIPAA, but is a good video that shows you how one EMR vendor has implemented the meaningful use features and their meaningful use dashboard into their EMR software. It was meant for their … Continue reading →

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Text Messaging as a Tool for Behavior Change in Disease Prevention and Management

Posted on April 29, 2011 by David

Recently I posted a few different pieces about technology being used to help people quit smoking, lose weight, and even manage their diabetes.  A new study is showing how valuable text messaging can be when it comes to managing your … Continue reading →

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National eHealth Collaborative Convenes Consumer Consortium on eHealth

Posted on April 29, 2011 by David

The Consumer Consortium on eHealth is designed to serve as a collaborative forum for sharing best practices, initiatives, tools, resources, ideas, and experience related to effective consumer engagement on health IT. Consortium members will work together to identify obstacles to … Continue reading →

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