Monthly Archives: June 2011

What Happens When You Suspect a Family Member Has Onset of Alzheimer’s?

Posted on June 30, 2011 by Kathy

Among those who do develop Alzheimer’s, there are those who accept their situation and there are those who don’t. I’m referring to those who refuse to accept even the idea that they might have Alzheimer’s. You have no idea how … Continue reading →

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Consumer engagement in healthcare is harder than it seems

Posted on June 30, 2011 by Neil Versel

Every time I hear a story about consumer empowerment in healthcare, I get optimistic that consumers really can make a difference in containing runaway healthcare costs. Then something comes along to make me think that it’s a pipe dream. I … Continue reading →

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Two faces of Eve: CMS payment cuts and MU

Posted on June 30, 2011 by Dr. Michael West

Let’s get real for a moment, shall we?  I just read a post about the AHA blasting CMS for supporting payment cuts to help balance the budget.  At the same time, CMS is offering all of this “free” money in … Continue reading →

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Practice Fusion Adds Cora M. Tellez to Board of Directors

Posted on June 30, 2011 by David

Cora M. Tellez joins Practice Fusion’s Board of Directors. As former President of Health Net, CEO of Blue Shield of California, Regional Manager at Kaiser Permanente of Hawaii and President of Prudential Healthcare Plan of California – Cora has led … Continue reading →

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The New mmfEMR Version 2.0 Demo Video

Posted on June 30, 2011 by David

The new mmfEMR Version 2.0 is a great improvement on the old version. This video gives a great introduction and demo of the new software. It allows you to see a bunch of images from the software and points out … Continue reading →

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Screen Shots From the Abraxas Medical OB/GYN EMR

Posted on June 30, 2011 by David

These screen shots are specific to the Abraxas Medical OB/GYN EMR.  From their website: Abraxas Medical Solutions is dedicated to serving the EMR needs of OB/GYN practices by delivering OB/GYN EMR software tailored to their needs and intuitively developed in … Continue reading →

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UPMC Works with Oracle and Cerner to Provide Clinicians with Continuous Access to Patient Health Records

Posted on June 30, 2011 by David

Recognizing the need for doctors, nurses, and clinicians to have access to the most up-to-date patient healthcare information to drive the quality of care, UPMC, a national leader in the use of electronic medical records (EMRs), announced today a newly-implemented … Continue reading →

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With New Health IT Standards in Place, HIMSS Completes Tenure as ISO/TC 215 Secretariat

Posted on June 30, 2011 by David

After eight years as the Secretariat for ISO/TC 215, the international technical committee focused on the development of health informatics standards, HIMSS will relinquish its role on June 30, 2011. In addition, HIMSS will step down as administrator of the … Continue reading →

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Meducation SMART app Wins Children’s Hospital Boston and Harvard Medical School Health App Competition

Posted on June 30, 2011 by David

If the winner of this contest is any indication of the level of development necessary for success in future competitions, developers better bring their “A” game.  The Meducation SMART app provides a great range of abilities that make it a … Continue reading →

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Learning from First Hand EMR Experience

Posted on June 29, 2011 by John

I’ve been really excited about a project I’ve been working on that does interview of various people within the EMR and EHR world. It’s a site appropriately called EHR, EMR and Healthcare IT Interviews. It’s a new site and so … Continue reading →

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