Monthly Archives: August 2011

Cerner Meaningful Use Incentives Total $2.2+ Million

Posted on August 31, 2011 by John

Today, some of the numbers for users of the Cerner certified EHR (ambulatory clients) came across my desk and since I’m a number lover, I thought I’d share. Cerner Ambulatory clients have secured $2.2+ million in combined Medicare and Medicaid … Continue reading →

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Adding mini-hospital resolves clash between religious, secular facilities

Posted on August 31, 2011 by Katherine Rourke

As secular, for-profit hospital chains merge with rule-bound religious facilities, patients are facing restrictions on their care that they hadn’t faced before. While for-profit hospitals will perform virtually any legal medical procedure, hospitals owned by religious institutions often impose faith-based … Continue reading →

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Building a Connected Community at North Shore-LIJ Health System

Posted on August 31, 2011 by David

North Shore Long Island Jewish, the nation’s second-largest, non-profit, secular health system, is using healthcare information technology from Allscripts to realize their vision of a Connected Community. With solutions that facilitate enhanced collaboration and exchange of critical patient information, NSLIJ’s … Continue reading →

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Lincor Solutions strengthens Advisory Board with key appointments

Posted on August 31, 2011 by David

Lincor Solutions has expanded its Advisory Board to support its drive to grow its presence in the US market for hospital bedside computers, with the appointment of Hal Andrews and Peter M. Kilbridge, M.D. Both have extensive experience in the … Continue reading →

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Future of EHR and the Human Genome

Posted on August 30, 2011 by John

Dr. West has a really interesting post up over on Happy EMR Doctor about EMR Software and the Human Genome. In the post he talks about a new program to help integrate EHR software with genome data. It’s a 4 … Continue reading →

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Why Is It So Hard to Become a Certified Epic consultant?

Posted on August 30, 2011 by Nate DiNiro

I often hear that when it comes to becoming Epic certified, for the most part getting the golden ticket boils down to a matter of luck. Being at the right hospital at the right time can do wonders for a … Continue reading →

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Abraxas Medical Internal Medicine EMR Screenshots

Posted on August 30, 2011 by David

These screenshots come from the Abraxas Medical Internal Medicine EMR. From their website: Abraxas Medical Solutions is dedicated to serving the EMR needs of Internal Medicine practices by delivering Internal Medicine -specific EMR software, intuitively developed in collaboration with Internal … Continue reading →

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Meaningful Use: Patient safety and proven results with Dr. Christopher Tashjian

Posted on August 30, 2011 by David

In this special feature, Dr. Christopher Tashjian of River Falls Medical Clinic shares his story of choosing an EHR and attesting for Meaningful Use. He also shares his views of the importance of attestation and what drove him to be … Continue reading →

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New Mexico’s Presbyterian Healthcare Services Selects Health Care DataWorks for a Clinical Data Repository Solution

Posted on August 30, 2011 by David

Health Care DataWorks (HCD) is pleased to announce a multi-year agreement with Presbyterian Healthcare Services (PHS), New Mexico’s largest provider of care.  HCD will be providing PHS a Clinical Data Repository using our Enterprise Data Warehouse Appliance.  This market-leading technology … Continue reading →

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Paper Based Check-in a Thing of the Past with the drchrono iPad App

Posted on August 30, 2011 by David

I hate checking in at the doctor’s office.  No matter what type of doctor it is, or how many times you have been to that very same office, it seems like there is always a stack of paper for you … Continue reading →

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