Monthly Archives: May 2012

Memphis HIE Lowers Readmissions, Study Says

Posted on May 31, 2012 by Anne Zieger

HIEs may still be struggling commercially — to my knowledge nobody’s found a business model that works without big subsidies  – but data is coming in to suggest that they can have a major impact nonetheless. That seems to be the … Continue reading →

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A Medical Software Billing Company Story

Posted on May 31, 2012 by John

I did a post on EMR and EHR called Medical Billing Software Lost in the EHR Mix and then cross posted it to a group on LinkedIn. In that group, I got the following story from Daniel McDonald who works … Continue reading →

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Texting Program Helps Patients Give Hospital More Immediate Feedback

Posted on May 31, 2012 by Katie

Recently, Neil Versel wrote about a truly horrible hospital experience his father had before his passing over on Meaningful Health IT News. It got me thinking, how many patients have terrible experiences like this, and, does the hospitals’ staff even realize it? … Continue reading →

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New Open-Source GUI Can Display Multiple EMRs

Posted on May 30, 2012 by Anne Zieger

A non-profit focused on HIT has released an open-source graphical user interface which will provide a common view for patient information from multiple EMRs — a very useful trick if the software delivers what it promises. The interface, Janus, was … Continue reading →

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Fundings and Acquisitions Around the Medical Technology World in May

Posted on May 29, 2012 by Katie

ACQUISITIONS: Alliance Health Networks, who currently serves 1.5 million registered users, announced on May 15th plans to acquire Medify. Alliance is one of the country’s leading social network companies involved in the healthcare industry, and by combing with Medify, who … Continue reading →

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Dictation and EMRs: A Bad Marriage?

Posted on May 29, 2012 by Anne Zieger

I know some people aren’t going to like hearing this — voice-recognition and dictation are very appealing to some — but the following study suggests that they may not marry well with an EMR. To perform the study, which was … Continue reading →

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PocketHealth Raises the Bar for mPHRs

Posted on May 29, 2012 by Katie

On May 1st, Cognovant, a Missouri-based startup, announced in a press release that the initial funding for their smart phone app, PocketHealth, was complete. With this announcement, Cognovant also revealed that the app would be released for both Android and Apple operating … Continue reading →

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Guest Post: Do EMRs Cause a Mirage of Health?

Posted on May 29, 2012 by Dr. Michael West

This is a guest post by Ken Harrington, Practice Manager at the Washington Endocrine Clinic. The smart phone (blackberry, android, iphone) is an icon of the postmodern age.  In my fingertips, I hold the power of the internet.  I can … Continue reading →

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A Memorial Day Message from Smart Phone Healthcare

Posted on May 28, 2012 by John

A big thanks to all our military! We’re lucky to have so many brave people who fight for our freedoms. I found a series of Memorial Day Cartoons which each share a message of the real importance of Memorial Day. … Continue reading →

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A Memorial Day Message from EMR Thoughts

Posted on May 28, 2012 by John

A big thanks to all our military! We’re lucky to have so many brave people who fight for our freedoms. I found a series of Memorial Day Cartoons which each share a message of the real importance of Memorial Day. … Continue reading →

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