Tag Archives: Hospital EMR Vendors

Epic’s Youthful Horde

Posted on July 3, 2012 by Anne Zieger

Being the remarkably smart and talented readers that you are, I have no doubt you were particularly smart youngsters too.  I’m betting that as 20-somethings, many of you stepped up and took on difficult projects that seemed to be over … Continue reading →

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Some Epic Stats From The New York Times

Posted on January 16, 2012 by Katherine Rourke

Most of hear a lot  (for some of us, way too much) about the coolness of Epic Systems’ sprawling 800-acre campus in Madison, WI.  You know, it has a treehouse for meetings, a Cat in the Hat statute in one … Continue reading →

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Medical Device Makers Still Working To Connect With EMRs

Posted on January 11, 2012 by Anne Zieger

Right now, only a small percentage of hospitals are collecting data from medical devices in real time.  That’s partly because hospitals have other technical challenges to handle first (including the development of interfaces between major enterprise systems), and partly because … Continue reading →

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Medsphere Makes Varied Pitch for Open Source EMRs

Posted on November 30, 2011 by Katherine Rourke

Historically, most of the arguments for using open source software of any kind revolve around cost and stability (e.g. free software is as cheap as it comes, and you can’t find a bigger dev team than the entire open source … Continue reading →

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Data reporting bugs found in GE EMR products

Posted on October 24, 2011 by Katherine Rourke

Sure, you’re an IT professional, and you’re not exactly shocked by news that a vendor has found some bugs in its code. (In fact, the more cynical out there probably start to wonder what’s up when they don’t get bug … Continue reading →

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Hospital EMR News: Meaningful Use Payments, HIE Improvements, Mobile Physician Alerts

Posted on October 11, 2011 by Katherine Rourke

Hi folks: Enough of me yakking of late. Thought you’d find the following news bites to be worth a look, from vendor announcements to Meaningful Use wins. Enjoy! -Katherine *  Morton County Health System, located in Elkhart, KS, announced today … Continue reading →

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Hospital EMR Vendors Making Serious Play For Doctors

Posted on September 19, 2011 by Katherine Rourke

When you think about how big-iron EMR vendors like McKesson, Cerner and GE operate, it’s hard to imagine them serving small medical practices.  These guys, and their sales teams, are used to making the big sell to hospitals — and … Continue reading →

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Why *Aren’t* Social Media Tools Used In EMRs?

Posted on September 3, 2011 by Katherine Rourke

Like it or not, social media has proven to be the most vital, efficient, inexpensive information-sharing medium in the history of the planet.  From revolutions in Europe to earthquakes in New England, social media has spread news to astonishingly large … 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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ROI Calculators For Hospital EMRs: Worth Using?

Posted on August 24, 2011 by Katherine Rourke

If you’re a hospital IT executive, you may just be slogging through your EMR/EHR installation at the moment and hoping to hit Meaningful Use deadlines.  Sure, you wouldn’t mind if your system generated a return on investment, but if you’re … Continue reading →

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