Leidos, a national security, health and engineering solutions company, was awarded a prime contract to provide systems integration support and services to the Department of Veterans Affairs' (VA) Consolidated Mail Outpatient Pharmacy (CMOP).
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51% of RECs Spent Between $5 and $9M to Assist Providers Achieve MU Stage 1
More than half of Regional Extension Centers (RECs) indicated that they had spent between $5 and $9 million assisting providers in their region achieve MU Stage 1, according to the 2014 HIMSS Regional Extension Center Survey.
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BREAKING: ICD-10 Compliance Date Set for Oct. 1, 2015
A CMS spokeswoman has official announced the new effective date for ICD-10 compliance will be October 1, 2015.
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Incorporating Better Functions into EHRs Will Help Reduce Health Disparities
To advance the goal that federal health IT policy facilitates better care, better outcomes and lower costs for patients and families, the Consumer Partnership for eHealth (CPeH) provided comments this week on the draft 2015 Edition of Electronic Health Record (EHR) Certification Criteria, released by the Office of the National Coordinator (ONC) in February.
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CMS Meaningful Use Incentive Payments Tops $22.9B As of March 2014
As of March 2014, more than 371,000 health care providers have received $22.9 billion in meaningful use incentive payments for participating in the Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive Programs, according to the latest CMS data.
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17% of American Patients Currently Receive Their Healthcare from ACOs
15 to 17 percent or roughly 46 to 52 million of the American population are served by accountable care organizations (ACOs), according to new analysis by the consulting firm Oliver Wyman.
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Doximity Raises $54M for Fastest Growing Social Network for Doctors
With 1 in 3 US doctors as members, Doximity, the professional network for doctors, today announced closing a $54 million Series C fundraising round. The Series C round was co-led by DFJ with participation from funds and accounts managed by Morgan Stanley Investment Management and returning investors Emergence Capital Partners, Morgenthaler Ventures and InterWest Partners. This round brings the company's total funding to date at $81 million.
Doximity offers a suite of free professional tools
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Medfusion Ends Relationship with Allscripts Due to Unresolved Payments
Medfusion announced today that due to unresolved payment disputes, its relationship with Allscripts has ended.
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Infographic: Top Nursing Information Sources by Mobile Device
Infographic illustrates the top nursing information sources by frequency of mobile device usage on smartphones/tablets.
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Pediatric Rehab Hospital Uses Telemedicine Robot for Physicians to Interact with Patients
Pediatric rehabilitation hospital first to use VGo, a telemedicine robot that allows physicians to round on patients without actually being in the hospital.
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