A new clearinghouse report indicates that service and support play a larger role than tools sets in provider satisfaction, contrary to the commonly held perception. This and other key findings were revealed in the latest KLAS report, entitled "Ambulatory Clearinghouse 2014: Choosing between Strong Performers."
"This is the first time we compared provider feedback about ambulatory clearinghouse vendors from large and small practices," said report author Jared Dowland. "Our interviews
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iPatientCare Updates Its Wearable EHR App for Google Glass Functionality
iPatientCare, Inc., provider of cloud based ambulatory EHR, Integrated Practice Management and Patient Portal Solutions, announced an updated version of its native miGlass the first Wearable EHR App for Google Glass. The new Glassware technology extends the functionality to the iPad, Android and web to Google Glass, giving physicians access to patient records at the point of care without having to look away from their patients.
"Medication Adherence and other health behaviors are often the
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7 Questions To Ask Before Choosing A Patient Portal Solution
IT’S NO SECRET that patient engagement is critical to achieve Meaningful Use, increase patient satisfaction, lower hospital operating costs and promote higher usage of better data. With a bevy of vendors offering patient portal solutions, it can be challenging for a hospital to know where to start. Choosing an efficient patient portal solution can be a daunting task and can cost you big without proper research. By asking the right questions and connecting the right stakeholders, you can ensure
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Pfizer Forms a Strategic Alliance with CliniWorks to Develop Population Health Management Platform
CliniWorks today announced a strategic alliance between and Pfizer Inc.to jointly advance the parties’ respective capabilities in working with healthcare provider organizations to identify and close clinical or quality gaps to improve population health. The two companies are partnering to develop a population health management platform solution that leverages CliniWorks’ technologies in disparate data aggregation and Natural Language Processing (which interprets free text information) of
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46% of Hospitals with A Basic EHR Engaged in Health Information Exchange
46% of hospitals with a basic EHR engaged in health information exchanges, according to a new study published in Healthcare: The Journal of Delivery Science and Innovation. Overall, the study found that 30% of U.S. hospitals engaged in health information exchanges with unaffiliated providers with a large variation in state-level participation with some states achieving more than 70% participation (Rhode Island, Delaware and Vermont) and others with minimal participation, iHealthBeat reports.
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VA Selects Accenture Division for $162M VistA EHR Contract
The Department of Veterans Affairs has selected ASM Research, a division of Accenture for a three-year $162 million contract to modernize the VistA EHR. ASM Research will provide software development, technical architecture and training to improve data sharing interoperability for VA clinicians.
"The VA's ability to improve data interoperability will have a dramatic effect on the VA's provision of the quality of care, patient safety and health care outcomes," said John Fraser, ASM Research's
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Report: 50% of Providers Reported Seeing Patients Under the ACA
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) has changed the healthcare landscape entirely, with an influx of newly-insured patients entering the healthcare system—in some cases for the very first time.
Earlier this year, more than 1000 individuals on Practice Fusion’s free, web-based electronic health record (EHR) platform replied to a survey exploring the impact of this reform, mainly on small, independent practices.
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SRSsoft Names Scott Ciccarelli CEO, Evan Steele Transitions to Senior Advisor
SRSsoft, provider of productivity-enhancing EHR technology and services for high-performance physicians, announced that effective today, Scott Ciccarelli has been appointed Chief Executive Officer. Evan Steele, the founder and former CEO who has managed the company’s exceptional growth since its creation in 1997, has transitioned his role to that of Senior Advisor.
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HIMSS Analytics Releases 2013 Annual Report of the U.S. Hospital IT Market
HIMSS Analytics and The Dorenfest Institute for Health Information releases a new free report that explores health IT purchasing behaviors by hospital tax status
As part of its ongoing mission to help meet the academic and global demand for health information technology data to improve patient care, The Dorenfest Institute for Health Information, managed by the HIMSS Foundation, has made available its 2012 year-end HIMSS Analytics®Database. The Dorenfest Institute for Health Information, long
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Rock Health: Digital Health Funding Breaks $2.3B In First Half of 2014
Digital health funding totals $2.3B in the first half of 2014 according to recent 2014 Midyear Digital Health Funding Report by Rock Health.
Rock Health, provider of full-service funding to promising entrepreneurs breaking into healthcare today released their 2014 Midyear Digital Health Funding Report, an in-depth analysis report of digital health funding in first half of 2014. The report found funding of digital health companies continued to grow overall, totaling $2.3B in the first half of
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