The Department of Defense has narrowed the bids for the $11B DoD EHR Modernization Project to three finalist teams, which include EHR vendors Allscripts, Cerner and Epic. PricewaterhouseCooper's bid with Google, DSS, Inc., MedSphere Open Source EHR and systems integrator General Dynamics Information Technology was eliminated by the DoD, according to Politico. Also, the smaller team Intersystems Trak Care was eliminated from the competition.
A posting to FBO.gov, confirmed the DoD was
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Cerner Offers Voluntary Separation Packages to Employees
Cerner is offering "select associates" voluntary separation packages whose combination of years of service and age total 65, Kansas City Star reports. The eligible associates have one month to meet with their managers and decide whether to continue their employment with Cerner or consider a voluntary departure.
These Cerner associates also include former Siemens employees who became part of Cerner through acquisition earlier this year. Cerner spokesman Dan Smith stresses the one-time
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Infographic: Today’s Digital Patient
Americans are ready and willing to leverage health apps and wearable devices to improve their personal health, according to the findings released today from the Fifth Annual Makovsky/Kelton "Pulse of Online Health" Survey. Designed to uncover shifts in consumer behaviors around online healthcare information use, this year's survey reveals consumer readiness to disclose online personal health data as a path to improve treatment options. Data also cite trust and quality of health information as
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UCLA’s Dr. David Feinberg Appointed New Geisinger CEO
UCLA president David T. Feinberg, M.D., M.B.A has been named the new president and chief executive officer of Geisinger Health System, effective May 1, 2015. Dr. Feinberg, who is succeeding Glenn Steele, Jr., M.D., Ph.D., will become only the sixth chief executive officer in Geisinger’s 100-year history.
During his tenure at UCLA, Feinberg focused on high quality clinical standards for patient care, safety and satisfaction, and the UCLA Health System hospitals have regularly ranked
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MGMA Appoints Dr. Halee Fischer-Wright New President, CEO
On Friday, the Medical Group Management Association (MGMA) appointed Dr. Halee S. Fischer-Wright, MD, MMM, FAAP as the Association’s new President and Chief Executive Officer, effective March 23.
Dr. Fischer-Wright is a renown healthcare executive and physician leader currently serving as Chief Medical Officer at St. Anthony North Health Campus (Westminster, Colo.), which is part of the Centura Health System. Additionally, she started her own successful medical practice early in her
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Survey: 27 Recent PM Revenue Cycle Management Trends
NextGen Healthcare recently conducted a survey among practices across the nation to gain deeper insight into the current state of revenue cycle management (RCM) across various medical practices. Participating practices included both NextGen Healthcare clients and non-NextGen Healthcare clients, spanning varying specialties, staff size, and locations. The survey results reflect the operational and financial metrics provided by each of them. .
The RCM Survey Report: What’s Happening Behind
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MDOps to Deliver Voice-Controlled Instant Clinical Documentation for Allscripts Users
MDOps, a provider of dictation-based mobile apps for instant clinical documentation has joined the Allscripts Developer Program, a network of innovations featuring certified applications and devices for users of Allscripts Sunrise Acute Care. MDOps' certified application, MDLog enables intuitive access to Allscripts Sunrise Acute Care from the convenience of an iPhone or iPad, simplifying the clinical documentation and workflow for physicians and other medical staff.
Becoming an ADP-certified
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Cleveland Clinic, Cox Partner to Deliver Telehealth & Home Health Solutions
Broadband and cable TV provider, Cox Communications and Cleveland Clinic have announce the formation of Vivre Health, a strategic alliance to bring world-class healthcare to the home through innovative telehealth and home health solutions.
The joint venture will help further increase Cox's market footprint by expanding into healthcare to provide remote patient monitoring, telehealth visits and other in-home monitoring and treatment services via broadband. The cable TV provider already
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Epic Plans to Launch Its Own App Store
Verona, Wis.-based EHR leader Epic Systems is planning to launch its own app store called the "App Exchange", similar to Apple's iTunes store that would allow developers to create apps that integrate with Epic's EHR platform, Wisconsin State Journal first reports. Mark Bakken, co-founder and former chief executive of Nordic Consulting, the largest consulting firm working with customers of Epic first broke the announcement Tuesday during a luncheon meeting of the Wisconsin Innovation Network.
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Aetna, Newtopia to Bring Personalized Health Prevention to Employers
Newtopia, a personalized health company has signed a commercial agreement with Aetna to begin offering its enterprise health engagement platform to Aetna’s largest employer customers and their employees. Newtopia uses genetic testing and behavioral science to build highly personalized disease prevention plans.
Aetna/Newtopia Pilot Program
The partnership follows the successful pilot program completion with Aetna employees who had, or were at risk for, Metabolic Syndrome, a condition that
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