Without a doubt, the death of American veterans as a result of the VA waitlist debacle is tragic and unacceptable. The Obama administration must move quickly and deliberately to fix the underlying problems and restore faith in the agency.
If these issues were common throughout the VA network of hospitals and clinics, it might make sense to consider dramatic, earth-shaking alternatives like moving veterans to private providers and shuttering the VA. But they are not common. Indeed, as
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9 Dominant Vendors in the Practice Management Market
The global practice management market is poised to grow at a high single-digit CAGR from 2013-2018 to reach $247.1 million by 2018, according to MarketsandMarkets.
The factors propelling the growth of the practice management system market include growing need to integrate healthcare systems, firm government support and increase in patient awareness and better healthcare. On the other hand, the factors restraining the growth of the market include high operational cost and lack of trained IT
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Only Cerner, Epic, and Meditech Expanded EMR Market Share in 2013
Cerner, Epic, and Meditech were the only three EMR solutions to expand their EMR market share in 2013, according to a recent KLAS report. In their latest report entitled, "Clinical Market Share 2014: Competition Mounts as Markets Collide." The report found that Cerner and Epic won the majority of large(over 200 beds) and small facility (200 beds or less) segments.
"EMR vendors that cater to smaller facilities are feeling the pinch and saw a decrease in wins across the board. It is simply
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Cerner Partners with Leidos, Accenture to Bid on $11B DoD EHR Contract
Responding to their EHR competitors, Epic and Allscripts, Cerner Corporation is partnering with Leidos and Accenture Federal Services to bid on the 10 year $11 billion dollar Department of Defense EHR contract, Modern Healthcare reports. Earlier this week, Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC), Hewlett-Packard (HP) and Allscripts announced a partnership to bid on the DoD EHR contract.
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CareCloud Nabs $25.5M in Venture Debt from Hercules Technology Growth Capital
CareCloud, provider of cloud-based practice management, electronic health records (EHR), and medical billing software and services, today announced that it has received a $25.5 million debt financing commitment from Hercules Technology Growth Capital, Inc., the leading specialty finance company focused on providing senior secured loans to venture capital-backed companies in technology-related markets, including technology, biotechnology, life science, and energy & renewable technology
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Only 8 Hospitals Have Attested for Meaningful Use Stage 2
Only 8 hospitals have attested for meaningful use stage 2 out of a total of 75 hospitals during the 2014 reporting year, according to the latest data released by CMS. For physicians, only 447 eligible providers have attested for MU Stage 2 out of total 1,497.
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VistA and Epic: A Tale of Two Systems, Two Platforms, Two Approaches
VistA and Epic: A Tale of Two Systems, Two Platforms, Two Approaches
Over the last few weeks, access to VA health care for veterans has been all over the news. At the same time, the DoD is moving to procure a replacement EHR system. So it seems there is no time like the present to review a recent RAND case studies report entitled “Redirecting Innovation in U.S. Health Care: Options to Decrease Spending and Increase Value.”
The case studies include a chapter comparing America’s two
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Lifespan’s $100M Epic Implementation Erodes Cashflow
A $100 million Epic implementation for Lifespan, Rhode Island’s largest health system has resulted in eroding cash flow and bond rating, according to Moody’s Investors analysts. The rating agency gave the health system a negative financial outlook and downgraded their rating to Baa2- only two levels away from junk status, Modern Healthcare reports.
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Study: Meaningful Use Stage 1 Alters Sequence of EHR Adoption for Hospitals
A recent study conducted by researchers from the University of Michigan found that Meaningful Use stage 1 is likely changing how hospitals sequence EHR adoption. Using data from the 2008 American Hospital Association (AHA) Information Technology (IT) Supplement data, the researchers calculated the adoption rates of individual EHR functions, along with Loevinger homogeneity (H) coefficients, to assess the sequence of EHR adoption across hospitals. They then compared the adoption rates and
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5 Key Barriers to EHR Replacement for Providers
New NextGen white paper focuses on five key barriers to EHR replacement holding most practices back from moving ahead with a much needed replacement of their EHR.
Replacing your current EHR is no easy undertaking. But it’s becoming a common trend, with about half of all providers currently unsatisfied with their EHR. Concern over EHR replacement costs can keep you up at night, but the benefits on the other side of replacement will make it all worthwhile. In fact, after a successful EHR
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