The growing influence and uptake of electronic medical records (EMRs) in healthcare have driven debate over the future role of specialist clinical and diagnostics software. With interoperability in the health sector still a major challenge, many health providers are looking to simplify their IT systems, consolidating to fewer software platforms and few vendor partners. With recent extensive and long-term investment in EMR systems, some healthcare providers considering the EMR as a potential
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Medicomp Secures Patents to Optimize EHR Usability for Physicians
- Medicomp Systems secures its fourth patent for its method of displaying clinically relevant information within physician workflows to optimize EHR usability.
- The latest patent complements Medicomp’s other patented technologies for clinical data filtering and the delivery of patient- and problem-specific data at the point of care.
Medicomp Systems,
a provider of physician-driven, point of care solutions that fix EHRs,
announced today that the United States Patent and Trademark
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DrChrono Launches EHR Services Directory for Medical Practices
- DrChrono launches new EHR Services Directory that will allow providers and medical practices to connect with third-party companies to outsource their business tasks. - Medical professionals will be able to find services in the directory such as third-party developers to help build on the DrChrono healthcare API, expertise on technology configuration to maintain a local network, etc.Today, DrChrono announced the launch of a new EHR Services Directory with third-party companies that will allow
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American Samoa Medical Center Authority Extends Contract with Medsphere and CareVue EHR/RCM Solution
- American Samoa Medical Center Authority (ASMCA) and the American Samoa Department of Health (DOH) extends their contract with Medsphere and CareVue EHR/RCM Solution- South Pacific island group’s safety-net healthcare system signs on for seven more years plans to implement Medsphere enhancements of CareVue platformMedsphere Systems Corporation, a provider of affordable and interoperable healthcare IT platform solutions, today announced that the American Samoa Medical Center Authority (ASMCA)
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Northwell Health Extends Contract with Allscripts Sunrise Platform Through 2027
- Northwell Health extends its contract with Allscripts Sunrise inpatient platform through December 2027. - Running on one instance of the Allscripts Sunrise EHR platform enables Northwell to ensure thousands of clinicians can easily access consistent patient clinical information.Northwell Health, the largest health system in New York state has extended its engagement with Allscripts to stay on Allscripts Sunrise inpatient electronic health record (EHR) platform through December 2027. Northwell
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AristaMD Joins Epic App Orchard Marketplace to Streamline eConsult Process
- AristaMD’s eConsult solution is now available in the Epic App Orchard marketplace - AristaMD’s integration onto Epic makes the eConsult process even more streamline for health system specialists using Epic. - Providers can now quickly launch the eConsult platform directly through Epic’s electronic health record (EHR), creating a user-friendly experience for answering eConsults with minimal provider burden and workflow changes.AristaMD, an innovative telehealth platform that delivers primary
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Cerner Designates ResMed’s Home Health & Hospital Platform As Its Preferred Solution
- Cerner forms a collaboration with ResMed to designate ResMed’s Brightree Home Health and Hospice platform as its preferred solution.- Cerner also plans to connect other ResMed digital health data platforms—including those that support 10 million-plus cloud-connectable sleep apnea and respiratory care devices—to its EHR and HealtheIntent population health platform.Cerner and ResMed, a world-leading digital health company, today announced a new collaboration agreement to help providers make more
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MEDITECH EHR Adds Support for Health Records on iPhone for Consumers
- MEDITECH announced Health Records on iPhone is now available to consumers enrolled in MEDITECH’s Patient Portal. - The Health app makes it easier for users to visualize and securely store their health records.Enterprise Health Record (EHR) provider MEDITECH announced it now supports Health Records on iPhone, which brings together hospitals, clinics, and the existing Apple Health app to make it easy for consumers to see their available medical data from multiple providers whenever they
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McKesson to Offer Augmedix EHR Charting Services to Specialty Practices
- McKesson will offer Augmedix EHR charting services to its specialty practices with a mission for providers to spend less time on data entry and more time on patient care.
- McKesson previously deployed Augmedix into six practices across the country in The US Oncology Network (The Network).
- The expansion builds on the success of the initial deployments, more practices have since engaged Augmedix. To address the growing demand, McKesson is expanding its reach and extending the
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Northwell, Allscripts to Co-Create Voice-Enabled, AI-Driven EHR Platform
- Allscripts and Northwell inks agreement to jointly develop and pilot a new cloud-based, voice-enabled, AI-driven EHR platform. - The next-gen EHR platform will optimize the user experience and enhance the delivery of care to improve the experience for both clinicians and patients alike.Northwell, the largest health system in the New York state, today announced an agreement with Allscripts to create a cloud-based, voice-enabled, and artificial intelligence (AI) driven electronic health record
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