Online medical care scheduling service Zocdoc has announced integration with Allscripts EHR via API to improve both the real-time booking experience of patients and syncing capabilities for providers. Now offered through Zocdoc’s participation as an Integrator in the Allscripts Developer Program, the integration is available for new and existing practices using both Zocdoc and Allscripts.Zocdoc allows patients to find and book directly into providers' schedules, helping to improve access to care
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New Study Reveals EHR-Related Malpractice Suits On The Rise
More than 90% of hospitals and 80% of physicians' offices now have electronic health records (EHRs) – and while the digitization of medicine has improved patient safety, it also has a dark side. Today The Doctors Company, the nation’s largest physician owned medical malpractice insurer, published a new study showing that EHR-related malpractice suits are on the rise. The study reveals that claims in which EHRs are a factor grew from just 2 from 2007 through 2010 to 161 from 2011 through December
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KLAS Report: 12 Provider Insights from athenahealth Early-Adopters
With the acquisition of RazorInsights in 2015, athenahealth entered the underserved community hospital EMR market. Since then, provider interest has skyrocketed, with athenaOne for Hospitals and Health Systems being the third most frequently selected hospital EMR solution in the US in both 2015 and 2016. To learn more insights into the early-adopter experience for athenahealth customers, KLAS has published a new report that takes an in-depth early look at the progress athenahealth has made and
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eClinicalWorks EHR Now Supports OpenNotes, Enabling Clinicians to Share Notes With Patients
eClinicalWorks, a provider of healthcare IT solutions has announced that it now supports OpenNotes, an international movement dedicated to making healthcare more open and transparent. With this announcement, over 130,000 providers using eClinicalWorks will have the ability to share notes with their patients using the eClinicalWorks Patient Portal, further fostering stronger patient-provider relationships.By supporting OpenNotes, the eClinicalWorks cloud-based solution will help to improve the
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drchrono Unveils New Unified Task Management to Improve Worfklow for Physicians
Mobile EHR provider drchrono Inc., today announced the launch of its new enterprise Unified Task Management that improves workflow for physicians and staff, allowing them to create tasks, including recurring tasks, from wherever they are in the platform. Physicians and staff can now assign tasks to teams/groups of people, such as the front desk team, and have information automatically populate right into the specific task.Providers can attach lab results, clinical notes, medications and refill
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eClinicalWorks Launches Virtual Assistant, healow VR, FHIR Cloud Service
eClinicalWorks, a leader in healthcare IT solutions has announced four new product enhancements and workflow improvements in front of a sold-out crowd of 4,500 on-site attendees at the 2017 National Conference and another 4,500 employees watching online. In addition, the company reported the strongest sales quarter of 2017, reaching $130 million in revenue, with over 3,750 providers.The four new features include:- V11 EHR, the latest version of our core EHR/PM solution, is set to further
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eClinicalWorks EHR Announces Integration With Both CommonWell Health Alliance and Carequality Interoperability
Today, eClinicalWorks announced that its customers can now integrate with both CommonWell Health Alliance and Carequality Interoperability Framework through a self-service option in the latest version of eClinicalWorks EHR. With this integration, providers can experience the seamless real-time data transfer between disparate systems, while also having access to select a global consent model, view available connections, and register and get connected to the Interoperability Hub. More than 400
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OptimizeRx Launches Automated Financial Messaging within Aprima EHR for Prescription Cost Savings
OptimizeRx Corp., a provider of digital health messaging via electronic health records (EHRs), has partnered with Aprima Medical Software to help patients save money and be better educated about their prescriptions. As part of the partnership, OptimizeRx services will integrate seamlessly within the Aprima EHR provider workflow, and alert health care providers (HCPs) to potential prescription savings and support information for patients.Aprima provides innovative EHR, practice management,
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Liverpool Heart, Chest Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Extend Allscripts Sunrise Partnership
Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (LHCH) has extended its partnership with Allscripts as its future partner for another five consecutive years with an expanded use of Sunrise suite of electronic patient record (EPR) solutions. Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital provides specialist services in cardiothoracic surgery, cardiology, respiratory medicine including adult cystic fibrosis, and diagnostic imaging, both in the hospital and throughout the community. Since EPR was
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Samsung, TigerText Partner to Offer Mobile Clinical Collaboration Solution for Care Teams
Samsung and TigerText today announced a new strategic partnership and joint offering to improve communication and coordination efforts among care teams, offering CNOs and CNIOs a top of the line, enterprise-grade smartphone that meets the consumer-expectations of staff. Improvements in efficiency allows clinicians to streamline continuity of care and spend more time caring for patients and less time tracking down colleagues or completing redundant administrative tasks. The new all-in-one
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