There is an epidemic of physician burnout in the US healthcare landscape. It has a pervasive negative effect on all aspects of medical care with complex nature of EMRs arguably being the major reason for it. For many physicians, the current state of EHR technology is dividing physicians' focus with information overload, data entry, and less on value-based care.To that front, Innovaccer is launching Innovaccer InAssist, a point-of-care tool for physicians which smartly integrates with a
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Why Mobility Is The Secret Sauce of A Truly Effective Urgent Care Practice
For urgent care clinics, efficient patient care remains the critical goal to provide the best possible care to the largest possible number of patients in the least amount of time. Imagine being able to walk from room to room in your urgent care clinic with only an iPad loaded with custom forms which can handle anything that might happen that day. This is what a truly mobile EHR looks like, and in a dynamic medical environment like an urgent care clinic, it’s more necessary than ever. If your
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Allscripts to Acquire Practice Fusion’s Physician Practice EHR for $100M
Allscripts has reached a definitive agreement to acquire cloud-based EHR platform Practice Fusion for $100 million in cash, subject to adjustment for working capital and net debt. Founded in 2005, Practice Fusion offers an affordable certified cloud-based EHR for traditionally hard-to-reach small, independent physician practices, supporting 30,000 ambulatory practices and 5 million patient visits a month.The strategic acquisition of Practice Fusion will complement and round out Allscripts
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Looking Ahead: 4 Healthcare Cybersecurity Predictions for 2018
Fortified Health Security, a provider of healthcare-focused information security, compliance and managed services recently released its annual Horizon Healthcare Cybersecurity Report. The Horizon Report reviews Fortified’s predictions for 2017 and how they fared against reality, while providing a summary of lessons learned during the past year.2017 TrendsIn 2017, Fortified conducted a security risk analysis, OCR mock audits, HITRUST certifications and strategic security planning for the majority
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4 Leading Health IT Trends That Will Continue in 2018
Several notable trends from 2017 will continue to impact the health information technology (HIT) industry in the new year. Ransomware tops the list, particularly after this May’s WannaCry worldwide cyberattack, followed closely by increased awareness of electronic prescribing of controlled substances (EPCS) as an “upstream solution” to battling the nation’s mounting opioid abuse crisis. Beyond the ongoing development of these two leading trends, HIT experts are also asking two key questions as
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Practice Fusion EHR Achieves Quality Assurance (NCQA) Certification
Practice Fusion, the web-based EHR company, has achieved Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH) pre-validation from the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) for NCQA’s PCMH 2017 Program. This status brings Practice Fusion’s customers one step closer to achieving PCMH recognition through the streamlined identification of potential health IT solutions. Practices that are able to attain PCMH Recognition reap a number of measurable benefits as well as maintaining and improving upon the
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Will 2018 Be The Year of the Patient? CareCloud Shares 5 Key Predictions
CareCloud, a cloud-based EHR/practice management platform, today announced its top predictions for 2018, including modern mobile technology redefining how medical groups deliver patient experience alongside patient care. Medical practices have reached a tipping point as the industry accelerates its shift to value-based care and adapts to patient demands for a better consumer experience at the doctor’s office.CareCloud researchers tracking the intersection of technology with patient expectations
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OpenEMR Security Vulnerability Could Expose Medical Records Impacting 90M Patients
Editor's Note: Sven Krewitt is the Senior Vulnerability Researcher for Risk Based Security, a detailed information and analysis on data breaches and vulnerability intelligence. Krewitt brings 11 years of experience as a security specialist and vulnerability researcher. He has previously worked as a Senior Security Specialist focusing on vulnerability analysis, quality assurance, and training of new employees.The first known medical vulnerability currently on record is from June 1985 and was in a
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Zansors Develops Cloud System to Allow Sensors & Apps to Send Patient-Generated Data
Zansors labs has built the cloud components to allow sensors and apps to send data to medical institutions using the Direct standard, in compliance with Meaningful Use requirements. This ensures that patients using Zansors tools have a secure way to send their personal health data to their healthcare team.Zansors’ infrastructure will help patients send data from evidence based apps, through a secure cloud-based channel, to clinicians via a health system’s Electronic Health Record (EHR). This
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ALKU Acquires Health IT Consulting Firm Holland Square Group
Specialized staffing firm ALKU has acquired Holland Square Group, a Nashville, TN-based provider of health IT consulting and staffing solutions to providers, payers, and suppliers of healthcare technology and services. The acquisiton will help expand and diversify ALKU’s specialized service offerings to the health IT market, as well as establish a market share in the health IT consulting market.“We immediately recognized the unique opportunity that combining with Holland Square Group represents
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