Shopping for a laptop can be an extensive research project where the prospective buyer compares prices based on a host of features: Processor speed, monitor resolution, video card quality, etc.And when you go looking for a surge protector, do you engage in similar due diligence? Probably not. The differences between the various products are generally so minimal that price is the primary concern. The same is largely true for storage devices, monitors, random-access memory (RAM) and other products
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7 Trends Impacting The Era of Disruption in the EMR Market
For a decade, the now $28 billion-dollar electronic medical records (EMR) market was on a predictable trajectory with twenty large competitors and hundreds of smaller entrants offering needed software and related services. According to a new market report, Kalorama Information says the EMR market is currently witnessing fundamental changes that will determine how much it grows in the future and who earns the revenue. In addition to customer dissatisfaction, policy retreats and new product
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KLAS: Providers Name Epic Systems, Cerner Market Leaders for EHR-based Sepsis Detection
According to a recent KLAS report, adoption of Cerner’s and Epic’s EHR-based sepsis detection is higher than all other sepsis solutions combined, with customers of both reporting improved outcomes, including mortality reductions. The new report reveals sepsis detection and treatment is taking a big step forward as providers increasingly utilize surveillance and monitoring technology available through EMR vendors and third-party providers.“We have been using (the Cerner sepsis) product for seven
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Medsphere Introduces New Scheduler Tool for Acute and Ambulatory EHR System
Medsphere Systems Corporation, a provider of affordable and interoperable healthcare information technology (IT) solutions and services, today introduced a new Scheduler tool for the company’s eEHRs.The Medsphere Scheduler will enable improved and integrated organizational function at client hospitals and physician practices by simply making the scheduling process more intuitive for patients and facility support staff.The Scheduler effort demonstrates the flexibility and usefulness of public
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Medable Integrates with Redox’s EHR Integration Platform to Streamline Mobile Medical Research
Medable, a Palo Alto-based healthcare app and analytics platform has formed a strategic partnership with Redox, an EHR integration API platform for developers and healthcare organizations. The integration partnership will enable a fully-integrated medical research platform between smart phones and EHRs. By using Medable’s platform and Redox’s API services, clinical trial leaders and health researchers can integrate patient-generated health data into the electronic health record. With the
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Cleveland Clinic Spinoff NeuroLogix Technologies Integrates With Cerner’s HealtheAthlete System to Advance Concussion Care
Cleveland Clinic spinoff NeuroLogix Technologies announced it will integrate its C3LogixTM concussion management system with Cerner's HealtheAthlete health management system. The integration will enable joint clients to manage athletic injuries and improve the recognition and treatment of concussions.HealtheAthlete, a cloud-based sports medicine and athlete health management system, enables providers to document injury, rehabilitation, conditioning and health-related events that can be accessed
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Zoom Launches Epic EHR Integration Enabled Telehealth Platform
Zoom Video Communication, a San Jose, CA-based provider of enterprise video and web communications technology has launched its Epic EHR-integration enabled cloud-based video telehealth platform. The platform named Zoom for Health offers a standard feature set for healthcare enterprises and providers, enabling reliable, HIPAA-compliant communications between organizations, care teams, and patients.The Epic EHR integration incorporates Zoom into Epic record and communications workflows.
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Vivify Health Awarded Digital Health Patent for Extending EMRs to Digital Health Ecosystem
Vivify Health, a provider of remote care via mobile devices, has been awarded a very significant patent for the advancement of healthcare delivery from episodic care via EMRs to continual care via digital health. For Vivify, the new patent will provide the company with broad protection of key intellectual property and help further cement Vivify's position as a major leader in remote care. "We are thrilled to be awarded this extensive digital health patent. It is the most important in our
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PlushCare Launches Fully Comprehensive EMR for Telehealth
PlushCare, a direct-to-consumer online urgent care provider, today announced the launch of Lemur, a EMR platform specifically for the telehealth industry. Lemur - the cloud-based and HIPAA compliant EMR platform - allows PlushCare doctors to diagnose, treat, prescribe and provide ongoing treatment throughout the course of a medical issue directly from the platform itself.Lemur requires the fewest clicks in the industry to complete tasks such as writing a note, sending a prescription (eRx),
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Aprima EHR Integrates With ActX to Bring Precision Medicine Into The Physician’s Office
Aprima, a physician pratice-focused EHR provider has announced an integration partnership with Genomic Decision Support platform ActX to bring precision medicine into the physician’s office. The addition of the ActX platform provides Aprima clients with access to genomics in everyday patient care and delivers clinically actionable insights that facilitate personalized medication and screening choices based on a patient’s unique genetic profile.Imagine, during your office visit, your physician
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