Nuance Communications and Epic recently announced that they have partnered to deliver computer-assisted physician documentation (CAPD) capabilities embedded within Epic to provide real-time clinical documentation improvement (CDI) feedback to physicians at the point of care.Nuance-Epic Integration DetailsBy electronically analyzing all relevant patient notes with AI technologies such as deep learning and natural language understanding, Nuance’s CAPD technology automatically identifies clinical
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African Hospitals Adopt Artificial Intelligence to Advance Clinical Genomics
Sophia Genetics, a provider of data-driven medicine, today unveiled the list of African hospitals that have started integrating SOPHiA, the company’s artificial intelligence, into their clinical workflow to advance patients’ care across the continent. Medical institutions at the forefront of innovation already using SOPHiA in Africa include:· PharmaProcess in Casablanca, Morocco;· ImmCell in Rabat, Morocco;· The Al Azhar Oncology Center in Rabat, Morocco;· The Riad Biology Center in Rabat,
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Maury Regional Health to Replace MEDITECH & NextGen with Cerner EHR
Maury Regional Medical Center, a 255-bed facility that serves more than one quarter-million people in southern Middle Tennessee has selected Cerner to implement an enterprise-wide EHR system across its three hospitals and more than 25 outpatient facilities. The Cerner Millennium EHR will displace MEDITECH in the hospital setting and NextGen®Healthcare in the ambulatory facilities. Upon go-live, the Cerner Millennium EHR and integrated revenue cycle management solutions will combine clinical and
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Medsphere Migrates Acute and Ambulatory EHRs to the Cloud
Medsphere Systems Corporation, a provider of affordable and interoperable healthcare IT solutions and services, has moved into cloud-based services with the implementation of the company’s OpenVista® EHR at the Behavioral Center of Michigan and Samaritan Behavioral Center. The fully cloud-based version of OpenVista gives both Detroit-area facilities and other current and future clients greater accessibility and saves the expense of local servers and data centers.Medsphere’s OpenVista EHR is an
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KLAS Report: Cerner & athenahealth Stumbling in Small Practice Ambulatory EMR/PM Market
Providers say GE is improving, while they also report that Cerner and athenahealth are stumbling over the past 2 years, according to a recent KLAS report on Small Practice Ambulatory EMR/PM market. The KLAS report reveals that small ambulatory practices (1–10 physicians) need cost-effective solutions that deliver the functionality required to comply with evolving regulations and that allow providers to properly care for and bill their patents. Additionally, they expect to get the support,
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KLAS Report Finds Chartis Group, ECG, Impact Advisors Top Consulting Firms for Vendor Selection Beyond EMRs
The Chartis Group, ECG(Kurt Salmon), and Impact Advisors stand out as the top consulting firms for helping healthcare providers select systems beyond EMRs, according to a recent KLAS report. The KLAS report, "Crucial Factors to Consider When Choosing A Consulting Firm," reveals Cerner’s acquisition of Siemens’ healthcare IT, the sunsetting of McKesson Horizon, the release of MEDITECH 6.0, and the continued record-breaking pace of healthcare mergers and acquisitions—have caused many providers
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Lakeland Health Earns EMRAM Stage 7 Award
Lakeland Health has earned an initial Electronic Medical Record Adoption Model (EMRAM) Stage 7 validation for its three hospitals and 15 of its 34 ambulatory clinics. In 2013, Lakeland became the first healthcare organization in the state of Michigan, as well as in the region, to be certified at Stage 7 in less than three years from the time the EHR was first implemented. To date, only two other health systems in Michigan and seven in Indiana are certified at Stage 7.“In the last three years
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Could Billion Dollar EHR Implementations Bankrupt The Country?
Earlier this year, Monmouth University conducted a survey to determine which issues were most important as the country transitions to a new presidential administration. Among all the potential concerns Americans now face, the issue that rises to the top is healthcare costs.How acute a concern is this? It’s significant enough that, when asked the open-ended question, “turning to issues closer to home, what is the biggest concern facing your family right now?”, 25 percent of respondents made it
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Patient Portals: Build Them Well And They Will Come
Editor's Note: D'Arcy Gue is Director of Industry Relations for Medsphere Systems Corporation, an OpenVista EHR solution that leverages the VA's proven VistA EHR system.Let’s face it, there will always be a segment of your patient population that just isn't interested in using a patient portal. But with so much of life now conducted online, the good news is that robust design and usefulness will engage most patients.Over time, a portal should become the foundation for more extensive electronic
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Tahoe Hospital Taps Mercy Technology Services to Implement Epic EHR System
Tahoe Forest Health System (TFHS), a district hospital located in Truckee/North Lake Tahoe, CA has signed a partner agreement with Mercy Technology Services (MTS), the IT pillar of Mercy to implement Epic's EHR system. The implementation will help merge seven different EHR systems into a single unified patient record for the district hospital serving two rural counties across 3,500 square miles in California and Nevada. Mercy Technology Services provides and manages technology solutions
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