8 in 10 independent physician specialty practices have re-affirmed their confidence in specialty-driven EHRs & robust multispecialty EHRs with well-constructed specialty modules, according to a new report from Black Book Market Research. The report surveyed 11,300 specialist surgical and medical practices in Q1/Q2 2016 finds that specialists are increasing replacing their current EHRs with flexible cloud-based & specialty-driven EHRs tailored to improve financial, workflow, clinical
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Pontiac General Hospital To Implement Medsphere’s Open Platform EHR
Pontiac General Hospital, a 306 licensed-bed hospital has selected the Medsphere's OpenVista® EHR system for implementation to improve management practices and clinical workflows as they also grow clinical staff and expand available services. More than just an acute care facility, Pontiac General serves the surrounding community as a healthcare hub by offering services ranging from urgent care to family medicine to obstetrics. The hospital also has a mental health unit and offers 24-hour crisis
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Amazing Charts Unveils End-to-End Revenue Cycle Management to Small Practices
The era of value-based care is setting in and providers need still need to ensure they receive every dollar earned while giving quality patient care. Small practices need to be diligent about financial processes as coding errors, etc. can result in revenue leakage. To meet this need, Amazing Charts, a provider of EHR and PM systems, announced a new revenue cycle management (RCM) service specific to independent physician practices powered by PGM Billing, a leader of medical billing services.Ideal
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drchrono Integrates Heart & Lung Sounds into EHR for Clinical Documentation
Three companies have teamed up to integrate a patient's heart and lung sounds into the EHR for clinical documentation for the first time ever, representing a milestone in longitudinal patient care. The new partnership from Direct Urgent Care,Eko, and drchrono uses a quick three step process, clinicians can now seamlessly integrate heart and lung sounds into a patient's EHR. How It Works1. Direct Urgent Care, a Berkeley-based urgent care provider with 30,000 patients, enables providers to record
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SSM Health Goes Live on Surescripts National Record Locator Service
Today, Surescripts announced that it has activated more than 10,000 SSM Health clinicians in Illinois, Missouri and Oklahoma on its National Record Locator Service, to locate patient records and obtain a more complete view of the health of a patient, regardless of where the patient received care.Imagine the scenario: you are visiting the Chicago area, and you fall ill and have to visit the ER at one of SSM Health’s many hospitals in the region. You’re too ill to properly remember your complete
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5 Hospital Executives Share Advice on Building Successful Epic EHR Teams
The decision to buy and implement an Epic EHR is typically one of the largest strategic investments a provider will make, and much of the cost is an investment in people.A large-scale Epic implementation requires the significant hiring and training of hundreds of IT professionals to design, build, maintain, upgrade and optimize the EHR.Challenges of Hiring Epic ProfessionalsFor most providers, hiring quality Epic professionals at scale presents a number of challenges, especially in the highly
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Tactio Taps Redox for EHR Integration With App-Enabled Remote Patient Monitoring
Tactio Health Group and API EHR integration provider Redox are teaming up to add EHR integration connectivity to its TactioRPM app-enabled remote patient monitoring (RPM) solution. The partnership will enable providers using TactioRPM to integrate app-enabled monitoring and patient engagement to their existing EHR system. Leveraging Redox's capability to integrate EHRs such as Epic, Cerner, athenahealth, McKesson, and GE allows for simplified monitoring for providers.This partnership also aligns
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Ardent Taps Epic for Integrated EHR across Hospitals & Clinics
Nashville, TN-based Ardent Health Services has selected Epic as its strategic partner for a single, integrated EHR across all of its hospitals and clinics. The move will replace 80 information systems currently in use across all facilities in an effort to streamline its registration, billing, clinical applications, ehealth and population health initiatives. In doing so, Epic's EHR will provide caregivers with more time at the bedside to offer consistent, high quality health services and a
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ZocDoc Integrates with Epic EHR Via API for Health Systems
In an effort to strengthen its rebranding focus on hospitals, ZocDoc announced it will integrate its online scheduling platform with Epic's EHR via an API to improve access and interoperability. The new Epic EHR integration will provide a streamlined experience for both companies' customers such as Hartford HealthCare, Inova, NYU Langone Medical Center, Yale New Haven Health, and others. ZocDoc's Business Shift from Individual Practices to HospitalsWith two-thirds of doctors moving from
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Greater Oregon Behavioral Health Taps Arcadia for EHR Data Aggregation
Greater Oregon Behavioral Health Inc. (GOBHI). GOBHI is a nonprofit managed care organization administering behavioral health services has tapped Arcadia Healthcare Solutions to integrate disparate sources of EHR and claims data. The EHR data aggregation capabilities will give GOBHI providers comprehensive insight into the mental and physical needs of their patients.Behavioral health is a critical component of population health management, and Arcadia Analytics will help GOBHI identify
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