Cloud based, specialty-specific EMR provider, Modernizing Medicine has announced that it has completed an acquisition of Aesyntix Health, Inc. on Dec. 22, 2014. Financial details of the acquisition have not been disclosed. The privately held based in Roseville, California provides dermatology and cosmetic surgery practices with three specialty specific offerings:
- Aesyntix Billing Solutions for revenue cycle management
- Aesyntix Inventory Management (AIM)
- Aesyntix Physician Network
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3 Trends Reshaping the Healthcare Cloud in 2015
96 percent of healthcare organizations are using or considering using the cloud, according to the Dell Global Technology Adoption Index. In fact, healthcare organizations that are already using the healthcare cloud 2015 has reduced their IT costs by an average of 20 percent annually. So what's in store for the healthcare cloud in 2015?
We sat down with Stephen Piazza, Chief Technology Officer at Invidasys to learn more about how the cloud is reshaping healthcare IT in 2015.
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How Epic Competes Against Silicon Valley to Recruit Talent
Epic Systems, the dominating EHR leader has been making headlines not just for its growth, but for another interesting reason as well. The Wisconsin-based software company is led by quirky and media shy Judy Faulkner, who is the brain and motivation for the look and feel of the over 1000 acre campus that was formerly a farmland.
The company was started in 1979 in Verona, a farming suburb of Madison. What started as a small firm has since grown to over 8000 employees working on the campus. It
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HIMSS Analytics Honors Rockford Health System With Stage 7 Ambulatory Award
HIMSS Analytics recognized 11 of Rockford Health System sites with its Stage 7 Ambulatory Award. The award represents Rockford Health’s attainment of the highest level on the Electronic Medical Record Adoption Model™ (EMRAM), which is used to track EMR progress at hospitals and health systems.
Developed in 2011, the EMR Ambulatory Adoption Model provides a methodology for evaluating the progress and impact of electronic medical record systems for ambulatory facilities owned by hospitals in the
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HIMSS Analytics Honors Lancaster General Health With Stage 7 Ambulatory Award
HIMSS Analytics awarded Lancaster General Health (LGH), in Lancaster, Pa., with its Stage 7 Ambulatory Award. The award represents Lancaster General Health’s attainment of the highest level on the Electronic Medical Record Adoption Model™ (EMRAM) for both its hospital and physician practices.
Developed in 2011, the EMR Ambulatory Adoption Model provides a methodology for evaluating the progress and impact of electronic medical record systems for ambulatory facilities owned by hospitals in the
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Patient Portal Adoption: Baby Boomers vs. Millennials Infographic
In its annual survey on the usage of electronic health records, Xerox found many Americans are open to getting medical records online if given instruction on how to obtain access by their medical providers.
Based on requirements set out by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, providers can earn Meaningful Use (MU) Stage 2 federal incentives if they demonstrate that five percent of patients are using secure portals to view, download and transmit their health information. Although
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50% of Eligible Professionals Will Face Meaningful Use Penalties in 2015
Starting January 5th, 2015 about 257,000 Medicare eligible professionals (EPs) will face meaningful use penalties, according to CMS officials. EPs must successfully attest for Meaningful Use on or before Oct. 1, 2014 in order to avoid a penalty.
The announcement also revealed during a press call on Wednesday afternoon revealed of those 257,000 EPs identified, 28,000 will face a 2 percent penalty for failing to meet the e-prescribing requirement. Additionally, more than 200 eligible
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Premier, Inc. Joins the Coalition for ICD-10
The Coalition for ICD-10, a broad-based healthcare industry advocacy group, today announced the addition of Premier, Inc. to its member roster. Premier, a leading healthcare improvement company, unites an alliance of approximately 3,400 U.S. hospitals and 110,000 other providers to enable better care and outcomes at a lower cost.
The Coalition for ICD-10 brings together hospitals, health plans, medical device manufacturers, coding specialists, physician office managers, and health information
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Dell: 96% of Healthcare Organizations Turn to the Cloud
96 percent of healthcare organizations are using or considering using the cloud, according to the Dell Global Technology Adoption Index. The survey finds the healthcare industry is not only rapidly transforming but is more successfully closing the gap in cloud adoption when compared to other industries.
Key Findings
- The majority of healthcare respondents are using private cloud (43 percent) or a hybrid cloud solution (43 percent).
- Healthcare confidence in the security of data
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64% of Americans Do Not Use Online Patient Portals
64 percent of Americans do not currently use online patient portals, according to the results of Xerox's 5th annual EHR Survey. The survey revealed that 57 percent of Americans would be much more interested and proactive in their personal healthcare if they had online access to their medical records. Of those Americans that don’t use patient portals, 35 percent did not know a portal was available and 31 percent said their physician had never spoken to them about portals.
Based on requirements
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