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EHR Provider CureMD Selects DrFirst for Electronic Prescribing of Controlled Substances

by HITC Staff 12/03/2014 Leave a Comment

DrFirst EPCS

CureMD, a cloud based EHR provider for physician practices has selected DrFirst to provide controlled substance e-prescribing (EPCS) capability to users of CureMD EHR system.  Partnership Details CureMD is adding DrFirst’s EPCS GoldSM 2.0 controlled substance e-prescribing functionality to help providers nationwide prevent the epidemic of prescription drug abuse in the U.S. Additionally, CureMD EHR is used by a significant number of providers in the state of New York and its EPCS
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Phillips Launches IntelliSpace Portal 7.0 at RSNA 2014

by HITC Staff 12/02/2014 Leave a Comment

Phillips Launches IntelliSpace Portal 7.0 at RNSA

During 100th annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA), Royal Philips has announced the launch of IntelliSpace Portal 7.0 to strengthened its leadership position in health care informatics. The Philips IntelliSpace Portal will offer radiologists a more integrated view of each patient moving along the health continuum providing the ability to create faster pathways to definitive diagnosis for referring physicians.  "Diagnosing a patient can often take multiple scans –
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American College of Radiology and Mass General to Use Nuance PowerShare Network

by HITC Staff 12/01/2014 Leave a Comment

Nuance Powershare Network

Nuance today announced that the American College of Radiology (ACR) and Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) will leverage the Nuance PowerShare Network, the industry’s largest cloud-based medical imaging exchange, to bring clinical guidelines to the radiologist’s workflow and automate the process of collecting and reporting quality measures to meet industry regulations and guidelines. These organizations are among the first to join Nuance’s new PowerShare Innovation Program, which opens up the
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EHRs Should Automate the Business of Medicine

by Margalit Gur-Arie 12/01/2014 Leave a Comment

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  EHRs should automate the business of medicine and eventually the science of medicine, while protecting the art of medicine. Margalit Gur-Arie shares her insights.  By the time the next decade rolls in there will be no paper charts. There will probably still be paper floating around in various capacities, but there will be no one charting on paper. The term “charting” itself may become obsolete, like yonder or popinjay. The term EHR, which is what replaces the paper chart, won’t
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Health IT Market in China Expected to Reach $3.97B by 2020

by HITC Staff 12/01/2014 Leave a Comment

Health IT Market in China Expected to Reach $3.97B by 2020

New analysis from Frost & Sullivan finds the health IT market in China  earned revenues of $1.24 billion in 2013 and is estimated estimated to reach $3.97 billion by 2020. China's population is aging at one of the fastest rates ever recorded resulting in rising healthcare costs as the country attempts to meet the exponential explosion of the elderly population. Faced with these challenges, the Chinese government has recognized healthcare as a priority area for reform and hopes to achieve
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Security Breach: IT Contractor Steals $100k from Franciscan Health Care

by HITC Staff 11/28/2014 Leave a Comment

Security Breach

A former IT contractor has been charged with stealing more than $100k in computers, monitors, scanners and other electronic equipment from Tacoma, WA based Franciscan Health System, reports KIRO7 News. According to the court documents, 32-year-old Justin Pace was assigned to Franciscan Health System by IT staffing firm Apex Systems from October 2013 to July 2014; however, his security badge remain active months after his assignment ended. As a result, Pace was able to gain access to St. Joseph
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Payers Form ICD-10 Consortium to Help Smaller Providers with ICD-10 Readiness

by Fred Pennic 11/26/2014 Leave a Comment

Payers Form ICD-10 Consortium to Help Smaller Providers with ICD-10 Readiness

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, Humana, and other payers have joined together to form the ICD-10 Consortium to help smaller providers with the transition to ICD-10, reports ICD-10 Monitor.  ICD-10 Consortium Plans The consortium members goal is to meet with healthcare provider specialty groups, such as cardiology, dermatology, etc. to prioritize the ICD-9 codes they use most, then map them into ICD-10 codes. By identifying their top 25 ICD-9 codes, these smaller practices can help gauge
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CMS Extends Meaningful Use Attestation Deadline to 12/31

by Jasmine Pennic 11/26/2014 Leave a Comment

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CMS has announced a one month extension for eligible hospitals and Critical Assess Hospitals (CAHs) to attest to meaningful use for the Medicare EHR program reporting period 2014 to December 31, 2014. According to CMS, the one month extension will allow more time for hospitals to submit their meaningful use attestation data for their incentive payments and avoid the the 2016 Medicare payment adjustments. Additionally, CMS is also  extending the deadline for eligible hospitals and CAHs that
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University of Iowa Hospital and Clinics Selected as 2014 HIMSS Enterprise Davies Award Recipient

by HITC Staff 11/25/2014 Leave a Comment

HIMSS Enterprise Davies Award Recipient

University of Iowa Hospital and Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa, have been named a 2014 HIMSS Enterprise Davies Award recipient. Since 1994, the HIMSS Nicholas E. Davies Award of Excellence has recognized outstanding achievement of organizations that have utilized health information technology to substantially improve patient outcomes while achieving return on investment. The Davies Awards program promotes electronic health record-enabled improvement in patient outcomes through sharing of case studies
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9 Healthcare Executives Envision Care Delivery in 5 Years

by Jasmine Pennic 11/25/2014 1 Comment

Healthcare Executives

PwC’s Health Research Institute (HRI) today recently released a new report, Healthcare delivery of the future: How digital technology can bridge the gap of time and distance between clinicians and consumers. The report reveals a shift in attitudes among clinicians, suggesting an increased openness toward using digital technology, and offers detailed recommendations for how healthcare companies, clinicians, and new entrants can harness developing technologies to benefit patients and the
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