Regulatory requirements, security concerns and innovations in cloud and mobility are among the Top 10 trends driving quality assurance and testing (QAT) in healthcare, according to Healthcare IT Leaders. The trends are drawn from industry research along with Healthcare IT Leaders’ real-world experiences assisting hospital, payor, pharma and life science clients with their QAT needs. Chief Quality Officer Michael Cooper presented his 10 key trends for the year in an on-demand webinar last
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Aventura Nabs $14M to Accelerate EMR Workflow Optimization
Aventura, a provider of healthcare workflow optimization software solutions, today announced that it raised a $14 million Series C funding co-led by Safeguard Scientifics and Merck Global Health Innovation Fund (Merck GHI). Existing investors Excel Venture Management, HLM Venture Partners, and Memorial Care Innovation Fund also participated in the round. Aventura will utilize the capital to expand sales and marketing, business development, and customer support, as well as accelerate product
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Imprivata’s New Technology Battles Prescription Drug Abuse
Imprivata, the healthcare IT security company, today launched Imprivata Confirm ID™, a comprehensive product that will enable a major shift from paper to electronic prescribing of controlled substances (EPCS).
Imprivata Confirm ID Overview
Imprivata Confirm ID simplifies adoption of regulatory requirements for EPCS, helping care providers address the workflow inefficiencies and potential for fraud caused by paper-based prescriptions. The solution creates a secure chain of trust by simplifying
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Springhill Medical Center Earn Stage 7 Ambulatory Awards
HIMSS Analytics awarded Springhill Medical Center (SMC), in Mobile Ala., with its Stage 7 Ambulatory Award. The award represents Springhill Medical Center’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
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Anthem Suffers the Largest Healthcare Data Breach to Date
Hackers have stolen millions of customer and employees records from Anthem, the country's second-largest health insurer. Anthem states the hackers were able to gain access to Anthem's IT database obtaining personal information from around 80 million current and former Anthem members such as their names, birthdays, medical IDs/social security numbers, street addresses, email addresses and employment information, including income data. However, there is no evidence the hackers stole credit card or
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Pri-Med Launches EHR for Direct Primary Care With Free 60-Day Trial
Pri-Med introduces their EHR For direct primary care to help physicians make transition from traditional fee-for-service to fast-growing membership medicine
Pri-Med, a provider of professional medical education with a community of more than 260,000 clinicians, has announced the introduction of their EHR for direct primary care with a free 60-day trial. InLight EHR, Direct Primary Care (DPC) Edition is a cloud-based clinical documentation system designed specifically for Direct Primary Care,
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HHS & ONC To Invest $28M to Advance HIT Interoperablity
After issuing the nationwide health IT Interoperability Roadmap draft late last week, the ONC today announced it will invest $28 million to advance the adoption and use of interoperable health IT tools and services to support the exchange of health information. These investments will improve care coordination, which in turn will help achieve the goal of better care, smarter spending, and healthier people.
Grant Program Overview
The two-year grant program will provide between 10 to 12 awards
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athenahealth Expands Further Into Inpatient EHR Market
athenahealth acquires Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center's (BIDMC) inpatient EHR system to further penetrate the 100-bed-and-over hospital market.
Cloud based ambulatory EHR provider athenahealth announced today it has purchased webOMR, the web-based inpatient EHR system developed by Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) to accelerate the company's ability to penetrate the hospital and health system market. In addition to the purchase, the two organizations have entered a
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3 Winona Health Clinics Earn Stage 7 Ambulatory Awards
HIMSS Analytics awarded three Winona Health ambulatory clinics with Stage 7 Ambulatory Awards.
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 HIMSS Analytics™ Database. Stage 7 represents the highest level of EHR adoption and indicates a health system’s advanced electronic patient record environment.
During the fourth quarter of
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Enterprise Imaging Leader DR Systems Appoints New CEO
Dr. Murray Reicher has been named CEO of DR Systems, Inc., where he succeeds Rick Porritt, who has retired after 20 years with the company. Dr. Reicher co-founded DR Systems in 1992 and has been instrumental in the company's growth to become an industry leader in PACS, RIS, EHR and medical image exchange.
As CEO, Dr. Reicher will continue to focus on partnering with healthcare organizations to improve their clinical and financial success.
"Every day we commit ourselves to
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