DoctorBase’s CEO John Kim shares lessons learned and explains why it takes more than experience for health tech entrepreneurs to find success in the health tech industry.
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PwC to Proposes Open Source EHR for DoD EHR Modernization Project
On Friday, PwC announced it will partner with Medsphere, DSS, Inc. and General Dynamics Information Technology to bid on the $11B DoD EHR Modernization Project. PwC plans to combine its healthcare operational and transformation capabilities with commercial EHR vendors DSS, Inc. and MedSphere, and systems integrator General Dynamics Information Technology to offer an 'open source' EHR promoting greater ease of integration with existing DoD legacy systems as well as unlimited access to ongoing
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How Mercy Health Is Improving Patient and Population Health
Dr. Stephen Beck, CMIO at Mercy Health (formerly Catholic Health Partners) discusses how his organization has set the bar high when it comes to improving patient and population health.
Though “population health” means different things to different people, most definitions share a focus on improving the quality of care delivered across the community.
That’s certainly in keeping with our mission at Mercy Health (formerly Catholic Health Partners), Ohio’s largest health system, which
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Department of Homeland Security Goes Live on eClinicalWorks
eClinicalWorks®, a leader in ambulatory healthcare IT solutions announces that the Department of Homeland Security is live using eClinicalWorks Cloud-based EHR system for up to 1,000 of its medical professionals to help manage care at all 23 U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention facilities. Using eClinicalWorks allows the department to create a complete longitudinal record and share data between facilities. Integration with its current systems, including laboratory,
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The Rise of EMR Innovators and Explorers
Written by Dr. Donald Voltz
There has been much discussion focusing on the need for EMR interoperability. The current state of EMR remedies for medical professionals is still frustratingly difficult. We are still being held back with the same old issues of lack of interoperability, leaving doctors to go on a scavenger hunt for often timely patient data. The worst part is there are 2.0 EMR innovators like Zoeticx and others out there who can break the data logjam and let the data
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CMS Finally Announces 3 Weeks of ICD-10 End to End Testing
Today, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced three weeks of ICD-10 end to end testing that will allow providers the opportunity to ensure that their systems are able to accept ICD-10 claims. The three testing weeks are:
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Reports Finds Population Health Market Still Very Immature
Chilmark Research's latest report reveals the population health market is still in its infancy despite increasingly interest from healthcare organizations.
As the healthcare delivery model shifts towards value based healthcare, the need for effective population health management solutions continues to grow. Despite the surge in interest from healthcare organizations, the newest report from Chilmark Research, their 2014 Analytics for Population Health Management Market Trends Report, reveals the
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Walgreens and Greenway Health Implement Largest Pharmacy EHR Ever
Greenway Health today announced the completion of the largest centralized cloud based pharmacy EHR system ever deployed, Walgreens Cloud EHR. Walgreens has completed its chain-wide rollout of the Greenway Health-powered EHR solution, giving pharmacy staff at all of its more than 8,200 locations a single, complete view of patients’ prescription, immunization and health testing records.
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DoD Now Accepting Bids for $11B EHR Modernization Project
On Monday, the Department of Defense (DoD) officially issued a final solicitation of bids for a $11 billion dollar EHR modernization project. Proposals are due by October 9th. The final solicitation comes after 11 months of information requests, three major drafts for proposal, and other changes As part of the project, the DoD will replace the Armed Forces Health Longitudinal Technology Application, or AHLTA, Composite Health Care System and Various EHR components, including AHLTA-Theater.
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KLAS: 1 Out of 4 Ambulatory EMRs Are in Danger of Being Replaced
One out of four ambulatory EMRs are in danger of being replaced, according to the lastest KLAS report on ambulatory EMR perception. The report found more than 25 percent of both large and small ambulatory practices report that they are considering replacing their EMR and another 12 percent would like to replace their system but cannot do so for financial or organizational reasons.
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