CareCloud, provider of cloud-based practice management, electronic health records (EHR), and medical billing software and services, today announced that it has received a $25.5 million debt financing commitment from Hercules Technology Growth Capital, Inc., the leading specialty finance company focused on providing senior secured loans to venture capital-backed companies in technology-related markets, including technology, biotechnology, life science, and energy & renewable technology
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An Insider’s Look to Clinical Engagement
As healthcare informatics continues to generate attention in the media one of the greatest challenges facing start-ups and large corporations alike is the ability to engage healthcare professionals.
An Insider’s Look to Clinical Engagement is a free white paper written by the UK based clinical team at corporate strategy consultancy AbedGraham supported by the industry insights of HIT Consultant. This concise paper highlights the increasing prevalence of healthcare professionals in
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In-Depth: Rise of the ePatient Movement
Explore the electronic evolution that is propelling the ePatient movement into the epicenter of healthcare: Regina Holliday, Dave Chase, and Stephen Beck share their insights for a collective perspective of how HIT has both evaded and empowered patients, changing healthcare delivery for good.
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Practice Fusion Partners with Emdeon to Simplify Medical Claim Filings in Practice Fusion EHR
Practice Fusion, the country’s largest physician-patient community, and Emdeon Inc., a leading provider of healthcare revenue and payment cycle management and clinical information exchange solutions, are teaming up to offer automated health plan eligibility checks in the Practice Fusion EHR. When scheduling a patient visit through the Practice Fusion EHR, medical professionals will be able to check that patient’s health plan information electronically via the Emdeon network, which will
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CSC Partners with Allscripts and HP to Bid on DoD EHR Contract
CSC announced today that it will partner with Allscripts and HP to bid on the DoD EHR contract. The CSC-led team intends to deliver a secure, enterprise-wide information technology (IT) solution that joins multiple disparate EHR systems into a single, open, interoperable and extensible EHR platform that seamlessly connects patients and providers. The DoD EHR contract is estimated to be valued at $11 billion dollars to replace the agency's system.
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3 Tips for Deploying A HIPAA-Compliant Wi-Fi Network
On January 1, 2014, a key provision of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 went into effect, requiring healthcare providers across the country to adopt and demonstrate “meaningful use” of electronic medical records (EMR) in order to maintain their existing Medicaid and Medicare reimbursement levels. Many healthcare providers are finding that adopting wireless mobile solutions are a must-have to more accessible and updated EMRs and streamlined workflow processes.
The decision
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9 Emerging Job Titles for Healthcare Executives in 2014
Study examines the new crop of emerging job titles for healthcare executives due to the evolution in healthcare delivery and payment models.
According to a recent study by Spencer Stuart and the American Hospital Association, the evolution in healthcare delivery and payment models is impacting the leadership, talent and organizational structures of hospitals and care systems. The findings have been drawn from a survey of senior hospital and care system executives and additional interviews
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Parkview Health To Pay $800k HIPAA Violation Settlement
Parkview Health System, Inc. has agreed to pay $800,000 in HIPAA violation settlement in medical records dumping case, according to the HHS. In addition to the $800,000 resolution amount, the settlement includes a corrective action plan requiring Parkview to revise their policies and procedures, train staff, and provide an implementation report to OCR. Parkview is a nonprofit health care system that provides community-based health care services to individuals in northeast Indiana and northwest
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NextGen Healthcare and 3M Partner to Offer ICD-10 Education Program
NextGen Healthcare Information Systems, LLC., provider of healthcare information systems and connectivity solutions, announced today it has teamed with 3M Health Information Systems to offer 3M’s robust, web-based ICD-10 Education Program industry wide. The agreement strengthens the arsenal of resources NextGen Healthcare makes available to aid both clients and non-clients as they successfully transition to ICD-10.
Designed to help ease the transition from ICD-9 to ICD-10, the 3M ICD-10
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Top 5 Best Practices for Launching a Hospital Patient Portal
Siemens case study highlights five best practices and lessons learned for successfully launching a hospital patient portal.
In implementing its hospital patient portal, Main Line Health’s goal was to create a one-stop portal for its 10,000 plus employee health system. With four acute-care hospitals, several outpatient facilities, a physical medicine and rehab hospital and a drug and alcohol treatment center, Main Line Health needed a solution that could quickly relay information from
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