KLAS and RNSA have partnered up to determine radiologists major concerns regarding MU (meaningful use) and what types of guidelines they felt would be beneficial to the practice of radiology. In the new survey of 216 radiologists, nearly 40 percent of participants expressed their concerns about the lack of clarity in MU (meaningful use) or decreased efficiency as a result of adopting current MU guidelines. The study entitled, "Radiologists' Take on Meaningful Use: a KLAS-RSNA Report"
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GE Healthcare Launches Centricity Advance – Mobile
GE Healthcare today announced the release of Centricity* Advance-Mobile, a native Applie iPad application that is specifically designed for primary care physicians in small practices. Clinicians who will use the complete web based EMR and practice management system won't be tied to their desktop, but can walk freely utilizing their iPad with the ability to interact with their patients and patient record. The mobile application will allow immediate response to patient requests, such as
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CareTech Solutions Unveils iDoc™ Savings Calculator
CareTech Solutions, an information technology and Web products and services provider for more than 180 U.S. hospitals, today unveiled its iDoc™ Savings Calculator, at the Michigan Health Information Management Association’s annual meeting. Located on the company’s website, the online tool will estimate annual savings for an organization after it implements the company’s document imaging and management solution. “CareTech Solutions’ iDoc Savings Calculator helps hospitals isolate costs
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Harvard, Boston Children’s open $5,000 app challenge to free EHR data
Researchers at Children’s Hospital Boston and Harvard Medical School this week opened a previously announced competition to develop “iPhone-like” applications to help unlock data stored in electronic health records. While the focus is on Web apps, the federally funded contest is encouraging submissions for mobile tablets, with a promise of “further optimization for smaller screens” such as smartphones by summer.
Children’s and Harvard will award $5,000 for the best application in June and
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