Medsphere Systems Corporation, a provider of affordable and interoperable healthcare IT solutions and services, has moved into cloud-based services with the implementation of the company’s OpenVista® EHR at the Behavioral Center of Michigan and Samaritan Behavioral Center. The fully cloud-based version of OpenVista gives both Detroit-area facilities and other current and future clients greater accessibility and saves the expense of local servers and data centers.Medsphere’s OpenVista EHR is an
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KLAS Report: Cerner & athenahealth Stumbling in Small Practice Ambulatory EMR/PM Market
Providers say GE is improving, while they also report that Cerner and athenahealth are stumbling over the past 2 years, according to a recent KLAS report on Small Practice Ambulatory EMR/PM market. The KLAS report reveals that small ambulatory practices (1–10 physicians) need cost-effective solutions that deliver the functionality required to comply with evolving regulations and that allow providers to properly care for and bill their patents. Additionally, they expect to get the support,
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KLAS Report Finds Chartis Group, ECG, Impact Advisors Top Consulting Firms for Vendor Selection Beyond EMRs
The Chartis Group, ECG(Kurt Salmon), and Impact Advisors stand out as the top consulting firms for helping healthcare providers select systems beyond EMRs, according to a recent KLAS report. The KLAS report, "Crucial Factors to Consider When Choosing A Consulting Firm," reveals Cerner’s acquisition of Siemens’ healthcare IT, the sunsetting of McKesson Horizon, the release of MEDITECH 6.0, and the continued record-breaking pace of healthcare mergers and acquisitions—have caused many providers
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Lakeland Health Earns EMRAM Stage 7 Award
Lakeland Health has earned an initial Electronic Medical Record Adoption Model (EMRAM) Stage 7 validation for its three hospitals and 15 of its 34 ambulatory clinics. In 2013, Lakeland became the first healthcare organization in the state of Michigan, as well as in the region, to be certified at Stage 7 in less than three years from the time the EHR was first implemented. To date, only two other health systems in Michigan and seven in Indiana are certified at Stage 7.“In the last three years
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Could Billion Dollar EHR Implementations Bankrupt The Country?
Earlier this year, Monmouth University conducted a survey to determine which issues were most important as the country transitions to a new presidential administration. Among all the potential concerns Americans now face, the issue that rises to the top is healthcare costs.How acute a concern is this? It’s significant enough that, when asked the open-ended question, “turning to issues closer to home, what is the biggest concern facing your family right now?”, 25 percent of respondents made it
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Patient Portals: Build Them Well And They Will Come
Editor's Note: D'Arcy Gue is Director of Industry Relations for Medsphere Systems Corporation, an OpenVista EHR solution that leverages the VA's proven VistA EHR system.Let’s face it, there will always be a segment of your patient population that just isn't interested in using a patient portal. But with so much of life now conducted online, the good news is that robust design and usefulness will engage most patients.Over time, a portal should become the foundation for more extensive electronic
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Tahoe Hospital Taps Mercy Technology Services to Implement Epic EHR System
Tahoe Forest Health System (TFHS), a district hospital located in Truckee/North Lake Tahoe, CA has signed a partner agreement with Mercy Technology Services (MTS), the IT pillar of Mercy to implement Epic's EHR system. The implementation will help merge seven different EHR systems into a single unified patient record for the district hospital serving two rural counties across 3,500 square miles in California and Nevada. Mercy Technology Services provides and manages technology solutions
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CVS Health to Implement Epic EHR System for CVS Specialty Care Management Programs
CVS Health will implement Epic's EHR system for CVS Specialty's care management programs to help integrate and improve clinical processes for CVS Specialty, including Accordant, which provides care management program services for patients with rare, chronic diseases. This announcement marks the expansion of Company's use of the Epic EHR system beyond MinuteClinic which transitioned to the system in 2015.The Epic EHR implementation will support CVS Specialty's evidence-based care management
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M*Modal Launches Virtual Scribing Program to Increase EHR & Physician Engagement
M*Modal, a provider of clinical documentation and Speech Understanding™ solutions has announced the launch of its Scribing Services solution that utilizes its Virtual Provider Assistant to increase EHR and physician-patient engagement while significantly reducing the documentation burden on clinicians. M*Modal's innovative approach enables clincians to completely and accurately document care in the EHR during the patient encounter and not after it, thereby saving precious time and
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CTCA, Allscripts, NantHealth Team Up to Launch Clinical Pathways Program
Cancer Treatment Centers of America’s (CTCA) announced a new partnership with Allscripts and NantHealth to launch the Clinical Pathways Program, a first-of-its kind, custom technical solution which allows the seamless integration between clinical workflows within Allscripts EHR product, Sunrise, and NantHealth’s clinical decision support solution, eviti. This integration gives oncologists access to a robust treatment platform, at the point of care, without workflow interruption. Specifically,
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