One of the unintended consequences of moving healthcare onto EHRs has been an increase in time spent reviewing a much-increased volume of messages for the clinician. EHRs were supposed to simplify and streamline the in-office and in-hospital workflows, but what has happened instead has been “notification overload.” A recent article published in JAMA showed that, for primary care physicians, managing EHR notifications costs about an extra hour of work per day. In a fee-for-service environment,
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Elation Health Lands $15M to Expand Its Physician Practice EHR
Elation Health (formerly known as ElationEMR) , a SF-based health tech startup has raised $15 million in Series B funding led by DFJ, with participation from angel investors including former president and CEO of Stanford Hospital and Clinics, Martha Marsh; and co-founder of Quora and creator of the Facebook Platform and Facebook Connect, Charlie Cheever. The company was founded by siblings Kyna and Conan Fong. Kyna, previously a professor at Stanford, and Conan, a former healthcare consultant,
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NIH Awards Montefiore Physician $4.5M to Advance Kids’ Asthma Care with EHR
Attending physician Dr. Marina Reznik at Montefiore has received a new $4.2 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to study kids’ asthma care management in primary care with the use of their EHR.The five-year research study aims to increase adherence to national asthma management guidelines and improve clinical outcomes for children with the chronic illness. The project will also assess whether a practical system change might help children and caregivers in urban areas adhere
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How CMS’ Proposed Meaningful Use Changes Would Reduce Stage 2 & 3 Burdens on Providers
Editor's Note: Thomas Grove is a Principal of Consulting and Compliance Services at Phoenix Health Systems, a division of Medsphere Systems. As a healthcare management executive with 20+ years of experience, Thomas has extensive expertise in strategic assessments and planning, revenue cycle management, and process improvement.Early in July, CMS released a new set of proposed rules to modify Meaningful Use. If all goes well through the comment period and final updates, by fall we will see many
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Sansoro Health Lands $1.5M for EMR Integration Solution
Sansoro Health, an EMR integration company has raised $1.2M in seed funding led by San Francisco-based investor Healthy Ventures, with additional funds coming from TreeHouse Health and angel investors. The company will use the investment to enhance its open API software, expand its team, and further develop its marketing and sales capabilities.Among U.S. hospital system chief information officers, 62% identify interoperability as their most important priority. Founded in 2014, Sansoro’s Emissary
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Modernizing Medicine Unveils modmed 5.0 EMR for Specialties
Specialty-specific EMR provider, Modernizing Medicine has unveiled the latest edition of its EMR software, modmed 5.0, a comprehensive specialty-specific suite to help transform the clinical, financial and operational aspects of specialty practices. The new generally available product offerings and enhancements for modmed 5.0 include:- Practice Management – designed to help improve practice workflows and boost patient payments, this modern, all-in-one system streamlines scheduling, document
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Azalea Health Lands $10.5M to Expand Its Rural Market EHR
Azalea Health, an Atlanta-based provider of EHRs, practice management, and revenue cycle management solution has raised $10.5 million in funding. The Series B round was led by Kayne Partners with participation from existing investor Intersouth Partners. Founded in 2008, Azalea fully integrates telehealth capabilities within its technology-enabled solutions platform, which includes integrated EHR, practice management, electronic prescribing, interoperability services, personal health records,
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drchrono Launches EHR, PM Platform for AHIMA Faculty, Students
EHR provider drchrono has partnered with American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) to launched the ambulatory care platform for faculty and students. The partnership will equip students going through AHIMA’s Virtual Lab (VLab) curriculum with an EHR and practice management platform. This first-of-its-kind initial rollout between drchrono and AHIMA will be offered to approximately 10,000 students and 450 universities across the United States and around the world. Students will
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Senate REBOOT Members Introduces Legislation to Improve Meaningful Use
On Thursday, Senate REBOOT members introduced the EHR Regulatory Relief Act (S. 3173), legislation that would provide regulatory flexibility and hardship relief to providers and hospitals operating under the meaningful use program. EHR Regulatory Relief Act Legislation OverviewRegulatory flexibility is necessary to help hospitals and medical providers focus on transitioning into the new, patient-focused payment policies created by Congress by the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of
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MediPortal Joins NATE to Broaden Patient Ownership of Medical Records
MediPortal, a patient centric, untethered PHR exchange system that provides a secure aggregated view of health and fitness data, enabling patients, providers and payors to securely communicate, view and share information that will lead to healthier outcomes has joined the National Association for Trusted Exchange (NATE). The National Association for Trusted Exchange (NATE) is a not-for-profit membership association focused on enabling trusted exchange among organizations and individuals with
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