Dragon Medical has been around for a number of years and there are a couple competitors out there but Dragon maintains the lead by a longshot when it comes to entering data in an EHR or EMR. There are two different types of speech used with Dragon and we are going to focus on the front end as this is where most of our readers fall. Continue reading: Nuance Dragon Medical Rated Most Valuable By Physicians With EHRs
eClinicalWorks Invests $25 Million To Promote and Provide Better Patient Engagement Via Electronic Medical Records
February 6, 2013 | No CommentseClinicalWorks has been a long established vendor in the medical records business and a company who is ahead of the game with integration in many areas. With this latest announcement they are addressing patient engagement and making it easier for the patient to access information in their medical records and communicate with their provider. We all know that the upcoming provisions of Meaningful Use will require some amount of patient engagement. Continue reading: eClinicalWorks Invests $25 Million To Promote and Provide Better Patient Engagement Via Electronic Medical Records
Greenway Medical Prime Suite EHR First to Receive 2014 ONC HIT Certification
January 21, 2013 | No CommentsGreenway was first out the starting gate for their certification as CCHIT just recently announced their ONC authorization shortly after the first of the year. CCHIT’s new ONC program is open and accepting applications for testing. The full press release with details is listed below: Continue reading: Greenway Medical Prime Suite EHR First to Receive 2014 ONC HIT Certification
Unhappy with your EHR? Suggestions and Ideas For Improvement
January 17, 2013 | No CommentsMedscape has an article out today talking about this topic. Electronic Medical Records systems are taking a beating in the media the last couple of weeks the and author of this article has some good ideas to suggest. Continue reading: Unhappy with your EHR? Suggestions and Ideas For Improvement
ONC Names 4 Groups to Certify EHRs in 2014
January 15, 2013 | No CommentsToday in Government Health IT it was announced the ONC has already set up 4 vendors for the Stage 2 of Meaningful Use. The names will look familiar as they were also in on Stage One which makes sense. Continue reading: ONC Names 4 Groups to Certify EHRs in 2014
OmniMD, A Division of Integrated Systems Management Inc. Now Offering Free Data Conversion for Allscripts MyWay Clients Who Switch to OmniEHR
January 12, 2013 | No CommentsJust before the end of the year Aprima announced their MyWay Rescue Plan and now OmniMD (PR) has thrown their name in the hat but this is a a free conversion and not the same as the Aprima offer. You can read at the link below for a little additional background information with those two programs. Continue reading: OmniMD, A Division of Integrated Systems Management Inc. Now Offering Free Data Conversion for Allscripts MyWay Clients Who Switch to OmniEHR
Meaningful Use Part 2, To Portal or Not to Portal And Alternatives
January 10, 2013 | No CommentsMedscape today carried a quite an depth look at what’s ahead for Meaningful Use part 2 and lays out some of the areas to where confusion and and stumbling blocks stand to occur. The article begins with speaking with a doctor who is currently using eClinical Works EMR and how he is already using a patient portal. Continue reading: Meaningful Use Part 2, To Portal or Not to Portal And Alternatives
AthenaHealth Buys Epocrates for $293 Million; Reference Tools To Be Incorporated With Athena Cloud EHR
January 7, 2013 | No CommentsEpocrates has been around for a long time in healthcare and is most noted for their mobile formulary applications which is what launched their business years ago. The company was one of the first with this type of application and also provided a look up web service for finding information on almost any drug which is free for doctors and consumers. Continue reading: AthenaHealth Buys Epocrates for $293 Million; Reference Tools To Be Incorporated With Athena Cloud EHR
Aprima Medical Software Rescue Plan Working Well With Former Allscripts MyWay EMR Clients
December 28, 2012 | No CommentsAs we had reported back in November this turned into a legal battle that was finally settled between the 2 companies. Allscripts offered free upgrades for clients to the new system which is considered an “upgrade” where as Aprima came up with their conversion system to make the transition easier for current users. As you can read one office only had the MyWay system installed for a couple months when they received the notice. Continue reading: Aprima Medical Software Rescue Plan Working Well With Former Allscripts MyWay EMR Clients
Allscripts Abandons Plan to Sell and Replaces CEO and President
December 20, 2012 | No CommentsStock prices fell for Allscripts on the announcement of the replacements for the CEO and President jobs. Continue reading: Allscripts Abandons Plan to Sell and Replaces CEO and President
Dr. Oz Saving Lives with Free Technology–Practice Fusion EHR With the 15 Minute Physical
December 13, 2012 | No CommentsHow many medical record vendors get to spend some time with Dr. Oz. Practice Fusion did and today the experience will be on the Dr. Oz show. It was called the 15 Minute Physical. Continue reading: Dr. Oz Saving Lives with Free Technology–Practice Fusion EHR With the 15 Minute Physical