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Few Vendors Stand Out in Turbulent Small-Practice EMR Market
March 19, 2015 – Cerner and PCC have been rated as the top performers for small physician practices, with Cerner being top rated for broad-use EMRs and PCC for specialty-specific EMRs. This at a time when just more than one-quarter of providers at small practices feel stuck with or plan to leave their current EMR vendor. These findings and more were published in the latest KLAS report, “New Leaders in the Small-Practice Market: Ambulatory EMR Performance 2015 (1-10 Physicians).”
Learn moreCTG Names Cliff Bleustein President & CEO
March 13, 2015 – CTG (NASDAQ: CTG), an information technology (IT) solutions and services company, today announced that its Board of Directors has elected Cliff Bleustein to serve as the Company’s next President and Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board of Directors with an effective date of April 6, 2015.
Learn moreZynx Health Joins NPSF Patient Safety Coalition
March 17, 2015-The National Patient Safety Foundation (NPSF), a central voice for patient safety since 1997, recently welcomed Zynx Health as the newest member of the NPSF Patient Safety Coalition.
Learn moreHealth Catalyst Raises $70 Million to Fuel Product Development
March 17, 2014 – Health Catalyst, a leader in healthcare data warehousing, analytics and outcomes improvement, announced it has raised $70 million. The funding round, led by existing investor Norwest Venture Partners, included contributions from other existing investors Sequoia Capital, Kaiser Permanente Ventures, Sorenson Capital, CHV Capital (an Indiana University Health Company) and Partners HealthCare.
Learn moreHealth Catalyst Raises $70 Million to Fuel Product Development
March 17, 2014 – Health Catalyst, a leader in healthcare data warehousing, analytics and outcomes improvement, announced it has raised $70 million. The funding round, led by existing investor Norwest Venture Partners, included contributions from other existing investors Sequoia Capital, Kaiser Permanente Ventures, Sorenson Capital, CHV Capital (an Indiana University Health Company) and Partners HealthCare.
Learn moreImpact Advisors Named to Becker’s Hospital Review’s “150 Great Places to Work in Healthcare” List
March 16, 2015 – Impact Advisors, LLC, a leading provider of healthcare information technology services, is pleased to announce that it has been selected as one of Becker’s Hospital Review’s “150 Great Places to Work in Healthcare.”
Learn moreInspira Health Network Selects Futura Mobility & Practice Unite® to Provide an Integrated Suite of Mobile Apps for both Clinicians & Patients
March 16, 2015 – Futura Mobility, a specialist IT and clinical services company, and Practice Unite, a leading mobile health solutions company, recently announced that Inspira Health Network has selected Practice Unite as its single, secure mobile communications platform provider for population health across its three acute care hospitals and 60+ rural health facilities across New Jersey.
Learn moreDivurgent Welcomes Industry Leader Dana Alexander as Vice President of Clinical Transformation
March 12, 2015 – Divurgent proudly welcomes Dana Alexander, RN, MSN, MBA, FAAN, FHIMSS as Vice President of Clinical Transformation. In her role, Ms. Alexander will lead Divurgent’s Clinical Transformation Consulting Practice in implementing strategies and technologies that will improve delivery of care across Divurgent’s client base. Dana offers a strong clinical background as a nurse practitioner and provider health system executive paired with an exceptional track record of strong, effective leadership across various executive roles within the healthcare industry, including firms such as Caradigm, GE Healthcare, and Cerner Corporation.
Learn moreAre HIM purchasing plans already decided?
March 12, 2015 — Health Information Management efficiency is at the forefront of providers’ minds as many are consolidating processes and using fewer vendors. As automation drives some technology purchases, providers are evaluating the functions, existing relationships, and vendor promises of each system to determine their vendor of choice. Research published today in KLAS’ “HIM Purchasing Plans 2015: Increasing Efficiency through Technology” report indicates that approximately 65% of healthcare providers surveyed by KLAS have chosen their CAC solution, with some even purchasing additional systems from the vendor for interoperability.
Learn moreZynx Health Unveils Consensus Builder Tool to Promote Best Evidenced-based Care Decisions
March 10, 2015 – Zynx Health™, the market leader in providing evidence- and experience-based clinical improvement and mobile care coordination solutions, announced today a new Web-based tool that helps physicians and other clinicians quickly reach an agreement on the best evidence-based practices to use for optimal patient care. Consensus Builder streamlines collaboration and communication, enabling clinicians to rapidly develop a consensus on which practices to implement.
NYC Regional Electronic Adoption Center for Health Expands Relationship with SA Ignite for Meaningful Use Program Management Solution
February 24, 2015 – SA Ignite, Inc., a provider of a cloud-based software solution that automates, accelerates, and simplifies the Meaningful Use (MU) program processes for eligible healthcare providers, today announced it has expanded its relationship with The NYC Regional Electronic Adoption Center for Health (NYC REACH) to offer its solution, MU ASSISTANT®, to 500 additional providers.
Epic vs. Cerner Competition Heats Up
February 23, 2015 – Stiffer competition between key vendors is causing a growing number of providers to be undecided about which EMR to purchase when looking to make a buying decision. In the KLAS acute care EMR purchasing plans report released today, researchers found that even though providers have fewer choices due to market contraction, they are less likely to have made up their minds about which system to buy when evaluating future purchases.
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