Health IT

Healthcare information (HIT) systems are designed to connect all the elements together for patient data, reports, medical imaging, billing, electronic medical record (EMR), hospital information system (HIS), PACS, cardiology information systems (CVIS)enterprise image systemsartificial intelligence (AI) applications, analytics, patient monitors, remote monitoring systems, inventory management, the hospital internet of things (IOT), cloud or onsite archive/storage, and cybersecurity.

PDR Network and OPTIMIZERx (SampleMD) Announce Partnership to Deliver Patient Financial Support Programs Within EHR Workflow

MONTVALE, N.J. and ROCHESTER, Mich., May 29, 2013 -- PDR Network®, the leading distributor of FDA-approved patient drug safety and support services for electronic health record (EHR) and e-prescribing (e-Rx) platforms, today announced a strategic partnership with OPTIMIZERx Corp. (OTCBB: OPRX), the industry innovator in developing and delivering digital patient financial support technology within the e-prescribing workflow. Under the agreement PDR will bring to market OPTIMIZERx's patent solution for e-Coupons in EHR workflow to the parties' extensive combined EHR network.

May 29, 2013

Population Health Management Solutions Arrive as Healthland Acquires American HealthTech

MINNEAPOLIS -- Healthcare providers will have access to a new continuum of technology management solutions across the “big three” health providers in a community -- clinic, hospital and post-acute care facilities -- with Healthland’s acquisition of American HealthTech (AHT).

May 23, 2013

ClientTell Joins Greenway Online Marketplace with ReminderManager™ Certified API Solution

VALDOSTA, Ga., May 21, 2013 -- ClientTell, an enterprise-class notifications company, today announced that its ReminderManager patient communication solution has joined the Greenway Medical Technologies Online Marketplace as a certified API solution for users of Greenway's PrimeSUITE platform.

May 22, 2013

Net Health Acquires Integritas, Urgent Care and Occupational Health Leader

PITTSBURGH, May 21, 2013 -- Net Health, the leading provider of clinical solutions for outpatient specialty care, announced today the acquisition of Integritas, Inc., a provider of integrated clinical EMR and practice management solutions for the growing urgent care, occupational health, and hospital employee health markets.

May 21, 2013

Physicians Share Opinions on Electronic Health Records in Recent DoctorDirectory Survey

Asheville, NC May 16, 2013 -- DoctorDirectory, a leading marketing solutions company serving healthcare professionals and pharmaceutical industry clients, asked their community of HCPs to submit questions for a series of peer surveys. After collecting the submissions, the questions were divided up into separate surveys and sent to HCPs across the United States. Results from the EHR study were recently published.

May 17, 2013

e-MDs Partners with dashboardMD to Provide Enhanced Business Intelligence Reporting Capabilities and Turnkey Healthcare Analytics

Miami, FL, May 16, 2013 -- dashboardMD, a leading provider of business intelligence reporting solutions for healthcare, announced today that it has formed a strategic partnership with e-MDs, a leading provider of electronic health records (EHRs) and practice management (PM) solutions.

May 17, 2013

Video: Physicians sing ‘Ode to EMRs’

The times they are a changin’--most notably when it comes to health IT.

May 15, 2013

McKesson Announces Nationwide Expansion of its Million Dollar EHR Software Give-Away Program, McKesson Gives Back

ATLANTA -- McKesson announced today the expanded, nationwide roll-out of its McKesson Gives Back program, a philanthropic initiative designed to recognize and reward physician practices that provide unreimbursed healthcare to America’s neediest citizens. Initially launched in November 2012 in select cities, the program is now available to physicians and clinics across the United States to support providers delivering care to underserved and uninsured communities.

May 14, 2013

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The agency is urging healthcare providers to transition away from these devices and seek out alternatives. It is even working with other manufacturers to try and get similar products on the market as quickly as possible. 

Jeffrey Kuvin, MD, one of the leading voices behind efforts to create a new Board of Cardiovascular Medicine, spoke with Cardiovascular Business about where things stand today.

Half a year after President Biden officially directed federal agencies in the executive branch’s bailiwick to “seize the promise and manage the risks” of AI, the White House has posted a status report.

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