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As they strive to meet meaningful use criteria, hospitals with fewer than 150 beds are focusing less on traditional community clinical information systems (CIS) vendors and more on the large vendors, according to a new KLAS report.
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eClinicalWorks, maker of ambulatory clinical systems, has announced eClinicalWorks Version 9.0. This single product version provides on-demand access to all eClinicalWorks complimentary solutions, thereby creating a comprehensive EHR for enhancing and improving the quality of care for patients.
Epocrates, Inc., announced Thursday a partnership with Covisint, a Compuware Company, that aims at helping doctors get paid for quality reporting.
Federal meaningful use requirements spur large vendors to canvass small hospitals for new customers, says report.
The Department of Veterans Affairs has awarded QuadraMed a five-year, $211 million contract to implement its Quantim coding, compliance and abstracting solution. The aim is to improve the VA healthcare system's coding productivity and accuracy through real-time compliance monitoring and customizable billing processes.
AT&T on Thursday announced a new practice area and portfolio of specialized services that seek to harness IT to help improve patient care and reduce medical costs nationwide.
Medical practices have work to do when it comes to conducting risk analysis - an objective required for meeting meaningful use - according to the 2010 HIMSS Security Survey.
ECRI Institute has been awarded a multi-year contract from the U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) to establish the first national Healthcare Horizon Scanning System. The new system will identify and monitor new healthcare technologies that promise significant impact on patient care and health outcomes.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services wants industry help in digitizing clinical quality measures so healthcare providers can send them to CMS directly from their electronic health record systems.