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athenahealth's Bush: IT can aid in health cost savings

In a recent interview with Fortune, Jonathan Bush, the always outspoken CEO of Watertown, Mass.-based health IT vendor athenahealth, talked about the state of healthcare costs today and what can be Read more...

CareFirst, ACP boost provider access to online medical home tool

CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield has joined with the American College of Physicians (ACP) to make the latter's Medical Home Builder 2.0 available for free to 3,000 primary care providers who Read more...

NCQA approves second vendor for medical home recognition credit

Phytel, which provides cloud-based solutions related to population health management, has made an agreement with the National Committee on Quality Assurance (NCQA) that will help its clients achieve Read more...

2-D bar codes help docs manage vaccines via EHRs

Cook Children's Health Care System in Fort Worth, Texas and athenahealth, a Watertown, Mass., electronic health records vendor, have demonstrated that a new 2-D bar coding system for vaccines can be Read more...

athenahealth's Jonathan Bush: Washington needs to think less

athenahealth CEO Jonathan Bush is never one to mince words, especially when it comes to his love--or lack thereof--for software based systems, as well as the government's efforts to oversee (or as he Read more...

Jonathan Bush - athenahealth (Nasdaq: ATHN)

Total 2009 Compensation: $1,426,582 Compensation breakdown: Base salary: $419,452 Option awards: $761,004 Non-equity incentive plan compensation: $241,924 "Other compensation" including company Read more...

Jonathan Bush - Disruptive Forces in Health IT

Who: Jonathan Bush Current position: Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, athenahealth Location: Watertown, Mass. Fast facts: Bush, the cousin of former President George W. Bush, nephew Read more...

Athenahealth's Bush: Stimulus is HIT's 'cash-for-clunkers'

Leave it to Athenahealth Chairman and CEO Jonathan Bush to come up with this quotable gem about the federal health IT incentive program: "It's healthcare information technology's version of Read more...

Health IT incentives in stimulus could benefit web-based vendors

Right now, no one's sure what will happen with the giant economic stimulus bill working its way through Capitol Hill. But if the version approved by the House survives, the promised health IT Read more...

Revenue cycle management options growing

Let's face it, when your income is derived from billing dodgy insurance companies, collecting is going to be a major challenge. However, of late there's been a growing number of vendors and Read more...

Press Releases

Favorable OIG Advisory Opinion Enables Transaction-Based Pricing for the Exchange of Health Information

Opinion Supports athenahealth’s Effort to Create Win-Win Marketplace for Senders and Receivers of Health Information WATERTOWN, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- athenahealth, Inc. (NASDAQ:ATHN), a leading Read more >>

DYMO® Labeling Launches High-Resolution Identification Scanner for Health Records Processing

CardScan Image Capture ideal for streamlining patient admissions and interfacing with EHR and other IT systemsATLANTA, Oct. 24, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- DYMO® Labeling, part of Newell Rubbermaid's Read more >>

HIXNY Connects with athenahealth to Provide Access to Community Health Record on InterSystems HealthShare Platform

Electronic Health Record and Health Information Exchange Interoperability Create Efficient, Seamless Access to Patient Information for Local Physicians CAMBRIDGE, Mass--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- InterSystems Read more >>

Cook Children’s Health Care System and athenahealth Announce Nation’s First 2D Barcode System for Vaccines

-- FDA Approved Barcoding System to Enhance Care Coordination and Patient Safety -- FORT WORTH, Texas & WATERTOWN, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- PedsPal, Cook Children’s Health Care System’s physician Read more >>

The Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: Constellation Brands, Allscripts Healthcare Solutions, Athenahealth, Cerner and Quality Syste

CHICAGO, Oct. 7, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Zacks.com announces the list of stocks featured in the Analyst Blog. Every day the Zacks Equity Research analysts discuss the latest news and events impacting Read more >>