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NewsKaiser finishes major phase of costly EMR project
Kaiser has put the finishing touches on a major phase of its costly, high-profile EMR project, giving all of its 8.7 million enrollees and 13,000 physicians access to its outpatient system. To date, Read more...
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As a reader of FierceHealthIT, you're probably familiar with social media--the vast, amorphous web communications network including blogs, networks like MySpace and Facebook, and virtual worlds like Read more...
ALSO NOTED: Florida health plans expand EMR effort; TX system builds $21M data center; and much more…> BlueCross BlueShield of Florida and Humana have begun expanding their multi-payer EMR effort. Article Busy year ahead for hospital CIOsHospital CIOs will have their work cut out for them in 2007. Healthcare IT News notes that a number of health systems will be tackling major projects, including rolling out physician order entry forms, boosting wireless capacity, and installing clinical applications as well as new servers. "The variety and size of the healthcare IT projects reflect industry forecasts for market growth. Recent analysis…pegs the market at about $549 million in 2005. Analysts estimate the … Read more...ALSO NOTED: $10M in free software up for grabs; Asian providers turn to outsourced security?; and much more...> Vendor offers $10 million in free software to foster community EMR adoption. Article > Should healthcare firms outsource IT security? In Asia, that seems to be in the cards. Article > Only one in ten doctors use e-prescribing as part of EMR implementations. … Read more... |
