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NewsBlue Button builds momentum inside and outside the VA
The Blue Button campaign that enable veterans to download their medical records from U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and non-VA providers is exceeding the government's expectations. Half a Read more...
430K veterans press the Blue Button to retrieve health info
More than 430,000 veterans have used the Blue Button of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to download their personal health claims data, according to Todd Park, chief technology officer of the Read more...
Hospitals depend on pharmacy inventory management apps to cut costs
Hospitals increasingly are using pharmacy inventory management software to reduce inventory costs, but many are unsatisfied with the available applications, according to a new report from the KLAS Read more...
Consensus report uniting ACOs and medical homes has health IT implications
A new consensus report on how to reform the healthcare delivery system has some important implications for health IT. The report, entitled Better to Best: Value Driving Elements of the Patient Read more...
John Hammergren - McKesson (NYSE: MCK)
Total Fiscal 2010 Compensation: $54,584,021 Compensation breakdown:
Base salary: $1,580,000
Stock awards: $11,049,424
Option awards: $7,647,826
Non-equity incentive plan compensation: Read more...
KLAS: HIE software market is crowded, muddled
Even though health information exchange has been around for a while, the market for HIE technology remains crowded, with no real dominant players, a new KLAS Enterprises report shows, suggesting that Read more...
Market for EMRs forecast to reach $5.4B by 2015
The North American market for EMR systems will grow to $5.4 billion annually by 2015, according to a forecast from Global Industry Analysts. By contrast, European spending on EMRs will reach just Read more...
KLAS: Only a few vendor HIE models currently replicable
While numerous vendors are touting their software for health information exchange, only a handful of companies to date have had more than a few successes in facilitating the transfer of patient data Read more...
McKesson CIO: Health reform impossible without better information
Expanding access to care and holding down insurance costs are nice, but, as we've been saying for months, there can't be real healthcare reform in America without addressing the problems of Read more...
SPOTLIGHT: Different takes on business intelligence
We don't quite see the similarity between the two projects--or even how document imaging qualifies as business intelligence--but InformationWeek is reporting how two organizations on opposite coasts Read more...
| Press ReleasesCalifornia Acute-Care Teaching Hospital Turns to McKesson to Centralize BillingMcKesson Revenue Management Solutions Expected to Boost Efficiency, Enhance Patient Service ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Kern Medical Center in Bakersfield, Calif., has selected McKesson Revenue Read more >> St. Mark’s Medical Center Turns to McKesson to Streamline Medical Imaging, Reduce CostsFully-integrated environment to drive productivity and better patient care for community hospital ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- St. Mark’s Medical Center recently announced that McKesson’s Read more >> Innovative McKesson Service Prepares Hospitals for ICD-10As 2013 deadline looms, hospitals recognize need for comprehensive, organization-wide change ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- With the transition to ICD-10 medical coding requirements expected to take Read more >> McKesson Customers Share ARRA Stage 1 Keys to Success with PeersWhether large community or critical access, hospitals rely on strong governance to meet ARRA objectives ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Senior leader support, physician alignment and daily monitoring of Read more >> Paragon® Hospital Information System Rated Best in KLAS® Community HIS Six Years in a RowFully integrated solution contends at No. 2 spot in overall software suite rankings ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- McKesson’s Paragon® hospital information system (HIS) has once again earned Best in Read more >> |
