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MA city first to adopt universal shared EMRIt appears that a tiny hamlet in northwest Massachusetts will be the first in the U.S. to offer a health information network covering an entire city. North Adams, MA, which has about 14,000 residents, should implement its EMR system next month. Officials are optimistic that sharing data will have a strongly positive effect in time, though over the short term, problems are already cropping up. Perhaps the most challenging problem for medical professionals has been that doctors' … Read more...Let's hear it for healthcare IT in ArizonaHealthcare IT gets a big round of applause from hospitals and other medical professionals in Arizona, where healthcare IT is touted as having the potential to play a big role in curbing rising health care costs, say professors in the School of Health Management and Policy in the W.P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University. Drilling down a bit, the article in the East Valley Tribune looks at a local healthcare provider, Banner Health, that's in the process of … Read more... | Press ReleasesIn Face of JCAHO Ban of Physician Texting, TigerText Says, “Yes You Can”TigerText Will Protect PHI While Enhancing Patient Care LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO), which provides accreditation for more Read more >> Practice Fusion Awarded as No. 1 EMR for e-Prescribing and Helping Doctors Achieve Meaningful UseBrown-Wilson's independent survey of 120,000 ambulatory medical providers finds Practice Fusion as the leader in key Electronic Medical Record (EMR) featuresSAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 8, 2011 /PRNewswire/ Read more >> Toshiba Donates Aquilion 4 CT System to Tenwek Hospital in KenyaRefurbished CT Installed at Training Hospital as Part of Community-Based Neurosurgery Program TUSTIN, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- In an effort to provide remote countries better access to medical Read more >> ProCure Treatment Centers Names CEO of Fenwal, Inc., to Board of DirectorsRon K. Labrum brings extensive experience leading Fortune 100 healthcare companies BLOOMINGTON, Ind.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- A Chicago-based executive with more than 29 years of experience working with Read more >> Medsphere Enhances OpenVista® EHR System for Meaningful UseNew features, functions make open-source system more flexible, enabling hospitals to rapidly meet federal incentive requirements SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Medsphere Systems Corporation, a pioneer Read more >> |
