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The Certification Commission for Health Information Technology (CCHIT) has launched new certification programs for EHRs in behavioral health, both as an optional addition to ambulatory EHR certification and as a stand-alone behavioral health EHR used in other outpatient settings.
EHR implementations are the top priority among healthcare IT professionals, with 85 percent indicating that they are either in the midst of an EHR project or plan to start one within the next 18 months, based on a survey from Embarcadero Technologies.
BJC HealthCare has signed a $49 million, 12-year agreement to migrate 11 of its hospitals to Siemens’ Soarian Financials enterprise web-based revenue cycle tool.
NextGen Healthcare Information Systems, a wholly owned subsidiary of Quality Systems, has entered into an agreement with Gardner Family Health Network to deploy NextGen Ambulatory EHR and NextGen Practice Management, as well as QSI [Quality System, Inc.] Dental System.
The Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) EHR Association has elected Carl Dvorak as its new chairman and Charles Jarvis as its new vice chair, along with executive committee election results based on voting by the full membership during May and June.
NextGen Healthcare Information Systems, a wholly owned subsidiary of Quality Systems, has been named a preferred vendor of EHRs by New York eHealth Collaborative and a selected vendor for NYC Regional Electronic Adoption Center for Health (NYC REACH), the federally designated regional extension centers (RECs) for New York State and New York City, respectively.
Written by Gina Narcisi
A diagnostic picture is often worth more than a thousand words. But whether—and how—to include images in the EMR as a requirement for meaningful use is an ongoing discussion. Thus far, images have been excluded from federal discussions of the criteria for meaningful use. At the grassroots level, however, the debate over images and meaningful use is lively to say the least. Many physicians claim images are a vital tool for accurate and timely diagnosis and should be at least considered in the scenarios for meaningful use. Others believe healthcare providers have too many other requirements on their plates right now.
Quality Systems, the parent of NextGen Healthcare Information Systems, has reported the positive financial results for its fiscal 2010 fourth quarter and year, which ended March 31.
InterSystems announced that the Hunterdon Healthcare System is using the InterSystems Ensemble integration and development platform as the foundation for a strategy to provide continuity of care.
Illinois-based nonprofit health organization Aunt Martha's Youth Service Center will deploy NextGen EHR, NextGen Practice Management and electronic dental records from Quality Systems.
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Sinai Medical Group will deploy NextGen Healthcare Information Systems' NextGen EHR and NextGen Practice Management software.
Health IT company Quality Systems has promoted Donn Neufeld, Tim Eggena and Monte Sandler into expanded roles to strengthen its management team.
Nearly a third of providers planning an EMR purchase are replacing an existing program, according to a new report from healthcare research firm KLAS. When it comes to choosing an EMR, physician practices are considering an ever-increasing number of software vendors, KLAS found.
NextGen Healthcare Information Systems has signed a contract with Mercy Health System, a Catholic healthcare system serving the Delaware Valley, to deploy NextGen EHR and NextGen Health Information Exchange (HIE).
NextGen Healthcare Information Systems highlighted its financing options that can help customers defray some of the upfront costs associated with implementing an EHR, at ACC.10 in March in Atlanta.
NextGen Healthcare Information Systems has completed an agreement with Detroit-based Wayne State University Physician Group to deploy NextGen Practice Solutions to provide revenue cycle management services.
The Ohio State Medical Association has expanded its agreement with NextGen Healthcare Information Systems, a wholly owned subsidiary of Quality Systems.
NextGen Healthcare Information Systems, a wholly owned subsidiary of Quality Systems, has executed an agreement with Prime Care Physicians to deploy NextGen EHR and NextGen Practice Management (PM).
Despite the presence of heavy hitters such as IBM, 3M and Dell, no single company owns the EMR market, according to a report from Kalorama Information.
Siemens Healthcare has renewed its strategic alliance with EHR/practice management company NextGen Healthcare Information Systems, a wholly owned subsidiary of Quality Systems, to deliver ambulatory IT software.
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“We’re beginning a revolution the way information is collected, managed, used and purposed for patients in the U.S. healthcare system,” said David Blumenthal, MD, chair of the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT, in opening remarks at an audioconference training session on meaningful use and EHR certification last week.
In Part 1 of our closer look at the final rules for meaningful use and EHR certification standards, CMIO’s Jeff Byers spoke with David Blumenthal, MD, chair of the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT. In Part 2, CMIOs weigh in with mixed reviews.
The framework for meaningful use is “something that had to be done and has been started intelligently,” John P. Glaser, PhD, vice president and CIO of Partners HealthCare System told CMIO. However, the challenges of becoming meaningful users and optimizing health information exchange will require unprecedented levels of communication within organizations and among healthcare systems, he said.
The contractual obligations in the notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) on modifications to the HIPAA privacy, security and enforcement rules under the HITECH Act for business associates and downstream entities are game changers, according to Amy S. Leopard, JD, from Walter and Haverfield, during a webinar sponsored by the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS).
Standardizing performance measures, with the help of health IT, will make it possible to collect the right data at the right time to support performance measurement, clinical decision support, clinical research and quality improvement, said Janet M. Corrigan, PhD, president and CEO of the National Quality Forum (NQF) during a webinar hosted by the forum on June 17.