February 15, 2012
news
According to a study from Reston, Va.-based consulting firm Accenture, the United States is a leader in healthcare information technology use and adoption by physicians. The study looked at eight countries including Australia, Canada, England, France, Germany, Singapore, Spain and the United States, also shows that the United States is one of the few countries in which healthcare IT penetration is nearly equal among primary physicians and specialists.
February 15, 2012 David Raths
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Electronic health records hold out great promise as a platform for pharmaceutical companies and regulators to offer providers patient safety and care updates such as automated drug alerts. Yet a lot of work still needs to be done to standardize how that data is presented and how it fits into physicians’ workflow.
January 4, 2012 Gabriel Perna
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QuadraMed Corporation, the Reston, Va.-based provider of various healthcare technologies, announced it has closed a definitive agreement with NCR Corporation (Duluth, Ga) to acquire NCR’s healthcare solutions division.
December 9, 2011 Gabriel Perna
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The Center for Studying Health System Change looks at some of the challenges facing the advance of ePrescribing among physicians and pharmacies.
September 7, 2011 Sharon Canner, Sr. Director of Advocacy Programs, CHIME
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CMS Announces eRx Incentive Changes to help Docs Avoid Penalties A final rule was issued this week by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
September 6, 2011 Mark Hagland
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The federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced on Aug. 31 that it was adding a bit more flexibility to its requirements around electronic prescribing (e-prescribing), through its changes in a final rule on physician reimbursement on that date that modified earlier requirements in its proposed rule from May.
April 16, 2009 By Michael Craige
blog
Consider the tactical challenges of e-prescribing adoption in the clinic setting.
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