CCHIT Inpatient EHR Certification for 2007 Criteria are now available
CCHIT
Friday, June 29, 2007
Updated 2007 Physician Quality Reporting Initiative (PQRI) Educational Resource
Please be sure to read the instructions carefully. SV
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is pleased to announce that the updated version of The Measure Finder Tool (Version 1.1) and User Guide is now available as part of the 2007 PQRI Tool Kit ~ Six Steps to Success.
The Measure Finder Tool (Version 1.1) is a slightly modified version of the tool to address a technical problem in Measure Finder Tool (Version 1.0).
PQRI
Please be sure to read the instructions carefully. SV
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is pleased to announce that the updated version of The Measure Finder Tool (Version 1.1) and User Guide is now available as part of the 2007 PQRI Tool Kit ~ Six Steps to Success.
The Measure Finder Tool (Version 1.1) is a slightly modified version of the tool to address a technical problem in Measure Finder Tool (Version 1.0).
PQRI
Wednesday, June 27, 2007
Plans to release eClinicalWorks on Microsoft SQL Server 2005
For those of you who may held back from considering eClinicalWorks because of MYSQL, this could be very good news. SV
“We are pleased that eClinicalWorks will be offered on SQL Server 2005,” said Steve Aylward, U.S. healthcare and life sciences industry general manager, Microsoft Corp. “By adopting SQL Server 2005, eClinicalWorks can deliver an EMR/PM solution that is versatile enough to meet the individual needs of physician practices of any size.”
“More than 10,000 healthcare providers across all 50 states rely on eClinicalWorks EMR/PM solutions,” said Girish Kumar Navani, president of eClinicalWorks. “We have seen increased demand for our tools on Microsoft SQL 2005 and are pleased to offer a solution to meet their needs. Aligning with Microsoft and having access to its resources to broaden our solution set is a positive for customers seeking to deploy our products on Microsoft SQL Server. We are devoted to delivering a unified EMR/PM solution that meets the individual requirements of physician practices of any size and believe that a variety of groups within our existing and new customer base will benefit from using eClinicalWorks running on Server SQL 2005.”
eClinicalWorks
For those of you who may held back from considering eClinicalWorks because of MYSQL, this could be very good news. SV
“We are pleased that eClinicalWorks will be offered on SQL Server 2005,” said Steve Aylward, U.S. healthcare and life sciences industry general manager, Microsoft Corp. “By adopting SQL Server 2005, eClinicalWorks can deliver an EMR/PM solution that is versatile enough to meet the individual needs of physician practices of any size.”
“More than 10,000 healthcare providers across all 50 states rely on eClinicalWorks EMR/PM solutions,” said Girish Kumar Navani, president of eClinicalWorks. “We have seen increased demand for our tools on Microsoft SQL 2005 and are pleased to offer a solution to meet their needs. Aligning with Microsoft and having access to its resources to broaden our solution set is a positive for customers seeking to deploy our products on Microsoft SQL Server. We are devoted to delivering a unified EMR/PM solution that meets the individual requirements of physician practices of any size and believe that a variety of groups within our existing and new customer base will benefit from using eClinicalWorks running on Server SQL 2005.”
eClinicalWorks
Sunday, June 24, 2007
MEDICARE TESTING PERSONAL HEALTH RECORDS (PHR) TO HELP BENEFICIARIES BETTER MANAGE OWN HEALTH CARE
Medicare joins a growing number private payers providing PHRs to beneficiaries. It remains to see how accurate claims based data will be. Use of ICD 9 instead of ICD 10 risks a reduction of specificity. SV
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) today announced a new project expanding its efforts to encourage Medicare beneficiaries to take advantage of Internet-based tools to track their health care services and provide them with other resources to better communicate with their providers.
This pilot program will enable certain beneficiaries to access and use a Personal Health Record (PHR) provided through participating health plans, and accessible through www.mymedicare.gov. In general, a PHR is a collection of information about an individual’s health or health care services, such as medical conditions, hospitalizations, doctor visits and medications. The data that will be made available to the beneficiaries include registration information such as name, address, and policy number as well as lists of their medications and medical conditions.
This month, CMS will launch the program in conjunction with four health plans to test the use of their PHRs. The plans are: HIP USA, Humana, Kaiser Permanente, and the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. Each plan has a unique PHR tool that will be accessible to beneficiaries. The availability of different tools will provide valuable information to CMS on the various features offered, including which are most popular and useful to the individual.
CMS
Medicare joins a growing number private payers providing PHRs to beneficiaries. It remains to see how accurate claims based data will be. Use of ICD 9 instead of ICD 10 risks a reduction of specificity. SV
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) today announced a new project expanding its efforts to encourage Medicare beneficiaries to take advantage of Internet-based tools to track their health care services and provide them with other resources to better communicate with their providers.
This pilot program will enable certain beneficiaries to access and use a Personal Health Record (PHR) provided through participating health plans, and accessible through www.mymedicare.gov. In general, a PHR is a collection of information about an individual’s health or health care services, such as medical conditions, hospitalizations, doctor visits and medications. The data that will be made available to the beneficiaries include registration information such as name, address, and policy number as well as lists of their medications and medical conditions.
This month, CMS will launch the program in conjunction with four health plans to test the use of their PHRs. The plans are: HIP USA, Humana, Kaiser Permanente, and the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. Each plan has a unique PHR tool that will be accessible to beneficiaries. The availability of different tools will provide valuable information to CMS on the various features offered, including which are most popular and useful to the individual.
CMS
Saturday, June 23, 2007
Bipartisan support for the Wired for Health Care Quality Act of 2007
I had an opportunity to review the 80 page document.
It seems to address many issues related to HIT: privacy, technology, funding and education. SV
WASHINGTON — Today legislation put forth by Senator Edward M. Kennedy and colleagues, Senators Mike Enzi, Hillary Clinton and Orrin Hatch to modernize health care for the 21st century successfully was introduced in the United States Senate. Patient care declines in quality when physicians do not have access to timely information about the patients they serve and health care costs skyrocket when tests or procedures are duplicated because critical records are missing or inaccessible. Wasting scarce health care dollars on needless administrative costs drives up insurance premiums, and means that care is less affordable and less available.
Senator Clinton
Senator Hatch
I had an opportunity to review the 80 page document.
It seems to address many issues related to HIT: privacy, technology, funding and education. SV
WASHINGTON — Today legislation put forth by Senator Edward M. Kennedy and colleagues, Senators Mike Enzi, Hillary Clinton and Orrin Hatch to modernize health care for the 21st century successfully was introduced in the United States Senate. Patient care declines in quality when physicians do not have access to timely information about the patients they serve and health care costs skyrocket when tests or procedures are duplicated because critical records are missing or inaccessible. Wasting scarce health care dollars on needless administrative costs drives up insurance premiums, and means that care is less affordable and less available.
Senator Clinton
Senator Hatch
Web-based Electronic Medication Management Assistant has just been approved by the FDA
Depending on the price of the unit, software and possible interfaces with EHRs/PHRs, this could be a major boon for the management of medications at home of patients. SV
The EMMA™ Delivery Unit
The Electronic Medication Management Assistant (EMMA™) is a tool for enhancing the practice of Evidence Based Medicine in a home setting.
The EMMA delivery unit is placed in the patient's home, and it communicates wirelessly to the patient's electronic Medication Administration Record (eMAR™) to get the latest dosing schedule for the patient.
The EMMA delivery unit manages everything for the patient from there. This unique medical device holds up to 10 prescriptions, totaling 300 individual doses of medication. If a patient requires more than 10 prescriptions, auxiliary units may be daisy chained together to form a single unit.
The EMMA delivery unit consists of four key components:
Easy loading. The EMMA delivery unit accepts a 6 x 9 Blister Card much like a CD is inserted into a Multi-CD Disk Player. Simply touch the load button on the touch screen monitor and the EMMA delivery unit opens its door. Then slip the Blister Card into the opening and the EMMA delivery unit grabs it, reads the bar code, counts the doses in the card, and verifies that it is the correct prescription for the patient.
Complete Medication Management. The EMMA delivery unit manages all of the patients medications, including:
Standard Prescriptions
PRN's
Titration of Medications
Custom Dosing Algorithms (such as with Warfarin therapy)
Reminders for OTC Medications (such as low dose aspirin)
Information Messages (such as the patient is taking a multiple vitamin).
Senior Friendly. The EMMA delivery unit is extremely easy to use. Its wireless communications makes it a plug-and-play device, requiring only a standard power outlet to operate.
Its large color touch screen makes it very simple for even the non-computer savvy person. INRange designed the EMMA delivery unit so that a patient can learn to use it in a matter of minutes. Its intuitive graphical user interface guides the patient through the process.
Feature Rich. The EMMA delivery unit is equipped with many features to enable the patient to live a more active life including the ability to receive a future medication delivery in case the patient wants to go out for dinner or will not be home for lunch. The EMMA delivery unit vacation function allows patients to sort and organize their medications.
Depending on the price of the unit, software and possible interfaces with EHRs/PHRs, this could be a major boon for the management of medications at home of patients. SV
The EMMA™ Delivery Unit
The Electronic Medication Management Assistant (EMMA™) is a tool for enhancing the practice of Evidence Based Medicine in a home setting.
The EMMA delivery unit is placed in the patient's home, and it communicates wirelessly to the patient's electronic Medication Administration Record (eMAR™) to get the latest dosing schedule for the patient.
The EMMA delivery unit manages everything for the patient from there. This unique medical device holds up to 10 prescriptions, totaling 300 individual doses of medication. If a patient requires more than 10 prescriptions, auxiliary units may be daisy chained together to form a single unit.
The EMMA delivery unit consists of four key components:
Easy loading. The EMMA delivery unit accepts a 6 x 9 Blister Card much like a CD is inserted into a Multi-CD Disk Player. Simply touch the load button on the touch screen monitor and the EMMA delivery unit opens its door. Then slip the Blister Card into the opening and the EMMA delivery unit grabs it, reads the bar code, counts the doses in the card, and verifies that it is the correct prescription for the patient.
Complete Medication Management. The EMMA delivery unit manages all of the patients medications, including:
Standard Prescriptions
PRN's
Titration of Medications
Custom Dosing Algorithms (such as with Warfarin therapy)
Reminders for OTC Medications (such as low dose aspirin)
Information Messages (such as the patient is taking a multiple vitamin).
Senior Friendly. The EMMA delivery unit is extremely easy to use. Its wireless communications makes it a plug-and-play device, requiring only a standard power outlet to operate.
Its large color touch screen makes it very simple for even the non-computer savvy person. INRange designed the EMMA delivery unit so that a patient can learn to use it in a matter of minutes. Its intuitive graphical user interface guides the patient through the process.
Feature Rich. The EMMA delivery unit is equipped with many features to enable the patient to live a more active life including the ability to receive a future medication delivery in case the patient wants to go out for dinner or will not be home for lunch. The EMMA delivery unit vacation function allows patients to sort and organize their medications.
2007 Physician Quality Reporting Initiative (PQRI) Tool Kit is now available
Let us know how your practices are implementing PQRI with your EHRs. SV
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has developed a Tool Kit for the 2007 Physician Quality Reporting Initiative (PQRI) that will assist eligible professionals with successful reporting. This Tool Kit consists of some existing educational resources plus new measure-specific worksheets designed to walk the user step-by-step through reporting for each measure.
The Tool Kit is now a featured section on the CMS PQRI web page. To access the Tool Kit, visit, http://www.cms.hhs.gov/PQRI, and scroll down to the PQRI Tool Kit tab. The page serves as a “Read This First” Guide to the resources that are available to download.
The Tool Kit consists of the following:
1. 2007 PQRI Physician Quality Measures
2. 2007 Coding for Quality Handbook
3. 2007 Code Master
4. MLN Matters Article 5640 - Coding & Reporting Principles
5. Data Collection Worksheets
The Tool Kit will be expanded as new educational resources become available.
Revisions to the final 2007 PQRI Measure Specifications
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announces revisions to the final 2007 PQRI Measure Specifications, Version 1.1 to provide certain technical corrections. Please visit the “Measures/Codes” page of the PQRI website at www.cms.hhs.gov/pqri for the updated measure specifications and release notes.
PQRI
Let us know how your practices are implementing PQRI with your EHRs. SV
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has developed a Tool Kit for the 2007 Physician Quality Reporting Initiative (PQRI) that will assist eligible professionals with successful reporting. This Tool Kit consists of some existing educational resources plus new measure-specific worksheets designed to walk the user step-by-step through reporting for each measure.
The Tool Kit is now a featured section on the CMS PQRI web page. To access the Tool Kit, visit, http://www.cms.hhs.gov/PQRI, and scroll down to the PQRI Tool Kit tab. The page serves as a “Read This First” Guide to the resources that are available to download.
The Tool Kit consists of the following:
1. 2007 PQRI Physician Quality Measures
2. 2007 Coding for Quality Handbook
3. 2007 Code Master
4. MLN Matters Article 5640 - Coding & Reporting Principles
5. Data Collection Worksheets
The Tool Kit will be expanded as new educational resources become available.
Revisions to the final 2007 PQRI Measure Specifications
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announces revisions to the final 2007 PQRI Measure Specifications, Version 1.1 to provide certain technical corrections. Please visit the “Measures/Codes” page of the PQRI website at www.cms.hhs.gov/pqri for the updated measure specifications and release notes.
PQRI
Friday, June 15, 2007
CDPHP CHAMPIONS TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS FOR THE MEDICAL COMMUNITY
CDPHP has set a standard by which other Managed Care Organizations can be measured for HIT initiatives. CDPHP has achieved high ranking nationally while sharing the fruits of its success with the physician community. The benchmarks set by CDPHP are reasonable and the encouragement of HIT application in the practice of medicine may have contributed to its high ranking. SV
---- Health Plan Focuses on EMR Adoption, Interoperability and Education ----
ALBANY, N.Y. — Jun. 14, 2007 — CDPHP, the region’s leading health value company, today announced it has distributed more than $3 million in physician incentive funding to promote the adoption of information technology in physicians’ offices. Overall, CDPHP has invested nearly $4.5 million toward electronic medical record (EMR) adoption, interoperability and education.
“CDPHP is a leader in promoting technology in New York state,” said William J. Cromie, MD, MBA, president and CEO, CDPHP. “We are committed to creating and presenting opportunities for physicians. As the technology and transparency movement continues to grow, it will ultimately raise the bar on the quality of health care in this region.”
CDPHP is championing Health and Human Services Secretary Mike Leavitt’s four cornerstones plan which is modeled around the concept of value-based health care that specifies providers, health plans and other health care professionals are rewarded, and procedures and products are encouraged and utilized based upon the value they bring to the consumer. In 2005, using this model, CDPHP designed an incentive program for primary care physicians and specialists to adopt the technology necessary to improve care for patients.
“By promoting technology and education within our provider network and establishing an incentive program, CDPHP has enabled physicians to improve the quality of care and service delivered to their patients, and has rewarded them for their efforts,” said Cromie.
CDPHP
CDPHP has set a standard by which other Managed Care Organizations can be measured for HIT initiatives. CDPHP has achieved high ranking nationally while sharing the fruits of its success with the physician community. The benchmarks set by CDPHP are reasonable and the encouragement of HIT application in the practice of medicine may have contributed to its high ranking. SV
---- Health Plan Focuses on EMR Adoption, Interoperability and Education ----
ALBANY, N.Y. — Jun. 14, 2007 — CDPHP, the region’s leading health value company, today announced it has distributed more than $3 million in physician incentive funding to promote the adoption of information technology in physicians’ offices. Overall, CDPHP has invested nearly $4.5 million toward electronic medical record (EMR) adoption, interoperability and education.
“CDPHP is a leader in promoting technology in New York state,” said William J. Cromie, MD, MBA, president and CEO, CDPHP. “We are committed to creating and presenting opportunities for physicians. As the technology and transparency movement continues to grow, it will ultimately raise the bar on the quality of health care in this region.”
CDPHP is championing Health and Human Services Secretary Mike Leavitt’s four cornerstones plan which is modeled around the concept of value-based health care that specifies providers, health plans and other health care professionals are rewarded, and procedures and products are encouraged and utilized based upon the value they bring to the consumer. In 2005, using this model, CDPHP designed an incentive program for primary care physicians and specialists to adopt the technology necessary to improve care for patients.
“By promoting technology and education within our provider network and establishing an incentive program, CDPHP has enabled physicians to improve the quality of care and service delivered to their patients, and has rewarded them for their efforts,” said Cromie.
CDPHP
IPRO Quality Award Winners 2007
The Award Winners were announced at the 23 rd Annual Meeting.
IPRO has done and continues to do an outstanding job assisting individuals and organizations realize their potential both locally in New York and nationally. SV
AMBULATORY CARE
For exemplary performance and leadership in promoting health information technology - Doctor's Office Quality-Information Technology (DOQ-IT) Project:
* PATRICIA L. HALE, MD, PhD, Gansevoort, New York
For exemplary performance and organization-wide commitment to quality improvement - Asthma Outpatient Project:
* FLORENCE NNEBE, MD, STATEN ISLAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL, NORTH PEDIATRIC CLINIC, Staten Island, New York
For exemplary performance and organization-wide commitment to quality improvement - Asthma and Diabetes Outpatient Project:
* ST. PETER'S HOSPITAL AMBULATORY CARE NETWORK, Albany, New York
For exemplary performance and sharing of best practices - Doctor's Office Quality-Information Technology (DOQ-IT) Project:
* BONNIE SUNDAY, MD, Orchard Park, New York
For exemplary performance, organization-wide commitment to quality improvement and promotion of health information technology for quality improvement - Doctor's Office Quality-Information Technology (DOQ-IT) Project:
* SALVATORE VOLPE, MD, Staten Island, New York
For outstanding efforts in adopting and promoting health information technology - Doctor's Office Quality-Information Technology (DOQ-IT) Project:
* ERNEST VOMERO, MD, Huntington, New York
* ROBERT McCALLION, RN, RNP, Huntington, New York
HOME HEALTH AGENCIES
In recognition of highest relative improvement: Reduction of Avoidable Acute Care Hospitalizations/Improvement in Pain Interfering with Activity - Home Health Quality Initiative:
* FULTON COUNTY NURSING SERVICE, Gloverville, New York
In recognition of achievement as a top performing New York State Home Health Agency: Reduction of Avoidable Acute Care Hospitalizations/Improvement in Oral Medication Management - Home Health Quality Initiative:
* HCR HOME HEALTH AGENCY, Rochester, New York
In recognition of achievement of highest relative improvement of all New York State agencies: Reduction of Avoidable Acute Care Hospitalizations/Improvement in Oral Medication Management - Home Health Quality Initiative:
* JEWISH HOME & HOSPITAL HOME HEALTH CARE, New York, New York
HOSPITALS
For exemplary performance, organization-wide commitment to quality improvement, and sharing of best practices - Organizational Safety Culture Change Project; Appropriate Care Measure Project:
* ELIZABETHTOWN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL, Elizabethtown, New York
For exemplary performance, organization-wide commitment to quality improvement, and sharing of best practices - Appropriate Care Measure Project:
* VASSAR BROTHERS MEDICAL CENTER, Poughkeepsie, New York
For exemplary performance and organization-wide commitment to quality improvement - Surgical Care Improvement Project:
* WINTHROP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL, Mineola, New York
NURSING HOMES
For exemplary performance, organization-wide commitment to quality improvement and sharing of best practices - Nursing Home Quality Initiative:
* MARY MANNING WALSH HOME, New York, New York
* OUR LADY OF MERCY LIFE CENTER, Guilderland, New York
* ST. JOHNSVILLE REHABILITATION AND NURSING CENTER, St. Johnsville, New York
PROVIDER RELATIONS COMMITTEE
For commitment to quality improvement and management and in recognition of ten years of service on IPRO's Provider Relations Committee - Medicare and Medicaid Review Operations:
* CONSUELO DUNGCA, RN, EDD, SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, CLINICAL AFFAIRS, NYC HEALTH AND HOSPITALS CORPORATION, New York, New York
IPRO
The Award Winners were announced at the 23 rd Annual Meeting.
IPRO has done and continues to do an outstanding job assisting individuals and organizations realize their potential both locally in New York and nationally. SV
AMBULATORY CARE
For exemplary performance and leadership in promoting health information technology - Doctor's Office Quality-Information Technology (DOQ-IT) Project:
* PATRICIA L. HALE, MD, PhD, Gansevoort, New York
For exemplary performance and organization-wide commitment to quality improvement - Asthma Outpatient Project:
* FLORENCE NNEBE, MD, STATEN ISLAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL, NORTH PEDIATRIC CLINIC, Staten Island, New York
For exemplary performance and organization-wide commitment to quality improvement - Asthma and Diabetes Outpatient Project:
* ST. PETER'S HOSPITAL AMBULATORY CARE NETWORK, Albany, New York
For exemplary performance and sharing of best practices - Doctor's Office Quality-Information Technology (DOQ-IT) Project:
* BONNIE SUNDAY, MD, Orchard Park, New York
For exemplary performance, organization-wide commitment to quality improvement and promotion of health information technology for quality improvement - Doctor's Office Quality-Information Technology (DOQ-IT) Project:
* SALVATORE VOLPE, MD, Staten Island, New York
For outstanding efforts in adopting and promoting health information technology - Doctor's Office Quality-Information Technology (DOQ-IT) Project:
* ERNEST VOMERO, MD, Huntington, New York
* ROBERT McCALLION, RN, RNP, Huntington, New York
HOME HEALTH AGENCIES
In recognition of highest relative improvement: Reduction of Avoidable Acute Care Hospitalizations/Improvement in Pain Interfering with Activity - Home Health Quality Initiative:
* FULTON COUNTY NURSING SERVICE, Gloverville, New York
In recognition of achievement as a top performing New York State Home Health Agency: Reduction of Avoidable Acute Care Hospitalizations/Improvement in Oral Medication Management - Home Health Quality Initiative:
* HCR HOME HEALTH AGENCY, Rochester, New York
In recognition of achievement of highest relative improvement of all New York State agencies: Reduction of Avoidable Acute Care Hospitalizations/Improvement in Oral Medication Management - Home Health Quality Initiative:
* JEWISH HOME & HOSPITAL HOME HEALTH CARE, New York, New York
HOSPITALS
For exemplary performance, organization-wide commitment to quality improvement, and sharing of best practices - Organizational Safety Culture Change Project; Appropriate Care Measure Project:
* ELIZABETHTOWN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL, Elizabethtown, New York
For exemplary performance, organization-wide commitment to quality improvement, and sharing of best practices - Appropriate Care Measure Project:
* VASSAR BROTHERS MEDICAL CENTER, Poughkeepsie, New York
For exemplary performance and organization-wide commitment to quality improvement - Surgical Care Improvement Project:
* WINTHROP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL, Mineola, New York
NURSING HOMES
For exemplary performance, organization-wide commitment to quality improvement and sharing of best practices - Nursing Home Quality Initiative:
* MARY MANNING WALSH HOME, New York, New York
* OUR LADY OF MERCY LIFE CENTER, Guilderland, New York
* ST. JOHNSVILLE REHABILITATION AND NURSING CENTER, St. Johnsville, New York
PROVIDER RELATIONS COMMITTEE
For commitment to quality improvement and management and in recognition of ten years of service on IPRO's Provider Relations Committee - Medicare and Medicaid Review Operations:
* CONSUELO DUNGCA, RN, EDD, SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, CLINICAL AFFAIRS, NYC HEALTH AND HOSPITALS CORPORATION, New York, New York
IPRO
Saturday, June 09, 2007
2007 Healthcare Informatics Top 100 listing
Here is the list of the top 100 companies ranked by Healthare IT revenue.
Collectively these companies sold over 115 Billion dollars in healthcare IT products and services.
Are your product and service companies on the list? SV
Healthcare Informatics
Here is the list of the top 100 companies ranked by Healthare IT revenue.
Collectively these companies sold over 115 Billion dollars in healthcare IT products and services.
Are your product and service companies on the list? SV
Healthcare Informatics
NaviMedix Offers Free Allscripts Electronic Prescribing to 190,000 U.S. Physicians
Each day there are fewer reasons not to be e-Prescribing. SV
CHICAGO, IL AND CAMBRIDGE, MA — June 5, 2007 — Allscripts (Nasdaq: MDRX), the leading provider of clinical software, connectivity and information solutions that physicians use to improve healthcare, and NaviMedix, Inc., the leader and innovator in automating provider communications with health plans, care management companies and other industry participants, announced an agreement to provide the eRx NOWSM ePrescribing solution from Allscripts to NaviMedix’s nationwide network of more than 190,000 physician customers. eRx NOW will be offered at no cost to users of NaviNet®, NaviMedix’s free web-based provider communications solution.
Allscripts
Each day there are fewer reasons not to be e-Prescribing. SV
CHICAGO, IL AND CAMBRIDGE, MA — June 5, 2007 — Allscripts (Nasdaq: MDRX), the leading provider of clinical software, connectivity and information solutions that physicians use to improve healthcare, and NaviMedix, Inc., the leader and innovator in automating provider communications with health plans, care management companies and other industry participants, announced an agreement to provide the eRx NOWSM ePrescribing solution from Allscripts to NaviMedix’s nationwide network of more than 190,000 physician customers. eRx NOW will be offered at no cost to users of NaviNet®, NaviMedix’s free web-based provider communications solution.
Allscripts
EHRs and Diabetic Guideline Non-Compliance
One study should practices with "EHRs" were less likely to follow Diabetes Guidelines than practices without EHRs.
From my review of the article, I could not find the names nor version numbers of the EHRs used by the practices.
This emphasizes the need to review with your medical societies and peers the features desired in an EHR before purchase.
Visit this Blog for lists of EHR educational seminars in your area.
Not all EHRs are made the same. SV
Annals of Family Medicine
One study should practices with "EHRs" were less likely to follow Diabetes Guidelines than practices without EHRs.
From my review of the article, I could not find the names nor version numbers of the EHRs used by the practices.
This emphasizes the need to review with your medical societies and peers the features desired in an EHR before purchase.
Visit this Blog for lists of EHR educational seminars in your area.
Not all EHRs are made the same. SV
Annals of Family Medicine
Monday, June 04, 2007
TEPR 2007 Awards Winners Dallas Texas
Many of you who attend TEPR may have missed the judging sessions.
The presenters did an excellent job of providing informative reviews of their products. Also available on these days were fine presentations on EHRs, RHIOs and Continuity of Care. Absent this year and hopefully scheduled for return was the TEPR EMR award.
I felt the Personal Health Records products raised as many questions as they answered.
Let us know what other categories you would like to see at TEPR.
If you attend TEPR, share your experiences. SV
The TEPR Awards 2007 selection process had two parts. Part 1 took place over the course of the past month when a panel of independent judges reviewed by the TEPR Awards Applications, scored each entry and selected the top three finalists for each category.
Part 2 took place on Saturday, May 19 and Sunday, May 20 when the finalists presented/demonstrated their solutions to the panel of judges. First, Second and Third Honors were then determined in each category. The TEPR Award honorees were officially recognized and announced at the TEPR 2007 Opening Session. (Note: Continuity of Care Awards for Implementors were determined by the Part 1 process only.)
The Medical Records Institute's TEPR Awards 2007 recognizes outstanding healthcare information system solutions in the following categories:
Document Imaging in Healthcare
1st Honors: Medical Communication Systems, Inc.
2nd Honors: BlueWare, Inc.
3rd Honors: e-MedRec by Holt Systems
Mobile Applications for Healthcare
1st Honors: PatientKeeper
2nd Honors: Medical Communication Systems, Inc.
3rd Honors: e-MDs, Inc.
Standalone e-Prescribing Systems
1st Honors: Purkinje
2nd Honors: Misys Healthcare
3rd Honors: Allscripts
Personal Health Records
1st Honors: CapMed
2nd Honors: Waiting Room Solutions
3rd Honors: Medical Communication Systems, Inc.
Hot Products in HIT
1st Honors: Phytel, Inc.
2nd Honors: Sage Software
Pediatric Awards
1st Honors: (TIE) Bond & Medical Communication Systems, Inc.
2nd Honors: e-MDs
3rd Honors: (TIE) Office Practicum & Practice Partner
Continuity of Care Awards for Vendors
1st Honors: (TIE) Medical Communications Systems, Inc. & e-MDs, Inc.
2nd Honors: Solventus
3rd Honors: Allscripts
Continuity of Care Awards for Implementors
1st Honors: New Orleans Health Department
2nd Honors: Pediatric Health Care at Newton Wellesley, MA
3rd Honors: (TIE) Northern Illinois Physicians for Connectivity &
Yuil Medical Center, Lawrence, MA
Many of you who attend TEPR may have missed the judging sessions.
The presenters did an excellent job of providing informative reviews of their products. Also available on these days were fine presentations on EHRs, RHIOs and Continuity of Care. Absent this year and hopefully scheduled for return was the TEPR EMR award.
I felt the Personal Health Records products raised as many questions as they answered.
Let us know what other categories you would like to see at TEPR.
If you attend TEPR, share your experiences. SV
The TEPR Awards 2007 selection process had two parts. Part 1 took place over the course of the past month when a panel of independent judges reviewed by the TEPR Awards Applications, scored each entry and selected the top three finalists for each category.
Part 2 took place on Saturday, May 19 and Sunday, May 20 when the finalists presented/demonstrated their solutions to the panel of judges. First, Second and Third Honors were then determined in each category. The TEPR Award honorees were officially recognized and announced at the TEPR 2007 Opening Session. (Note: Continuity of Care Awards for Implementors were determined by the Part 1 process only.)
The Medical Records Institute's TEPR Awards 2007 recognizes outstanding healthcare information system solutions in the following categories:
Document Imaging in Healthcare
1st Honors: Medical Communication Systems, Inc.
2nd Honors: BlueWare, Inc.
3rd Honors: e-MedRec by Holt Systems
Mobile Applications for Healthcare
1st Honors: PatientKeeper
2nd Honors: Medical Communication Systems, Inc.
3rd Honors: e-MDs, Inc.
Standalone e-Prescribing Systems
1st Honors: Purkinje
2nd Honors: Misys Healthcare
3rd Honors: Allscripts
Personal Health Records
1st Honors: CapMed
2nd Honors: Waiting Room Solutions
3rd Honors: Medical Communication Systems, Inc.
Hot Products in HIT
1st Honors: Phytel, Inc.
2nd Honors: Sage Software
Pediatric Awards
1st Honors: (TIE) Bond & Medical Communication Systems, Inc.
2nd Honors: e-MDs
3rd Honors: (TIE) Office Practicum & Practice Partner
Continuity of Care Awards for Vendors
1st Honors: (TIE) Medical Communications Systems, Inc. & e-MDs, Inc.
2nd Honors: Solventus
3rd Honors: Allscripts
Continuity of Care Awards for Implementors
1st Honors: New Orleans Health Department
2nd Honors: Pediatric Health Care at Newton Wellesley, MA
3rd Honors: (TIE) Northern Illinois Physicians for Connectivity &
Yuil Medical Center, Lawrence, MA
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