One more hospital making the transition. Also the rural and surrounding areas will be connected to the same system to enter chart information from their locations as well. The new system from Epic replaces older technology at Mercy called Meditech that only allowed for a partial electronic...
As the article states the use of the common standard of HL7 is going to be the solution, so some standards really work well and HL7 has been around for quite a while now and is coming in to focus. Some existing hospitals with Eclipsys might be in a better position to help subsidize physicians and...
Three hospitals in the system preparing to integrate and connect with Kaiser facilities, as they will more than likely be seeing a few of their patients. This process is being done through a 3rd party offering HL7 and other transformations such as text/HL7. This is taking 2 different medical...
The comment below from a vendor is interesting, as he comments on the fact that a physician can make an extra $125,000 in 5 years, well some family care practice doctors today in California would like to just be making that in one year, as all the recent contracts with insurance companies are getting...
With RFID technology, which most of us no doubt are somewhat aware of today, a hospital will have the ability to track staff, surgical instruments, Patients and much more with each person or item in possession of an RFID chip. Some of these services can be lifesaving too as not too long ago I wrote...
Moses Cone Health System, is a five hospital system based in North Carolina and is subsidizing the cost of electronic medical records for their physicians, with GE Centricity, 8 offices are already online. BD Moses Cone Health System expects to have an electronic medical record system in...
Amazing vote from the legislature to overturn the governor’s veto, not one vote against it. A bill extending hospital discounts to people without health insurance has become the law, after the legislature over-turned Gov. Rod Blagojevich's amendatory veto. There is also a cap of no more...
We may have thought scanning an identification card could really be convenient, this hospital chain will now allow you to check with with the palm of your hand. Video can be seen here. With all the concern about bacteria in hospitals, this seems to move the mark up one level with no touch...
This would add document management to the established services already sold by HealthPort. The selection of an electronic medical records system appears to be getting a little more confusing as time rolls on. BD Document imaging and management vendor HealthPort has acquired ChartOne...
A for profit now becomes a not for profit facility, and Tenet subsidiary sells it’s interest in joint venture with HCP. BD A Tenet subsidiary purchased the 245-bed Tarzana campus of Encino-Tarzana Regional Medical Center from HCP , and simultaneously sold it to Providence Health & Services...