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HIT News & Commentary from Inside Healthcare Computing

Update 7/1/10

Posted by catheihc on June 30, 2010

Vendor News:

eClinicalWorks announced that Arizona Integrated Physicians, a physician-owned organization, has chosen eClinicalWorks unified electronic medical records and practice management system for its approximately 600 physicians.

McKesson Corporation and IASIS Healthcare LLC announced an extension of their strategic relationship as IASIS plans to expand its use of healthcare information technology by completing its suite of McKesson Horizon Clinicals solutions. This latest expansion of IASIS’ healthcare information system includes physician documentation as well as computerized provider order entry (CPOE) and will be deployed across all 16 of the IASIS hospitals over the next 12 months.

Picis announced that Bayonne Medical Center, Bayonne, NJ, has successfully deployed Picis ED PulseCheck, part of its CareSuite family of high-acuity solutions, two months ahead of schedule.

Hoag Memorial Presbyterian Hospital, Newport Beach, California, has selected Medicity, Inc. as its partner to build a secure community-wide health information exchange (HIE). Hoag Hospital will deploy Medicity’s full suite of technology services, including ProAccess Community, MediTrust Cloud Services and the Novo Grid.

In the 6/28/10 Issue of Inside Healthcare Computing:

Physicians Use EMR to Improve Patient Outcomes

After spending the last two decades searching for an EMR, physicians at a small Los Angeles, CA area practice discovered a simple, low-cost solution that not only helps the office run more smoothly, but more importantly, lets them focus on patient outcomes.

Customers Weigh In on Allscripts-Eclipsys Merger

While industry analysts and competitors were weighing in on the recently announced Allscripts-Eclipsys merger, at Inside Healthcare Computing we were interested in hearing opinions from Allscripts and Eclipsys customers. Several end-users gave us their optimistic impressions, as well as expressed concerns over product and company integrations, and worries about possible effects on support and software development.

Regional Extension Centers Begin Efforts to Reach out to Providers

As the government moves slowly but inevitably toward a final definition of Meaningful Use, Regional Extension Centers (REC) across the country are launching plans to support eligible providers in their efforts to meet the criteria, secure incentives, and avoid penalties in 2015.

California Hospitals’ Privacy Penalties Provide Wake-up Call to Other Healthcare Systems Nationwide

Last month five California hospitals learned firsthand the financial consequences of medical privacy violations. On June 10, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) announced administrative penalties and fines totaling $675,000 after determining that the five facilities failed to prevent unauthorized access to confidential patient medical information.

Our Take: Having Your Vendor Acquired Is Rarely Good News

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