Top Inpatient EHR Vendors – 2013 Black Book Rankings
I think that most of you know how I feel about the various EHR ranking systems. They all have their issues, but they are another interesting data point in the search for the right EHR. Plus, the EHR...
View ArticleBest Of Breed Systems Lead In Battle For Meaningful Use Dollars
This week, Modern Healthcare published a very interesting analysis of ONC and CMS data on which vendors were used for Meaningful Use attestation. The results suggest that the battle for market...
View ArticleMeditech EHR Market Share
I recently got subscribed to the Navin, Haffty & Associates email newsletter. The title on their website claims they’re the “Largest and Most Respected MEDITECH consulting firm.” I’ll let you...
View ArticleRural Hospitals Catching Up In HIT Adoption
Historically, rural hospitals have lagged when it comes to health IT adoption. But according to at least one yardstick, the HIMSS EMR Adoption Model (EMRAM), rural facilities seem to have closed much...
View ArticleHospital EMR Buyer Loyalty May Be Shaky
When it comes to investing in enterprise software, just about any deal can turn sour. If you’re acquiring a mission-critical platform, there’s an even bigger risk involved, and the consequences of...
View ArticleCerner Tops List Of Hospital Vendors For Medicare EHR Incentive Program
Research from the ONC concludes that Cerner systems are in use by the most hospitals using certified technology to participate in the Medicare EHR Incentive Program. It’s interesting to note that this...
View Article46% of U.S. Physician Groups plan to join a Health Information Exchange (HIE)
Burlington, VT – HIMSS Analytics continues the series of strategic industry reports previously published by CapSite with the release of the 5th Annual U.S. Ambulatory Electronic Health Record (EHR)...
View ArticleCommonWell Announces Sites For Interoperability Rollout
The initial participating providers include Lake Shore Obstetrics & Gynecology (Chicago, IL), Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital (Elkin, NC), Maria Parham Medical Center (Henderson, NC), Midlands...
View ArticleCPSI to Acquire Healthland for $250 Million and Announces Expansion of Its...
MOBILE, Ala.–Computer Programs and Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:CPSI), a leading provider of healthcare information solutions to rural and community hospitals, today announced that it has entered into a...
View ArticleMy View of the 2015 Healthcare IT Job Market
2015 was a really tumultuous year for many in the healthcare IT market. That is especially true for healthcare IT consultants. I know many healthcare IT consulting companies that couldn’t make the...
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