CMS Allowed To Create Incentives For Behavioral Health EHRs in a Bill Passed By Senate
The behavioral health information technology act is now headed to the house, where there is already a similar bipartisan legislation. Senate passed a bipartisan bill on Tuesday, which allows the Medicare and Medicaid centers to offer incentives for behavioral health providers who use EHRs. […]
Alibaba Ready To Inject Assets Into The Healthcare Unit
In a $1.4 Billion deal, Chinese e-commerce Company Alibaba Group Holding Ltd will invest few of its pharmacy assets in to a listed healthcare unit, said the firm in a statement made on May 29. Ali JK Nutritional Products Ltd, the company which uses Alibaba’s Tmall platform to sell medical products, healthcare devices, […]
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Team Epic Gives Important Instructions for a Successful Implementation
Before going live, there is months of preparation that is required for Epic’s installation. However, there still can be many challenges and issues during or after the implementation. The chief technology officer of uniprint, Mr. Fu, gathered information and discussed about the past experiences of successful implementations […]
Apple Health Record’s Beta Test Results Are Amazing
The new feature in the iPhone allows its users to download, customize, view and share their health records. KLAS enterprises hired companies that tested all the 12 beta delivery systems and they found out that, Tech giant Apple launches electronic health record, which is not only a marketing technique but has a great potential […]
VA Claims Finalizing Decision On EHR System Modernization Is A Priority
The acting CIO Scott Blackburn resigned last week and Secretary David Shulkin was fired by the President in March, 2018. According to the agency officials, the new leadership is “now firmly aligned” with the short-term priorities of the President, including Electronic Health Record modernization. […]
Elliott Seeks To Buy Athena At $6.46 Billion
New York hedge fund Elliott, led by billionaire Paul Singer, has announced that it made a takeover offer to Athnahealth that was all-cash in nature. The organization valued Athenahealth at a staggering $6.46 billion, but the online platform offering providers ease in managing their practices […]
DoD Seeks Metadata Management Expert To Assist With MHS Genesis
The Defense Health Agency mulls over applying new technology to manage the increasing clinical data it receives from its EHR modernization. The Defense Department’s migration to Cerner is going at a good pace and the Defense Health Agency (DHA) is gathering information […]
