) December 11, 2008 -- ITelagen, innovative provider of one-stop, flat-fee healthcare information technology (IT) and support, today announced it has aligned itself with industry leader Allscripts to provide small to mid-sized physician practices with a complete healthcare IT solution - including a dedicated IT support staff. As the healthcare industry's One Stop Shop for EMRÔ (electronic medical records), ITelagen offers practices full turnkey implementation and support of Allscripts' MyWayä platform, giving smaller medical practices access to the same type of technology tools and efficiency enjoyed by much larger organizations.

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) September 9, 2009 -- HIT Systems announced today that they are now fully dedicated to Healthcare IT and have partnered with Aprima Medical Software to offer state of the art EHR and practice management software.

HIT Systems' transition has taken place so they can focus the entirety of their company's resources on providing quality solutions aimed strictly at the healthcare industry and its needs. This new commitment allows HIT Systems to better service their clients by offering solutions that cater specifically to the needs of the healthcare industry.

) April 30, 2009 -- iMedica Corporation, a leading developer of healthcare software solutions for medical practices, today announced a sales and marketing partnership with Doctors' Administrative Solutions (DAS), a Tampa, Florida-based company and 2009 Tampa Bay CEO Magazine "Tampa Bay 100, Most Influential Businesses in Tampa" honoree, wherein DAS will offer iMedica's Patient Relationship Manager™ (PRM 2009) and new

) December 4, 2008 -- ITelagen, Inc., innovative provider of one-stop, flat-fee healthcare information technology and support, today announced that New York City's Manhattan's Physician Group (MPG), the largest private multi-specialty, multi-practice medical group in Manhattan, has completed its implementation of an integrated Electronic Medical Record (EMR). Through the leadership efforts of the JHD Group and the MPG staff, ITelagen was instrumental to the success of this project.

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) October 12, 2009 -- ITelagen, Inc., innovative provider of one-stop, flat-fee healthcare information technology and support, announced it is bringing proven "insiders' expertise" to its electronic medical records (EMR) clients through the hiring of new Chief Healthcare Officer Joel Taylor. Taylor joins ITelagen in delivering its combination of EMR, hosting and billing services to practices and medical groups of all scopes and sizes, with affordable flat-percentage-based pricing.

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) October 6, 2008 -- Cielo MedSolutions, a provider of healthcare software and web applications, today announced a Preferred Business Affiliate agreement with TransforMED LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP). Through this relationship, Cielo MedSolutions' customers will have access to TransforMED's practice transformation services. In addition, TransforMED will encourage medical practices implementing a Patient-Centered Medical Home to use Cielo Clinic's integrated patient registry, clinical decision support and population management tools.

) October 21, 2009 -- Aprima Medical Software (originally iMedica), a leading developer of electronic health record (EHR) and practice management (PM) systems for medical practices, today announced its compatibility with Microsoft Windows 7 (32 and 64 bit PCs), due out for release on October 22nd. Aprima 2009 is fully compliant and tested with Microsoft's latest Windows release.

) June 10, 2009 -- iMedica Corporation, a leading developer of healthcare software solutions for physician practices, announced today that after more than two years of research and consideration, the Physicians' Organization of the University Medical Center at Princeton has chosen iMedica's electronic health record (EHR) and practice management (PM) solutions to recommend to its 500-plus member physicians.

) April 3, 2009 -- iMedica Corporation, a leading developer of healthcare software solutions for physician practices, announced today the launch of Transition™, a new electronic health record (EHR) and practice management (PM) system designed to eliminate long-standing implementation and cost barriers raised by physicians, as well as speed the adoption of EHRs within small- to medium-sized physician practices.

) September 16, 2009 -- Digital Healthcare, the Cambridge England and Wake Forest, NC based company that is recognized as the leading provider of care management systems for diabetes, celebrated their 10 year anniversary this month.

From its beginning as an image management and storage solutions provider for the UK Ophthalmology sector, the company has extended its product range and expanded into international territories. Digital Healthcare is now a leading software provider to the National Health Service in the UK, a major service supplier to US physicians and has solutions in use within some of the Worlds' leading Eye Institutions.

) October 8, 2009 -- MResult Healthcare and PatientOS announced today a new cost-effective solution for implementing Electronic Medical Records. Based on the open source healthcare information system PatientOS EMR and MResult Healthcare's Design, Build Validate methodology, this approach will allow healthcare institutions to implement tailored Electronic Medical Record systems for a fraction of the cost of traditional EMR systems.

) October 29, 2009 -- ATMP Consulting Group, a strategic IT company specializing in electronic medical record (EMR) standards, announced today a new service to help private practice physicians select, implement, and adapt IT solutions for electronic medical record alignment and compliance.

) October 13, 2009 -- Aprima Medical Software (originally iMedica), a leading developer of electronic health record (EHR) and practice management (PM) systems for medical practices, today announced a reseller agreement with Medical Reimbursement Management (MRM), a locally owned and operated medical billing company in Johnson City, Tennessee. The agreement will bring Aprima's award-winning EHR/PM software and MRM's medical billing expertise to physician practices in East Tennessee, Western North Carolina, and Southwest Virginia.

) August 13, 2009 -- Atlanta Women’s Specialists, the long-term Ob/Gyn practice affiliated with Northside Hospital, is leading the way as one of the first physicians’ offices in Georgia to provide patients with online access to personal medical records, a new but growing trend in practices across the United States. The practice also allows patients direct e-mail contact with their physician. This inclusive approach to care strengthens communication between doctors and patients and encourages patients’ participation in their own care.

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Saint John, N.B. – July 29, 2008 – When the Canadian government set up the not-for-profit Canada Health Infoway to lead the development of electronic health records across the country, the provinces jumped at the chance to get involved.
The idea was to support a safer, more efficient healthcare system, one that would reduce wait times, increase patient participation in health care, better manage chronic diseases, and improve access to care in remote and rural communities. The not-for-profit, federally funded organization jointly invests with every province and territory to accelerate the development and adoption of electronic health record projects in Canada .

) July 21, 2009 -- Medfusion, the leader in patient-to-provider online communication solutions, today announced that they have acquired Medem's iHealth suite of services for physicians and the iHealth Personal Health Record solution for patients.

) May 21, 2009 -- MxSecure, Inc., the nation's leading provider of transcription services to group practices, multi-specialty clinics and community health centers, announced today it will incorporate M*Modal's Conversational Documentation Services (CDS) and speech recognition technology into its client offerings.

) October 23, 2009 -- myemrchoice.com announced that they will continue to assist physicians in the task of EMR adoption with a newsletter named Doctors EMR Quarterly and the EMR Power Ranking. The new EMR planning resources will provide free, factual information surrounding Electronic Medical Record (EMR) adoption by physicians and assist doctors in selecting from hundreds of EMR systems.

) March 25, 2009 -- Kelly, Sloan, and Associates, LLC announces the launch of DOC Simple EMR. DOC Simple EMR is a full featured web-based Electronic Medical Record and Practice Management system designed for small to medium sized medical practices.

) March 30, 2009 -- iMedica Corporation, a leading developer of healthcare software solutions for physician practices, today announced the availability of its Patient Relationship Manager™ (PRM) 2009. PRM 2009 is the latest version of iMedica's award-winning Electronic Health Record (EHR) and Practice Management (PM) solution.

) April 6, 2009 -- Martha Jefferson Hospital, a community hospital serving the greater Charlottesville, Virginia area, has awarded a contract to 3M Health Information Systems for 3M™ VoiceScript™ Software, a comprehensive dictation management system designed to improve physician satisfaction. The hospital will use 3M VoiceScript in conjunction with 3M's complete speech recognition solution to streamline provider workflow, decrease transcription turnaround time, and improve documentation accuracy.

) April 1, 2009 -- ITelagen, Inc., innovative provider of one-stop, flat-fee healthcare information technology and support, today announced that Doug Petillo has joined the company's Board of Directors. Petillo, a seasoned director, investor and entrepreneur with deep domain knowledge and relationships in healthcare information technology, comes to ITelagen after ten successful years in venture capital where he focused closely on the company's target market.

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) December 15, 2008 -- Market research firm KLAS today released its annual rankings of the best-performing healthcare software and services vendors. Top-ranked companies in more than two dozen categories -- covering electronic medical records, cardiology systems, application hosting and many others -- have earned the 2008 Best in KLAS distinction, signifying their leadership in meeting customer expectations.

Based on evaluations submitted by thousands of healthcare providers throughout the United States and Canada, KLAS rankings measure a vendor's performance in areas like product quality, implementation, and service and support. A Best in KLAS award is reserved for the top-rated companies in a select group of the largest and most impactful market segments.

) May 27, 2009 -- Medfusion, the nation's leader in patient portals as ranked by KLAS, has responded quickly to physician practices by enhancing Medfusion's existing Symptom Assessment and Virtual Office Visit online patient communication solutions with an H1N1 Influenza (Swine Flu) screening.

) October 7, 2009 -- Aprima Medical Software (originally iMedica), a leading developer of electronic health record (EHR) and practice management (PM) systems for medical practices, today announced a strategic partnership with Intelligent Medical Objects (IMO®), a developer of medical vocabulary and corresponding software applications. Aprima will offer its physician practice customers code and terminology mappings, expanded search capabilities and IMO's vocabulary products, including IMO® Problem IT™ and IMO® Procedure IT™.

) January 6, 2009 -- ITelagen, Inc., innovative provider of one-stop, flat-fee healthcare information technology and support, today announced it has developed a customized platform to power Wellness 360's superior new health advocacy program (HAP), provided as a benefits service to employers and individuals. The Wellness 360 HAP provides consumers with an experienced "guardian angel" to help navigate the ever-growing complexities of the healthcare system when facing an illness or injury, whether their own or that of a family member.

) March 4, 2010 -- According to SDI’s Mobile & Social Media Study: Physicians’ Views of Emerging Technology, approximately 30% of physicians access medical information using a handheld device or smartphone. The most popular handheld device or smartphone is the Apple iPhone, with 31% of respondents owning one.

Not surprisingly, 95% of physicians who use handheld devices/smartphones download applications to access medical information. The most popular application reported is Epocrates, followed by Medscape and Skyscape.

) June 16, 2009 -- Today, HealthCare California announces it is the first home health agency in California to implement an industry leading, online service that answers the call from national leaders to utilize technology to improve health care. The home health software service, Agency Manager™, provides HealthCare California with a suite of online services that equips all nursing and administrative staff with real-time access to information at the point of care, reduces costs, improves efficiency and enhances communication across the continuum of care.

) November 3, 2009 -- Doctors don't learn how to start or run a medical practice in medical school, so it's not a surprise that many medical offices run inefficiently. Changes taking place in Washington will force physicians to learn more about the business side of medicine or face the economic pressures that have forced other businesses to close their doors. President Obama believes that overhauling the ailing health care system is vital for the nation's long-term economic stability. Astute Physician was created to help physicians meet this challenge. The website offers in-depth, educational articles on business, law, career, and lifestyle.

) July 23, 2009 -- With almost 20 billion dollars recently earmarked to encourage the adoption of the Electronic Health Record (EHR), The Health Story Project defined "meaningful use of the Certified (EHR)" in its testimony to the National Committee on Vital Health and Statistics' (NCVHS) public hearing in May. The key message; for the creation and exchange of standards-based clinical documentation "meaningful use" must encompass dictation and the detailed narrative. The outcome of this hearing will be submitted to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), along with the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC).

) April 8, 2009 -- MedTouch, the leading provider of interactive, web-based solutions for healthcare organizations, announced its recent partnership with Exeter Health Services to enhance their web presence and to implement its proprietary enterprise content management solution, ContentBridge.

"Exeter chose both our services and our software to take them to the next level of patient interactivity," said Paul Griffiths, CEO of MedTouch. "Our core competency is to serve healthcare organizations who understand that the success of integrated marketing campaigns depends on a strategic web presence to fully serve their constituencies, both in health and in crises."
   

) March 31, 2009 -- Applied Technology Holdings, Inc. (ATH) revealed it's plans today to develop a BodySensor™ and BodyBalance™ system from its new Digital Data Collection technology platform, for which the company has filed multiple patent applications. Based on a study from the New England Journal of Medicine, only 9 percent of the nation's hospitals have electronic health records, on a survey of nearly 3,000 hospitals. The study, financed by the federal government and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, is the most definitive measure to date of the use of computerized patient records by hospitals. The government-backed study found use of electronic health records to be far less prevalent than some earlier, less rigorous surveys had found.

) May 12, 2009 -- A new Webinar slated for May 28, 2009, makes the vital connection between health care information technology and the leading model for health care transformation: the patient centered medical home.

) November 25, 2008 -- CVCTA Education of San Francisco, the leading educational provider to physicians in the area of advanced imaging procedures, announced that it is expanding its popular CTA Training program to six new locations:

) October 8, 2008 -- CollaborateMD, a leading provider of Internet practice management and medical billing software for the healthcare industry, attributes 3rd quarter growth to their cost-effective hybrid Software as a Service (SaaS) model, which combines the convenience and flexibility characteristic of most browser-based applications with the speed and power found in many locally run Windows-based programs.

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) September 8, 2009 -- Epocrates, Inc., a leading provider of decision support solutions, released survey results exploring challenges facing today's nurses and the increasing role of technology use in hospitals and clinics across the nation.

) August 4, 2009 -- YASH Technologies, a leading enterprise business and technology outsourcing partner for global companies, announced today that the organization will adopt the Run SAP methodology. This best-in-class methodology for operations management will further support YASH's comprehensive SAP application management services for clients.

) April 6, 2009 -- In the nine months since the launch of Epocrates® software for the iPhone platform, more than 10 percent of physicians in the United States are already actively using it to improve patient care.

) June 30, 2009 -- Atlanta-based Jackson Healthcare (JH), is pleased to partner with Mission Predisan, a Christian, not-for-profit organization, to sponsor two, one week medical brigades to Honduras during 2009. Volunteer physicians, nurses and allied health professionals provide diagnostic and treatment services to the underserved around the world.

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"It was important for us to partner with an organization that operated within the same standards of excellence as JH," explained Chad Jackson, director of Jackson Healthcare Charities (JHC), the philanthropic arm of JH. "We have found that in Mission Predisan."

Atlanta Physicians’ Office is First in the Country to Incorporate a Complete Electronic System to Improve Patient Care (PRWeb Sep 1, 2009)

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