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Report: Physician practice adoption of EHRs to reach 80% by 2016
Physician practices will move from a 25 percent adoption rate of electronic health record technology in 2009 to more than 80 percent adoption by 2016, according to a new report from IDC Health
Study adds credence to physician practice quality tracking
While some contend that the benefits of tracking physicians' quality of care have thus far been "more accepted than studied," the Wisconsin Collaborative for Healthcare Quality, started by a group of
Ambulatory EHR market predicted to hit $3B by 2013
The physician practice market, not expectedly, appears to be accelerating in terms of terms of purchases of electronic health record (EHR) systems, according to a report from the research firm,
Practice outlines real-time costs of installing EHRs
While there is no doubt that it will take much time and money to install electronic health records (EHRs) in physicians' offices, the question remains: How much will it all ultimately cost? A new
MedLink acquires MedAppz
Consolidation continues in the crowded but maturing EHR market. This week, MedLink International, a New York-based ambulatory EHR vendor, announced the acquisition of MedAppz, of Wichita, Kan., which
EHR adoption jumps for hospital-owned practices
Proving once again that there is no single, reliable way to determine true EHR adoption rates, research firm SK&A reports that 38.7 percent of medical offices in the U.S. have EHRs, up from 36.1
MGMA: EHRs improve the bottom line for physician practices
Independent physician practices can earn nearly $50,000 per full-time-equivalent physician with an EHR than those still stuck in the paper world, the Medical Group Management Association reports. The
Surescripts expanding into HIE with investment in Kryptiq
Electronic prescribing network Surescripts is expanding into full-fledged health information exchange with an undisclosed investment in clinical messaging service provider Kryptiq, of Beaverton, Ore.
Physicians in sight of retirement face a tough choice about EMR adoption
Medicare penalties for not adopting EMRs kick in starting in 2015, and are scheduled to reach 5 percent by 2019 for the true holdouts. But what of the many physicians within five to eight years of
Vendor Practice Fusion: Consumers want fast access to their medical records
Maybe consumers are more savvy about health information than many pundits give them credit for. Of all their concerns about medical records, the most prevalent is being able to access their own
