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Allscripts To Feature Microsoft Azure-Powered EHR At HIMSS 2018

The EHR software vendor also plans on bringing new client-facing tools along with the recently-acquired technologies from Practice Fusion and McKesson to the show floor....

By Kelly Anderson | February 19th, 2018 Read More >
Advocate Health Care Announces An Epic Switch

After its merger announcement with Aurora Health Care, Advocate Health Care announces that it will replace its current mix of Allscripts, Cerner and eClinicalWorks EHR...

By Kelly Anderson | February 12th, 2018 Read More >
Who Are The New Payers In Healthcare? Patients!

The Revenue Cycle leader at TransUnion Healthcare believes the patients to be the new payers in healthcare. Jonathan Wiik, revenue cycle leader at TransUnion Healthcare,...

By Kelly Anderson | February 12th, 2018 Read More >
Elekta Collaborates With IBM Watson Health To Provide AI Capabilities To Oncology

Swedish oncology Health IT vendor Elekta has announced that it will be collaborating with IBM Watson Health, industry leader in artificial intelligence, to provide Watson...

By Kelly Anderson | February 7th, 2018 Read More >
Veteran Affairs To Pause Cerner EHR Over Interoperability Issues

The agency contracted MITRE to perform an assessment and is pooling comments and recommendations for a final report due at the end of this month,...

By Kelly Anderson | February 6th, 2018 Read More >
Apple Poised To Launch Health Records App Featuring HL7’s FHIR Specifications

After numerous months of rumors, tech giant Apple has finally announced that it will be launching a personal health record (PHR) feature with its iOS...

By Kelly Anderson | January 25th, 2018 Read More >
Stjepan Tot Estate Sues eClinicalWorks Sued For Nearly $1 Billion

Prominent EHR vendor eClinicalWorks is now facing a class-action lawsuit that revolves around the inaccuracy of their medical record software. The lawsuit alleges that patients...

By Kelly Anderson | November 22nd, 2017 Read More >
Epic Sued Millions In Anesthesia Over Billing

Epic Systems has been reportedly hit with a serious False Claims Act suit which claims the Healthcare IT giant’s billing system double bills the government...

By Kelly Anderson | November 10th, 2017 Read More >
Cyber Attack Costs Global Pharma Giant $135 Million

Due to the virus, Merck received a reduced third-quarter revenue due to the virus causing temporary production shutdown and lost sales in certain markets. A...

By Kelly Anderson | November 3rd, 2017 Read More >
Top EHR Trends Practices Need to Look Out for in 2017

EHRs have evolved over the years. A decade ago, almost nine out of ten healthcare providers in the U.S. were managing patient’s health records by...

By Kelly Anderson | October 31st, 2017 Read More >