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Allscripts-Misys Healthcare Solutions


Allscripts reports strong Q4, FY10 results

Financial News | Thursday, July 22 2010
Allscripts-Misys has announced robust financial results for the fiscal 2010 fourth quarter and fiscal year, which ended May 31.
 

KLAS: Homecare-specific vendors have market edge

Industry News | Wednesday, July 21 2010
For home health agencies, homecare-specific vendors' focus and attention generally outweigh the potential for integration with an enterprise vendor's EMR, according to a KLAS report.
 

San Diego health system connects with Allscripts

Contracts & Installations | Friday, July 16 2010
Sharp HealthCare has selected the Allscripts Community Record, provided in partnership with health IT company dbMotion, to deliver connectivity across its San Diego-based health system.
 

Pennsylvania Group selects Allscripts EHR

Contracts & Installations | Monday, July 12 2010
Central Penn Management Group (CPMG), a management services organization in Central Pennsylvania, has selected the Allscripts EHR for Physicians Alliance Limited, a 120-provider, independent multispecialty group that CPMG manages.
 

New leadership at HIMSS EHR Association

Executive Announcements | Wednesday, June 16 2010
The Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) EHR Association has elected Carl Dvorak as its new chairman and Charles Jarvis as its new vice chair, along with executive committee election results based on voting by the full membership during May and June.
 

Allscripts, Eclipsys to merge for $1.3B

Top Stories | Wednesday, June 09 2010
Allscripts, a provider of clinical software, information and connectivity technologies for physicians, and Eclipsys, a provider of systems and services for hospitals and clinicians, have signed a definitive agreement to merge in an all-stock transaction valued at approximately $1.3 billion.
 

IntelliDose chemo management to be integrated into Allscripts EHRs

Partnerships & Alliances | Friday, May 28 2010
Allscripts will integrate IntrinsiQ's IntelliDose chemotherapy management tool into its EHR product suite as a new offering for physician practices.
 

Jeff Surges appointed to Merge's board of directors

Executive Announcements | Monday, May 10 2010
Merge Healthcare has appointed Jeff Surges to its board of directors.
 

KLAS: One-third of EMR purchases are to replace existing systems

Industry News | Wednesday, April 07 2010
Nearly a third of providers planning an EMR purchase are replacing an existing program, according to a new report from healthcare research firm KLAS. When it comes to choosing an EMR, physician practices are considering an ever-increasing number of software vendors, KLAS found.
 

Survey: No clear EMR market leader

Industry News | Tuesday, February 23 2010
Despite the presence of heavy hitters such as IBM, 3M and Dell, no single company owns the EMR market, according to a report from Kalorama Information.
 

Panel: Health IT adoption starts at the local level

Industry News | Thursday, January 21 2010
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer predicted that the healthcare industry will be positively transformed by technology during a recent Nashville Healthcare Council panel discussion on the future and current state of health IT.
 

Grassley probes 31 providers on health IT deployments

Top Stories | Wednesday, January 20 2010
Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, has sent letters to 31 U.S. hospitals asking about their experiences in implementing health IT under the $19 billion American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA). He is seeking to ensure the “effective and efficient use of taxpayer money” in implementing health IT, such as computerized provider order entry systems and EHRs.
 

KLAS: EMR software will help providers meet meaningful use standards

Industry News | Wednesday, January 06 2010
Ambulatory EMR software will enable approximately 85 percent of healthcare providers to meet the Health IT Policy Committee’s proposed 2011 meaningful use standards, according to a report issued by KLAS, a healthcare market research firm.
 

KLAS: Merger frustrates Allscripts and Misys customers

Industry News | Tuesday, November 17 2009
Health IT developer Allscripts' customer rapport has dwindled following its merger last year with Misys, according to a report from market research firm KLAS.
 

DecisionOne to support Allscripts' clients

Partnerships & Alliances | Wednesday, November 11 2009
Technology support services company DecisionOne has forged a hardware maintenance agreement with the EHR provider Allscripts.
 

Grassley probes 10 health IT companies about software

Top Stories | Wednesday, October 28 2009
Ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, has sent a letter to 10 health IT companies requesting consumer complaint information about their health IT products.
 

Iowa Health System, Allscripts create e-prescribing network

Contracts & Installations | Thursday, October 15 2009
Iowa Health System and Allscripts have launched a new partnership this week called ePrescribe Iowa--an initiative attempting to convert a majority of the state’s physicians from paper prescriptions to e-prescribing.
 

Allscripts’ revenues surge in Q1

Financial News | Thursday, October 01 2009
Healthcare software and services provider Allscripts-Misys Healthcare Solutions saw revenues surge to $164.9 million in its fiscal first quarter (ending Aug. 31), up from $92.8 million reported in the same period a year ago.
 

N.Y. provider invests $400M for EHR initiative

Top Stories | Monday, September 28 2009
The North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System is subsidizing up to 85 percent of implementation and operation costs for an EHR system in the offices of its more than 7,000 affiliated physicians in New York City and Long Island—part of a $400 million investment to automate inpatient and outpatient records in all medical settings, including 13 hospitals.
 

Allscripts, VITL form alliance

Partnerships & Alliances | Friday, September 25 2009
Vermont Information Technology Leaders (VITL), a non-profit organization facilitating the expanded use of health IT in Vermont, and Chicago-based healthcare IT developer Allscripts intend to enter a strategic alliance.
 
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Feature: U.S. needs national strategy to curb imaging overutilization

Medical imaging overutilization--a growing concern in the U.S.--exposes patients to unnecessary radiation, while also adding to rising healthcare costs, according to a study published online Aug. 24 in Radiology. In an interview, William R. Hendee, PhD, lead author, reviewed various methods by which medical imaging could be curtailed.

Radiology: Prelim study shows CE breast CT outperforms CT, mammo

Dedicated contrast-enhanced (CE) breast CT delivered significantly improved conspicuity of malignant breast lesions, including ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS), compared with unenhanced breast CT and mammography, according to a study published in the September issue of Radiology.

Radiology: Rad role may evolve as image-guided biopsies trend up

CT, ultrasound and MRI have helped shift biopsy techniques away from more invasive approaches toward image-guided percutaneous techniques, according to a study published in the September issue of Radiology. The trend toward less-invasive approaches translates into enhanced safety and efficiency and could lead to more interaction between patients and radiologists.

CMS Webinar: Incentive payments to offset EHR adoption, not reimburse

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) EHR incentive payments are not considered reimbursement for money expended on EHR technology, but are intended to offset the cost associated with adoption and ongoing meaningful use, according to CMS during an Aug. 12 webinar.

CMS webinar: Eligible professionals can expect EHR incentives in 2011

Funding incentives for EHR use is the main goal of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' (CMS) meaningful use initiative, and there are incentive programs for both hospitals and eligible professionals, according to Elizabeth Holland, health insurance specialist at the Department of Health and Human Services, who spoke during a CMS-sponsored webinar Aug. 8.

Webinar: Stage 1 of meaningful use is for quality reporting acclimation

Stage 1 requirements for meaningful use incentives aim to strike a balance between the overall goal of EHR use and widespread adoption, while avoiding added work, said Jonathan Teich, MD, PhD, chief medical informatics officer at Elsevier Health Services, during a HIMSS webinar titled “Meaningful Use: Safety and Quality of Care.”

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