The EMR purchasing process has matured, there are fewer EMR pioneers and buyers are savvier; so today's EMR projects aren't likely to go way over budget, according to a report from healthcare market research firm KLAS. However, EMR customers may face unexpected costs down the line.
Eclipsys has logged a solid second quarter, which ended June 30, with quarterly revenues of $134.4 million, compared to $129.8 million for the second quarter of 2009.
Allscripts-Misys has announced robust financial results for the fiscal 2010 fourth quarter and fiscal year, which ended May 31.
Camden-Clark Memorial Hospital, a 273-bed community hospital located in Parkersburg, W.V., has signed a multimillion-dollar agreement with Eclipsys to support clinical and business goals.
Eclipsys’ Sunrise Enterprise 5.5 inpatient, ambulatory and emergency care EHR combination has earned premarket conditional certification for 2011 by the Certification Commission for Health Information Technology (CCHIT).
U.S. hospitals have a long way to go to reach the federal government’s proposed standard of entering at least 10 percent of orders electronically, according to a survey of computerized physician order entry (CPOE) systems from market research firm KLAS. The report found that only 14 percent of all U.S. hospitals have achieved the expected 10 percent CPOE level required for stage 1 of meaningful use.
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.
Cottage Health System of Santa Barbara, Calif., will use a combination of Eclipsys’ ambulatory and health information exchange (HIE) tools to support its eHealth Partnership initiative.
Unlike most segments of health IT, which are dominated by a handful of healthcare-focused vendors, the enterprise business intelligence technologies deployed at hospitals are more likely to come from general software companies like SAP and IBM, according to a report from healthcare research firm KLAS.
Health IT company Hyland Software has expanded its customer base for its OnBase enterprise content management software suite by three.
Robinson Memorial Hospital of Ravenna, Ohio, is activating Eclipsys’ Sunrise Enterprise integrated suite to transition from paper-based reporting to an EMR platform.
Health Care Systems (HCS) will join Eclipsys’ Helios application developer program, giving Eclipsys' clients the opportunity to update their medication reconciliation workflows without additional technologies.
Jefferson Regional Medical Center in Pine Bluff, Ark., will be the first Eclipsys client to deploy Sunrise Enterprise 5.5, Eclipsys' latest suite of integrated EHR software. The entire hospital will upgrade, and initial activation is scheduled for late April, Eclipsys said.
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.
The Methodist Hospital of Houston has selected Eclipsys' HealthXchange to connect its affiliated physician offices.
Clinical and revenue cycle and performance management software provider Eclipsys has formed a partnership with Rothman Healthcare Research that will allow the Santa Barbara, Calif.-based Rothman to build its Patient Condition Tracker software on the Helios by Eclipsys platform.
Nuance Communications unveiled its advancements in natural language processing (NLP) and its medical mobile apps for smartphones at HIMSS10 last week in Atlanta.
Eclipsys and Microsoft have signed an agreement to offer the market integrated health IT solutions designed for physicians, nurses and hospital administrators to gain insights from data aggregated from multiple clinical and financial systems across the hospital.
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.
The market for electronic medical record systems will exceed $5.4 billion in North America and $1.4 billion in Europe by 2015, according to a new report by Global Industry Analysts, a San Jose, Calif., market research firm.
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.”
