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McKesson


KLAS: EMRs' true costs are higher than expected

Industry News | Thursday, August 26 2010
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.
 

Texas facility deploys Corepoint interop technology

Contracts & Installations | Thursday, August 26 2010
OakBend Medical Center, of Richmond, Texas, has implemented Corepoint Health’s Corepoint Integration Engine to integrate its information systems.
 

Selberg named IHI's exec VP, COO

Executive Announcements | Tuesday, August 24 2010
Jeffrey D. Selberg will join the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) as executive vice president and chief operating officer, effective Sept. 1.
 

KLAS: RIS gains ground through interoperability, functionality

Industry News | Monday, August 23 2010
While RIS purchases traditionally have taken a back seat to EMR and PACS decisions, new products entering the RIS market and vendors expanding their EMR and PACS client bases with integrated technologies suggest that RIS are taking a renewed priority in purchasing decisions and being included in discussions surrounding meaningful use’s electronic information exchange requirements, according to a report from market research firm KLAS.
 

KLAS: Enterprise resource planning vendors don't have a leg to stand on

Industry News | Wednesday, August 11 2010
No enterprise resource planning (ERP) vendor overwhelmingly satisfies clients more than the others, but with so few options—and none performing well—migrating to a new vendor may not be worth the cost, according to a report published Aug. 11 by market research firm KLAS.
 

McKesson's Q1 income up 3%

Financial News | Sunday, August 01 2010
McKesson has reported that revenues for the first fiscal quarter, which ended June 30, were $27.5 billion compared to $26.7 billion a year ago.
 

Survey: 85% of providers in process of EHR implementation

Industry News | Wednesday, July 21 2010
EHR implementations are the top priority among healthcare IT professionals, with 85 percent indicating that they are either in the midst of an EHR project or plan to start one within the next 18 months, based on a survey from Embarcadero Technologies.
 

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.
 

CMIOs give meaningful use mixed reviews (Part Two in Two-Part Series)

Web Exclusives | Monday, July 19 2010
In Part 1 of our closer look at the final rules for meaningful use and EHR certification standards, CMIO’s Jeff Byers spoke with David Blumenthal, MD, chair of the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT. In Part 2, CMIOs weigh in with mixed reviews.
 

Wisconsin network connects enterprise with McKesson

Contracts & Installations | Friday, July 02 2010
McKesson has signed an agreement with ProHealth Care, a multi-facility system and provider of health services in Wisconsin, to replace multiple modality-based software applications with McKesson’s technologies for enterprise-wide medical imaging.
 

Iasis to deploy McKesson Horizon Clinicals suite

Contracts & Installations | Wednesday, June 30 2010
McKesson and Iasis Healthcare have extended their strategic relationship as Iasis plans to implement McKesson Horizon Clinicals tools for physician documentation and computerized physician order entry (CPOE).
 

KLAS: CVIS is dropping the ball

Industry News | Monday, June 28 2010
Thirty percent of respondents in a new report from research firm KLAS are considering replacing their cardiovascular information system (CVIS) software because of ongoing frustrations with product functionality and integration.
 

KLAS: Only 14% of U.S. providers achieve CPOE meaningful use

Industry News | Wednesday, June 16 2010
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.
 

Webinar: HITRC gearing up for RECs to 'convene and connect'

Web Exclusives | Thursday, May 27 2010
Written by Jeff Byers
The Health IT Resource Center (HITRC) structure to convene and connect regional extension centers (RECs) and the health IT industry also could set the stage for the REC itself to provide a common forum for providers in the service area, according to Melissa Rutala, MPH, director of the Arizona Health-e Connection Regional Extension Center, during a webinar hosted by healthcare nonprofit eHealth Initiative on RECs.
 

McKesson adds three community hospitals to EHR roster

Contracts & Installations | Wednesday, May 26 2010
Three community hospitals have chosen McKesson’s Practice Partner Patient Records EHR and practice management tool for their employed/affiliated physicians.
 

McKesson signs on four new practices for RMS solution

Contracts & Installations | Thursday, May 20 2010
Healthcare services and IT company McKesson has gained four new clients who have signed on for its Revenue Management Solutions (RMS) radiology billing and practice management offering.
 

Georgia provider selects Imprivata to secure McKesson EMR data

Contracts & Installations | Monday, May 17 2010
Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital in Albany, Ga., has chosen Imprivata to secure access to McKesson EMRs for its more than 4,000 users with Imprivata OneSign.
 

McKesson inks PACS deal with Ireland

Contracts & Installations | Thursday, May 13 2010
Kildare, Ireland-based Health Service Executive has entered into an agreement worth $50.27 million with Healthcare IT company McKesson for the implementation of a national integrated medical imaging system.
 

McKesson records higher net income, revenues for Q4, FY2009

Financial News | Tuesday, May 04 2010
McKesson has reported increased revenues and net income for the 2010 fourth quarter, as well as its fiscal year, compared with the 2009 fourth quarter and fiscal year.
 

KLAS: Better business intelligence requires models from outside healthcare

Industry News | Wednesday, April 28 2010
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.
 
Web Exclusives

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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