By Amanda Patanow on
11/25/2008
Edward Hospital & Health Services, a regional healthcare provider in Naperville, Ill. , is developing a hospital-based community model that will connect its physicians electronically.
"We believe Allscripts will help Edward provide a seamless connection to critical patient information along the entire continuum of care," said Pam Davis, president and chief executive officer of Edward."Our goal is to develop a hospital-based community model under which Edward Hospital and all of our staff physicians are able to connect electronically to provide truly integrated care for our 250,000 patients."
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By Amanda Patanow on
11/23/2008
Physicians and other eligible professionals who adopt and use qualified e-prescribing systems to transmit prescriptions to pharmacies may earn an incentive payment of 2 percent of their total Medicare allowed charges during 2009.
The incentive is in addition to a 2 percent incentive payment for 2009 for physicians who successfully report measures under the Physician Quality Reporting Initiative (PQRI), and both incentive payments are in addition to the 1.1 percent fee schedule update required by the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008, which adds up to a 5.1 percent boost.
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By Amanda Patanow on
11/20/2008
A new study makes the bold claim that widely adopted personal health records could save the U.S. health care system more than $19 billion annually after expenses.
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By Amanda Patanow on
11/17/2008
The Center for Community Health Leadership hosted this Online Executive Forum on November 7, 2008. The stimulating dialogue between Glen Tullman, CEO, Allscripts & Newt Gingrich, Founder, Center for Health Transformation, and the enthusiastic response of participants underscore the importance of finding productive solutions for the challenges facing healthcare professionals today.
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By Amanda Patanow on
11/14/2008
Widespread adoption of interoperable personal health records could save the U.S. health care system more than $19 billion annually after expenses, according to a new study from the Center for Information Technology Leadership at Partners Healthcare System in Boston, Health Data Management reports.
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By Amanda Patanow on
11/12/2008
As the credit crunch threatens to throw the economy into a deep slump, Americans are already cutting back on health care, a sector once thought to be invulnerable to recession. Spending on everything from doctors' appointments to preventive tests to prescription drugs is under pressure.
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