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2006

Will CDISC Demo Drive Demand for EDC/EHR Integration?
Bio IT World, December 19, 2006
The “key idea” is to have a data-capture form appear on the computer screen in an EHR session. “If you have an EHR, it’s contorted to go to a different computer and a different application to enter data for a clinical trial when the data originates inside the EHR and that’s where you do [most of] your work.”

Improving Vision for Ophthalmology - A New Digital Partnership Announced
PR Web, November 11, 2006
The combination of our advanced EMR technology with their imaging provides a significant advantage to our clients. Digital Healthcare, Inc. is a well established player in the US healthcare market and already has hundreds of customers in the eye care marketplace," said Michael F. Buhler President of HCIT.

Wisconsin companies reach deal on electronic health records
Wisconsin Technology Network, October 17, 2006
With the combined products, patients and physicians will be able to view medical images such as X-rays, MRI scans, and cardiology exams, plus other content from a patient's existing personal health record.

Electronic Medical Records Key to Improving Health Care
The State Journal, September 28, 2006
Now imagine those ER doctors punching his name into a computer and accessing his electronic medical record, which tells them everything they need to know about their patient's medical history. The question mark is gone. In addition, repetitive or duplicative medical testing can be avoided because the record is available immediately.

High-tech Rx for hospitals
East Valley Tribune, August 20, 2006
Technology and innovation also offer the best hope for easing the ongoing conflict between health care providers and consumers over health care costs.

Docs hasten move to e-health records: CDC
Government Computer News, July 25, 2006
Nearly one in four physicians, or 23.9 percent, reported using full or partial electronic medical records in their office practice in 2005, a 31 percent increase from the 18.2 percent reported in 2001, the CDC said yesterday in the latest data from its National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey. CDC is an agency of the Health and Human Services Department.

In Move to Reassure Doctors, 20 EHR Products Are Certified
Computer World, July 24, 2006
The goals of the certification program are to reduce the risk of IT investment by physicians, ensure the interoperability of the products and protect the privacy of patient health information.

An Effective Electronic Health Records (EHR) Go-To-Market Strategy 'Begins With The End In Mind'
GEN News, June 23, 2006
Formulating an effective strategy for selling electronic health record (EHR) solutions to healthcare requires vendors to adopt a two-pronged approach, one that focuses on both short-term, immediate healthcare institution and vendor priorities in addition to educating and developing the market for further EHR penetration.

Tommy Thompson: America's Health Care System Will Collapse by 2013
Government Technology, May 15, 2006
"The number of people over 65 will more than double by mid century, and the number of those over 85 will quadruple." As a result, he said, society and government will focus more on aging, healthcare, transportation and mobility. And just as IT remade financial services, healthcare is poised for a similar transformation.

ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS IN ACADEMIC FAMILY MEDICINE PRACTICES: A TALE OF PROGRESS AND OPPORTUNITY
Annals of Family Medicine, March 2006
The Future of Family Medicine report called for an electronic health record (EHR) that assures integration of clinical information; provides decision-support based on evidence-based guidelines; generates chronic disease registries; tracks health maintenance interventions; and supports practice-based research and quality improvement activities.

New Research Guide for Selecting EMR/EHR Systems
PR Web, February 22, 2006
According to Jeffery Daigrepont, Principal at The Coker Group of Atlanta, GA and Editor of The Complete EMR Selection Guide, “Implementing an EMR is a challenge for any size organization. Deciding what vendor and system to purchase can be an overwhelming task. Risks are high, investment of time and money are high, and success with the EMR can be challenging and time consuming. In some cases, making the right EMR selection can be career-defining for a physician, office administrator or business manager.”

DrFirst to Provide Rcopia ePrescribing to N.C. Physicians
Carolina Newswire, January 17, 2006
"Electronic prescribing significantly simplifies the process and lets doctors check for adverse drug interactions or allergies at the point of prescribing, which improves patient safety and enhances efficiency. It also prompts consideration of generic drugs where appropriate, which will ultimately lower health care costs."

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