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2007

RCMP asks B.C. to withhold results of audit
The Canadian Press, December 10, 2007
The government audit was ordered last summer after an e-mail was discovered where the former assistant deputy minister of health Ron Danderfer asked about a $10,000 cheque from health contractor Dr. Jonathan Burns.

Study: $500M investment in health technology could save $1B
Portland Business Journal, November 5, 2007
Health technology adoption exacts big up-front expenditures by medical groups, but a study released this week reveals that investing $500 million into digitizing health care would amount to savings of between $1 billion and $1.3 billion annually in Oregon.

Tampa Bay gets $3 million for health technology
Tampa Bay Business Journal, November 1, 2007
The Bay area is the second community, following New Haven, Conn., to receive grants of electronic health record software from the center, an organization sponsored by Misys Healthcare Systems, according to a release.

Peoples Financial Corporation Net Income Exceeds $11 Million for 2007
Earthtimes, October 15, 2007
Noteworthy Medical Systems, Inc., is a privately held company founded in 1997 that produces the market's only electronic health records (EHR) with 100% provider adoption. NoteworthyEHR exclusively features Intelligent Template Technology(TM) and CARE(TM), which work in tandem to provide the most reusable, easily reportable data of any EHR. NoteworthyEHR is in the Top 20 list of recommended EHRs by "Physicians EHR"......

Utah Practice Follows Costly First Electronic Medical Records System with Successful Switch to ChartLogic EMR
PRWeb, September 21, 2007
The return on investment was immediately evident as Peak transcription costs were all but eliminated following ChartLogic's installation. "Prior to ChartLogic EMR, transcription costs averaged about $2,500 per month," Prusse said. "With the EMR, transcription costs have decreased to about $200 per month. Savings in transcription services alone more than pays for our cost for ChartLogic EMR."

Costly electronic records a barrier for doctors
Times Argus, August 19, 2007
The cost of these electronic health records systems is a major barrier for physician practices, especially smaller ones serving the more rural parts of the state. The recently released Vermont Health Information Technology Plan estimates that the cost of acquiring such a system is $32,000 per physician, with another $10,000 per year in maintenance, support and other costs.

Hospital E-Record Systems Pay for Themselves
Washington Post, July 12, 2007
Despite many hospitals' reluctance to make the investment, installing an electronic medical records system pays for itself in less than two years, a new study finds.

State nets $1M for electronic medical records
Sacramento Business Journal, June 19, 2007
The California Regional Health Information Organization will receive $1 million to build an electronic medical records system in the state, State Treasurer Bill Lockyer said Tuesday.

DHC 2007: Controlling health IT costs the key to capturing value
Wisconsin Technology Network, May 16, 2007
The desire to keep up with the Joneses, and have the latest in health information technology, contributes to exploding health IT costs. As the industry moves toward greater adoption of electronic medical records and other health IT, American healthcare costs are estimated to be 16.5 percent of the Gross Domestic Product.

NYC buys Mass. firm's medical records system
The Boston Globe, April 16, 2007
New York City today will confirm that it has a $19.8 million contract to buy electronic medical records software systems from eClinicalWorks of Westborough and distribute them to 1,300 clinicians who treat the disadvantaged.

Bluegate Reports 2006 Results: Revenues Up 49%
Insurance News Net, March 27, 2007
Bluegate Corp. (OTCBB:BGAT) the nation's premier provider of outsourced healthcare IT solutions, professional technology consulting services and Medical Grade Network(R), announced improved financial results for the year ended December 31, 2006, with annual sales increasing approximately 50%.

Nightingale reports record revenues for the third fiscal quarter & accelerates organic growth
CNW Group, February 8, 2007
"Our long-term strategy to build the business is focused on increasing the number of physicians and healthcare providers on our technology platform, and we are pursuing this goal through organic and acquisitive growth activities."

Doyle seeks $30M for e-medical record adoption
Wisconsin Technology Network, January 25, 2007
Doyle, speaking at the east clinic of Dean Health Systems in Madison, made the announcement in advance of his “State of the State” address. In that speech, Doyle is expected to outline key initiatives that will be part of his 2007-09 budget proposal.

 

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