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Health information technology systems developer Cerner Corp. went mall shopping for another corporate office complex, but is waiting on tax breaks from local government before it goes through with the deal.
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Four healthcare systems and technology giant IBM have joined the Premier healthcare alliance in a data analytics venture, making the second announcement this week of healthcare providers going in with a big-data partner.
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Even as the Truman Medical Centers system in Kansas City, Mo., received recognition for achieving the highest levels of information technology adoption, President and CEO John Bluford was also exploring a low-tech approach to improving his community's health: opening a grocery store.
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Epic Systems Corp. sits atop a heap of more than 400 developers of complete electronic health-record systems for ambulatory-care physicians and other eligible professionals who have received federal EHR incentive payments, federal data shows.
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Epic Systems Corp. and Meditech have the most customers receiving federal electronic health-record system incentive payments in the two key categories for hospital systems, federal data show.
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When thousands of Gulf Coast residents fled Hurricane Katrina, many of their paper-based medical records were soaked or blown to the winds. Ever since, proponents of electronic health-record systems and health...
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A coalition of five electronic health-record developers created a buzz and a controversy last month when they announced they were forming the CommonWell Health Alliance to promote health information exchange.
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Four developers of electronic health-record system are in a tight battle to become the most popular developer of complete, inpatient EHR systems that hospitals use to achieve meaningful use and receive Medicare EHR incentive payments, an analysis of federal program data shows.
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Health information technology giant Cerner Corp. has acquired Labotix Automation, effective March 18.
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Where's Epic? In his keynote address Tuesday, cardiologist and healthcare information technology futurist Dr. Eric Topol asked that question.
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