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Virtua Medical Group Selects GE Healthcare
GE Healthcare, a leading provider of healthcare information technology, has announced that Virtua Medical Group (VMG), a division of Virtua Health (Marlton, NJ) has expanded their relationship with GE, selecting Centricity® Business Advantage to host core revenue cycle management (RCM) functions for their employed physician practices.
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Hebrew Home of Greater Washington Partners with CDW Healthcare to Get the Word Out
A 99-year community institution, the Hebrew Home of Greater Washington provides quality and compassionate rehabilitation and long-term nursing home services to area residents in need. In fulfillment of its commitment to the community, Hebrew Home is dedicated to utilizing information technology solutions as a means of improving patient satisfaction and speeding the delivery of vital information to its caregiver staff.
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GE Healthcare IT Simplifies Processes for Physician Participation in Quality Initiative
GE Healthcare, a leading vendor of healthcare information technology, has announced an initiative to simplify physician participation in Medicare's Physician Quality Reporting Initiative (PQRI). GE Healthcare's Medical Quality Improvement Consortium (MQIC) quality data system was selected by the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services (CMS) as a reporting registry for the 2008 program. The initiative will streamline quality reporting for Centricity® EMR and Centricity Practice Solution customers that submit for eligible financial incentives through the MQIC registry.
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GE Healthcare Launches New Version of Centricity
GE Healthcare IT, a leading provider of healthcare information technology, has announced the general release launch of Centricity® Business version 4.3. This latest version of the GE Healthcare solution for revenue cycle management, patient access and managed care is designed to help drive efficiency and enhance services for academic medical centers, hospitals and hospital networks, and large practices in the United States. The new release is currently live at multiple Centricity Business customer sites.
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Initiate Systems Expertise in Health Information Exchange Shines at 5th NHIN Forum
Six Trial Implementations of the Nationwide Health Information Network (NHIN) demonstrated use cases at the 5th NHIN Forum last week include solutions from Initiate Systems, Inc. Initiate® software supports effective data sharing and knowledge through complete, trusted views of patients and providers.
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Puget Sound Family Physicians lends expertise to community practices
EMR implementations funded by regional medical center through Stark Relaxation Law
BARRINGTON, IL, December 10, 2008 - GE Healthcare IT, a leading provider of healthcare information technology, today recognized Puget Sound Family Physicians for its exemplary use of GE Centricity Electronic Medical Record (EMR) to extend the benefits of "going digital" to practices and patients in the greater Seattle area.
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BlueCross BlueShield Venture Fund and Sandbox Industries Announce Investment in Initiate Systems
BlueCross BlueShield Venture Partners is a newly formed $116-million fund to which 11 independent Blue Cross and/or Blue Shield companies have committed capital. The fund invests in technologies, products, and services in the U.S. healthcare industry that promote efficiency, lower costs, and improve options for consumers. In a unique partnership, the fund is managed jointly by representatives from the Association, the participating Blue Plans, and Sandbox Industries, a Chicago-based venture capital firm.
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GE Healthcare Customers Receive HIMSS Daview Awards for Excellence
GE Healthcare IT, a leading provider of healthcare information technology, has announced recognition by the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) for three Centricity® Electronic Medical Record (EMR) customers: Eastern Maine Medical Center, Cardiology Consultants of Philadelphia and Community Health Access Network. These organizations were awarded the prestigious HIMSS Nicholas E. Davies Award of Excellence for their demonstrated ability to promote the vision of electronic medical records through concrete results.
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Initiate Systems Fosters Collaborative Data Stewardship
Initiate Systems, Inc., a leader in master data management (MDM) solutions, has announced availability of the Initiate Master Data Service® platform v8.5, giving data stewards greater command over data governance and greater capabilities for resolving data issues quickly and efficiently across teams.
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Bronx Regional Health Information Organization Goes Live with Initiate Health Information Exchange
Initiate Systems, Inc., a leader in master data management (MDM) solutions and enterprise master person index (EMPI) software, has announced that the Bronx (NY) Regional Health Information Organization (RHIO), representing 80 percent of the providers serving the borough’s 1.36 million residents, has gone live with the Initiate® Health Information Exchange solution.
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Jan 07 2009
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Six Trial Implementations of the Nationwide Health Information Network (NHIN)…
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Feb 16 2009
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Written by Scott Koegler
Add us to your Safe Sender list: We want to…
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Feb 18 2008
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Written by Karen Corey
NextGen EMR (http://www.nextgen.com/) is a versatile, multi-module system that can…
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Apr 30 2010
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Written by Jennifer Flaten
Physicians frequently turn to clinical decision support software to help…
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