From the Top is a Q&A with key executives in the medical technology sectors. This interview is with Tom C. Dorsett, President of Healthcare Solutions, Vemics Inc. Read more...

The medical business isn’t what it used to be. The pressures on doctors are steadily bearing down, all but crushing the independent practice out of existence and stifling the aspirations of larger firms. “Physicians have a fairly depressing view of medicine,” says Dr. Thomas Handler, a physician himself who is now an analyst at Gartner Research. ”Sixty-percent in a recent poll said that if they could turn back the clock, they wouldn’t be a doctor at all. Thankfully, technology has the potential to relieve some of that pressure and depression.” Read more...

The Certification Commission for Healthcare Information Technology (CCHITSM) has announced that McKesson’s Practice Partner 9.2.1 software is CCHIT CertifiedSM and meets the Commission’s ambulatory electronic health record (EHR) criteria for 2007. Ambulatory EHRs are designed for physician offices and clinics where most Americans get their healthcare. Read more...