Acute Care news from FierceEMR
NewsARRA fueled doubling of 2009 EMR sales
Fueled by the prospect of federal incentive payments courtesy of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, sales of acute-care EMRs to large hospitals nearly doubled in 2009, according to health IT Read more...
Cost of EMR ownership often much higher than expected
Surprise, surprise! Even as buyers have grown more savvy and able to find a cost-effective EMR, the true cost of ownership of an acute-care EMR often is far higher than expected, KLAS Enterprises Read more...
Sutter accelerates $400 million EMR installation
Sutter Health is accelerating its $400 million project to install an inpatient Epic Systems EMR in all 26 of its hospitals in Northern California, nearly two-and-a-half years after slowing down the Read more...
KLAS: Hospital EMR sales slowed in 2008, but now trending up
These are Epic times for clinical information systems, as the Verona, WI, EMR vendor won nearly 40 percent of new acute care EMR sales in the U.S. and Canada last year, according to research firm Read more...
| Press ReleasesHospitals, Healthcare Providers to Benefit from a New Premier Agreement for Near Patient TestingCHARLOTTE, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The Premier healthcare alliance today announced a new agreement for near patient testing clinical chemistry/immunoassay has been awarded to bioMerieux, Inc. of Read more >> New Technology Revolutionizes Disinfection Method to Reduce Spread of Deadly “Superbugs” in Medical FacilitiesBio-Intervention Specialists Offers a New Approach for Terminal Disinfection DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Hospital-acquired infections are one of the largest challenges affecting both the safety of Read more >> Oncology Assessment and Management Solutions from MedAssets Deliver Medication Cost-Containment StrategiesApplication of Company’s Procurement, Revenue Cycle, Clinical Resource and Operational Assessment Solutions to Support Hospital-Affiliated Oncology Centers ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- MedAssets Read more >> EmCare Announces Acquisition of Acute Surgical Care SpecialistsDALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- EmCare, Inc., (EmCare) today announced that it has acquired the management services company of Acute Surgical Care Specialists, PLL (Acute Surgical or the Company). Based in Read more >> Research and Markets: Case Study in Bundled Payments: The Baptist Health System ExperienceDUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/f0b540/case_study_in_bund) has announced the addition of the "Case Study in Bundled Payments: The Baptist Read more >> |
