revenue cycle management (RCM)

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Medsphere Introduces OpenVista Enterprise App for Smartphones and Tablets

Press Release | Medsphere | March 17, 2016

Medsphere Systems Corporation...today introduced Mobile OpenVista® Enterprise (MOVE). MOVE liberates OpenVista EHR data from the desktop and enables physicians and clinical staff to work more effectively and efficiently. MOVE provides secure, mobile, real time access to patient information—medications, allergies, problems, orders, documentation—anywhere a clinician has WiFi or cell coverage. Physicians can use MOVE at home to review medication orders. Nurses can use MOVE at the bedside to record information about a patient’s changing condition.

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Medsphere Systems Merges with MBS/Net

Press Release | Medsphere Systems Corporation , MBS/Net, Inc. | February 23, 2016

Medsphere Systems Corporation and MBS/Net, Inc., today announced the merger of the two companies, effectively adding MBS/Net’s ambulatory physician practice-oriented services and proprietary applications to Medsphere’s existing focus on affordable healthcare IT solutions and services for acute and inpatient behavioral health settings. Moving forward, MBS/Net will retain its name and operate as a division of Medsphere; the expanded company will now offer a broader menu of healthcare information technology (IT) solutions and services for integrated delivery networks and standalone physician practices...

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New To-Do Lists Loom For 'Post-EHR Era'

Mike Miliard | Healthcare IT News | January 30, 2014

As the electronic health record becomes "just another app," more and more providers are setting their sights on an array of complex future needs. IDC Health Insights' latest report sees big changes coming for care delivery in 2014 and beyond. Read More »

Practice HIT Expenses Skyrocket

Debra Beaulieu | FiercePractice Management | September 10, 2013

While coping with rising operating costs already tops most practices' lists of challenges, technology expenses are a leading driver of that strain, according to new research from the Medical Group Management Association. Read More »

Revenue Cycle Management

Mike Miliard | Healthcare IT News | May 20, 2013

You'd be forgiven for thinking revenue cycle management technology is a bit, well, boring. You'd also be wrong. The coming years are going to see some big changes in the way hospitals get paid, and the IT they use to track when and how they get paid is going to have to change as well. Read More »

Salesforce Introduces Salesforce Health Cloud -- Building Patient Relationships, Not Records

Press Release | Salesforce | September 2, 2015

Salesforce...today introduced Salesforce Health Cloud, empowering healthcare providers to go beyond health records and build stronger relationships with patients. Salesforce Health Cloud is a cloud-based patient relationship management solution that enables providers to gain a complete view of the patient with integrated data from electronic medical records (EMRs), wearables and more; make smarter care decisions; engage with patients across their caregiver networks; and manage patient data.

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South Africa’s Areta Health Selects Medsphere Healthcare IT Solutions

Press Release | Medsphere, Areta Health | September 20, 2017

Medsphere Systems Corporation, the leading provider of affordable and interoperable healthcare information technology (IT) solutions and services, today announced that the company has reached an agreement with South Africa’s Areta Health for comprehensive support of the organization’s hospital network. The contract covers Areta Health’s Specialist Day Hospital (SDH) system spread throughout South Africa. The hospitals, in turn, anchor an integrated health network with remote clinics and in-home monitoring that allow patients to heal at home without sacrificing attentive care...

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State Insurance Exchanges: Hospital IT's Next Challenge

Ken Terry | InformationWeek | September 26, 2013

As state insurance exchanges take hold, hospital IT departments must figure out how to keep up with patients' insurance eligibility, health status and benefits in fluid environment. Read More »

Struggling Hospitals Hold Off On Population Health, Analytics

Jennifer Bresnick | Health IT Analytics | June 18, 2014

Eighty-four percent of financially insecure hospitals are putting off investments in population health management and clinical analytics infrastructure, says a new survey by Black Book Rankings, focusing instead on improving revenue cycle management (RCM) and trimming waste to reduce their financial vulnerabilities...

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The IT Haves And Have-Nots Of Healthcare Providers

Anthony Brino | Medical Practice Insider | November 4, 2014

A rift is cracking open between smaller health systems, the proverbial “have nots,” and large highly-capitalized hospital systems.  For those have nots, financial sustainability continues to be a struggle as IT costs pull more resources from other priorities, including investments in financial software, emerging patient care technologies and capital improvements, according to a new report from Black Book...

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WELL Health Expands Virtual Care, Acquires CognisantMD

Press Release | WELL Health Technologies Corp. | December 2, 2021

WELL is pleased to announce the acquisition of CognisantMD whose Ocean platform includes a full suite of virtual patient engagement tools, including online appointment booking, secure messaging, appointment reminders, and digital forms as well as in-clinic check-in kiosks and tablets. Each month, Canadians complete over 800,000 patient engagements with their healthcare providers using Ocean's digital tools. Ocean has built unparalleled interoperability, with integrations into over 18 EMRs, Electronic Health Records  (EHRs), and provincial healthcare assets and third-party technology platforms using industry-leading open standards including HL7 FHIR5.

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ZH Healthcare Releases New Electronic Health Solution (EHS), Becomes Provider’s Answer to Health IT

Press Release | ZH Healthcare | January 14, 2015

ZH Healthcare (ZH), a leading provider of open source Health IT solutions, announced today the release of BlueEHS, the first ever Electronic Health Solution (EHS). Developed to offer an alternative to existing Electronic Health Records (EHRs), BlueEHS is a Freemium Software as a Solution (SaaS) product that offers expanded functionality, malleability and customization that have received raving endorsements from medical providers who have tested the product around the world.

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