Document Management


Document management systems enable health care providers to append paper documents to electronic systems by scanning and indexing them. Document management systems are in wide use in the industry, and this section is devoted to their effective utilization.


Health I.T. Vendor Round-up: TigerText, MRO, meridianEMR, Anthelio

Joseph Goedert | Feb 08
New funding, client wins, mobile computing initiatives and a consulting gig are among recent announcements from health information technology vendors.
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EHR

AHIMA Readies its ICD-10 Summit

Joseph Goedert | Feb 07
The American Health Information Management Association will again hold its annual ICD-10 Summit, April 16-17 in Baltimore.
Coding
EHR

EHR Game Changer Makes I.T. Fit the Clinician

Greg Gillespie | Feb 01
It's not easy for electronic records to follow anesthesiologists, but this chief medical officer wouldn't take no for an answer.
EHR
Group Practices

Information Governance: The Essential Accountability Wrapper

Linda Kloss | Feb 01
Building on the foundational concepts in "Stress Testing Health Information Management and Governance" (January edition, p. 42), this article kicks off a series of "getting specific" discussions on information governance and the building blocks of enterprise information management.
Policy & Regulation
EHR

HIT Vendor Round-up: New Client Wins

Joseph Goedert | Jan 30
A number of health information technology vendors have announced new customer wins in recent days.
Revenue Cycle Management
Hospitals

New Name, COO for MedQuist

Joseph Goedert | Jan 24
Medical transcription services and software vendor MedQuist Holdings Inc. has changed its name to M*Modal, the name of the speech recognition and natural language processing firm it acquired in August 2011.
Hospitals
Health Analytics

MedPlus Subsidizing PPM/EHR by 85 Percent

Joseph Goedert | Jan 23
The MedPlus subsidiary of Quest Diagnosis is offering its Web-based, integrated physician practice management/electronic health records system for less than $100 per physician per month for 10 to 23 months for practices that sign up during 2012.
EHR
Group Practices

Greenway, HealthPort Making Financial Moves

Joseph Goedert | Jan 20
While physician software vendor Greenway Medical Technologies is on the cusp of going public, health information management company HealthPort is seeking a buyer, according to published reports.
Vendor News
EHR

Does the Best Information Worker Arrive by Nature or Nurture?

Jim Ericson - Information Management magazine | Dec 15
I've been following an interesting dialog over at our sister publication Health Data Management, an editorial that said the best choices for careers in health care I.T. systems are those without health care certification or even pure I.T. backgrounds.
Health Analytics
Data Repositories

Stress Testing Health Information Management and Governance

Linda L. Kloss | Dec 14
In the engineering field, stress analysis is a discipline that determines whether materials and structures can safely withstand a range of forces or loads.Evidence is mounting that current structures and methods for managing health information are under stress and not adequate ...
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Health Analytics
EHR

Streamline Health to Buy Interpoint

Joseph Goedert | Dec 07
Document imaging and management vendor Streamline Health Solutions will acquire data analytics and reporting firm Interpoint Partners LLC for $5 million, with a future contingency payment based on financial performance.
Health Analytics
Decision Support

Health I.T. Vendor Round-up: General Dynamics, Select Data & Capario

Joseph Goedert | Dec 07
New product announcements from health care software vendors in recent days include:
Health Analytics
Policy & Regulation

HIT Vendor Round-up: CGI, vRAD, Systematic & QuadraMed

Joseph Goedert | Dec 05
Health information technology vendors have recently announced new customer wins for their products and services. Among them:
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Data Security

AHIMA Goal: 40,000 More HIM Jobs

Dec 01
A new initiative from the American Health Information Management Association seeks to create at least 40,000 HIM jobs.
EHR
Policy & Regulation

Lexmark Expands its Health Product Line

Joseph Goedert | Oct 11
Lexmark International has introduced the Patient Admissions and Registration Solution, which combines document management and workflow software with the vendor's printer capabilities.
Vendor News
Hospitals
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