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To Drive Value, EHRs Need to Actually be Usable

Healthcare IT Today

The following is a guest article by Khalid Al-Maskari, Founder and CEO of Health Information Management Systems (HiMS) EHRs are ubiquitous because they’re useful – but how useful are they really, and to whom? The truth is that an EHR by definition serves multiple masters, satisfying some more than others. The upshot?

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NextGen Healthcare Enters into Definitive Agreement to Be Acquired by Thoma Bravo

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a leading provider of innovative, cloud-based healthcare technology solutions, today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by Thoma Bravo , a leading software investment firm. NextGen Healthcare Shareholders to Receive $23.95 Per Share in Cash, a 46.4% Rohde , a Senior Partner at Thoma Bravo. “We

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Google May Have Given Up On The EHR Market, But Definitely Not Health IT

Healthcare IT Today

Now, if one Google executive is to be believed, these giants may have finally concluded that at least where the EHR market is concerned, they have thrown in the towel. For quite some time, giant technology companies have struggled to get a foothold in the healthcare business, but with relatively little success. On the other […].

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Do Doctors Almost Universally Hate EHRs?

Healthcare IT Today

This is definitely something I’ve heard before this comment. Yes, that probably feels like a clickbait headline, but it was what one reader asserted in the comments of my article that Paper Is Contagious. You can check out the full comment here. In fact, I’ve heard it a lot.

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EverCommerce to Acquire DrChrono, a Leading Cloud-based SaaS Practice Management and EHR Solution

Healthcare IT Today

Nasdaq: EVCM) (“EverCommerce” or the “Company”), a leading service commerce platform, announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire DrChrono Inc., a company developing an essential platform and services for modern medical practices. Based in […].

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This Week’s Health IT Jobs

Healthcare IT Today

While we happily helped many health IT professionals find jobs and healthcare organizations fill their health IT positions, our focus has definitely moved from growing the job board to the content, podcasts, and videos we have been doing on Healthcare IT Today. In fact, it was integral to the growth of Healthcare IT Today.

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ONC’s HTI-1 Places Undue Burdens on Healthcare Providers, Health IT Developers

Healthcare IT Today

While the EHR Association has long supported the goals of the proposed rule, called Health Data, Technology, and Interoperability: Certification Program Updates, Algorithm Transparency, and Information Sharing Proposed Rule (HTI-1), we have a number of real concerns about the impact it would have on the industry if finalized as proposed.