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As you may know Epic has won best in KLAS EMR software on numerous occasions.  They have won a variety of best in KLAS awards 9 out of the past 10 years.  With the growing demand for the Epic EMR, there is an increased need for certified Consultants.  According to ZipRecruiter, nationwide Epic certified AnalystsRead more

Global Healthcare IT, Inc. has officially turned 20! We would like to take this time to thank all of our many clients and employees for the great success we have achieved together over these many years.  It has been a long and wonderful journey.  During which Global Healthcare IT, Inc. has become one of theRead more

Are you and your healthcare organization aware of the new regulations in 2020 for patient medical record sharing?  The goal to these changes is to enhance patient choice and services by making patient medical records more accessible. According to Business Wire, federal requirements pose major challenges and opportunities for healthcare organizations.  When surveyed, about “18%Read more

A common mistake among hospitals and healthcare systems is that once they have implemented an EMR system, the misconception is that you can set it and forget it.  EHR/EMRs are constantly upgrading, releasing new modules, refining procedure, and allowing for improved optimization. Certain EMRs were built for small hospital systems and with mergers and/or organicRead more

Cerner is now partnering up with Simplee, a healthcare platform for patient finances, to make healthcare billing more transparent and accessible. Cerner will add Simplee’s Patient financial Engagement platform to their revenue cycle portfolio and transition it into its consumer-facing technology. Cerner’s goal is to offer consumers a more personalized healthcare billing process. Connance conductedRead more

Epic Systems is now partnering with Boston-based American Well in launching a new application to allow virtual visits.  The visits will be available directly through Epic MyChart.  Patients will be able to schedule virtual appointments or request virtual visits.  This will help hospitals provide a more accessible level of care. According to American Well, theirRead more

Here are the 4 highlights for Cerner in the past couple of months: Cerner has partnered up with LifeCenters, a hospitality and real estate development company, to focus on creating new health programs for senior-living communities. They are looking to develop centers for primary care, pharmacy and fitness.  What Cerner is offering is their innovation:Read more

Electronic health records (EHR) were created to use as a tool to help benefit the hospital’s workflow and patience experience (at the same time as generating/collecting data that can be used both nationally and locally).  But throughout the years since 2011 to now, the AMA has noticed that physicians have reported burnout at a rateRead more

The American Medical Association (AMA) has developed 8 priorities for EHR vendors to promote usability and support for patients.  The AMA’s goal is to make EHR is an asset rather than a cost of doing business, or, in some cases, a problem. Enhance physicians’ ability to provide high quality patient care The EHR system shouldRead more

According to the Mercom Capital Group report, health IT funding in 2019 reaches an all time high of more than $5 billion and we are only halfway through the year.  In comparison to 2018, Worldwide venture funding for digital health companies was only $4.9 billion for 383 deals but in 2019 the total raised isRead more