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    1. Quest Diagnostics seeks to grow its healthcare IT business

      Explore MedCity News (Jan 24 2012)

      Quest Diagnostics seeks to grow its healthcare IT business Diagnostic testing company Quest Diagnostics (NYSE:DGX) is looking to grow its healthcare IT business following an increase in fourth-quarter revenue and profits partly from acquisitions made last year. The Madison, New Jersey lab testing giant had sales of $1.86 billion with profits of $189.5 million in the fourth quarter. Last year, Quest Diagnostics made two acquisitions to boost its specialized lab testing capabilities — Athena Diagnostics and Celera. It plans to increase the use of its Care (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   New Jersey   Electronic Health Records   Quest Diagnostics

    2. The key to more productive doctors? Reducing the workload of health IT apps

      Explore MedCity News (Dec 22 2011) EHR Adoption , Meaningful Use

      Productivity loss and workflow disruptions are commonplace as our industry gets on the Meaningful Use bandwagon and is starting to adopt EHR systems at a slightly more rapid pace than in previous years (things aren’t really as rosy as many think, but the pace is picking up). The reason we have productivity loss is that [...] (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Healthcare   Electronic Health Records

    3. Electronic health records are flopping: Five reasons why

      Explore MedCity News (Dec 14 2010) EHR Adoption , Meaningful Use

      Electronic health records are flopping: Five reasons why Electronic health records are flopping: Five reasons whyMedCity NewsHospitals and physicians have been driving fairly hard on electronic health record (EHR) adoption over the past year or two, partly in response to the ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   CIO   Electronic Health Records   American Recovery

    4. New EMR meaningful use rules praised

      Explore MedCity News (Jul 15 2010) EHR Adoption , EHR Meaningful Use , Meaningful Use

      New EMR meaningful use rules praised New EMR meaningful use rules praisedMedCity NewsTo tap into the $27 billion being made available over the next decade to promote EMR adoption, healthcare providers must demonstrate meaningful use of an ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   California   EMR   David Blumenthal