Practice Fusion Media Coverage
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New York
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Hot topics in health information technology
3.15.2010 MedicExchange
Practice
Fusion - HIMSS 2010 - Interview
"Practice Fusion really focuses on the Electronic Health Record market from
the perspective of small doctors, practices of eight to ten. The product includes
everything you need to manage your practice."
3.15.2010 imedicalapps
Adobe
is Bringing Flash to the iPad - What this Means Electronic Health Records
"Many EHR vendors developing web-based (“Saas”) EHRs, including Practice
Fusion, Hello Health, Care Cloud have thus relied on Adobe Flash technology for
portions of the user interface. Therefore the inability of the iPad to run the
Flash plugin is a legitimate concern for EHR vendors and physicians interested
in using it in their practices."
3.15.2010 The Value Quest (translated)
Free
and Profitable
" If you want provocative example, you can jump to 104 pages in which Anderson
examines how the health care software (health care) is offered free by the new
companies (start-up) based in San Francisco, Practice Fusion. Thousands of doctors
are happy to get this software so that its use expanded. Features offered by
this software pengkat as expected by the doctors so that its use expanded. Then,
how Practice Fusion profitable? DWith so many doctors use free software so thousands
of patient health data can be accessed by Practice Fusion to make his analysis,
including types of drugs used. This data was processed patterns and trends so
that by Practice Fusion sold to pharmaceutical research firm. A patient's medical
chart (anonymous) can be sold between U.S. $ 50 to U.S. $ 500. If every physician
has the 250 patients with 2000 doctors using this free software that collects
data 500.000 (records)."
3.14.2010 imedicalapps
CareCloud's
Slick Web-Based Electronic Health Record Brings the Best of the Consumer Web
to Medicine
"This web-based application delivery is similar to other EHRs on the market
such as the popular & free Practice Fusion, MDLand, Hello Health, and Allscripts
(which has both a hosted and client-server option)."
3.12.2010 Boston Counseling Therapy
EHR
and Medical Billing in Today's Mental Health Counseling Practice
"Practice Fusion: The EHR solution is free! However, they don’t offer billing
or practice management software. They recommend using the billing software Kareo,
which they are working to integrate with their software (integration isn’t available
yet). Kareo costs $199.00 per user, per month."
3.12.2010 Advance for Health Information Professionals
Certified
Consultant Network to Serve 30,000 EHR Users
"Practice Fusion, a growing electronic health record (EHR) community, announced
earlier this month at the HIMSS Healthcare IT Conference in Atlanta partnerships
with Certified Consultants across the U.S. to foster the transition of physician
practices from paper to electronic records."
3.12.2010 Pharmacy Informatics and Technology
What'd
I Miss? Week of March 7, 2010
"Practice Fusion, a growing electronic health record (EHR) community, announced
earlier this month at the HIMSS Healthcare IT Conference in Atlanta partnerships
with Certified Consultants across the U.S. to foster the transition of physician
practices from paper to electronic records."
3.12.2010 Advance for Health Information Professionals
Certified
Consultant Network to Serve 30,000 EHR Users
"Practice Fusion, a growing electronic health record (EHR) community, announced
earlier this month at the HIMSS Healthcare IT Conference in Atlanta partnerships
with Certified Consultants across the U.S. to foster the transition of physician
practices from paper to electronic records."
3.11.2010 EHRtv
EHRtv
- HIMSS10 - Interview with Ryan Howard
"Practice Fusion is a leader; the only meaningful - if I can use that word
- free Electronic Health Record."
3.11.2010 Virtualization Times
SaaS
a big winner in health stimulus
"One conclusion I was able to draw from last week’s HIMSS show is that Software
as a Service (SaaS) is the only way clinics and small medical practices are going
to get health IT in time to collect that sweet, sweet stimulus cash. From big
SaaS companies like AllScripts to smaller ones like Practice Fusion"
3.11.2010 HIStalk Mobile
News
3/11/10
"I receive periodic product update announcements from Practice Fusion (btw…
can anyone tell me why their landing page is identical to Mint.com?) Though I
would generally defer to Inga to cover such matters, I feel compelled to comment
about the most recent. Not that I have anything particularly interesting to say
about the release – it looks like they did a major overhaul to their scheduling
system"
3.10.2010 Surgistrategies
Medweb
Bundles Free EHR Application With virtualPACS for Digital Orthopedic Solution
"The challenge that all orthopedic practices are facing is not whether they
will transform their office into a digital environment, rather when and how,”
says Pete Killcommons, CEO, Medweb. “virtualPACS with Medweb EHR powered by Practice
Fusion provides all the tools group practices need to demonstrate meaningful
use, qualify for the incentive payment and avoid future penalties. Our Web-based
solution is easy to implement – even without IT staff – and use, and the integrated
design enhances patient services while simultaneously reducing expenses."
3.10.2010 EMRDailyNews.com
Medweb
Bundles Free EHR Application With virtualPACS for Digital Orthopedic Solution
"Medweb EHR, powered by Practice Fusion, is a full-featured, Web-based solution
with charting, scheduling, e-prescribing and medical billing tools. When this
qualified EHR is combined with virtualPACS, orthopedic practices will have an
image-enabled EHR that demonstrates “meaningful use” according to the guidelines
proposed by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) under the HITECH
Act as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009."
3.10.2010 DotMed
Medweb
Bundles Free EHR Application With virtualPACS for Digital Orthopedic Solution
"Medweb EHR, powered by Practice Fusion, is a full-featured, Web-based solution
with charting, scheduling, e-prescribing and medical billing tools. When this
qualified EHR is combined with virtualPACS, orthopedic practices will have an
image-enabled EHR that demonstrates "meaningful use" according to the
guidelines proposed by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) under
the HITECH Act as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of
2009."
3.10.2010 Medicine and Technology
EHR
Implementation Consultants and Specialists
"Who are some EHR vendors? Here are a few (in no particular order or preference):
Allscripts, GE, Epic, McKesson, NextGen, eClinicalWorks, Practice Fusion, athenahealth,
Cerner, ChartLogic, Eclipsys, Greenway, Ingenix, MedConnect, and many others. "
3.9.2010 Clique Health
SaaS
a big winner in health stimulus
3.8.2010 ICMCC
SaaS
a big winner in health stimulus
3.8.2010 CMIO Magazine
Meeting
with Dr. Rowley of Practice Fusion - Free EMR
"We have made the use of our EMR virtually dummy proof and at a fraction
of a cost of the other vendors. The implementation takes days and hours, not
months. We have removed the burden of having practices hire technical folks to
implement and support the system. The practice needs to invest in some equipment
(i.e. PCs or Laptops) in their offices and exam rooms but that’s a fraction of
the overall cost of ownership."
3.8.2010 CNN Money
EHR
Vendors are looking for implementation consultants and specialists
"Who are some EHR vendors? Here are a few (in no particular order or preference):
Allscripts, GE, Epic, McKesson, NextGen, eClinicalWorks, Practice Fusion, athenahealth,
Cerner, ChartLogic, Eclipsys, Greenway, Ingenix, MedConnect, and many others."
3.8.2010 CloudTweeks.com
SaaS
a big winner in health stimulus
3.8.2010 Saas Newswire
SaaS
a big winner in health stimulus
3.8.2010 ZDnet
SaaS
a big winner in health stimulus
"One conclusion I was able to draw from last week’s HIMSS show is that Software
as a Service (SaaS) is the only way clinics and small medical practices are going
to get health IT in time to collect that sweet, sweet stimulus cash.
From big
SaaS companies like AllScripts to smaller ones like Practice Fusion, the buzz
was electric and the lesson obvious. (Practice Fusion CEO Ryan Howard is shown
at his HIMSS reception last week. He’s expecting a better year than the Phillies
slugger of the same name. Which is saying something. (Then again, I’m a Braves
fan.))"
3.7.2010 Healthcare & Etc
Blog
for Nursing Informatics
"Dr. Robert Rowley, MD and Chief Medical Officer of Practice Fusion states
that “now with the push toward greater interoperability among EHRs, hospitals,
laboratories, public health records, and other sources of patient data, we
can now see the emergence of a patient-centered unified health record that
is shared by all practitioners involved in a given patient’s care, and used
for medical decision-making and advice-giving"
3.7.2010 Health Thought Leadership
Reform
Under the Radar (Podcast)
"The Electronic Health Record (EHR) represents the “biggest leap forward
for healthcare since the discovery of penicillin. EHRs will be everywhere in
ten years.” — Glenn Laffel, MD, PhD, Senior Vice President, Clinical Affairs,
Practice Fusion."
3.5.2010 WIBW
The
next tech goldmine: Medical records
3.5.2010 CNN Money (homepage)
The
next tech goldmine: Medical records
"One doctor converted to electronic medical records by Practice Fusion is
solo family practitioner Lynn McCallum in Redwood, Calif. "The beauty of
it was that because they were a free product, I took the leap and was willing
to give it a try," she says.
"Previously, the best system she'd found had
a price tag of around $30,000. "That
cost is way beyond me," McCallum says. "I'm just a family doctor
with a solo practice."
"The big companies are taking note: In its short
life, Practice Fusion has inked a number of alliances with bigger firms including
Quest Diagnostics (DGX, Fortune 500), the largest medical lab network in the
United States, and Surescripts, the nation's biggest electronic prescriptions
network."
3.5.2010 EMR and HIPAA
CCHIT
Town Hall at HIMSS
"So, you can expect a lot more posts talking about the things I learned
and saw at HIMSS. Not to mention a video series of innovative and interesting
products at HIMSS (Sponsored by Practice Fusion)."
3.5.2010 ICMCC News (reprint)
HIMSS
Shows What's Right and Wrong in Today's HIT
"The conference was an exhausting but gratifying experience for Emily, Kellie,
Ryan and me, the 4 folks from Practice Fusion who were lucky enough to attend.
We met so many people who wished us well and want us to succeed…it was overwhelming.
We thank each and every one of you for your kind wishes.
And we 4 owe a heart-felt ‘thank you’ to every other member of the Practice Fusion
team who could not attend HIMSS: your energy and creativity are driving our rapid
rise"
3.4.2010 Advance for Health Information Professionals
Survey:
Doctors are Increasing Use of EHRs
3.4.2010 The Health Care Blog
HIMSS
Impressions
"Biggest trend? SaaS based workflow tools for doctors. Not the most money
compared to whatever HIE integration actually is, but the most important. Ingenix,
Epocrates, Practice Fusion, even Sage are getting into this."
3.4.2010 O'Reilly Radar
Report
from HIMSS Health IT conference: building or bypassing infrastructure
"The big selling point that first attracts providers to Practice Fusion
is that it's cost-free. They support the service through ads, which users tell
them are unobtrusive and useful. But you can also pay to turn off ads. The service
now has 30,000 users and is adding about 100 each day. "
3.4.2010 CNN Radio en Espanol
Doctors
Going Digital to Save Money and Lives
3.3.2010 Medicine and Technology
Practice
Fusion Launches Certified Consultant Network
"Yesterday, Practice Fusion announced that they are launching a Certified
Consultant Network to Serve 30,000 EHR Users Nationwide...If you're interested
in learning more, click here for the full press release and for more information
about Practice Fusion. I'm glad I was able to meet several people from Practice
Fusion here at HIMSS10. It's always great to put a face to a name!"
3.3.2010 EMR and HIPAA
HIMSS
2010 Day 4
"Practice Fusion was fantastic since they treated me like a rock star for
some reason and they gave me a cool jersey shirt. Very nicely done."
3.3.2010 O'Reilly Radar
Report
from HIMSS Health IT conference: toward interoperability and openess
"These do all the heavy labor that make health care IT work (or fail). They
can be divided into many categories, ranging from the simple capturing of clinical
observations to incredibly detailed templates listing patient symptoms and treatments.
Billing and routine workflow (practice management) are other categories of electronic
records that don't strictly speaking fall into the category of health records.
Although each provider traditionally has had to buy computer systems to support
the software and deal with all the issues of hosting it, Software as a Service
has come along in solutions such as Practice Fusion."
3.2.2010 ASHIM
Practice
Fusion Launches Certified Consultant Network
"With over 100 new medical providers signing up for Practice Fusion's EHR
each business day, Practice Fusion Certified Consultants provide local assistance
…"
3.2.2010 CNN Money (press release)
Practice
Fusion Launches Certified Consultant Network to Serve 30,000 EHR Users Nationwide
3.1.2010 Healthcare IT News
Regulating
EHR Safety (I): The Certification Process
