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Hot topics in health information technology (archive)
10.28.2009 Kevin MD
Are Specialists Preventing the Government from Spending More on Primary Care
10.22.2009 Health Data Management
More Tools Launched to Handle H1N1
Practice Fusion Inc., vendor of free, advertiser-supported electronic health records for physician practices, has identified approximately 300,000 patients across its client base that are the most eligible for the H1N1 vaccination. Physician clients have been notified and given information to help them order vaccines from state agencies, or direct patients to locations giving the vaccinations.
10.21.2009 Fox Business News
Fighting H1N1 Online
"Doctors using Practice Fusion's free Web-based electronic health record will have access to the public health tool, which has already identified 300,000 First Tier candidates (those who should be first to get the vaccine) in the system for the H1N1 vaccination. Physicians using the platform have access to the data reports to help them order vaccines from state agencies or to direct patients to locations where they can receive them."
10.21.2009 Healthcare IT News
New Tool Identifies Patients Eligible for H1N1 Vaccine
"Treating H1N1 patients successfully often depends on identifying the disease early and starting the treatment before it’s too late. Physicians in U.S. will have assistance with this, thanks to Practice Fusion, a free, Web-based electronic health record (EHR) company."
10.20.2009 San Francisco Business Times
SF’s Practice Fusion Identifies 300k High-Risk H1N1 Patients
"Practice Fusion Inc., which makes free electronic medical record and practice management software for physicians nationwide, said Tuesday it’s implemented a new software tool that allows its 21,000 physician-users to quickly identify all “Tier 1 candidates” for H1N1 vaccination."
10.20.2009 Bub.blicio.us
Practice Fusion ID’s Swine Flu Potential for Doctors
"As a web-based tool, Practice Fusion presents ready access to patient information amongst other physician tools, making the management of a doctor’s office and its patients more streamlined tasks. The rewards of this streamlining are expected to continuously trickle down to patients, presenting them with more organized office staff and a doctor’s ability to better address their health concerns."
10.18.2009 The New York Times
When 2+2 Equals a Privacy Question
"Big players like the Cerner Corporation, which maintains electronic health systems for 8,000 clients, including large hospitals and retail clinics, and smaller players like Practice Fusion, which offers its Web-based health record systems free to health care providers, say they make use of patient data collected from their clients."
10.16.2009 Healthcare IT News
The Emergence of ePatients
"Practice Fusion is building a platform that will enable this evolution in health care. By building a physician-facing Electronic Health Record (EHR) system that is able to seamlessly share clinical charts between clinicians taking care of the same patient, and by building a patient-facing Personal Health Record (PHR) that is automatically filled and updated real-time by the physician’s EHR, the level of interaction between patients and their clinicians can reach levels not previously witnessed."
10.16.2009 Vator.tv
How to Hook this Angel: Aydin Senkut
Practice Fusion, a small start-up, has an interesting approach of making that service free but ad-sponsored. Their software is web- and cloud-based (partners of Salesforce.com), meaning doctors don’t have to worry about setting up the software. Even better, it can be free, provided doctors agree to have ads appear on their record system. Practice Fusion provides interesting capabilities, like automatic charting, patient management, ePrescription, scheduling and billing.
10.15.2009 Xerox: The Future of Documents
Ad-Sponsored Health Records
"Practice Fusion, a small start-up, has an interesting approach of making that service free but ad-sponsored. Their software is web- and cloud-based (partners of Salesforce.com), meaning doctors don’t have to worry about setting up the software. Even better, it can be free, provided doctors agree to have ads appear on their record system. Practice Fusion provides interesting capabilities, like automatic charting, patient management, ePrescription, scheduling and billing."
10.14.2009 Wall Street Journal – Venture Capital Dispatch
Angel Group Looks for Wins by Setting its Sights a Little Later
"But by creating a separate fund for them, the group will be able to take a harder look at a subset of companies that have been overlooked by other investors and have the potential to be relative bargains. So far, the fund has made two investments: Practice Fusion Inc., a health-care IT company, and LegalCloud, a data center for law firms, both of which are commercial-stage companies."
10.14.2009 icyou Health Videos
Health 2.0 Ryan Howard - Practice Fusion
"Ryan Howard, CEO of Practice Fusion, discusses his company's ability to unify all aspect of medical visits for patients — all for free."
10.11.2009 AOL Daily Finance
Health Records: Software Lefts Docs Go Paperless for Free, If they Look at Ads
"I caught up with Howard on the sidelines of the Health 2.0 Conference in San Francisco this past week. Practice Fusion's model is different than that of rivals such as All Scripts (MDRX) and eClinicalWorks, he argues. For starters, his software is not installed in any practice, but rather Web-based and hosted on an outside server, similar to what Salesforce.com (CRM) has done with customer-relationship management software. In fact Salesforce.com is a Practice Fusion partner."
10.7.2009 VentureBeat
Will Health 2.0 Startups Usher in Consumer Driven Healthcare
"With that background, I was excited for the chance to do an interview with one of the biggest fans of the SaaS EMR model, Practice Fusion. In fact, they’ve even taken it one step further in providing a free, ad-based EMR. The following is an email interview I did with Practice Fusion CEO, Ryan Howard."
10.5.2009 EMR and HIPAA
EMR Vendor: Practice Fusion’s CEO Interview
"With that background, I was excited for the chance to do an interview with one of the biggest fans of the SaaS EMR model, Practice Fusion. In fact, they’ve even taken it one step further in providing a free, ad-based EMR. The following is an email interview I did with Practice Fusion CEO, Ryan Howard."
10.5.2009 Mashable
Smarter Healthcare: How Social Media is Revolutionizing Your Doctor Visit
"Social media and web-based applications are also affecting the lives of doctors for the better. Practice Fusion, which recently received an investment from Salesforce.com, is something like Google Apps for doctors."
10.5.2009 Healthcare Finance News
Vendor Notebook
"Practice Fusion, Inc., based in San Francisco, has announced that it will guarantee that physicians using the Practice Fusion EHR will qualify for the ‘meaningful use’ definition in the HITECH Act, thus qualifying for federal stimulus payments beginning in 2011."
10.1.09 HIS Talk Practice
News Review 10/1/09
"Practice Fusion is the latest EHR company to offer a guarantee that physician users will qualify for Meaningful Use. The company is developing enhancements based on the preliminary DHS matrix and will make the enhancements available across its SaaS-based network."
10.1.09 Medicaid First Aid
Health Wonk Review
"Glenn Laffel at EHR Bloggers – Glenn squarely takes on the issue of malpractice reform and states “Max Baucus’ decision to release his solo album…was timed with the precision of a 4th grade marching band."
09.30.2009 Health Data Management
Free EHR Comes with Stimulus Guarantee
"Meeting meaningful use criteria will determine the fate of the company, says Ryan Howard, CEO at Practice Fusion."The guarantee is backed by that.""
09.30.2009 Modern Healthcare
Practice Fusion to Offer ARRA-Based EHR Guarantee
"Once the rules are set, Practice Fusion will be able to quickly upgrade its system and use its "software-as-a-service" distribution platform to quickly upgrade physicians' systems to the new requirements."
09.30.2009 ZDNet
Practice Fusion Will Guarantee Your Stimulus Cash
"It's an audacious strategy Practice Fusion is trying, one that goes against the grain not only of traditional vendors but of its main SaaS rival, AllScripts, which recently signed a deal with a major New York hospital chain to assure distribution."
09.30.2009 Executive Biz Blog
Practice Fusion’s Ryan Howard: Five Benefits of Cloud-Based Electronic Health Records
"Practice Fusion offers a free, web-based solution anchored in cloud computing — a technology that’s been serving as an attractive option to a frequently overlooked sliver of the healthcare market: doctors’ offices with physicians of nine or less."
09.26.2009 Bob on Medical Device Software
Medical Data in the Cloud
"Being an EMR in the cloud requires Practice Fusion to address these issues in depth. If you’re thinking about putting health information in the cloud like I’ve previously discussed, these articles are worth a careful read."
09.25.2009 iHealthBeat
Health IT Business News Roundup
"Practice Fusion, a provider of no-cost, Web-based physician practice applications, will partner with BioReference Laboratories to distribute and integrate its EHR software."
09.24.2009 Information Week
Lab to Market Cloud-Based E-Health Record System
"Practice Fusion, a provider of a cloud-based electronic health record system available free to physicians, has struck a unique partnership with BioReference Laboratories. Under the deal, in addition to feeding lab data into Practice Fusion e-health records, BioReference will encourage its network of 15,000 doctors to use Practice Fusion's system."
09.24.2009 Daily Tech
Cloud-based EHR System Offered Free to Doctors
"BioReference will feed its lab data into the Practice Fusion EHR system and recommend the product to its network of 15,000 doctors. BioReference is the nation's third largest full-service medical testing lab behind Qwest and LabCorp. The two larger labs also integrate their data into the Practice Fusion system."
09.22.2009 Venture Beat
Practice Fusion Funnels Electronic Health Records to BioReference Labs
"The Practice Fusion platform allows doctors from various facilities and regions to continually update individual patients' charts. It also allows them to prescribe medication over the internet, keep track of appointments and billing, and provide orderly customer support. All doctors need to access this system is an internet connection and a regular login."
09.17.2009 Health Wonk Review
Healthcare Technology News
"Dr. Glenn Laffel at EHR Bloggers discusses Social Media: Disruptive Force in Medicine. He makes the case for implementing a widespread, systematic approach to HIT education in medical schools and CME programs for physicians."
09.13.2009 New York Times
Should your Business Start Giving Away Stuff?
"And, it can be disruptive. Just look at a fast-growing company called Practice Fusion. The company offers a free web-based management system for physicians. Such a thing would normally cost anywhere from $20,000 to $50,000 - not to mention the consulting and integration costs. Oh, and Practice Fusion provides free support and training."
09.10.2009 New York Times
Tech Companies Push to Digitize Patient’s Records
"And at Practice Fusion, a start-up offering Web-based patient records free to physicians, supported by online advertising, the government program has prompted a surge of interest, said Ryan Howard, the chief executive."
09.09.2009 Silicon Valley Bank
Sowing the Seeds of a Successful Startup
"We’re a startup in a crowded space,” says Howard, CEO of Practice Fusion in San Francisco, which provides free, Web-based electronic health record software for doctors. “The way we do what we do is innovative, but the industry is very David and Goliath."
09.03.2009 Health Wonk Review
Health Wonk Review for September 3, 2009
"Dr. Glenn Laffel presents part II of a five-part series on the Impact of EHRs on Medical Education. The Obama administration has set aside $20 billion to promote the dissemination of EHRs because it believes that such technologies will have a favorable impact on the quality and costs of care. Dr. Laffel discusses t he positive and negative impacts that this change will have in the education and training of new physicians."
08.24.2009 Venture Funding Available for EHRs and Healthcare IT
Venture Funding Available for EHRs and Healthcare IT
"So, it is no surprise that this month we saw Salesforce.com begin its own angel investments in the electronic health record through Practice Fusion, a San Francisco startup with its beginnings in free software solutions for doctors."
08.22.2009 PNT Gazette
Salesforce Wows with Record Quarter
"However, a clue as to the areas in which Salesforce may be investing came earlier this month, when Salesforce bought a stake in Practice Fusion, a cloud provider of electronic health records (EHRs)."
08.21.2009 Blogging Stocks
Salesforce.com's Super Quarter
"What's more, with its big cash hoard, Salesforce.com has been making some strategic investments. For example, the company recently invested in Practice Fusion, which develops web-based applications for patient health records."
08.20.2009 Seeking Alpha
Salesforce.com F2Q10 (Qtr End 07/31/09) Earnings Call Transcript
"And finally, we recently invested in Practice Fusion, which you can find at PracticeFusion.com, enabling them to port their electronic medical records system to the Force.com platform."
08.11.2009 Modern Healthcare
'Healthcare is slow to change' to cloud environment
"Last week, Practice Fusion, a San Francisco-based developer of cloud-based EHR systems, announced it would launch a PHR using cloud computing infrastructure from Force.com, an arm of customer resource management software developer Salesforce.com, San Francisco, and that Salesforce was investing an undisclosed amount in Practice Fusion."
08.07.2009 ReadWriteWeb & New York Times
Practice Fusion Partners With Salesforce - But Is Cloud Computing Suitable For Healthcare?
It's clear that Practice Fusion is a young company that is growing well. With Salesforce.com on its side too now, the future looks secure for them.
08.07.2009 The Deal
Salesforce.com to invest in more startups
In some of the fundings, Salesforce.com has brought in VC firms to share the risk, but because Practice Fusion "didn't need much capital to get going, we shared the deal with a group of angel investors," says So.
08.07.2009 ChannelWeb
Salesforce Invests In Electronic Medical Record App Developer
Salesforce.com has acquired a stake in Practice Fusion, a developer of free, Web-based physician applications, the two companies said Thursday. The size of the investment wasn't disclosed.
08.06.2009 Health Reform Watch (Seton Hall University)
HIPAA, The HITECH Act, and How Google May Still Be Able to Distribute, and Profit From, Your Personal Health Info
"Practice Fusion subsidizes its free EMRs by selling de-identified data to insurance groups, clinical researchers and pharmaceutical companies and by placing medically relevant ads within the EMRs," Howard said.
08.06.2009 Does Business Get IT
Announcement from TheBoardroomAdvisors, LLC
For example, Practice Fusion and salesforce.com recently announced a deal that features the late-fall launch of the Practice Fusion PHR (Physicians Health Record) and EHR (Electronic Health Record), on the Force.com cloud computing development platform.
08.06.2009 American Society of Health Information Managers ASHIM News
American Society of Health Information Managers ASHIM News
Practice Fusion provides EMR, practice management, and patient scheduling apps free to physicians, generating revenue from banner ads targeted at doctors...
08.06.2009 Zacks.com
CRM Focuses on Healthcare
Under the new agreement, Practice Fusion’s EMR (electronic medical records product line) will be combined with Salesforce.com’s cloud computing system to enhance value for customers. We think the deal comes at an opportune moment because the federal government passed a bill earlier this year, including around $30.0 billion in incentives to medical practitioners and hospitals for buying and using electronic record keeping software. We believe this is likely to generate additional business for companies such as Salesforce.com, as most doctors currently use hard copies of medical records.
08.06.2009 The Deal Pipeline
Salesforce.com backs Practice Fusion (private newsletter)
Practice Fusion Inc., a developer of practice management software for doctors, received a major endorsement this week in the form of a significant minority investment from customer relationship management giant Salesforce.com Inc.
08.06.2009 Silicon Angle
Can Cloud Computing Fix Healthcare? Salesforce Says Maybe.
As the Obama administration pushes major changes in the healthcare industry, companies like Practice Fusion and Salesforce are looking to be at the forefront of a major revolution being spurred by the president himself.
08.06.2009 EHRWatch (Health IT)
The rise of "cloud computing"
With the recent announcement of Salesforce.com's $10M investment in Practice Fusion, which offers a free, ad-supported physician EHR, "cloud computing" has again taken center stage.
08.06.2009 Medical Quack Blog
Practice Fusion EMR to Sit on Salesforce.com’s Cloud
Today an agreement was announced with Salesforce.com investing in Practice Fusion, the free EMR that is supported by advertising. I remember back when the company started out, there were reservations, but it appears things are working well with e-prescribing even coming online next month. Profits of a million a year are not bad either.
08.06.2009 Cross Border Biotech Blog
Trends Update — Electronic Medical Records: Salesforce.com Clouds the EMR Field
The WSJ Health Blog notes today that Salesforce.com’s investment in Practice Fusion, though not a large financial investment, follows an appealing trend in the EMR space. Both Salesforce.com and Practice Fusion are cloud computing plays (aka hosted services / ASP) where software and data live on company servers rather than on local PCs in doctors’ offices. This will be particularly attractive for smaller practices without their own IT capabilities.
08.06.2009 ICMCC News
Salesforce.com Dips Its Toe Into Electronic Medical Records
Reprint of WSJ - The tech industry’s push into health care continues today, with word that Salesforce.com is investing in Practice Fusion, a closely held company in the electronic medical records business
08.06.2009 Kaiser Health News
Investments In IT Spur Health, Technology Sectors
Practice Fusion's EMR will "reside of Salesforce.com's cloud" as part of the deal. This type of arrangement "makes sense for doctors' offices, which are typically small businesses without much of an IT staff"
08.06.2009 Information Week
Salesforce.com Invests in Cloud-Based EMR Provider
That doesn't faze Practice Fusion customer Dr. David Wyatt, an Atlanta physician whose three-office medical practice, Weight Loss MD, provides cash-only weight loss services to patients.
"We don't bill insurance companies, so I don't think we'd be eligible for the stimulus program anyway," he said. Wyatt, who's used Practice Fusion for two years, said it's as good as traditional EMR packages, especially since Practice Fusion recently added document scanning capabilities to its apps.
"I can customize the templates, and messaging is secure," Wyatt said. "And the software is free, you can't beat that."
8.05.09 Wall Street Journal Health Blog
Salesforce.com Dips Its Toe Into Electronic Medical Records
The tech industry’s push into health care continues today, with word that Salesforce.com is investing in Practice Fusion, a closely held company in the electronic medical records business.
08.05.09 The Health Care Blog
Practice Fusion gets investment from Salesforce.com
Yup, with Practice Fusion we are finding out that free may just be cheap enough.
08.05.09 ModernHealthcare.com
HITS brief: Practice Fusion to add PHR, cloud computing services
Practice Fusion, a San Francisco-based developer of web-based electronic health records and practice-management applications offered free of charge to office-based physicians willing to put up with advertising on their systems, has announced it will add a personal health-record system to its EHR offering and that both will use cloud computing infrastructure and services.
08.05.2009 EMR Daily News
Salesforce.Com getting into the EMR Business? Invests in Practice Fusion
08.05.2009 San Francisco Business Times
Practice Fusion gets significant investment from Salesforce.com
Practice Fusion, a San Francisco software company that produces free electronic medical record and practice management software for physicians, has received a significant minority investment from Salesforce.com, the companies said Wednesday.
08.05.2009 ZDNet
Practice Fusion aligns with Salesforce.com
The deal may be as important for Salesforce as for Practice Fusion. The company is known for serving salesmen. Now it adds doctors. Who else might it add?
08.05.2009 Twitter
Practice Fusion Mentions on Twitter
Over 100 Various Mentions about Practice Fusion & Salesforce
07.17.2009 San Francisco Business Journal
Tech companies hope to catch health IT windfall
Ryan Howard, Practice Fusion's chairman and CEO, says, "doctors can use [Practice Fusion’s] free service and pocket the federal incentive money, which has no strings on its use."
07.08.09 Information Management
Remotely Hosted EHRs: The Pros and Cons for Clinics
"Looking for a low-cost option, David Wyatt, M.D., settled on free software from Practice Fusion Inc., San Francisco. The catch? Every time he accesses the software remotely via the Internet, it displays advertisements at the bottom of the page for medications and other products. "The ads are inobtrusive; they don't bother me in the least," says Wyatt, medical director of WeightLoss MD, Atlanta."
07.01.2009 Hyperion Books
Free: The Future of a Radical Price
"Using free software, Practice Fusion attracts a critical mass of users (doctors) who, in turn, create a growing database of patients."
