Media Coverage in July, 2009

Information Management details the pros and cons of hosting health data in the cloud while the San Francisco Business Journal explores the boom in health IT investment.

 
 

News Mentions: July 2009

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."