11.27.2009 – San Francisco Business Times
Startup's EMRs could reach 1 million
"That's via the 22,500 doctors and other health care practitioners who use its online system. And that's more than anybody but giant Kaiser Permanente and the Veterans Administration, said Ryan Howard, Practice Fusion's outspoken founder and CEO, adding: "We're leveling the playing field for smaller practitioners."
11.22.2009 – Sys-Con Media
Competitive Innovative in Healthcare: Practice Fusion's New Moves
"Given the continued efforts to expand the use of EMR applications as a way of lowering healthcare costs, and the ARRA stimulus bill's focus on encouraging physicians to adopt electronic medical record applications; when coupled with Practice Fusion's continued innovation in this area, and Salesforce.com's support, all but virtually guarantees a pathway to growth for the company in the years to come..."
11.22.2009 – Student Doctor Network (homepage)
Saving Yourself from Health Information Tech Disasters
"Some believe the challenges posed by social media are large enough to warrant promulgation of guidelines for its use in health care, modeled after AMIA's "Guidelines for the Use of Electronic Mail with Patients" which were published just as providers began relying on that medium."
11.20.2009 – PHR Reviews
Personal Health Record Reviews
"Here is a list of top providers: 1. Google Health by Google 2. Microsoft's HealthVault and My Health Info 3. Web MD PHR 4. Patient Fusion by Practice Fusion."
11.20.2009 – Healthcare IT Strategy
The Dark Side versus the Blind Side
"The Dark Side knows exactly where they're going. They don't need a network; they have one. The Internet. There are those who argue HIPAA and security. HIPAA and security can be more readily handled on a network that's been up and running for twenty years and was built by the military than they would be under anything developed off the cuff under Washington's leadership."
11.20.2009 – The Health Care Blog
Harvard Study Gets it Wrong on EHRs and Quality
11.19.2009 – O'Reilly Radar
Health Gets Personal in the Cloud
"Practice Fusion continues to innovate in the healthcare market by offering a free Web-based PHR that is an extension of the practitioners' EHR. We're unlocking the physician EHR to give patients access and control over their own health data," said Ryan Howard, the CEO of Practice Fusion."
11.18.2009 – Health Data Management
Free PPM/EHR Vendor Adds PHR
"Practice Fusion Inc., vendor of free, advertiser-supported physician practice management and electronic health records software, has introduced a personal health records module."
11.18.2009 – EMR and EHR
Practice Fusion Adds Free PHR
"I see this as a really interesting move for Practice Fusion to build a healthcare application on top of the Force.com cloud. It also will be interesting for SalesForce.com to enter the healthcare space."
11.18.2009 – ZDNet
Practice Fusion in PHR Game
"Announced by officials of the San Francisco-based company at the Salesforce.com user and developer conference, Dreamforce 2009 – , being held in San Francisco, Patient Fusion was developed on the Force.com platform and is expected to connect one million patients throughout the country to physicians and their medical records."
11.18.2009 – The Health Care Blog
Practice Fusion Throws its Hat in the Consumer Ring
"However, either way you slice it [Practice Fusion's] "free SaaS-based" EMR model has put the cat amongst the pigeons."
11.18.2009 – Healthcare IT News
Practice Fusion Launches New PHR
"Announced by officials of the San Francisco-based company at the Salesforce.com user and developer conference, Dreamforce 2009 – , being held in San Francisco, Patient Fusion was developed on the Force.com platform and is expected to connect one million patients throughout the country to physicians and their medical records."
11.18.2009 – Health Business Blog
A Conversation with Practice Fusion CEO Ryan Howard
"In May I interviewed Ryan Howard, CEO of Practice Fusion, a free web-based electronic health record (EHR). A lot has happened in the EHR world since then so I thought I'd check back in."
11.16.2009 – HCP Live
FDA Cracks Down on Alcohol-Caffeine Combo Drinks
11.13.2009 – Healthcare IT News
CCHIT Chief Mark Leavitt to Retire
"But, times have changed, said Glenn Laffel, Practice Fusion's senior VP, clinical affairs. According to Laffel, Leavitt seemed to fight the idea "that the EHR community and those it serves can be best served by a group of certification agencies that implement criteria HHS has itself developed, with input from many stakeholders."
11.12.2009 – Colorado Health Insurance Insider
Health Wonk Review
"Dr. Glenn Laffel, writing at EHR Bloggers, has a very insightful article about how the public option "compromise" that would allow states to opt out is likely to only muddy the waters and create a fragmented "public option" available to people depending on where they live"
11.11.2009 – HC Innovation
Interview with Practice Fusion's CEO, Ryan Howard, about Mobile EHRs
"I'm a believer that EHRs are going to move ever more onto mobile platforms and I'm curious what that might mean for the larger EHR market. In order to help answer that question, I spoke with Practice Fusion's CEO, Ryan Howard."
11.9.2009 – IT Management
Is Salesforce.com an Acquisition Target?
"Salesforce.com has also been broadening its portfolio beyond SFA and CRM. They recently made investments into SaaS companies targeting the financial and health care industries, backing FinancialForce.com and Practice Fusion. Saleforce.com has always been a horizontal play, and these vertical moves show that it is intent on staking its claim to what it perceives as underserved, high-value niches."
11.5.2009 – The EHR Guy
The Coming Shift to Mobile EHRs
"Practice Fusion says this is one of their most requested updates. While historically EMR and EHR vendors have not been known for their willingness to provide requested features, with 30% of physicians planning on EHR purchases in the near term, they will no doubt exert some usability pressure on the market. In fact, it's already happening."
11.4.2009 – Soliant Health
A Look at the Effects of Social Media on Healthcare
"Physician Glenn Laffel, blogger and VP at Practice Fusion – a fast-growing electronic health record community - noted in a September blog posting that healthcare individuals and institutions are staking a claim on the social media frontier faster than ever: The Mayo Clinic has nearly 9.000 followers on its Facebook page and more than 7,000 followers on Twitter"
11.2.2009 – Physician's Practice
Guarantee Me
"Meanwhile, EHR companies are trying to convince physicians to buy now. They're offering guarantees, rebates, and plain old promises that their system will get you your money. Practice Fusion, for example, guarantees that it will be a certified or qualified EHR, its users eligible for stimulus dollars"