Practice Fusion Media Coverage

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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."