by Liz Seegert Dave Chase is on a mission. The CEO of Avado, a small tech startup, is committed to helping providers use technology to improve patient engagement. “It’s the patients and family members that make the majority of the decisions,” he said. “They need to feel comfortable with information and choices.” The author provides […]
Aiming to help its customers produce better patient outcomes, Thornberry LTD has launched further enhancements to its automated care plan software. These latest additions to the documentation options within NDoc Care Pilot™ offer clinicians the ability to further customize patient care plans with specific statements tailored to an individual’s unique care needs, the company announced […]
According to Health Data Management, Allscripts is actively entertaining offers from private-equity firms for a leveraged buyout to take the healthcare IT company private. The Chicago-based hospital, physician practice and home healthcare software developer’s unexpected move followed two recent negative events–strife within the Board of Directors and failure to win a $302 million contract. Details […]
Five years ago, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) ordered CMS to stop using Social Security numbers on Medicare cards. According to a new report and testimony to Congress by the General Accounting Office (GAO), CMS has not gotten around to complying yet. Details about how CMS intends to correct this oversight and the […]
