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Regional Medical Tech News August Roundup

Thursday, Jul 30 2015
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Here's our August roundup of some of the most notable regional changes happening in the country.

 

Massachusetts Hospital Switches to Epic EHR

UMass Memorial Hospital has chosen Epic's EHR system to replace its Sieman's EHR system. UMass is the largest not-for-profit hospital in central Massachusetts. Read the full article on Healthcare IT News.

West Virginia Hospital Gets Tough on Training

Charleston Area Medical Center in West Virginia is threatening to deny access to its electronic health record system for doctors who fail get ICD-10 training. As of July, on 25 of the over 1,200 doctors at the facility have undergone the training. Read the full article from Fierce EMR.

 Massachusetts Health Information Exchange Continues to Grow

Aetnahealth and NextGen Healthcare Information systems are the latest EHR companies to sign on with Massachusetts' Health Information Exchange, the MassHIway. Read the full article from EHR Intelligence.

Pennsylvania Trial Wants to Prove Value of Wearables

A University of Pennsylvania Health System pilot program is testing the value of mhealth wearables. The program is a three week 'proof of concept' trial. The results so far, show positive feedback.

Read the full article from Fierce Mobile Healthcare.

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