Healthcare IT News - April 2009 - (Page 1) HosPItaL eHrs: Certification will be key page 54 Published in partnership with THe newS SourCe for HeaLTHCare inforMaTion TeCHnoLogy n APril 2009 improving access Community health Davies Award winners put IT to work on better access, care for underserved. Page 37 News HHS introduces new HIt czar WAsHINGTON – Just as this issue of Healthcare IT News was going to press, the Depar tment of Health and Human Services introduced David Blumenthal, David M D , a s t h e Blumenthal, MD Obama Administration’s new National Coordinator for Health Information Technology. “I am humbled and honored to have the opportunity to serve President Obama and the American people in the effort to harness the power of health information technology,” Blumenthal said. For up-to-the-minute coverage of Blumenthal’s appointment and industry reactions, please visit our Web site at www.healthcareitnews.com. Revolution in Tampa Bay By Bernie Monegain, Editor TAMPA, FL E-prescribing pilot could be first to put stimulus to work. Do it now Healthcare IT experts advise providers to get their IT ducks in a row. Page 3 new at HHS Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius awaits confirmation as new HHS secretary. Page 8 commeNtary Decision help Jerome Osheroff, MD, writes about the key to successful clinical decision support. Page 17 HosPItaLs & IDNs iT excellence Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor, Maine, takes the HIMSS Davies Award. Page 21 PHysIcIaN PractIces & ambuLatory care Virtual machines Virtualization enabled a Houston practice to save energy by cutting 10 of 12 underused servers. Page 29 Payers Wal-Mart makes play for eMr sales By MoLLy MerriLL, Associate Editor – The people behind Paperfree Tampa Bay foresee the $18 million initiative as President Barack Obama’s vision made good They have set their sights for the 10-county, 8,000-physician e-prescribing pilot on no less than 100 percent adoption. They’ll achieve it, they say, by going to physicians door-to-door and providing the help they need to get on board. The backers of the project - USF Health and Allscripts - are angling E-prescribing for $16 million proponents see it as of the $2 bil'on-ramp' to EHRs Stephen Klasko, MD, CEO of USF Health and dean of the USF College of Medicine in Tampa, Fla., is helping launch a transformation to e-health he expects will take hold nationwide. lion in federal economic stimulus money the Office of the National Coordinator will distribute to help speed up the adoption of healthcare information technology. They figure they have a good chance of landing the money they TaMPa see page 12 Stimulus opp Payers align incentives with new funding. Page 41 VeNDors Looking good Imaging companies are growing business and doing well in tough times. Page 47 CLiniCaL Toolkit Shakeup Stimulus funds to have big effect on EHR market. Page 54 Kaiser, NorthShore attain Stage 7 By Bernie Monegain, Editor CHICAGO – – Add electronic medical records to the wares giant retailer WalMart plans to offer soon. Wal-Mart executives announced last month they would have EMRs available for sale by spring. By partnering its Sam’s Club division with Dell and eClinicalWorks, the high-volume retailer will offer EMRs for less than $25,000 for the first physician in a practice and $10,000 for each additional doctor. The announcement came weeks after President Obama signed an economic stimulus package that includes $19 billion to spur adoption of healthcare BENTONVILLE, AR University of Arkansas. IT. But Wal-Mart executives told The New In September 2008 Wal-Mart officials York Times, Wal-Mart has long explored said the company would provide associhealthcare IT opportunities. ates and their families with access to elecThe Bentonville, Ark.-based retailer tronic health records powered by Dossia. has shown itself to be a broad supporter In February 2008, Wal-Mart opened of healthcare information technology co-branded clinics that operate on a over the last few years. In April 2007 Walcommon EMR Web-based platform Mart officials said it would partner with Wal-Mart goes from Westborough, Mass.-based eClinthe University of Arkansas and Blue Cross for share of EMR icalWorks. About 25,000 physicians Blue Shield to conduct research on how market. who work in small practices and clinics around to advance healthcare IT in the United States. The company said it would pledge $1 mil- the country use eClinicalWorks technology. n lion over five years to fund a new Center for More at HealthcareiTnews.com Innovation in Health Care Logistics at the ●Connect: WaLMart 0409 e tHe HosPItaLs Kaiser Permanente ➔ South San Francisco Medical Center ➔ South Sacramento Medical Center ➔ Sacramento Medical Center ➔ Roseville Medical Center ➔ Modesto Medical Center ➔ Manteca Hospital ➔ Walnut Creek Medical Center ➔ Antioch Medical Center ➔ Hayward Medical Center ➔ Fremont Medical Center ➔ Santa Rosa Medical Center ➔ Irvine Medical Center ManageMenT Solutions P4P progress Still, undeveloped, but growth observed in isolated pockets. Page 56 www.HealthcareItNews.com MedTech Publishing Company / Vol. 6 No. 4 HIMSS Analytics, a subsidiary of the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society, has recognized 15 hospitals with its first Stage 7 Award. The awards recognize the hospitals for attaining the highest level on the EMR Adoption Model. The 15 hospitals are part of two integrated delivery systems - 12 from Kaiser Permanente, based in Oakland, Calif., and three from the NorthShore University HealthSystem, in Evanston, Ill. “These awards validate our commitment to putting technology in the hands of physicians and caregivers to improve quality, efficiency and ultimately transform the way care is delivered,” said Andrew Andy M. Wiesenthal, MD, SM, Wiesenthal, MD associate executive director of clinical information support at Kaiser Permanente. “These systems give our physicians access to information and images to better serve our patients as we continue to improve quality of care and patient safety.” n More at HealthcareiTnews.com e Connect: Stage7 0409 northshore University healthsystem ➔ Evanston Hospital ➔ Glenbrook Hospital ➔ Highland Park Hospital ● http://www.healthcareitnews.com/news/hhs-introduces-new-hit-czar http://www.healthcareitnews.com http://www.HealthcareiTnews.com http://www.healthcareitnews.com/news/wal-mart-makes-play-emr-sales http://www.HealthcareItNews.com http://www.HealthcareiTnews.com http://www.healthcareitnews.com/news/kaiser-northshore-attain-stage-7
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