June 11, 2013
The health IT industry faces an interesting period in time as we consider that digitizing processes is really just the first step in improving the quality of health care, increasing efficiencies, enhancing patient safety and reducing overall health care costs. For example, we’re moving toward intelligent, personalized health management systems that work to keep you healthy, rather than simply care for you when you are sick.
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May 29, 2013
Earlier this year, the Upgrade Center achieved a huge milestone by completing its 500th Millennium upgrade since inception in 2005. The Upgrade Center started with a small team of around 20 associates at our Oaks campus in Kansas City. Today, it has a dedicated team of more than 200 experienced associates focused completely on upgrades.
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May 22, 2013
Clinicians today face constant pressure to increase productivity and improve patient outcomes. They are also challenged by the health care industry’s transition to electronic health records from paper records.
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April 10, 2013
Nursing informatics is at the heart of Cerner’s mission for systemic improvement in health care delivery. Every day, this is demonstrated by our nurses and clients in the field by their devotion to excellence in patient safety and quality outcomes.
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April 04, 2013
Labotix…cool name. The word conjures up images of the laboratory and robots, and that is precisely what this company does. Now why would a health care IT company like Cerner buy an automation company like Labotix? The answer is very simple.
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April 01, 2013
Late last month, Cerner announced a new population health management collaboration with Advocate Physician Partners. We were proud to have Mike Englehart, president, Advocate Physician Partners, and Dr. Rishi Sikka, vice president of clinical transformation, Advocate Health Care, on stage with us at our recent investment community meeting at HIMSS13 to discuss what this collaboration will mean for the industry.
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March 13, 2013
The HIMSS/WEDI ICD-10 National Pilot Program is a unique opportunity for providers and their billing services to test the changes they and their vendors have made for ICD-10 and see what impact the change to ICD-10 codes will have on claims submitted to health plans.
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March 12, 2013
It is not unusual to do a research study that has unexpected findings. But to have two such studies that also support Cerner's critical care solutions is a true gift horse. One of these studies has already been published in the January issue of Critical Care Medicine (receiving Feature Article status) and the results of the other study were recently unveiled in an oral presentation at the Society of Critical Care Medicine's annual meeting.
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March 04, 2013
Day one of HIMSS13 is officially in the books, and what a day it was. From an industry-shaking interoperability announcement in the morning, to a significant revenue cycle partnership notice in the afternoon, and ending with a great party this evening, it was a great first day here in New Orleans.
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February 26, 2013
In the dark ages of development great software meant packing in the functionality. People began doing more and more with their software. Updates meant even more new and exciting functionality. Sounds great, right? Of course it does, but something went horribly wrong.
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February 25, 2013
As you’ve probably read, today we announced our intentions to acquire a company called PureWellness. Co-founders Ken Kaufman, Ron Keen and the rest of their team have developed a remarkable online health and wellness platform available to millions of individuals across the United States, and we couldn’t be more excited to work with them moving forward.
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February 22, 2013
In my previous blog post, I discussed my approach to population health, starting with the fact that as an individual, I can change my attitude towards my own health and wellbeing. But what if a whole organisation needed to change? How would that work – can we still apply the same logic?
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