2008
- June 2008
HIStalk interviews PatientKeeper CEO, Paul Brient
HIStech Report - June 2008
Database Aims to Improve Local Access to Medical Records
Ocala.com - May 2008
HIE in Florida Picks Vendors
Health Data Management - May 2008
Florida HIE Takes New Approach to Sustainability
Digital HealthCare and Productivity - May 2008
Berkshire Health System Gets Downtime Solution with PatientKeeper
The MEDITECH Community Bulletin - April 2008
Low Cost, High Reward
Health Leaders
June 2008
HIStalk interviews PatientKeeper CEO, Paul Brient:
PatientKeeper’s Broad Application Suite Solves the “Last Mile” Problem of Getting Physicians to Use Hospital Systems
HIStech Report
Many factors determine whether physicians willingly use information systems: usability, functionality, and workflow integration are often the most important. Hospitals are buying systems whose benefits depend on active physician usage, but results have been unimpressive, with utilization barely reaching into double-digit percentages of doctors.
PatientKeeper’s applications help physicians work more efficiently and practice better medicine, but they also unlock the value of existing hospital systems whose physician usage is less than optimal. We spoke to Paul Brient, president and CEO of PatientKeeper.
June 2008
Database Aims to Improve Local Access to Medical Record
Ocala.com
OCALA - Some day soon, when you go to a new doctor, you won't have to ask the old office to fax over your medical records; your information will be available in a secure online database.
If you can't remember your cholesterol levels from your last physical or the kind of medication you took a few months ago for an infection, your doctor can pull it up with click of a button on his computer.
May 2008
HIE in Florida Picks Vendors
Health Data Management
Greater Ocala Health Information Trust, Inc. (dba Healthy Ocala and Greater Marion County) has signed contracts with two information technology vendors and has selected a third partner.
The RHIO has selected PatientKeeper as its “integration foundation and physician portal” for Health Information Exchange as part of its effort to serve the needs of patients, physicians and the greater Ocala (Florida) region.
May 2008
Florida HIE Takes New Approach to Sustainability
Digital HealthCare and Productivity
The Greater Ocala Health Information Trust has partnered with two vendors—PatientKeeper and WorldDoc—in preparation for the Florida-based health information exchange's rollout this fall. The HIE, which is also known as Healthy Ocala and Greater Marion County, includes several local hospitals, the Marion County Medical Society, the local chamber of commerce, and community organizations. It has also chosen an EHR provider, but won't yet say who.
May 2008
Berkshire Health System Gets Downtime Solution with PatientKeeper
The MEDITECH Community Bulletin
Lately, I've noticed an increasing number of resumes which mention the product PatientKeeper on them, and I became more curious about the vendor and its product offerings. So, I started to ask around and found one customer--nearly in my own backyard--which was not only using the product, but singing its praises. That organization is Berkshire Health Systems (BHS), based in Pittsfield, Massachusetts. I called a consultant I knew working at BHS to ask a few questions and she was kind enough to set up a conference call for me with the organization's Chief Information Officer (CIO) and Chief Medical Information Officer (CMIO).
April 2008
Low Cost, High Reward
Health Leaders
Faced with an expensive overhaul, an Iowa system turns to an unproven vendor to win physician adoption.
Jeff Cash faced a difficult task when he became vice president and chief information officer at Mercy Medical Center in Cedar Rapids, IA. The health system, which staffs about 350 beds and has approximately 70 affiliated physicians, had been running an information system from MediTech for more than a decade. Although the system handled financial transactions well, it was challenging to use and had limited clinical reporting capabilities. Because Mercy wanted to expand its use of clinical IT, it rebuilt the legacy system, updating how data was organized and adding a nursing documentation component. "The goal was to bring nursing documentation online and have an inter-disciplinary care plan available."