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Misys-Allscripts deal is all about SaaS

The complex deal under which Misys Healthcare is acquiring 54% of Allscripts, which Allscripts executives will run, is all about Software as a Service, or Saas. With SaaS, the software you use is hosted on a remote server, and you access it through a Web browser, with...

Tags: Software-as-a-service, Misys, Allscripts, Software As A Service (SaaS), Emerging Technologies, Dana Blankenhorn

Blog posts 2008-03-18

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Open source tries again with health care

Open source tries again with health careMisys StrategyDana -- Be careful not to throw the baby out with the bathwater with throw-away comments like open source became a tactic; not a strategy...confirmed when Misys later did a deal to buy half of Allscripts...Because of the potential disruptive nature of open...

Tags: Vertical industries, Benefits, open source, health care, Misys

Discussion threads 2008-04-17

Open source tries again with health care

Last year was the worst of times for open source in health care. The undercapitalized Medsphere had to reorganize after tossing its founders for daring to treat their open source promises seriously. Misys tossed some code over the side and called it an open source strategy. ...

Tags: Health Care, Open Source, Dana Blankenhorn

Blog posts 2008-04-17

Should doctors' offices go SaaS?

The recent Misys-Allscripts deal highlights how many medical offices are starting to see the advantages of going SaaS. (Illustration from Eric Berto's blog at Etolos, an open source software vendor.) Software as a Service SaaS means that you really only need simple PCs in your office, with perhaps a...

Tags: Software, Software-as-a-service, Software As A Service (SaaS), Tools & Techniques, Emerging Technologies, Management, Dana Blankenhorn

Blog posts 2008-03-28

News to know: Vista SP1; OS X patches; Apple; Veodia; Enterprise software lies

Notable headlines: Ed Bott: Want Vista SP1? Here's how to get it now. Gallery right. Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: Should I install SP1? Mary Jo Foley: Some of the finer points on Windows Vista SP1 availability Vista SP1 available for download; Retail availability a...

Tags: Larry Dignan, Mobile, Enterprise Software, Movie, Patch Management, Microsoft Windows Vista, Apple Inc., Apple Mac OS X, Microsoft Windows Vista SP1, Sales Strategy, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Sales, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software

Blog posts 2008-03-19

Misys-Allscripts deal is all about SaaS

Misys-Allscripts deal is all about SaaSMisys SaaSDana -- First, the components that have been open sourced by Misys, also known as the Braid Project on Sourceforge, are licensed under the Apache 2.0 license not the EPL. Second, although Misys offers a hosted EMR product called MyWay (2007 CCHIT Certified) which...

Tags: Software as a Service (SaaS), OPEN SOURCE, Misys, Misys SaaS, CCHIT-certified EMR, software-as-a-service

Discussion threads 2008-03-18

Misys-Allscripts could be big win for open source

Misys Healthcare is being split-off from its parent and is acquiring 54% of Allscripts. The deal could be a big win for open source. Or it might not be. It might be because Misys Healthcare fulfilled its earlier commitment to open source its code last...

Tags: Misys, Misys Healthcare, Open Source, Dana Blankenhorn

Blog posts 2008-03-18

Misys going open source through Eclipse

Misys has expanded on the open source plans it announced earlier this week. The company's Misys Healthcare medical office software will be released through the Eclipse Foundation, and the process for doing so is already underway. Spokesman Mike Holsinger estimated the software should be...

Tags: Misys, Eclipse, Open Source, Java Development Tools, Vertical Industries, Development Tools, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Enterprise Software, Software, Dana Blankenhorn

Blog posts 2007-11-01

Vista: Where are the killer apps?

If youve seen any Windows Vista demos over the past year, youve probably seen Microsoft show off a handful of Vista-customized applications, like The New York Times Reader, North Faces kiosk application, and iBloks multimedia-sharing wares. But where are the rest of the Vista killer...

Tags: Vista, Windows client, Corporate strategy, Internet Explorer, App Compatibility, Microsoft Windows Vista

Blog posts 2007-01-29

Bush calls for computerized medical records

Bush calls for computerized medical recordsNo Thank You[i]" "uniform health information standards" to allow a patient's medical information to be shared among health care workers."[/i]Precisely what I do NOT want. I don't want my private info making every last round. Funny how there's no push for uniform health care, just...

Tags: Vertical industries, Government, Benefits, HEALTHCARE, Insurance, health care, medical record, privacy

Discussion threads 2005-02-03

Academic Medical Group Enhances Patient Care and Records Management

Like other large health-care institutions, University of Minnesota Physicians UMPhysicians wanted to find a way of reducing the cost and complexity of paper-based medical records. The organization turned to Allscripts Healthcare Solutions to deploy a Microsoft Windows-based electronic medical records solution that includes the deployment of nearly 500 wirelessly enabled...

Tags: Solution, Patient, Physician, Health Care, Microsoft Corp., Medical Record, Microsoft Windows, Records Management, Pocket PC, E-health, Healthcare, Operating Systems, Software, Handhelds, Hardware

Case studies

HP Mobile Devices Help Boost Efficiency at Tennessee Clinic

Located southeast of Nashville, Murfreesboro Medical Clinic and SurgiCenter MMC has provided quality healthcare to Tennesseeans for more than 50 years. In 2002, MMC faced dilemmas familiar to healthcare institutions: decreasing insurance reimbursements, Medicare cuts, inflation and the continuing need to provide staff salary increases - all squeezing physicians' profit...

Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., Mobile Device, Vertical Industries, Healthcare, Benefits, Insurance, Servers, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources, Business Operations, Corporate Insurance, Hardware

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Cheshire Medical Center/Dartmouth-Hitchcock Keene Delivers Electronic Medical Record to Clinic Physicians Over a Cisco Medical Grade Network

Today's leading healthcare organizations are embracing technology to help address their clinical, business, and regulatory challenges. Cisco's Medical Grade Network solutions deliver critical decision-making applications and information anywhere, instantly, with the reliability, security, and resiliency required in a 24x7 healthcare environment. A Medical Grade Network solution for Cheshire Medical Center/Dartmouth-Hitchcock...

Tags: Network, Electronic Health Record, Cisco Systems Inc., E-health, Healthcare

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