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Those familiar with Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) can attest to the fact that when issued a challenge, these organizations are quick to rally. Because of their relatively small size, CAH are built to respond to trends and adopt best practices quickly and efficiently. To push CAHs and other small rural...

It may be surprising to you, but federal legislation drives a lot of what we do at EPOWERdoc. From some of the more well known pieces of law like HIPAA to the somewhat recent roll-out of the HITECH Act of 2009, we have a unique strength in molding solutions that...

There is little doubt that the use of Electronic Health Records (EHR) promote efficiency and effectiveness in the care of patients. Seeing the value of the widespread use of EHR, the Centers for Medicaid & Medicare Services (CMS) established an incentive program in 2009 to reward providers for adopting the...

EPOWERdoc and Texas Emergency Care have reached an agreement to implement EMRDoc throughout the Houston based health system. EMRDoc will be installed in a total of three stand-alone Emergency Departments, currently operated by Texas Emergency Care. The system currently operates stand-alone Emergency Departments in Atascoctia, Pearland and Cyrpress, all suburban...

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Omaha Emergency Physicians (OEP) practicing at Creighton University Medical Center, a teaching facility in Omaha, Nebraska, released efficiency data today that shows the use of their Electronic Medical Record in the Emergency Department is providing them with productivity which is almost 80 percent higher than the national average, when compared...

Two hospitals with CPSI recently signed contracts with EPOWERdoc to install EMRDoc. Greater Regional Medical Center in Creston, Iowa and The Memorial Hospital in Craig, Colorado will both be installing EMRDoc this spring and interfacing the product with their existing CPSI enterprise platform. Both hospitals are Critical Access facilities.

Members of the Montgomery County Memorial Hospital team discuss how EMRDoc has helped optimize their Emergency Department and achieve Stage I Meaningful Use. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GaH6IjYT3cc

David Ernst, MD, FACEP, presents, "Physician EMR Adoption: Best Practices for Bringing Your Physicians on Board." To view the video from the presentation at the 2012 NTT Data Client Conference in Orlando, FL, click the link below: Physician EMR Adoption: Best Practices for Bringing Your Physicians on Board

EPOWERdoc will be exhibiting September 26-27th at the National Rural Health Association's Critical Access Hospital Conference in Kansas City, Missouri at the Sheraton Crown Center. The 2012 Rural Health Clinic and Critical Access Hospital conferences will focus on strategic planning, performance management, and Meaningful Use practices as well as other...