Study Looks At Influence Of Providing Fee Data On Laboratory Test Ordering
A study by Leonard S. Feldman, M.D., and colleagues at The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, examined if the number of laboratory tests ordered could be reduced by presenting clinicians with test fees at the time of order entry, without adding extra steps to the ordering process. (Online First) All clinicians, including physicians and nonphysicians, who ordered laboratory tests through the computerized order entry system at The Johns Hopkins Hospital were included in the study... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - April 17, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Medical Practice Management Source Type: news
AthenaHealth buys Epocrates for $293M
AthenaHealth, a provider of cloud-based EHR and practice management software, announced a definitive agreement to acquire Epocrates, a popular mobile medical app provider, for about $293 million in cash. Epocrates agreed to the offer, which was specifically $11.75 per share, a 22 percent premium over Epocrates closing price last Friday. Piper Jaffray & Co. and [...] (Source: mobihealthnews)
Source: mobihealthnews - January 7, 2013 Category: Information Technology Authors: Brian Dolan Tags: Uncategorized acquisitions athenahealth Epocrates Epocrates Drug Reference app mergers mobile health acquisitions mobile health deals Source Type: news
