Sandia labs implement Allscripts EHR product

Sandia National Laboratories of Albuquerque, N.M., has deployed Allscripts’ integrated electronic health record (EHR) and practice management software at its medical clinic.

Sandia, a multi-program lab, which employs physicians and mid-level providers to offer urgent care medical services, emergency medical services, consultations, physical therapy and blood pressure monitoring to its 8,500 employees in Albuquerque, N.M. and Livermore, Calif.

According to Allscripts, a Chicago-based healthcare IT provider, the EHR functionality will bring Sandia's physicians instant access to patient information at the point-of-care or remotely, while its practice management functionality combines scheduling and financial management tools into one package.

Around the web

The nuclear imaging isotope shortage of molybdenum-99 may be over now that the sidelined reactor is restarting. ASNC's president says PET and new SPECT technologies helped cardiac imaging labs better weather the storm.

CMS has more than doubled the CCTA payment rate from $175 to $357.13. The move, expected to have a significant impact on the utilization of cardiac CT, received immediate praise from imaging specialists.

The newly cleared offering, AutoChamber, was designed with opportunistic screening in mind. It can evaluate many different kinds of CT images, including those originally gathered to screen patients for lung cancer. 

Trimed Popup
Trimed Popup