Cerner, Athenahealth And Veeva Chase Cloud-Based EHR

January 24, 2015 Off By David

Grazed from Nasdaq.  Author: Editorial Staff.

A new wrinkle in federal rules this year aims to urge more hospitals and other medical providers into the 21st century.  Those expectations have helped lift a handful of companies in IBD’s Computer Software-Medical group, a group at the intersection of health care and Internet technology — and key suppliers to the health industry’s conversion from paper to digital electronic records.

Cerner, Athenahealth, and Veeva Systems are at the head of that list. All three have seen benefits from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, also known as the stimulus bill. All have also seen their share of recent ups and downs…


The initial bill set aside $19 billion to help health care providers convert their patient records systems from paper to digital, or electronic health records. As of Dec. 1, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services reported the program had paid more than $25.7 billion to participants, including hospitals, doctors and insurance companies, meeting "meaningful use" requirements…

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