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EHR Connection, March 26, 2007
Start-up San Francisco-based EHR vendor Practice Fusion has struck a deal with Web search giant Google to provide a full-featured EHR for free, reports Government Health IT. This is the first time an EHR has been available at no cost to physicians as an on-demand Web service.
Advertising sold through Google's system will finance the service, Ryan Howard, chief executive officer of Practice Fusion told Government Health IT. "In this case, the physician is the standard consumer for the ads," Howard said.
However, after the announcement, Modern Healthcare contacted Google and reports that Google has nothing to do with Practice Fusion, except that it's aware that the company plans to sell keyword-driven text ads. Google spokesman Brandon McCormick told Modern Healthcare that what Practice Fusion is doing is no different from other Web sites that have Google-provided advertising.
The EHR, which is still in beta development now, should be available within the next four months, Howard said.
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