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House members seek stronger health care data breach notifications
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A House committee is voicing concern over a controversial provision in a recently passed health care breach notification bill that gives health care companies considerable discretion on whether to disclose a data breach.
Source: Computerworld Health Care News - October 3, 2009 Category: Information Technology Source Type: news
Evaluation of a Novel Integrated Sensor System for Synchronous Measurement of Cardiac Vibrations and Cardiac PotentialsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Abstract The measurement of human body vibrations as a result of heart beating, simultaneously with cardiac potentials have been demonstrated
in past studies to bring additional value to diagnostic cardiology through the detection of irregularities in the mechanical
movement of the heart. The equipment currently available to the medical community is either large and bulky or difficult to
synchronize. To address this problem, a novel integrated sensor system has been developed to record cardiac vibration and
cardiac potential simultaneously and synchronously from a single compact site on the chest. The develo...
Source: Journal of Medical Systems - October 3, 2009 Category: Information Technology Tags: Journal of Medical Systems Source Type: journals
Significant Cancer Prevention Factor Extraction: An Association Rule Discovery ApproachEmail this article to a colleague.
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Abstract Cancer is increasing the total number of unexpected deaths around the world. Until now, cancer research could not significantly
contribute to a proper solution for the cancer patient, and as a result, the high death rate is uncontrolled. The present
research aim is to extract the significant prevention factors for particular types of cancer. To find out the prevention factors,
we first constructed a prevention factor data set with an extensive literature review on bladder, breast, cervical, lung,
prostate and skin cancer. We subsequently employed three association rule mining algorithms, Apriori, Pr...
Source: Journal of Medical Systems - October 3, 2009 Category: Information Technology Tags: Journal of Medical Systems Source Type: journals
HHS touts Washington provider's health IT successEmail this article to a colleague.
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Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius has released a report on how the Columbia Basin Health Association has used health IT to transition paper based-charts into an EMR system, making it one of the first in the United States to fully complete the switchover to an EHR.
Source: CMIO.net: The News Weekly for Health IT Executives - October 2, 2009 Category: Information Technology Tags: Latest News Source Type: news
Reboot 2.10.2009Email this article to a colleague.
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Hello and welcome to reboot, E-Health Insider's look at the lighter side of life in healthcare technology. We'd love to see your own diary items, media spots and appointments news. All contributions gratefully received: email Lyn Whitfield.
Source: E-Health Insider Opinion And Analysis - October 2, 2009 Category: Information Technology Source Type: info
iSOFT secures $9m in deals in Europe, Australia and South AmericaEmail this article to a colleague.
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iSoft have announced it signed contracts totalling more than $9 million in August and September
Source: Hospital IT Europe - October 2, 2009 Category: Information Technology Source Type: news
Lawmakers Urge Lower Bar for Health IT Data Breach NotificationEmail this article to a colleague.
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Chairmen of the House Energy and Commerce Committee and the Ways and Means Committee remind Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius that Congress considered and rejected the very rules that now trigger a health IT data breach notification. - Two key chairmen of U.S. House committees Oct. 1 urged HHS (Health and
Human Services) Secretary Kathleen
Sebelius to revise or appeal the agency's controversial quot;harm standard quot;
that would trigger a personal health record data breach notification.
Under the current rules, companies t...
Source: eWeek Health Care - October 2, 2009 Category: Information Technology Source Type: info
Report: Lack of eHealth standards, privacy concerns costing livesEmail this article to a colleague.
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A new survey of medical executives by PriceWaterhouseCoopers finds the mining of electronic health record information will be the greatest asset to medical facilities over the next five years, but that privacy concerns and a lack of technology is hampering efforts and costing lives.
Source: Computerworld Health Care News - October 2, 2009 Category: Information Technology Source Type: news
Rising Medical Solutions First to Achieve Six Consecutive Rankings on the Private Company IndexEmail this article to a colleague.
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Rising Medical Solutions, Inc. (Rising), a leading medical-financial solutions organization, has again secured a position on the Private Company Index (PCI) "Top 10 Growth Companies" list. This distinction marks Rising's sixth successive quarter as a PCI honoree, making it the longest running Company to achieve such an accomplishment.
Source: Healthcare IT News Press Releases - October 2, 2009 Category: Information Technology Authors: Industry News Release Tags: Chicago PCI Rising Medical Solutions Inc. Vendors Source Type: news
Southeastern Regional Medical Center gears up for RAC programEmail this article to a colleague.
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Southeastern Regional Medical Center has deployed a new care management solution designed to improve workflows, streamline patient care and prepare the Lumberton, N.C.-based hospital for Medicare’s Recovery Audit Contractor program.
The not-for-profit medical facility, which serves more than 85,000 patients annually, has deployed a suite of web-based Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solutions from Chicago-based Allscripts-Misys Healthcare.
Source: Healthcare IT News - October 2, 2009 Category: Information Technology Authors: Kyle Hardy Tags: Online Only Allscripts Kyle Hardy LUMBERTON Medicare North Carolina Regional Medical Center Hospitals & IDNs Vendors Source Type: news
Standards group seeks public review of new criteriaEmail this article to a colleague.
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The Electronic Healthcare Network Accreditation Commission has posted new versions of program criteria for public review and comment.
Officialks of the non-profit standards development organization and accrediting body are asking for opinions, comments and suggestions for the upgraded criteria versions that have been developed for each of the accreditation programs.
The open process for adopting criteria will last 60 days. It began on Oct. 1 and ends on Nov. 30.
The nine programs up for review are:
Source: Healthcare IT News - October 2, 2009 Category: Information Technology Authors: Bernie Monegain Tags: Online Only ASP EHNAC Electronic Health Networks Farmington Industry News Mark Gingrich Source Type: news
Millions of people use the Internet to research drugsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Since 2005, the number of patients using the Internet to research prescription drug information has doubled to 102.3 million, according to a new study from Manhattan Research.
The number of e-health consumers – those going online for any health and medical information – has also grown over the past four years to 157.5 million consumers, or 1.6 times the number in 2005.
Source: Healthcare IT News - October 2, 2009 Category: Information Technology Authors: Bernie Monegain Tags: Online Only e-health Industry News Mark Bard New York pharmaceutical Source Type: news
Report: Recession drives steep hike in Medicaid enrollmentEmail this article to a colleague.
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The recession has put more people on Medicaid and sharply increased state spending on the program, forcing state officials to cut costs even with help coming from the federal government through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA).
Source: CMIO.net: The News Weekly for Health IT Executives - October 2, 2009 Category: Information Technology Tags: Latest News Source Type: news
Lancashire begins e-document projectEmail this article to a colleague.
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NHS Heywood, Middleton and Rochdale in Lancashire has begun a project to digitise all its inactive health care records.
Source: E-Health-Insider - October 2, 2009 Category: Information Technology Source Type: news
Vendor Notebook - Fujitsu PalmSecure leveraged for time and attendanceEmail this article to a colleague.
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Fujitsu Frontech North America, Inc., based in Foothill Ranch, Calif., has announced that Bates County Memorial Hospital in Butler, Mont., is using the Fujitsu PalmSecure palm vein authentication solution for its time and attendance system.
CH Mack, based in Cincinnati, has announced that Volunteer State Health Plan of Tennessee has selected the company to implement its Q Continuum System care management software suite, designed to enhance care coordination for the state’s long-term care population.
Source: Healthcare IT News - October 2, 2009 Category: Information Technology Authors: Eric Wicklund Tags: Online Only Arkansas Atlanta Bates County Memorial Hospital Bloodhound Technologies Burlington California Chandler Hospital Chicago Cincinnati connectivity solutions Dallas Doylestown Hospital Durham Eden Prairie Foothill Ran Source Type: news
I wrote it ten times or moreEmail this article to a colleague.
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Journalist Michael Cross will be chairing the "long view" panel session E-Health Insider Live '09. Here he has a "Life on Mars" moment in looking back over 30 years of writing about NHS IT.
Source: E-Health Insider Opinion And Analysis - October 2, 2009 Category: Information Technology Source Type: info
Tweeting medics breach confidentialityEmail this article to a colleague.
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Medics posting gossipy messages and stories about patients they encounter on networking websites like Facebook and Twitter are routinely breaching confidentiality rules.
Source: E-Health Europe News - October 2, 2009 Category: Information Technology Source Type: news
Barts 18 week backlog in thousandsEmail this article to a colleague.
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A new care record system has contributed to thousands of patients from Barts and the London NHS Trust potentially breaching the national 18-week referral to treatment time target.
Source: E-Health-Insider - October 2, 2009 Category: Information Technology Source Type: news
Electronic records used to spot abuseEmail this article to a colleague.
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Electronic patient records can be used to predict a patient's risk of receiving a future diagnosis of domestic abuse, according to research published this week.
Source: E-Health Europe News - October 2, 2009 Category: Information Technology Source Type: news
Study on the Legal Framework for Interoperable eHealth in EuropeEmail this article to a colleague.
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This report contains the analysis and assessment of the information collected in the Member States and draws some conclusions and recommendations.
Source: eHealth News EU - October 1, 2009 Category: Information Technology Tags: News - Publications Source Type: info
Healthcare IT Exchange™Email this article to a colleague.
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Source: Healthcare IT News Events - October 1, 2009 Category: Information Technology Authors: 1068601 Tags: United Kingdom Warwickshire Source Type: events
Healthcare IT chief takes on meaning of 'meaningful'Email this article to a colleague.
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In an open letter e-mailed Thursday, National Coordinator for Health Information Technology David Blumenthal discusses what the government means when it refers to the "meaningful use of electronic health records."
The term "meaningful use" has been the subject of much discussion since the federal government tied it into eligibility for incentive payments aimed at promoting the uptake of healthcare information technology.
Source: Healthcare IT News - October 1, 2009 Category: Information Technology Authors: Healthcare IT News Staff Tags: Online Only David Blumenthal Health Information Technology Industry News Medicare Washington Source Type: news
MedQuist Awarded RAC Consulting and Solution Agreement with Doylestown HospitalEmail this article to a colleague.
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MedQuist Inc., provider of technology-enabled clinical documentation services, announced today that it was awarded the contract for Recovery Audit Contractor (RAC) consulting services and software by Doylestown Hospital. The agreement also positions the hospital, located in Doylestown, Pennsylvania, to take advantage of the RevTrack workflow management and processing solution from RevenueMed - enabling the facility to track and identify RAC efforts and tasks.
Source: Healthcare IT News Press Releases - October 1, 2009 Category: Information Technology Authors: Industry News Release Tags: Doylestown Hospital Medicare MedQuist Inc. MOUNT LAUREL Pennsylvania technology Hospitals & IDNs Vendors Source Type: news
St. Anthony's Medical Center Selected as SIS Center of ExcellenceEmail this article to a colleague.
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St. Anthony's Medical Center has been designated a Surgical Information Systems (SIS) Center of Excellence, highlighting the St. Louis facility's ongoing commitment to best practices around the SIS Solution - particularly SIS Analytics, a powerful perioperative-focused business intelligence tool.
Source: Healthcare IT News Press Releases - October 1, 2009 Category: Information Technology Authors: Industry News Release Tags: Atlanta business intelligence Information Systems St. Louis Surgical Information Systems Hospitals & IDNs Source Type: news
Allscripts’ revenues surge in Q1Email this article to a colleague.
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Healthcare software and services provider Allscripts-Misys Healthcare Solutions saw revenues surge to $164.9 million in its fiscal first quarter (ending Aug. 31), up from $92.8 million reported in the same period a year ago.
Source: CMIO.net: The News Weekly for Health IT Executives - October 1, 2009 Category: Information Technology Tags: Latest News Source Type: news
Healthcare Providers Eye McKesson's New Release of Information SolutionEmail this article to a colleague.
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Horizon Patient Folder Release of Information™ to Be Showcased at
AHIMA 2009
Source: McKesson News - October 1, 2009 Category: Information Technology Source Type: organizations
New Jersey hospital selects JAOtech for second generation patient bedside terminal roll-outEmail this article to a colleague.
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Holy Name hospital will be integrating the JAOtech Smart Terminals enabling access to patient electronic medical records in the future
Source: Hospital IT Europe - October 1, 2009 Category: Information Technology Source Type: news
MSN Debuts My Health InfoEmail this article to a colleague.
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New service offers tools and widgets to organize and monitor health information stored in their personal Microsoft HealthVault accounts. - MSN released Oct. 1 a beta form of My Health Info, a new online service
that helps people manage their health information. The service offers a variety of tools and
widgets to upload, organize and monitor health information stored in
their personal Microsoft HealthVault accounts.
HealthVault, ...
Source: eWeek Health Care - October 1, 2009 Category: Information Technology Source Type: info
MSN Debuts 'My Health Info' ServiceEmail this article to a colleague.
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The My Health Info beta service offers tools and widgets with which to organize and monitor health information stored in personal Microsoft HealthVault accounts. - MSN released Oct. 1 a beta form of My
Health Info, an quot;online service that helps people manage their health
information on the Web, quot; Microsoft said in a statement. The service quot;offers
people a variety of tools and widgets [with which] to upload, organize and
monitor health informa...
Source: eWeek Health Care - October 1, 2009 Category: Information Technology Source Type: info
Nanotech could make humans immortal by 2040, futurist saysEmail this article to a colleague.
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Futurist Ray Kurzweil predicts that advances in nanotechology could start making humans immortal by the mid-2000s by instantly repairing damaged cells and organs and backing up human memories.
Source: Computerworld Health Care News - October 1, 2009 Category: Information Technology Source Type: news
T-System Updates Free Clinician H1N1 Templates To Latest CDC Guidelines, Adds Discharge InstructionsEmail this article to a colleague.
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T-System, Inc., a provider of emergency department clinical documentation tools, has issued revised H1N1 point-of-care charting templates reflecting the most recent recommendations of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The charts, which are available for free download via the T-System Web site (www.tsystem.com/h1n1flu), now include discharge instructions for patients, developed by ExitCare, the leader in physician-authored, peer-reviewed, evidence-based Discharge Instruction and Patient Education information.
Source: Healthcare IT News Press Releases - October 1, 2009 Category: Information Technology Authors: Industry News Release Tags: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Dallas emergency department clinical documentation tools ExitCare H1N1 H1N1 virus Industry News T-System Inc Vendors Source Type: news
Survey: Secondary use of electronic health data will improve care, cut costsEmail this article to a colleague.
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The secondary use of data collected in electronic medical records will be the key to greater quality and cost savings in the next five years, according to a new report.
The report, released Thursday by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC), based on a survey of more than 700 individuals representing providers, payers and drug companies, found that three-quarters agree that the secondary use of health record information will be their organization's greatest asset.
Source: Healthcare IT News - October 1, 2009 Category: Information Technology Authors: Diana Manos Tags: Online Only Daniel Garrett Industry News New York PricewaterhouseCoopers Source Type: news
Major corporations looking for stake in healthcare, medical technology marketEmail this article to a colleague.
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With the prospect of billions of dollars in federal funds expected to flood the healthcare and medical technology industries, outside corporations are looking to share in the proceeds.
Companies like Google, Intel, Delphi, Microsoft, Wal-Mart and Procter & Gamble have set their sights on the growing healthcare and IT markets for future expansion.
Source: Healthcare IT News - October 1, 2009 Category: Information Technology Authors: Kyle Hardy Tags: Online Only Charlie Whelan Delphi Frost & Sullivan Google Industry News Intel Kyle Hardy Microsoft Mountain View Procter Gamble Wal-Mart Vendors Source Type: news
Sebelius, Whitehouse to hold online chat today on health reformEmail this article to a colleague.
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As the first in a series designed to reach out to states and regions across the country, the White House and Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius will welcome Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) for a live video chat at 5:30 p.m. EDT today.
Sebelius and Whitehouse will sit down for a half-hour at the White House in a session streamed live at WhiteHouse.gov to answer the questions that the senator hears most frequently from Rhode Islanders.
Source: Healthcare IT News - October 1, 2009 Category: Information Technology Authors: Bernie Monegain Tags: Online Only Industry News Kathleen Sebelius Rhode Island Sheldon Whitehouse Washington White House Source Type: news
HHS secretary speaks to power of healthcare IT in rural communitiesEmail this article to a colleague.
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Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius released a report Thursday on how information technology can improve healthcare for Americans living in rural communities.
The report examines how the Columbia Basin Health Association in Othello, Wash., uses IT to improve healthcare quality and patient safety as well as promote care coordination and continuity.
Source: Healthcare IT News - October 1, 2009 Category: Information Technology Authors: Bernie Monegain Tags: Online Only Industry News Kathleen Sebelius Othello Washington Physician Practices & Ambulatory Care Source Type: news
Paper records more actively managedEmail this article to a colleague.
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A study has found that paper records are more likely to be actively managed than electronic counterparts.
Source: E-Health Europe News - October 1, 2009 Category: Information Technology Source Type: news
Best practice showcase announcedEmail this article to a colleague.
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Trusts and primary care trusts from across England will be presenting at the best practice showcase at E-Health Insider Live '09.
Source: E-Health-Insider - October 1, 2009 Category: Information Technology Source Type: news
Interoperability strategies a must to qualify for HIE fundsEmail this article to a colleague.
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The health information exchange (HIE) landscape is changing rapidly since the passage of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), according to one healthcare consultant.
With ARRA funds to be distributed through state governments or state-designated entities, "the stimulus has at least awakened and made states alerted to the incentives," Timathie Leslie, managing director of Manatt Health Solutions, told healthcare IT executives at a summit in San Francisco last week.
Source: Healthcare IT News - October 1, 2009 Category: Information Technology Authors: Patty Enrado Tags: Online Only Industry News Manatt Health Solutions San Francisco Timathie Leslie Source Type: news
Kaiser Permanente joins Health 2.0 AcceleratorEmail this article to a colleague.
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Kaiser Permanente will join Health 2.0 Accelerator, a consortium focused on advancing consumer-centric healthcare.
H2A focuses on a rapidly evolving space where consumer technology tools and healthcare information technology are of increasing importance to both patients and care providers, according to officials. The consortium works with participants to encourage collaboration around specific business or technical objectives to benefit consumers in ways that companies can't tackle alone.
The consortium aims to foster collaboration among Health 2.0 companies.
Source: Healthcare IT News - October 1, 2009 Category: Information Technology Authors: Bernie Monegain Tags: Online Only Industry News Julie Murchinson Kaiser Permanente San Francisco Source Type: news
eICU helps Inova Health improve response in large-scale emergency drillEmail this article to a colleague.
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With concern high over surge capacity associated with a potential H1N1 outbreak or terrorist-related emergency, the Inova Health System recently completed a full-scale drill to test its response to an emergency.
Source: Healthcare IT News - October 1, 2009 Category: Information Technology Authors: Bernie Monegain Tags: Online Only Fairfax H1N1 Industry News Virginia Washington D.C. Hospitals & IDNs Source Type: news
McKesson Announces Fourth Annual Onmark National Payor / Provider ForumEmail this article to a colleague.
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Thought Leaders Assemble to Shape the Future of Community-Based Oncology Care
Source: McKesson News - October 1, 2009 Category: Information Technology Source Type: organizations
South liable for greenfield penaltiesEmail this article to a colleague.
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The NHS will be liable to pay £44m to BT if it fails to deliver four 'greenfield' sites in the South of England ready and willing to take Cerner Millennium.
Source: E-Health-Insider - October 1, 2009 Category: Information Technology Source Type: news
Best practice showcase announcedEmail this article to a colleague.
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Trusts and primary care trusts from across England will be presenting at the best practice showcase at E-Health Insider Live '09.
Source: E-Health Europe News - October 1, 2009 Category: Information Technology Source Type: news
A Complimentary Web Seminar - The Mobile Clinical Assistant Around the World: A European PerspectiveEmail this article to a colleague.
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14 October 2009, 2 p.m. UK / 3 p.m. CET.
Join European healthcare executives as they present successful deployments of the mobile clinical assistant. These case studies will highlight how hospitals in Europe are using the mobile clinical assistant (MCA) to significantly improve clinical workflow and patient outcomes, as well as provide practical best known methods for deployment and support of mobile devices in the clinical environment.
Source: eHealth News EU - September 30, 2009 Category: Information Technology Tags: News - Conferences News Source Type: info
Aprima and MednetwoRx Partner to Provide Electronic Health Records and Remote Hosting Option to Physician PracticesEmail this article to a colleague.
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Aprima Medical Software, a leading developer of electronic health record (EHR) and practice management systems for medical practices, today announced a reseller and application hosting partnership with Texas-based MednetwoRx. The announcement provides Aprima's physician practice clients with the option to have the Aprima software hosted off-site, an approach some practices will find to be a cost-effective alternative to traditional on-site data storage. Furthermore, the relationship enables MednetwoRx to resell the Aprima EHR and PM solution.
Source: Healthcare IT News Press Releases - September 30, 2009 Category: Information Technology Authors: Industry News Release Tags: Aprima Medical Software Dallas MednetwoRx Texas Vendors Source Type: news
Intermountain McKay-Dee Hospital Center Expands Real-Time Locating Solution From Versus Technology, Inc.Email this article to a colleague.
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Intermountain McKay-Dee Hospital Center and Versus Technology, Inc. (Versus) are pleased to announce an expansion of the 2002 Real-time Locating Solution (RTLS) at Intermountain McKay-Dee Hospital Center to include Versus' Enterprise Asset Management solution. The real-time asset tracking application will allow McKay-Dee to quickly and easily locate equipment, monitor utilization and inventory levels, and receive preventative maintenance alerts.
Source: Healthcare IT News Press Releases - September 30, 2009 Category: Information Technology Authors: Industry News Release Tags: Traverse City Versus Technology Inc. Hospitals & IDNs Vendors Source Type: news
An Application of Business Process Method to the Clinical Efficiency of HospitalEmail this article to a colleague.
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Abstract The concept of Total Quality Management (TQM) has come to be applied in healthcare over the last few years. The process management
category in the Baldrige Health Care Criteria for Performance Excellence model is designed to evaluate the quality of medical
services. However, a systematic approach for implementation support is necessary to achieve excellence in the healthcare business
process. The Architecture of Integrated Information Systems (ARIS) is a business process architecture developed by IDS Scheer
AG and has been applied in a variety of industrial application. It starts with a business str...
Source: Journal of Medical Systems - September 30, 2009 Category: Information Technology Tags: Journal of Medical Systems Source Type: journals
HCA International automates AP systems with perceptive softwareEmail this article to a colleague.
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London’s top-rated private hospital group integrates ImageNow from Perceptive Software with Meditech to accelerate payments processes
Source: Hospital IT Europe - September 30, 2009 Category: Information Technology Source Type: news
Wearable cardiac sensor gets CE approvalEmail this article to a colleague.
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An advanced new wearable wireless patient monitoring system has received CE mark approval, allowing it to be sold in Europe.
Source: E-Health Europe News - September 30, 2009 Category: Information Technology Source Type: news
HHS releases $28M in ARRA funding to accelerate health ITEmail this article to a colleague.
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Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius has awarded grants totaling $27.8 million to health center-controlled networks and large multi-site health centers to implement electronic health records and other health information technology.
“The increased use of health information technology is a key focus of our reform efforts because it will help to improve the safety and quality of healthcare generally while also cutting waste out of the system,” she said.
Source: Healthcare IT News - September 30, 2009 Category: Information Technology Authors: Chelsey Ledue Tags: Online Only Health Resources Industry News Kathleen Sebelius Washington Source Type: news
