Featured
Sweden Jumps on the National EHR Bandwagon
Sweden has completed the first stage of the Swedish National Patient Summary project (NPÖ) following the successful deployment of the Swedish national health record. The NPÖ project has leveraged InterSystems Corporation’s InterSystems HealthShare™, a health information exchange software platform, for the creation of Sweden’s first national electronic health record (EHR). The project is managed by the Swedish Association of Local Authorities and Regions (SALAR) through the Swedish healthcare advisory organization, Sjukvårdsrådgivinge SVR AB. Read more »
Analysts Estimate Global HIS Market to Surpass $35 Billion by 2015
A recent report published by San Jose, CA-based Global Industry Analysts, Inc., providing off-the-shelf market research publications, predicts the global hospital information systems (HIS) market to reach more than $35 billion by 2015. Read more »
Health IT
The Global Health IT Review Series
The Global Health IT Review is a quarterly report that provides a summary and analysis of the major healthcare IT deals, strategic collaborations, mergers and acquistions, product development, and general insights on the Health IT industry.
Events
The 5th Annual World Healthcare Innovation and Technology Congress, November 8-10, 2009 | Washington DC.
The 5th Annual World Healthcare Innovation and Technology Congress (WHIT v.5.0), convening over 1400 healthcare executives, is positioned to be this year’s must-attend innovation and technology conference for healthcare C-suite executives and thought leaders. HealthNEWS.Direct! is proud to be the official knowledge partner for this congress.
Visit the official website for WHIT v.5.0 to learn more and register.
Newsmakers
Orion Health’s Rhapsody™ Solutions Aid Health Agencies in Managing Disease Outbreaks
With health surveillance being the cornerstone of decision making for public health, Orion Health Inc. has developed the Rhapsody™ Public Health Integrator (PHI)... Read more »
Vendor Watch
athenahealth Contracts with MedNet to Deliver Technology Support for More Than 4,000 Maine Physicians
Medical Network, Inc. (MedNet), a physician owned managed healthcare organization, has contracted with athenahealth Inc., to leverage the vendor’s athenaClinicalsSM... Read more »
Partners & Alliances
HealthLINC to Deploy Axolotl’s e-Prescribing Solution with the Support of Federal Funds
Building on its mission of delivering enhanced health care, patient safety and care access, HealthLINC, a health information exchange (HIE), roped in Axolotl for... Read more »
Products & Solutions
McKesson Launches Integrated EHR/PM Solution for Small Physician Offices
McKesson Corporation released the latest version of its Medisoft practice management (PM) solution, Medisoft® v15, and announced the availability of a unified PM/electronic... Read more »
Mergers & Acquisitions
IBA to Acquire Medication Management Vendor HATRIX
IBA Health Group Limited has entered into an A$15 million (US $10.8 million) agreement to acquire HATRIX Pty Ltd, a provider of medication management solutions.... Read more »
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