PricewaterhouseCoopers Opines on Implications of US Health Care Reform on Stakeholders
May 15, 2010
The Health Research Institute of PricewaterhouseCoopers has released a report on how the recently passed health care reform act will impact the reshaping of the American healthcare industry. The analysis says that the modifications, consequent to the implementation of the law, will develop an environment which is profoundly different, as a result of which current markets, business practices, and silos may not be relevant anymore. Read more
Securing Health Data
May 4, 2010
The infusion of information technology into the healthcare milieu has brought along with it the challenge of ensuring the privacy and security of vital patient data, which forms the lifeblood of an organization in delivering safe and quality care, manage efficient workflow, and improve financial outcomes. In the healthcare industry, with privacy and ethical issues considered as important as cost and efficiency, adequate measures to protect medical and administrative data are of paramount importance across this sector. Read more
Oracle to Takeover Phase Forward
April 19, 2010
Redwood City, CA-based Oracle Corporation has announced its intent to acquire Waltham, MA-based Phase Forward Incorporated, a publicly held company providing integrated data management solutions, for approximately $685 million ($17.00 per share). Expected to make the acquiree the foundation for the Health Sciences SaaS-based offerings, the current move is anticipated to provide Oracle with significant domain expertise, and facilitate accelerated SaaS solutions of Health Sciences. For Phase Forward, its R&D investments are to increase, as it would be able to benefit form Oracle’s anticipated R&D budget of $2.8 billion, after the closure of the agreement. Read more
Phoenix Health and Medsphere to Deliver IT Outsourcing Services and Open Source EHR Solution to Critical Access Hospital
March 19, 2010
Columbia Basin Hospital (CBH) has roped in Phoenix Health Systems for its Total IT Solution service line under a five-year contract. The agreement also includes the deployment of the OpenVista electronic health record (EHR) solution provided by Medsphere Systems Corporation. Phoenix’s Total IT Solution will be leveraged to meet the healthcare IT requirements of CBH’s nursing home, rural health clinic, assisted living center, and the hospital. Read more
Why Healthcare Organizations Should Stop Buying Storage
November 18, 2009
Written by John Lazarus
Federal mandates, such as the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), focus on digitizing health records and help facilitate clinical data exchange to reduce errors, lower costs and improve patient care. As wide Electronic Medical Record (EMR) adoption will boost storage growth, patient care will increasingly depend on the ability to reliably and easily access these health records. The mandates outlined in the ARRA ensure that the adoption of EMRs will become more widespread in the coming years. Read more
Auditor General of Canada makes Recommendations to Infoway on Contracting and Reporting of EHR Projects
November 16, 2009
A recent audit report on the Canada Health Infoway (Infoway), carried out by the Auditor General of Canada (OAG), has indicated that Infoway has accomplished much from its inception eight years ago. The OAG, who started an audit in February 2008, made recommendations to Infoway to enhance its public reporting control, goods and services contracting, project deliverables documentation, apart from technical suggestions related to ensuring compliance with standards. Read more
Perot Systems Enters the Indian Provider Market
September 20, 2009
Marking its entrance in the Indian healthcare provider market segment, Perot Systems Corporation has signed a Rs.90 crores (US$18.76 million) agreement with Max Healthcare (MHC), a leading private healthcare organization based in India. Under the terms of the 10-year contract, Perot will offer IT outsourcing (ITO) services and deploy electronic health records (EHR) for MHC, which has set forth for an expansion strategy, with plans to set up four Greenfield hospitals in the coming two years. Read more
Merge Healthcare Successfully Integrates PACS with Epic EHR for Leading Health Organization
August 7, 2009
Merge Healthcare has completed a project initiated to integrate Merge’s radiology picture archiving and communications system (PACS) with the electronic health record (EHR) solution from Epic, at HealthPartners care facilities. The platform is now being used at HealthPartners’18 medical offices and outpatient clinics, and Regions Hospital in St. Paul. Read more
Ingenix Chosen by the State of Washington to fight Medicaid Fraud
July 29, 2009
Minnesota-Based Ingenix, through a $19 million, five-year contract, has been roped-in by the Washington State Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) in their efforts to identify and prevent Medicaid fraud, waste and abuse. The initial investment for the contract was awarded by Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) through a $5.9 million Medicaid Transformation Grant awarded in 2007. Read more
HealthLINC to Deploy Axolotl’s e-Prescribing Solution with Support of Federal Funds
June 3, 2009
Building on its mission of delivering enhanced healthcare, patient safety and care access, HealthLINC, a health information exchange (HIE), roped in Axolotl for its e-Prescribing technology, to connect physician practices and pharmacies across the Greater Bloomington area. The current initiative, supported by the Bloomington Hospital Foundation and Indiana Congressman Baron Hill, was financed through federal funds. Read more
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