Deploying Wi-Fi enabled Medical Devices in the Enterprise
May 4, 2010
Written by Jon Linton and Ali Youssef, Siemens Enterprise Communications
Wireless medical devices have become ubiquitous within the healthcare industry. The need for electronic medical records almost necessitates that any device connected to a patient must also be connected to a network. Having nearly a decade pass since the ratification of the IEEE 802.11b standard, wireless network connectivity of medical devices has become a lucrative and popular option. ABI research predicts that Wi-Fi in healthcare will total $4.19 billion in 2014, an increase of 70 percent from today’s figure. This is in part due to a projected $20 billion in government stimulus funds. 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
ALERT: Thomson Reuters Includes Pharmacy Intervention Solution to Clinical Decision Support Portfolio
March 2, 2010
Thomson Reuters has unveiled Pharmacy Intervention solution designed to enhance workflow at hospital pharmacies. By leveraging the power of the Micromedex reference information, along with real-time clinical surveillance, and mobile accessibility to patient information, the new solution is expected to aid hospital pharmacists in averting adverse drug events, facilitate bed-side detection, execution, and documentation of interventions, and lower medication expenses. Read more
Eclipsys to Create Enterprise-wide EHR at Private Health Care System
February 20, 2010
Aiming towards building an integrated electronic health record (EHR) to connect all multiple care sites, New Rochelle, NY-based Sound Shore Health System (SSHS) has roped in Eclipsys Corporation® in order to support its IT initiative. With interests directed towards enhancing the safety, quality and continuity of care delivered, the Health System will undertake an accelerated activation of Eclipsys’ Sunrise Enterprise™ integrated solution suite at 196-bed Mount Vernon Hospital and 252-bed Sound Shore Medical Center of Westchester. Eclipsys’ offering will be hosted from its Technology Solutions Center in Mountain Lakes, NJ. Read more
iSOFT to offer Global Support for Picis Solutions
February 6, 2010
With intents to strengthen its position in the global acute care arena, Picis has signed a strategic partnership with iSOFT, through which the latter will offer implementation, distribution and global support for selected solutions of Picis CareSuite® family of high-acuity solutions across several international markets. Read more
Cerner to Enhance SurgiNet Solution with Standardized Documentation Framework
February 1, 2010
In a move to enable care providers with streamlined documentation capabilities in the perioperative care settings, Cerner Corporation has partnered with the Association of periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN) and Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC), to incorporate AORN’s Standardized Perioperative Framework (SPF), AORN SYNTEGRITY™, with Cerner Millennium SurgiNet® solution. Read more
Launch of First End-to-End Continua Standards-based Connected Health Solution
January 6, 2010
Continua Health Alliance has released the first Continua architecture-based end-to-end connected health application. This achievement of the more than 220-organization alliance, is said to be a noteworthy milestone in its goal to create an environment of interoperable connected personal health systems. Read more
ALERT: Cape Cod Healthcare Selects Siemens IT Solutions to Connect Healthcare Network
December 17, 2009
With the intent of improving efficiency of care delivery and community wellness for its residents, Cape Cod Healthcare has entered into a seven-year health IT agreement with Siemens Healthcare. Through the contract, Cod Healthcare will deploy Siemens’ health information system, Soarian® across its health network. Most of the installation is anticipated to be completed by mid-2011. Read more
Microsoft’s Proposed Acquisition of Sentillion to Enhance Healthcare Connectivity
December 12, 2009
Microsoft Corporation has expressed its intention to acquire Sentillion Inc., in order to facilitate caregivers with the ease in delivering quality care through the combined offerings of Microsoft Amalga Unified Intelligence System (UIS) and Sentillion’s products. The merged expertise is likely to empower caregivers with streamlined access to discrete IT systems and patient information. The terms of the deal were undisclosed, and the acquisition is expected to close early in 2010. Read more
MEDecision and InSite One Partner to Support Image-enabled Health Information Exchange
December 5, 2009
Leveraging the 95th Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) conference platform, MEDecision, Inc., the healthcare management solutions vendor, has announced a strategic cross-licensing and reselling agreement of services, technology and intellectual property with InSite One, Inc. The collaboration is anticipated to enable nationwide cross-enterprise sharing of both patient clinical and imaging data through a health information exchange (HIE)-capable archive solution. Read more
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