New Bill to Improve Veterans’ Medical Data Accessibility
May 17, 2010
Recognizing the cumbersomeness of healthcare information transfer process from military to civilian life, Congresswoman Niki Tsongas has introduced a new legislation, which would help veterans access their military records, service, and benefits data securely and electronically. Through the Improving Veterans’ Electronic Transition Services Act (iVETS Act), the Department of Defense (DoD) and the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) would develop a Web-based portal to facilitate this capability. The portal will be based on the Defense Knowledge Online, a system that allows access to Official Military Personnel Files by all members in active duty until they become veterans. Read more
ALERT: ClinicTools Releases Integrated Electronic Management Record System
April 30, 2010
Philadelphia-based ClinicTools, Inc. has announced the release of ClinicTools®, a Web-based integrated healthcare management system, for healthcare facilities and other providers. The application helps collect and develop patient health information (PHI) and process the data for treatment and payment purposes, at any place in real-time. The system is designed to cater to the three major sectors of healthcare: medical centers/physician offices, mental health/behavioral health, and home health services. Read more
ALERT: MedAssets to Deploy RCM solutions at Hospice Care Facility
March 11, 2010
MedAssets has been roped in through a multi-year contract by one of USA’s largest hospice care providers, Odyssey HealthCare, Inc., for its Web-enabled revenue cycle management (RCM) solutions. The deal was inked in the intent of enhancing the facility’s business office efficiency, cash flow and ensuring reimbursement integrity. 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
ALERT: Axolotl Secures Public Sector HIE Deal
January 20, 2010
Axolotl Corporation and Memorial Healthcare System of Florida have entered into an agreement, as a part of which, the former will deliver its Elysium® Exchange suite of solutions to help streamline the exchange of information among Memorial physicians. 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
ALERT: IBM Secures C$22.5 Million EHR Deal with Government of Manitoba
December 11, 2009
In a step towards facilitating the delivery of quality, efficient and cost-effective patient care across the province of Manitoba, the Government of Manitoba has roped in IBM Canada, to develop an interoperable electronic health record system (EHR). The design and development of the EHR system is in progress, and the deployment is expected to happen in 2010. The project is fund-supported by the Canada Health Infoway and Province of Manitoba. Read more
ALERT: HHS Awards IT Services Contract to CSC
November 18, 2009
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has awarded an Information Technology Infrastructure Operations indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract to Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC). The contract, with a three-year base period and four one-year options, was granted during CSC’s FY2Q 2010, which ended on October 2, 2009. Read more
ALERT: Microsoft Secures First International HealthVault Contract with Bumrungrad Hospital
October 29, 2009
Microsoft Corporation has announced an agreement with Bangkok, Thailand-based Bumrungrad International hospital, to enable the latter to empower their patients with access to vital medical data through Microsoft’s online personal health application platform, HealthVault. HealthVault will be available to over 1 million Bumrungrad patients from early 2010, and the organization has started phased delivery of the service. Read more
ALERT: Mobile Aspects Secures 3-year Inventory Management Deal
October 27, 2009
Mobile Aspects, Inc., a provider of clinical resource management solutions, has entered into an agreement with Novation, the healthcare contracting services organization for University HealthSystem Consortium (UHC), VHA Inc., and Provista. Under the terms of the three-year agreement, Mobile Aspects will deploy its radio frequency identification (RFID)-based inventory management solutions across UHC, VHA, and Provista member organizations. Read more
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