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
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
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
LAN2LAN Bags Multi-year deal with Public Sector Market in Wales
February 27, 2010
Surrey-based LAN2LAN, systems integrator providing networks for enterprises, has been chosen by the Aneurin Bevan Health Board to develop, deploy and maintain a wireless infrastructure for subsequent 3-5 years. The vendor, a Gold Partner of Trapeze Networks, holding Master Reseller status, will support the wireless infrastructure with its Trapeze 802.11n WiFi platform for Aneurin Bevan’s Clinical Futures program. Read more
Bosch Healthcare Enters into Telehealth Initiative with CMO
February 25, 2010
Palo Alto, CA-based Robert Bosch Healthcare, Inc. has joined forces with the Care Management Company (CMO) LLC, to introduce the Bosch Health Buddy® System at Montefiore Medical Center as a part of a telehealth project that will help monitor nearly 6,600 elderly and chronic care Medicare beneficiaries of Bronx. The initiative is supported by grants from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) under its Care Management for High-Cost Beneficiaries Demonstration (CMHCB), which is aimed at assessing various methods for enhancing care for patients who depend on extensive social and medical services. 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
Wolters Kluwer Health Supports Evidence-based Care with Multiple ProVation® Order Set Deals
February 5, 2010
The year has started off with a good note for Wolters Kluwer Health, with the information services company bagging several deals for deploying its products, especially its ProVation® Order Sets, at various healthcare organizations. The most recent implementation of its order set management solution is at High Point Regional Health System; selected to enable automation of the development, maintenance and deployment of order sets across its High Point Regional Medical Center. 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
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