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
Cerner and CareFusion Collaborate for Better Medical Device and HIS Interoperability
April 30, 2010
CareFusion Corporation and Cerner Corporation have extended their know-how and experience in delivering solutions for better interoperability through a contract aimed at integrating CareFusion’s hospital information system with the latter’s device connectivity architecture. This move is expected to help healthcare providers deliver better care through greater system interoperability. 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
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
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
HHS Announces Regional Extension Center for Utah and Nevada
February 20, 2010
As a part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) Health Information Technology (HIT) Extension Center program, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Office of the National Coordinator (ONC) have selected HealthInsight™ as the REC for Utah and Nevada. 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
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