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
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
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: 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
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: 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
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
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