Two Leading Netherlands Hospitals Renew Contract with iSOFT for Total of $17.6 Million
January 30, 2009
iSOFT, an IBA Health Group company, through its European business, has signed agreements with two Dutch hospitals, Erasmus MC and Diaconessenhuis Leiden, for the renewal of its hospital information systems (HIS); the deals amounting to a total of $17.6 million (€8.8 million). Read more
ACS Renews IT Services Contract with Queen’s Health System
January 29, 2009
Texas-based Affiliated Computer Services, Inc. has announced an information technology (IT) service contract renewal with its long term client, the Queen’s Health System, based at Honolulu. The new contract, worth $26 million, will see the vendor supporting the health system and its affiliates, through ACS’ IT support services for three years. Read more
South Michigan Health Information Exchange Deploys WellCentive’s All-payor Patient Registry
January 27, 2009
My One Health Information Exchange (my1HIESM), the South Michigan health information exchange (HIE), has chosen WellCentive’s patient registry and disease management system to connect more than 1,000 physicians and other authorized care providers in Southeast Michigan. Read more
South Jersey Healthcare Offers Sage Intergy EHR to Physicians through Grant Program
January 24, 2009
South Jersey Healthcare (SJH) has recently signed an agreement with Tampa, Florida-based Sage Software Healthcare Inc., to deploy Sage Intergy EHR suite for its community-based physicians. The implementation will be through SJH’s electronic health records (EHR) grant program, eHealth Connection, under the Stark regulation relaxation. The system will be made available through an application service provider (ASP) model, through which SJH would host the centralized systems, or through a client-server model where the system would be implemented onsite at the physician offices. Read more
Clara Maass Medical Center Fortifies HIE Initiative with Axolotl’s Elysium Exchange
January 24, 2009
In its intent to achieve clinical interoperability and connectivity for staff and physicians, Clara Maass Medical Center has chosen Axolotl Corporation’s technology and services to support its health information exchange (HIE). Read more
Montreal Jewish General Hospital Enhances Connectivity with Motorola’s Enterprise Mobility Solutions
January 22, 2009
The Montreal Jewish General Hospital (JGH), a 680-bed facility, has implemented the enterprise wireless LAN (WLAN) solution offered by Motorola, Inc., a global communications leader, to support various current and prospective mobility initiatives. The hospital has also deployed the wireless active radio-frequency identification (RFID) asset management solution from AeroScout®, a leading provider of Unified Asset Visibility (UAV), to track and manage vital medical equipments across the facility. Read more
Sunquest Loops Healthcare Solutions as Distribution Partner for Gulf Region
January 21, 2009
Sunquest Information Systems Inc., a leading provider of laboratory and diagnostic information solutions, has entered into an agreement with Healthcare Solutions® (HCS), a leading healthcare information consulting firm, for the distribution of Sunquest solutions and technologies across the Middle East. As per the agreement, HCS will facilitate localized sales, implementation, and first-line support for Sunquest’s laboratory information systems (LIS) and technologies. Read more
Texas Hospital Bids to Improve Care Outcomes with Thomson Reuters’ Clinical Xpert Suite of Solutions
January 19, 2009
New York-based Thomson Reuters, a leading provider of intelligent information for business and professionals, has been selected by Tomball Regional Medical Center (TRMC), to improve clinical performance and patient safety. Tomball will be deploying the clinical workflow solutions from the Thomson Clinical Xpert suite (previously called MercuryMD MData). Read more
CSC to Replace North Carolina MMIS with New Healthcare Administration System
January 17, 2009
Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC), a leading provider of global consulting, systems integration and outsourcing, has won a $265 million contract from North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NC DHHS) to bring in place a new healthcare administration system to replace the state’s existing Medicaid management information system (MMIS). Read more
Leading HIE Technology Vendors Merge
January 15, 2009
Medicity, a Utah-based provider of healthcare information technology (HIT) solutions for clinical data exchange, has merged with Alpharetta, GA-based Novo Innovations Inc., a vendor specializing in healthcare data exchange and EMR interoperability capabilities. The merged entity, which will do business as ‘Medicity’, will continue to function from its Salt Lake City headquarters, with offices stationed across US, including Novo’s Alpharetta-based facility. Terms of the merger were not disclosed. Read more
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