Perot Systems Signs Contract with Leading Group Purchasing Organization
May 29, 2009
Perot Systems Corporation has entered into an agreement with Amerinet, a healthcare group purchasing organization (GPO), to deliver its revenue cycle solutions to the latter’s 32,000 acute and alternate care hospital clients. Read more
Cyber Secure Institute Urges the Need for Health Data Security
May 27, 2009
With the advent of technology-driven care delivery, the maintenance and protection of electronic patient medical and billing data has become a key concern in the healthcare sector, which will further determine how technology would be used in future to deliver care. Healthcare providers manage data ranging from the patient’s credit card numbers to confidential health and health-related details, making it imperative to safeguard sensitive data for providing the complete care experience. Read more
Merge Healthcare Collaborates with leading Chinese Health IT Vendor
May 25, 2009
Medical imaging software and services provider, Merge Healthcare, has entered into a partnership agreement with Shanghai Kingstar Winning Co., a Chinese healthcare IT major. Through the new alliance, Merge Healthcare will establish a new office in China called “Merge China” to deliver its products and professional services related to clinical imaging to the existing Kingstar hospital clients and the future customers. Read more
NHS Information Center Engages SAS for Data Management and Business Analytics Platform
May 23, 2009
NHS Information Center (NHS IC) and SAS have entered into a strategic collaboration to bring into place technology that supports the former in improving care services, through better management and analysis of patient information across NHS trusts. The NHS IC is leveraging SAS technology to enhance the quality of service provided to the department of health and NHS trusts, for better and more efficient care delivery at the social, hospital community, and primary care levels. Read more
McKesson Launches Integrated EHR/PM Solution for Small Physician Offices
May 19, 2009
McKesson Corporation released the latest version of its Medisoft practice management (PM) solution, Medisoft® v15, and announced the availability of a unified PM/electronic health record (EHR) solution, Medisoft Clinical. Read more
IBM Introduces New Software in Stream Computing
May 13, 2009
IT giant, IBM has released its stream computing software, IBM System S, as a real-time business analytics platform, to support better business decision-making across sectors where speed and accuracy plays a key role in responding to changing conditions. System S software allows the analysis of large volumes of data in real time, facilitating the generation of rapid insights. Read more
Medsphere Systems Inks Five-Year Contract with Connecticut Psychiatric Hospital
May 11, 2009
Carlsbad, CA-based Medsphere Systems Corporation has entered into an agreement with Silver Hill Hospital, a leading psychiatric hospital, to deploy its OpenVista Electronic Health Record (EHR). Under the terms of the five-year contract, Medsphere will also provide training and support the EHR solution. Read more
Fujitsu Services to Develop Balearic Islands EHR in Association with Oracle and Orion Health
May 8, 2009
The Balearic Islands Health Service, IB-Salut, has granted a multimillion Euro tender to Fujitsu Services for the development of the next phase of the Balearic Islands Electronic Health Record (EHR) program, ‘La Historia de Salud’ (The History of Health). IB-Salut’s comprehensive EHR will be developed by the vendor in association with technology partners, Redwood Shores, CA-based Oracle, a leading enterprise software vendor; and Orion Health, of Santa Monica, CA, a major clinical workflow and integration technology provider. Read more
Emdeon Intends to Takeover Healthcare Fraud and Abuse Management Service Provider
May 6, 2009
Emdeon Business Services LLC, has signed an agreement to acquire substantially all assets of The Sentinel Group from Optimal Business Services, Inc., which operates under Trustmark Mutual Holding Company (Trustmark Companies), to offer services for healthcare fraud and abuse management. Following customary closing conditions, the deal is expected to close during the second quarter. Financial terms were undisclosed. Read more
iSOFT wins €600,000 Deal with Italian Healthcare Group
May 4, 2009
iSOFT, an IBA Health Group company, has inked a €600,000 (USD 804,179) contract with Consorzio Regionale Servizi Sociali (CRESS), an Italian private healthcare facility. Through the contract, funded by Liguria’s regional government, iSOFT will deploy its hospital information system (HIS), xHIS at four CRESS hospitals, including two hospitals in Savona with 60 beds; one 88-bed hospital, Andora; and a 40-bed facility in Cegio. Read more
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