HP announced a $135 million, eight-year technology services contract with the Alabama Medicaid Agency, enabling the state to contain costs while meeting new HIPAA requirements, and to improve healthcare delivery, provider satisfaction and recipient access to personal healthcare information.
RelayHealth, a leading provider of healthcare connectivity services, announced that Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula in California has selected RelayHealth's health information exchange connectivity solution to improve the quality of care and safety for its patients, create closer alignment with its physicians, and address the governanc
MAXIMUS, Inc., a leading provider of government services worldwide, announced that it has launched its Meaningful Use Solutions to help states develop and implement their Electronic Health Record incentive programs.
Quest Diagnostics, the world's leading provider of diagnostic testing, information and services, announced that its Care360 Electronic Health Record, Version 2010.1, has been inspected by the Certification Commission for Health Information Technology and is a certified EHR Module, IFR Stage 1, achieving all 14 of the requirements applied for of the
Lighthouse1, an industry leader in consumer-driven healthcare administration software solutions, announced that Jim Williams has joined the company as vice president of business development. "We're thrilled to have Jim join our team," said Jeff Brunsberg, chief market officer at Lighthouse1.
The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services issued the following news release: HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius today announced that Cincinnati and Detroit are the two final pilot communities selected under the new Beacon Community Program that is using health information technology to help tackle leading health problems in communities across the
Cincinnati, Detroit selected as final health IT pilot communities under innovative HHS Recovery Act Beacon Program. HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius today announced that Cincinnati and Detroit are the two final pilot communities selected under the new Beacon Community Program that is using health information technology to help tackle leading health
PORT WASHINGTON, N.Y., Sept. 2 Sandata Technologies, LLC, a leading national provider of information technology solutions to the home healthcare community, today announced the hiring of Mark S. Rangell as its Chief Operating Officer. Harold S. Blue, Vice Chairman and CEO of Sandata, stated that, "Mark has hit the ground running since joining our or
Physicians use checklists for quality DP. Tool helps hospitals meet quality measures. Mistakes happen even to the best clinicians. One such tool, called a clinical decision support system, is an electronic checklist that enables hospital clinicians to meet all safety and quality goals every time they make a patient discharge.
Hospitals must reduce readmissions as CMS moves to cut reimbursement. Penalty will be a reduction in reimbursement for every discharge. In just a few years, your hospital could lose a significant amount of money if its 30-day readmission rate is higher for Medicare patients with certain diagnoses than the rate at other hospitals.
Organ Procurement in Trauma. Authors: Ryan King, MD, Emergency Medicine Physician, Genesis Emergency Physicians, Zanesville, OH. June Hinkle, RN, MSN, CNP, Nurse Practitioner, Family Care, The Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus. Howard A. Werman, MD, FACEP, Professor of Emergency Medicine, The Ohio State University; Medical Director, Me
The paper is being released as Medicare and the VA prepare to implement a blue button this fall that will, for the first time, allow beneficiaries to electronically download their claims or medical information in a common format from the My Medicare.gov and My HealtheVet secure websites. President Obama announced the blue button for veterans in an
DrChrono.com, the premier publisher of dynamic point-of-care and practice management software, announced the latest version of its signature iPad EMR platform, which offers electronic prescribing. "Studies have shown that eRx cuts down errors resulting from misinterpreted handwriting by more than 70 percent in even the best cases," noted DrChrono.c
The Mississippi Division of Medicaid and Shared Health, Inc. have launched the state's Electronic Health Record system and electronic prescribing solution for more than one half million Medicaid beneficiaries.
Outcomes Health Information Solutions, LLC, a leading healthcare data abstraction and analytics company, announced the appointment of David Jeans as the new Vice President of Data Management and Chief Enterprise Architect.
Rep. Raul M. Grijalva, D-Ariz., issued the following news release: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva today congratulated Arizona for receiving just over $1.1 million in Recovery Act funding from the Department of Health and Human Services to standardize immunization decision-making across the state and include vaccine information in newly available electronic
The Medical University of South Carolina issued the following news release: Electronic health records are expected to reduce medical errors and bring down costs while ensuring privacy, yet the number of U.S. health care professionals that have begun the transition is small.
SACRAMENTO, Calif. California's Critical Access Hospitals are health care facilities with a maximum of 25 beds and located in a rural area at least 35 miles from another hospital, or a rural hospital that is 15 miles from another hospital in mountainous terrain or areas with only secondary roads.
CARROLLTON, Ga., Aug. 31 Greenway Medical Technologies, Inc. today announced that four additional Health Information Exchange programs, Independent Physician Associations and regional medical centers have selected PrimeSuite, the company's integrated electronic health record practice management and interoperability solution, to connect group prac
The Democratic People's Republic of Korea has established its first on-line medical service system, ensuring people in remote areas can access the same level of treatment as in the capital. The system, launched in April, connects Kim Man Yu Hospital of Pyongyang with different provincial hospitals via a computer network.
WOODCLIFF LAKE, N.J., Aug. 31 /PRNewswire/ The nearly 500 physician members of Vista Health System, LLC, in New Jersey now have access to quality, comprehensive, and cost-effective information technology services through a partnership with PriorityOne, a complete IT services firm with extensive experience in healthcare.
