Physician-owned hospitals fall short.(Hospitals and IDNs)(Brief
article)
Yet another report from the Department of Health and Human Services
Office of Inspector General (OIG) says that most physician-owned
hospitals are not adequately equipped to handle medical . . .
Thin margins for community pharmacies.(Health Plans and
Payers)(Report)(Brief article)
A new report from the Department of Health and Human Services
Office of Inspector General (OIG) says that pharmacies charge health
insurers an 18 percent surcharge on the cost of medications and . . .
Single health information resource.(Transparency)(Brief
article)
A new report from the Institute of Medicine offers a blueprint for
a national program to assess the effectiveness of clinical services and
to provide credible, unbiased information about what . . .
In defense of a nation.(From the Editor)
Healthcare professionals prepare for all types of disaster. ED
physicians and first responders plan for mass-casualty events. IT
directors plan for network recovery after system failure and data . . .
The supporting player: second generation CDS goes beyond the
basics to become intuitive.(Clinical Decision Support)(clinical dec
On a busy Friday night, a patient presented with shortness of
breath in the emergency department (ED) at Boston's Brigham and
Women's Hospital, where I serve as attending physician. After
examining . . .
HIE's impact on healthcare.(Thought Leaders)
I have had the unique honor of meeting many hospital CEOs, CIOs,
medical directors and physicians across the country and the world. The
one thing that is evident from conversations I've had with . . .
Medical Present Value Inc.(NewsMakers)
Northeast Arkansas Clinic contracted with Medical Present Value
(MPV) Inc. for use of its Web-based Phynance application and other
services. The Jonesboro, Ark.-based clinic is utilizing MPV . . .
Unibased Systems Architecture Inc.(NewsMakers)
Oakwood Healthcare System is using the Resource Management System
from Unibased Systems Architecture (USA) for patient scheduling. More
than 1,300 physicians at Oakwood's four acute care facilities . . .
UnitedHealth Group Inc.(NewsMakers)
UnitedHealth is buying Sierra Health Services Inc. for
approximately $2.6 billion pending approval by Sierra shareholders as
well as regulators in Nevada, Texas, and California. There are . . .
Neurostar Solutions Inc.(NewsMakers)
Community Radiology Associates has implemented the Virtual
Radiology Network (VRN) from Neurostar for the transfer and management
of client images. The VRN pulls images from existing modalities and . . .
Eclipsys Corp.(NewsMakers)
Bethesda Memorial Hospital selected the Sunrise Critical Care
solution from Eclipsys to improve critical-care patient outcomes.
Clinicians at the hospital's critical care units now have . . .
MEDSEEK.(NewsMakers)
Lewistown Hospital contracted with MEDSEEK for use of their
SiteMakerE rapid-development content management system to expand the
functionality of the hospital's Web site. Lewistown . . .
Embee Technologies.(NewsMakers)
Three California hospitals of the St. Joseph Health System
installed an integrated wireless network under a $1 million contract
with Embee Technologies. Embee will configure approximately 600 . . .
NovaRad.(NewsMakers)
Three healthcare providers in Nebraska have selected NovaPACS from
NovaRad Corp. as their imaging and reading solution. One World Community
Health Center, Omaha; Nebraska Pulmonary Specialties, . . .
Inteck Inc.(NewsMakers)
Healthcare IT consulting firm, Inteck Inc., is expanding its
services to help healthcare providers reduce write-offs and increase
revenue. Inteck will offer a receivables management system and . . .
Royal Philips Electronics.(NewsMakers)
Ascent Profit, a Chinese medical equipment wholesaler, and Royal
Philips Electronics brokered a deal that will send 200 premium
radiography systems to China. Through the agreement, Chinese . . .
Companion Technologies.(NewsMakers)
Presbyterian Medical Group implemented EnterprisEDI software from
Companion Technologies for management of health insurance claims and to
accelerate its revenue cycle. The more than 400 healthcare . . .
SRS Software Inc.(NewsMakers)
Two South Carolina orthopaedic practices have eliminated their
paper charting processes and implemented Chart Manager from SRS
Software. Carolina Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Center and The . . .
Carestream Health Inc.(NewsMakers)
The sale of Eastman Kodak Company's Health Group to a
subsidiary of Onex Corp. resulted in an independent company, Carestream
Health Inc., which immediately began operating as a stand-alone . . .
Information security product.(Products and Services)
The Model 5141 Series paper shredder from Security Engineered
Machinery efficiently destroys large volumes of paper in strip cut,
cross cut and maximum-security cut configurations. . . .
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