Vontu.(NewsMakers)(CIGNA Healthcare Group Inc. uses Vontu 7
)(Brief article)
CIGNA HealthCare is using Vontu 7 to safeguard against the loss and
exploitation of confidential customer and employee information. In
addition to helping the healthcare services company reduce the . . .
Emergency preparedness software.(New Products &
Services)
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The latest release of the LiveProcess emergency preparedness
planning platform provides a range of integrated tools to assist in
emergency management including Hazard . . .
Inventory management solution.(New Products &
Services)
OncoIMS is a Web-based, EMR-integrated inventory management system
from McKesson Specialty intended to help oncologists manage medication
inventory levels, streamline manual inventory processes and . . .
Practice management system.(New Products & Services)
MicroMD PM 6.0 is the latest version of the Windows-based,
client/server practice management system from Henry Schein Medical
Systems. Version 6.0 includes new features to establish security . . .
Online radiology services.(New Products & Services)
InSite One Inc. is expanding the InDex image archiving and access
solution with an updated version, InDex 5 with optimized features for
powering digital media archives. The new release contains . . .
Imaging informatics solution.(New Products &
Services)
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Fusion RIS/ PACS MX 4.0 is an imaging informatics solution from
Merge Healthcare that combines the advantages of a RIS and a PACS into a
single business and clinical . . .
Healthcare graphics program.(New Products & Services)
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SmartDraw Healthcare Edition 2008 from SmartDraw.com is a program
that automates the creation of healthcare graphics such as anatomical
diagrams, case management timelines, . . .
Enterprise management solution.(New Products &
Services)
Indicative Software has released Indicative 8.0, a single-product
enterprise management solution that features the ability to monitor
performance from the perspective of individual service users . . .
ClickON Net Eligibility alerts.(New Products &
Services)
The SSI Group Inc. added an enhancement to their ClickON Net
Eligibility software that notifies users when content between request
data from the provider differs with response data from the . . .
RFID-ready printer.(New Products & Services)
SATO America Inc., provider of bar code printing, labeling and
EPC/RFID solutions adds the field-upgradeable RFID-ready printer, the
GL4e, to its e series of network-manageable printers. The GL4e . . .
The right mix: centralizing data management improves the
transformation of a West Virginia provider.(Data Management: Case
Histo
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Technology has made a world of difference in transforming Northwood
Health Systems, a behavioral healthcare provider serving the poor and
indigent in West Virginia, from a . . .
Getting to the point: Rush University Medical Center embarks on a
total transformation to 21st century POC.(POC/Mobile Computing
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Long before the moment a point of care (POC) system is deployed in
a healthcare environment, the entire enterprise has had to reassess and
optimize human, technological and . . .
New CMS program rewards use of EHRs.(EMR/EHR)(Centers for
Medicare and Medicaid Services)(electronic medical record/electronic
h
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is conducting
a 5-year demonstration project designed to prove the effectiveness of
electronic health records (EHR) and encourage small to . . .
Statewide healthcare education effort underway.(Personal Health
Management)(Brief article)
The Partnership for Healthcare Excellence is empowering consumers
in Massachusetts to improve the quality of care they receive and
educating them to make proactive healthcare decisions. The . . .
New security standards for EHRs.(Security and Privacy)(Healthcare
Information Technology Standards Panel develops new set of
spe
The Healthcare Information Technology Standards Panel (HITSP)
developed a newly defined set of specifications standards called the
"security and privacy constructs." HITSP says the new
standards . . .
HHS awards trial NHIN contracts.(Healthcare and
Government)(Department of Health and Human Services)(Nationwide Health
Informati
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) awarded
$22.5 million in contracts to nine health information exchanges (HIE)
for trial implementations of the Nationwide Health Information . . .
NCQA proposes new payment model.(Briefly)(National Committee for
Quality Assurance)(Brief article)
The National Committee for Quality Assurance, a non-profit
organization dedicated to improving healthcare, has presented a new
payment model to help employers and insurers identify top physicians . . .
FDA considering medical tracking system.(Briefly)(Food and Drug
Administration (FDA) Amendments Act of 2007)(Brief article)
Under the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Amendments Act of
2007, which became law last September, the FDA is looking at requiring
manufacturers of medical supplies to apply unique device . . .
New state HIE report from AHIMA.(Briefly)(health information
exchange)(American Health Information Management Association)(Brief
A preliminary report released recently by the American Health
Information Management Association (AHIMA) included a list of
recommendations to support current state-level HIE . . .
Perception versus reality.(From the Editor)
On November 5, 2007, CCHIT announced it had certified 40 percent of
ambulatory EMRs and 25 percent of inpatient EMRs. Around the same time I
visited my doctor to receive treatment for a mild . . .
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