Electronic in Medical News

CBI Announces the Agenda for Their Upcoming Access Federal Stimulus Incentives for Electronic Health Records Conference

BOSTON, Aug. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- The Center for Business Intelligence (CBI), a division of Advanstar Communications, is pleased to announce their full agenda which includes Dr. Paul Tang, Vice President and Chief Medical Information Officer, Palo Alto Medical Foundation, as the keynote spe...

Kool Smiles Relies on Wyse Technology Virtual Clients to Improve Patient Care and Security of Electronic Health Records (EHRs)

SAN JOSE, Calif., Aug. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Wyse Technology , the global leader in thin computing and client virtualization, today announced an innovative implementation at Kool Smiles . Kool Smiles is a rapidly-growing company whose mission is to bring quality dental servi...

CSC to Help Georgia Hospital Association Members Achieve 'Meaningful Use' of Electronic Health Records

FALLS CHURCH, Va., Aug. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- CSC (NYSE: CSC ) today announced that the Georgia Hospital Association (GHA) has endorsed the company as a preferred provider to help member hospitals comply with the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)...

New InfoLogix M24 Mobile Clinical Assistant Will Enable Hospitals to Access Electronic Medical Records (EMR) Directly at the Point of Care

HATBORO, Pa., August 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- InfoLogix, Inc. (Nasdaq: IFLG ), a leading technology provider of enterprise mobility solutions for the healthcare and commercial industries, announced today the introduction of a new mobility offering for healthcare providers, the I...

Raytheon to Provide California First Responders and Healthcare Personnel Electronic Patient Tracking System

LONG BEACH, Calif., July 31, 2009 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN ) will provide an electronic patient tracking system to a public health-led team of first responders and hospital personnel in Long Beach, Calif., that will improve the availability of patient information. ...

St. Elizabeth Healthcare Drives Kentucky's Largest Electronic Medical Records Initiative With IBM

ARMONK, N.Y., July 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- IBM (NYSE: IBM ) announced today that St. Elizabeth Healthcare is connecting hospitals, clinics and physicians offices in Northern Kentucky in the state's largest roll-out of electronic medical records to improve patie...

Xoft Expands Cancer Treatment Platform With Launch of Skin Cancer Electronic Brachytherapy Trial at AAPM Meeting

ANAHEIM, Calif., July 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Xoft, Inc. today announced that it has expanded the treatment capabilities of the Axxent(R) Electronic Brachytherapy, eBx(TM), System with the launch of a multi-center skin cancer trial to further prove the safety and feasibility for the...

RESPONSE to the FDA and Public Health Experts Findings on Electronic Cigarettes

LOS ANGELES, July 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Yesterday, the FDA announced that after laboratory analysis of electronic cigarette samples they have discovered that Electronic Cigarettes contain carcinogens and toxic chemicals. However, this does not ring true for U.S. based manufactu...

FDA Acts to Protect Public Health from Electronic Cigarettes

WASHINGTON, July 22 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following is a statement by Matthew L. Myers, President, Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has acted to protect public health from so-called electronic cigarettes by seeking to block importati...

Partnership Collaborates on HIE for Interoperability of Electronic Health Records and Patient Data in Ohio

MINNEAPOLIS and COLUMBUS, Ohio, July 21 /PRNewswire/ -- MEDNETWorld.com (MEDNET), a leader in Nationwide Health Information Network (NHIN) connectivity and clinical applications, in partnership with The Rubicon Group, eHealth Ohio, Bostech Corporation and TechColumbus Platform ...

HIMSS Electronic Health Record Association Elects New Leadership

CHICAGO, July 21 /PRNewswire/ -- The Electronic Health Record Association (EHR Association) announced today its newly-elected Vice Chair and Executive Committee members as well as the re-election of the Association's Chairman. The Association represents a significant majority of install...

Greenway Medical Technologies' Executive, Justin Barnes, Re-Elected As Chairman of HIMSS Electronic Health Record Association

CARROLLTON, Ga., July 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Justin Barnes, vice president of marketing and government affairs at Greenway Medical Technologies Inc., was recently re-elected as the chairman of the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society's (HIMSS) Electronic Health Record A...

Can pen and paper help make electronic medical records better?

INDIANAPOLIS The results of a new study of the pen and paper workarounds employed by healthcare providers who use an electronic medical record system may help make electronic medical records even more useful to health-care providers and the patients they serve. "Exploring the Persistence of Pa...

New HHS HRSA Grant Will Fund Development of an Electronic Genetic and Family History Record for Doctors' Offices

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y., July 14 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A new electronic tool that will put family medical history at doctors' fingertips - alerting them to a patient's increased risk for birth defects or pregnancy complications - will be developed through a three-year cooperative ag...

HIMSS Electronic Health Record Association Supports Achievable 'Meaningful Use' Criteria in Comments to ONC

CHICAGO, July 13 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Electronic Health Records Association (EHR Association) has made specific recommendations to the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) on measurable criteria for achieving "meaningful use" of electr...

State privacy rules reduce electronic medical sharing by 24 percent, warns Management Insights

States that have passed privacy laws restricting the ability of hospitals to disclose patient information have seen the sharing of electronic medical records suffer by more than 24%, according to the Management Insights feature in the current issue of Management Science , the flagship journal of ...

Kaiser Permanente Project Proves Electronic Health Information and Care Coordination Improve Chronic Disease Management

HONOLULU, July 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Specialty care physicians can improve the health of high-risk patients by reviewing electronic health records and proactively providing e-consultations and treatment plan recommendations with primary care physicians, according to a Kaiser Permanente paper published...

DIA Workshop Features Industry and FDA for Discussion of Best Practices for Electronic Establishment Registration and Product Listing

August 11-12 in Philadelphia, PA Horsham, PA (Vocus) -- The Drug Information Association (DIA), in collaboration with the Generic Pharmaceutical Association (GPhA), PhRMA, and the Consumer Healthcare Products Association (CHPA), will host eDrug Listing and Establishm...

Kaiser Permanente Project Proves Electronic Health Information and Care Coordination Improves Chronic Disease Management

HONOLULU, July 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Specialty care physicians can improve the health of high-risk patients by reviewing electronic health records and proactively providing e-consultations and treatment plan recommendations with primary care physicians, according to a Kaiser Permanente paper published...

iData Research Publishes Market Analysis Series on Electronic Medical Records and PACS

U.S. Market for EMR and PACS to Reach $9.3 Billion by 2013 VANCOUVER, July 7 /PRNewswire/ - According to a new market research report series by iData Research ( www.idataresearch.net ), an international medical device, dental and pharmaceutical market research firm, the U.S. market for Electr...

Diagnostic Center of Medicine Selects Allscripts Electronic Health Record and Practice Management Solution

CHICAGO and LAS VEGAS, June 25 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Allscripts (Nasdaq: MDRX ) announced today that Diagnostic Center of Medicine (DCOM), one of the oldest and largest primary care physician groups in Southern Nevada, has selected Allscripts Electronic Health Record (EHR) and Practice Man...

Journal Publishes AssisTek Article on Best Practices in Electronic Patient Reported Outcomes (ePRO)

As a result of assisTek's commitment to quality systems and expertise in implementing electronic patient reported outcomes (ePRO) in clinical trials, assisTek's article on challenges and best practices for implementing ePRO will be published this summer in EPC Data Management & IT Solutions. ...

US Oncology Offers Electronic Health Records Informative Webinar

Medicare HIT Incentives for the Community Oncology Practices THE WOODLANDS, Texas, June 23 /PRNewswire/ -- WHO: Community oncologists, practice administrators, executive directors, nurses and other community oncology staff WHAT: Informative Webina...

National All Schedules Prescription Electronic Reporting (NASPER) Act Receives Senate Support

Senator John D. Rockefeller IV and Senator Bob Corker Endorse Universal Coordinated Prescription Monitoring Program NEW YORK, June 18 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians (ASIPP) announced today that the National All Schedules Prescription Elect...

Heritage Valley Health System Selects Allscripts Electronic Health Record

Physicians will use EHR to Enhance the Quality and Cost-Effectiveness of Patient Care CHICAGO and TOLEDO, Ohio, June 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Allscripts (Nasdaq: MDRX ) announced today that Heritage Valley Health System, a progressive community-based health system in southwestern Pennsy...

Connectyx Technologies Signs Distributor to Serve the Vast South East Asia Market with its MedFlash Electronic Personal Health Record

PALM CITY, Fla., June 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Connectyx (Pink Sheets: CTYX) - Connectyx Technologies Holdings Group, Inc. is pleased to announce that the Company has entered into an agreement with Sabrielle GPS High Tech to distribute its MedFlash(TM) electronic personal health record to the ...

InstaMed Achieves CAQH CORE Rules Certification, Streamlines Provider Access to Consistent Electronic Eligibility, Benefits and Patient Financial Liability Data

PHILADELPHIA, June 16 /PRNewswire/ -- InstaMed, an integrated healthcare clearinghouse and payment processor serving healthcare providers of all sizes in every state, announced today that the InstaMed Platform and Network have achieved CAQH(R) Committee on Operating Rules for Information Exchange ...

HITSP Begins Harmonization Process for Use of Electronic Health Records in Clinical Research

Thirty-five leading organizations from the clinical research community have pledged support for new initiative WASHINGTON, June 15 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Healthcare Information Technology Standards Panel (HITSP), a cooperative partnership between the public and private sectors tha...

Herley Receives a $1.2 Million Contract Award for Complex Integrated Microwave Assemblies for U.S. Electronic Attack Aircraft

LANCASTER, Pa., June 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Herley Industries, Inc. (Nasdaq: HRLY ) announced today that its Herley Lancaster division received a contract award valued at approximately $1.2 million from a major U.S. prime contractor to manufacture complex Integrated Microwave Assemblies (IM...

Spain's Regional Extremadura Government Launches Electronic Prescription System With IBM

107 health centres and 680 pharmacies in the region are ready to prescribe and dispense medications electronically MADRID, June 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Extremadura Regional Government of Spain and IBM (NYSE: IBM ) have launched an electronic prescription system in 680 pharmacies in ...

Best Practices for Hospitals Moving to Electronic Medical Records

Iron Mountain to Host Free Webcast on Making a Smooth Transition to the EMR BOSTON, June 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Iron Mountain Incorporated (NYSE: IRM ), the global leader in information protection and storage services, along with Exempla Healthcare, will share tips during an upcoming W...

Allscripts and SYNNEX Corporation Form Distribution Partnership to Accelerate Adoption of Electronic Health Records

CHICAGO and FREMONT, Calif., June 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Allscripts (Nasdaq: MDRX ), a leader in software, services, information, and connectivity solutions for physicians and hospitals, and SYNNEX Corporation (NYSE: SNX ), a leading business process services company, today announced that...

Minnesota Health Plans Select IGI and ORBIT(R) to Power First State-Mandated Shift to Standardized, Electronic Data Exchange between Plans and Providers

PISCATAWAY, N.J., June 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Minnesota has become the first state in the nation to cut red tape by requiring all health care providers to electronically submit insurance claims to health plans, using a single set of data standards. The law, referred to as the E3 Initiative, will also r...

Streamline Health Document Workflow Solution to be Integrated Into Electronic Medical Records System for Leading Canadian Healthcare Region

CINCINNATI, May 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Streamline Health Solutions, Inc. (Nasdaq: STRM ) today announced that, consistent with its international expansion plans, the Company's document workflow solutions will be integrated into the electronic medical records solution for multiple facilitie...

Southwest General Health Center Selects Allscripts Web-Hosted Electronic Health Record

CHICAGO and MIDDLEBURG HEIGHTS, Ohio, May 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Allscripts announced today that Southwest General Health Center (SGHC) has selected Allscripts Professional(R) Electronic Health Record (EHR) for its 30 employed physicians in multi-specialty practices across suburban Cleve...

HIMSS Electronic Health Record Association Reaches Out to Key Stakeholders on 'Meaningful Use' of Certified EHRs

CHICAGO, May 22 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Electronic Health Records Association (EHR Association) seeks broad stakeholder consensus by sharing its perspectives on the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) as well as specific recommendations for the definition of "meaningful us...

Coordinated Health Selects Allscripts Electronic Health Record and Practice Management to Improve Coordination of Patient Care

Pennsylvania Sports Medicine Provider Times Implementation to Take Advantage of Government EHR Subsidies CHICAGO and ALLENTOWN, Pa., May 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Allscripts announced today that Coordinated Health, the premier provider of sports and musculoskeletal medicine in Pennsy...

Leading Healthcare Technology Companies Launch National Physician Education Program on Stimulus and Electronic Health Records

"EHR Stimulus Alliance" Includes Allscripts, Cisco, Citrix, Dell, Intel, Intuit, Microsoft Corp., and Nuance; Will Deliver Education Programs Across the U.S. CHICAGO, May 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Allscripts today announced the formation of a coalition of technology innovation leaders who ...

Patient Command Tells Sec. Sebelius That Existing Technology Can Make Electronic Health Records Interoperable

The key: making it simpler. MCLEAN, Va., May 11 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Patient Command(R), Inc. is asking Kathleen Sebelius, Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, to adopt new rules defining how computers should exchange medical records electronically (be interoperabl...

Impac Software Selected to Present at the Electronic Health Records Lab During 2009 ASCO Annual Meeting

SUNNYVALE, Calif., May 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Impac Software, part of the Elekta Group, has been selected to present at the Electronic Health Records (EHR) Lab during the 2009 American Society of Clinical Oncology's (ASCO) Annual Meeting, May 29 - June 2, at the Orange County Convention Center, in Orla...