Medical Technology Journal

Flint, Mich. Health System to Go-live with Centricity EMR by Early 2010

News — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 19:36:00 +0000

GE Healthcare, a leading provider of information technology systems across the globe, is announcing an agreement to provide state-of-the-art healthcare information technology to one of the nation's most impoverished areas.

Intermountain HealthcareT Implements Initiate® Interoperable Health

News — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 18:00:00 +0000

Initiate Systems, Inc., a leader in data management solutions that enable the exchange of health information, has announced that Intermountain HealthcareT will use Initiate® Interoperable Health as the foundation of its new Enterprise Clinical Information System (ECIS). The system will facilitate advanced clinical decision support within an environment of information sharing.

Social Networking Tools: Is Healthcare Ready for Twitter and Facebook

Cynthia Atoji — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 15:37:00 +0000

Who is using Facebook and Twitter in healthcare? And how can these social media tools be plied by hospitals and physicians? While novel online platforms like Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, and blogs are all the buzz among marketers, only 10 percent of healthcare systems have some type of social media outlet.

New Mexico Names Official HIE for State

The Buzz — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 22:45:00 +0000

According to Reuters New Mexico has named the New Mexico Health Information Collaborative as the office Health Information Exchange for New Mexico.

Rhode Island Tracks Swine Flu with e-prescription

The Buzz — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 22:45:00 +0000

Fresh News is reporting that Rhode Island is using the existing e-prescribing network to track the swine flu.

RxVantage

Karen Corey — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 22:45:00 +0000

RxVantage (www.rxvantage.com) is an application that allows a medical practice to coordinate interactions with professional representatives of pharmaceutical and medical companies. RxVantage is a time-saving application that allows interaction between physicians and representatives via the internet. Tasks can be performed in a matter of seconds instead of interrupting a physician’s hectic schedule. RxVantage is completely free to medical providers.

Accenx Acquired by Initiate Systems

News — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 22:45:00 +0000

According to Trading Markets Initiate Systems acquired health information exchange solutions provider Accenx Technologies.

ONC Surveys Consumers About Health Information Exchanges

The Buzz — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 22:45:00 +0000

Government Health IT is reporting that the Office of the National Coordinator of Health IT will survey consumers about health information exchange.

Updates to Connect Software Promote Meaningful Use

The Buzz — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 22:45:00 +0000

Government Health IT is reporting that the updated version of the Connect software will give health providers better access to meaningful use features.

Fines for Violating HIPAA Increase Dramatically

The Buzz — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 22:45:00 +0000

According to Wisconsin Technology Network the penalties for violations to HIPAA have been increased by a new interim rule.