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

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 18:36:56 +0100

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

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:00:14 +0100

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.

Accenx Acquired by Initiate Systems

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 21:45:08 +0100

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

Initiate Systems Delivers Agile Data Governance with Initiate Master Data Service

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 16:30:21 +0100

Initiate Systems, Inc., a leader in data management solutions for information sharing and improved data quality, announced today the availability of Initiate Master Data Service v9.0, the latest upgrade to the company's master data management (MDM) solution. The new version of Initiate Master Data Service fosters agile data governance for enterprise, government and healthcare customers, enabling them to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of their data management. Data stewards can identify and centrally manage all business data issues specific to their business processes in one tool.

Healthcare Providers Expect IT to Improve Patient Care - Not Just Business, CompTIA Survey Finds

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 16:23:40 +0100

Healthcare providers realize that new technologies have to be adopted to improve their business, but the medical benefits of technology also are clearly in their sights, according to CompTIA’s Healthcare IT Market: Insights and Opportunities study.

Initiate Systems Delivers Agile Data Governance with Initiate Master Data Service� v9.0

Tue, 13 Oct 2009 15:42:13 +0100

Initiate Systems, Inc., a leader in data management solutions for information sharing and improved data quality, has announced the availability of Initiate Master Data Service� v9.0, the latest upgrade to the company’s master data management (MDM) solution. The new version of Initiate Master Data Service fosters agile data governance for enterprise, government and healthcare customers, enabling them to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of their data management. Data stewards can identify and centrally manage all business data issues specific to their business processes in one tool.

Initiate Systems Launches Provider Management Solution

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 19:05:25 +0100

Initiate Systems, Inc., a leader in data management solutions for the exchange of health information, announced today the launch of its Initiate� Provider Management solution, a unique offering that allows healthcare organizations to create a provider registry to ensure that all systems using provider data operate from the same up-to-date information.

Mercy Memorial Hospital Partners with CDW Healthcare to Improve Data Availability for More ...

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 13:57:02 +0100

CDW Healthcare, part of the public sector subsidiary of CDW Corporation and a leading provider of technology products and services to healthcare organizations, has announced that Mercy Memorial Hospital of Monroe, Mich., launched an extensive server virtualization and disaster recovery solution acquired from CDW Healthcare. The initiative represents the latest stage in the hospital’s drive to streamline network management processes and increase the reliability of clinical applications.

Larus Technologies Adds Fairwarning� as Healthcare Techology Partner

Mon, 14 Sep 2009 19:52:10 +0100

Laurus Technologies, an IT consulting and professional services firm based in Itasca, IL, announced its participation in the FairWarning� Ready Solution Partner Program, enabling Laurus to deploy, service and resell FairWarning�’s industry-leading healthcare privacy monitoring solutions. Laurus will offer greater security and privacy measures to hospitals and healthcare providers for their electronic medical records, resulting in greater peace-of-mind for patients that their medical records are kept private. Laurus is one of seven nationwide solutions providers chosen to participate in FairWarning’s� program.

Tangent Announces Energy Efficient All-In-One PC Designed As Notebook Replacement for Medical Carts

Tue, 08 Sep 2009 15:53:12 +0100

Tangent Inc. (www.tangent.com), a leading provider of technology solutions for the medical market, has unveiled VITA LT, a space and energy saving All-in-One PC for the medical market that is perfect for mobile cart solutions. Ultra-light (10.5 lbs.) and ultra-thin (1.4") and with an 18.5 inch widescreen LCD, the VITA LT is designed as a notebook replacement for medical carts.

Initiate Systems Launches Initiate� Catalyst Patient Registry for Independent Software Vendors

Mon, 17 Aug 2009 18:55:28 +0100

Initiate Systems, Inc., a leader in data management solutions for the exchange of health information, has announced the launch of Initiate� Catalyst Patient Registry, a self-contained virtual software appliance to accelerate data interoperability for electronic medical records (EMR), portals, radiology information systems (RIS), picture archival communications systems (PACS) and other healthcare information exchange (HIE) solutions. The new software appliance provides independent software vendors (ISVs) and solution providers in healthcare with entity resolution and search capability that can be embedded in their information exchange applications and portals to improve patient care.

Healthagen Launches Smart Phone Version of iTriage

Mon, 20 Jul 2009 16:44:57 +0100

Healthagen™, a developer of healthcare information software, has introduced a new version of iTriage™ designed for all types of smart phones. This move makes the iTriage decision support platform available to a broader cross section of consumers. Healthagen also announced that iTriage for the iPhone is now available for free on iTunes�.

Initiate Systems Introduces Initiate� Payer Data Management

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 15:10:32 +0100

Initiate Systems, Inc., a leader in data management solutions that enable the exchange of health information, has introduced Initiate� Payer Data Management. This solution helps healthcare payers reduce costs by improving administrative efficiencies through streamlined claims processing. It also enables more informed decision-making by increasing the transparency of provider and member data.

CDW Healthcare's IT Checkup Self-Assessment Tool Enables Direct Comparison Against a National ...

Tue, 16 Jun 2009 12:58:48 +0100

CDW Healthcare, part of the public sector subsidiary of CDW Corporation and a leading provider of technology products and services to healthcare organizations, has announced the release of the IT Checkup Self-Assessment Tool, a Web-based program which enables hospital IT managers to evaluate their clinical application and IT infrastructure investment and receive an instant score indicating how their healthcare organization compares to averages from across the U.S. The tool is based upon the results of the CDW Healthcare IT Checkup, a national survey of healthcare IT professionals, which CDW Healthcare reported in March.

Tangent Announces Medix 10T MCA Tablet for Medical Market

Tue, 16 Jun 2009 12:55:59 +0100

Tangent Inc., www.tangent.com, a leading provider of healthcare technology has announced the Medix 10T, a state-of-the-art 10.4 tablet that weighs only 3.3 lbs., is built on the highly-acclaimed Intel Health Architecture, includes enhanced touch screen functionally, contributing greater workflow efficiencies in EMR and other point-of-care applications.

Initiate Systems, Axolotl Corp. Create Partnership for Health Information Exchange Solutions

Tue, 16 Jun 2009 12:48:25 +0100

Initiate Systems, Inc., a leader in data management solutions for the exchange of health information, has announced a new partnership with Axolotl Corp., a premier provider of Health Information Exchange (HIE) solutions and services. Following successful product integration in Axolot's engineering labs, the two healthcare technology industry leaders will deliver solutions that enable interoperability between healthcare information systems in hospitals, Integrated Delivery Networks (IDNs), Regional Healthcare Information Organizations (RHIOs) and statewide healthcare exchanges.

CDW Healthcare’s IT Checkup Self-Assessment Tool Enables Direct Comparison

Tue, 02 Jun 2009 15:13:20 +0100

CDW Healthcare, part of the public sector subsidiary of CDW Corporation and a leading provider of technology products and services to healthcare organizations, has announced the release of the IT Checkup Self-Assessment Tool, a Web-based program which enables hospital IT managers to evaluate their clinical application and IT infrastructure investment and receive an instant score indicating how their healthcare organization compares to averages from across the U.S. The tool is based upon the results of the CDW Healthcare IT Checkup, a national survey of healthcare IT professionals, which CDW Healthcare reported in March.

State of Washington Hospital to Use Centricity for EMR, HIE, Patient Portal and Financial Management

Tue, 19 May 2009 14:24:02 +0100

GE Healthcare, a leading provider of healthcare information technology (HIT), has announced a multi-million dollar agreement with Harrison Medical Center (Bremerton, WA) for a broad portfolio of healthcare IT solutions. The announcement marks a significant expansion of GE's footprint in the health information exchange (HIE) market with a comprehensive deal that also includes the company's full-featured electronic medical record (EMR), patient communication services, ePrescribing, quality outcomes measurement, and revenue cycle management tools. With Centricity HIE Services pulling the digital care community together, this implementation will serve to extend Harrison's EMR to community providers, bolster the patient care continuum and help Harrison's providers improve the quality of their care.�

Bill Conroy of Initiate Systems Honored with ITA CityLIGHTS Award

Tue, 05 May 2009 14:30:35 +0100

Bill Conroy, chief executive officer and president of Initiate Systems, Inc., a leader in data management solutions that enable information sharing and improve data quality, was honored with the CEO of the Year Award by the Illinois Technology Association (ITA). The awards, which honor outstanding information technology companies, executives and advocates in Illinois, were presented to the winners at the association’s 10th annual CityLIGHTS Gala on April 23 at Union Station.

CDW Server Virtualization Assessments Provide Tailored Analysis of Benefits

Mon, 04 May 2009 17:40:58 +0100

CDW Corporation, a leading provider of technology products and services to business, government and education, has announced an assessment services offering that enables qualifying medium and large organizations to consider the potential benefits of server virtualization at no cost and with minimal effort required from the participant. The core of the offerings – developed and refined by CDW’s virtualization assessment team working with a number of customers during 2008 and early 2009 – include a Self-Guided Assessment (SGA) and a Server Virtualization Assessment (SVA).

Initiate Systems Wins Two MDM Products of the Year Honors from SearchDataManagement.com

Tue, 21 Apr 2009 14:56:00 +0100

Initiate Systems, Inc., a leader in master data management (MDM) solutions that enable information sharing and improve data quality, announced today that two of the company=92s solutions have been named MDM Products of the Year by SearchDataManagement.com's 2008 Products of the Year program. Initiate=AE Interoperable Health won the Gold Award in the MDM category, and Initiate Master Data Service=AE Platform v8.5 won the Bronze Award in the same category.

GE Healthcare to Include Urgent Public Health Alerts in Electronic Medical Records

Tue, 21 Apr 2009 14:37:46 +0100

GE Healthcare, a leading provider of healthcare information technology, has announced a collaboration with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) National Center for Public Health Informatics. The project will demonstrate the capability of a public health agency to utilize electronic medical record (EMR) systems to provide clinicians with timely, patient-specific information at the point of care.

GE Healthcare and Providence Health & Services to Develop Connectivity Platform

Tue, 21 Apr 2009 14:34:04 +0100

GE Healthcare, a leading provider of healthcare information technology, today announced it will work with Providence Health & Services (Portland, Ore.) to develop a new connectivity platform to integrate electronic records from hospitals with GE Healthcare's CentricityR Electronic Medical Record (EMR), a widely used EMR designed for the ambulatory setting. The solution will leverage GE's Centricity Health Information Exchange (HIE) Services and standards developed by the Healthcare Information Technology Standards Panel (HITSP) to advance in-patient and outpatient connectivity and interoperability. Providence Health System's seven Oregon-based hospitals and associated clinics, as well as local clinicians not associated with the health system who are using Centricity EMR, will collect, share and access critical patient information through a standards-based health information exchange.

Survey Finds Hospitals That Make Balanced Infrastructure Investments Enjoy Better Performance

Fri, 03 Apr 2009 18:42:25 +0100

CDW Healthcare, part of the public sector subsidiary of CDW Corporation and a leading provider of technology products and services to healthcare organizations, has announced the results of the IT Checkup, a survey of more than 500 IT and clinical healthcare professionals from across the United States. The study reveals that hospitals with stronger IT infrastructures enjoy significantly better performance and results from their clinical applications than providers who deploy applications without concurrent investments in infrastructure.

Intelligent Medical Objects announces the launch of their new website – www.e-imo.com

Fri, 03 Apr 2009 17:18:07 +0100

Intelligent Medical Objects (IMO�) is proud to announce a completely revised version of their online presence. The new website is available now, found at www.e-imo.com, and displays a shift in company focus towards their market leading suite of Clinical Interface Terminology (CIT) products, especially the flag ship IMO� Problem �IT�™. IMO's robust, user-friendly vocabularies contain user-specific and familiar words or phrases; allowing clinicians, information management professionals and patients alike to find and record the terms they need quickly and easily. CIT also cross-links to standardized vocabularies such as SNOMED� CT, MeSH and UMLS; which strengthens IMO’s plan for supporting ICD-10-CM as adoption increases.

Initiate Systems and Accenx Partner to Deliver Hosted Solutions

Tue, 24 Mar 2009 18:48:00 +0100

Chicago, and Irvine, CA - March 16, 2009�- Initiate Systems, Inc., a leader in master data management (MDM) and interoperable health solutions, and Accenx, a leading provider of health information exchange (HIE) solutions, today announced that Accenx will offer fully managed, remote hosting of Initiate PatientT for healthcare customers. The first customer for the joint solution is OhioHealth, a family of 15 hospitals, 20 health and surgery centers, home-health providers, medical equipment and health service suppliers throughout a 46-county area.

Virtua Medical Group Selects GE Healthcare

Tue, 10 Mar 2009 14:05:53 +0100

GE Healthcare, a leading provider of healthcare information technology, has announced that Virtua Medical Group (VMG), a division of Virtua Health (Marlton, NJ) has expanded their relationship with GE, selecting Centricity� Business Advantage to host core revenue cycle management (RCM) functions for their employed physician practices.

Hebrew Home of Greater Washington Partners with CDW Healthcare to Get the Word Out

Tue, 27 Jan 2009 08:33:54 +0100

A 99-year community institution, the Hebrew Home of Greater Washington provides quality and compassionate rehabilitation and long-term nursing home services to area residents in need. In fulfillment of its commitment to the community, Hebrew Home is dedicated to utilizing information technology solutions as a means of improving patient satisfaction and speeding the delivery of vital information to its caregiver staff.

GE Healthcare IT Simplifies Processes for Physician Participation in Quality Initiative

Thu, 08 Jan 2009 09:48:29 +0100

GE Healthcare, a leading vendor of healthcare information technology, has announced an initiative to simplify physician participation in Medicare's Physician Quality Reporting Initiative (PQRI). GE Healthcare's Medical Quality Improvement Consortium (MQIC) quality data system was selected by the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services (CMS) as a reporting registry for the 2008 program. The initiative will streamline quality reporting for Centricity� EMR and Centricity Practice Solution customers that submit for eligible financial incentives through the MQIC registry.

GE Healthcare Launches New Version of Centricity

Thu, 08 Jan 2009 09:46:54 +0100

GE Healthcare IT, a leading provider of healthcare information technology, has announced the general release launch of Centricity� Business version 4.3. This latest version of the GE Healthcare solution for revenue cycle management, patient access and managed care is designed to help drive efficiency and enhance services for academic medical centers, hospitals and hospital networks, and large practices in the United States. The new release is currently live at multiple Centricity Business customer sites.

Initiate Systems Expertise in Health Information Exchange Shines at 5th NHIN Forum

Wed, 07 Jan 2009 14:56:07 +0100

Six Trial Implementations of the Nationwide Health Information Network (NHIN) demonstrated use cases at the 5th NHIN Forum last week include solutions from Initiate Systems, Inc. Initiate� software supports effective data sharing and knowledge through complete, trusted views of patients and providers.

Puget Sound Family Physicians lends expertise to community practices

Wed, 10 Dec 2008 13:45:41 +0100

EMR implementations funded by regional medical center through Stark Relaxation Law BARRINGTON, IL, December 10, 2008 - GE Healthcare IT, a leading provider of healthcare information technology, today recognized Puget Sound Family Physicians for its exemplary use of GE Centricity Electronic Medical Record (EMR) to extend the benefits of "going digital" to practices and patients in the greater Seattle area.

BlueCross BlueShield Venture Fund and Sandbox Industries Announce Investment in Initiate Systems

Thu, 13 Nov 2008 14:15:48 +0100

BlueCross BlueShield Venture Partners is a newly formed $116-million fund to which 11 independent Blue Cross and/or Blue Shield companies have committed capital. The fund invests in technologies, products, and services in the U.S. healthcare industry that promote efficiency, lower costs, and improve options for consumers. In a unique partnership, the fund is managed jointly by representatives from the Association, the participating Blue Plans, and Sandbox Industries, a Chicago-based venture capital firm.

GE Healthcare Customers Receive HIMSS Daview Awards for Excellence

Fri, 31 Oct 2008 15:22:36 +0100

GE Healthcare IT, a leading provider of healthcare information technology, has announced recognition by the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) for three Centricity� Electronic Medical Record (EMR) customers: Eastern Maine Medical Center, Cardiology Consultants of Philadelphia and Community Health Access Network. These organizations were awarded the prestigious HIMSS Nicholas E. Davies Award of Excellence for their demonstrated ability to promote the vision of electronic medical records through concrete results.

Initiate Systems Fosters Collaborative Data Stewardship

Thu, 16 Oct 2008 13:33:48 +0100

Initiate Systems, Inc., a leader in master data management (MDM) solutions, has announced availability of the Initiate Master Data Service� platform v8.5, giving data stewards greater command over data governance and greater capabilities for resolving data issues quickly and efficiently across teams.

Bronx Regional Health Information Organization Goes Live with Initiate� Health Information Exchange

Thu, 16 Oct 2008 13:04:01 +0100

Initiate Systems, Inc., a leader in master data management (MDM) solutions and enterprise master person index (EMPI) software, has announced that the Bronx (NY) Regional Health Information Organization (RHIO), representing 80 percent of the providers serving the borough’s 1.36 million residents, has gone live with the Initiate� Health Information Exchange solution.

Nuance Communications, Inc. Introduces Dragon Medical 10

Thu, 02 Oct 2008 15:23:39 +0100

Nuance Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: NUAN), has unveiled its Dragon� Medical 10 software, the fastest, most accurate, real-time medical speech recognition software released to date. The new Dragon Medical 10 software recognizes dictation nearly twice as fast as its previous release and yields an accuracy improvement of more than 20 percent over the previous release. Dragon Medical 10 offers new medical vocabularies, improved integration with electronic medical record (EMR) systems, enhanced regional accent support, and customizable commands, like Voice Shortcuts and DragonTemplates.

Initiate Exchange Annual User Conference

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 11:33:39 +0100

Initiate Systems, Inc., a leader in master data management (MDM) solutions, has announced that it will hold its third annual user conference -- Initiate Exchange (formerly theHub Live) -- September 29-October 1, 2008, at the Westin Kierland Resort in Scottsdale, Arizona. Initiate Exchange brings together customers, prospects and partners for two days of networking and education with organizational leaders who are using master data management to revolutionize healthcare, transform government and reinvent customer service in financial services, insurance, hospitality and more.

Initiate Systems to Hold 3rd Annual User Conference September 29-October 1, 2008

Mon, 08 Sep 2008 10:51:26 +0100

United Regional Health Care System Partners with CDW Healthcare

Mon, 08 Sep 2008 10:49:23 +0100

CDW Healthcare, part of the public-sector subsidiary of CDW Corporation, and a leading provider of technology products and services to healthcare organizations, has announced that United Regional Health Care System of Wichita Falls, Texas, has launched the initial phase of its electronic care documentation initiative with a customized cart solution configured and deployed by CDW Healthcare. The implementation marks the first in a series of ongoing initiatives to enhance patient care, reduce medication errors and transform the system’s clinical documentation into a completely paperless process.

Medical Technology Journal 2008 Innovation Awards

Mon, 11 Aug 2008 12:41:21 +0100

Medical Technology Journal is proud to announce the winners of the 2008 Innovation Awards. This is the first year for these awards, but even so, the competition has been intense. In the end, the winners were selected because each represents a significant accomplishment, or an indication of a trend in medical technology for physician practices.

Vangent Awarded $23 Million Contract to Support Force Health Protection & Readiness

Tue, 29 Jul 2008 07:50:28 +0100

Vangent, Inc., a leading global provider of information management and strategic business process outsourcing solutions, has announced that the Department of Defense (DoD) Force Health Protection & Readiness Program Office (FHP&R) has awarded the company a $23 million contract to manage and enhance FHP&R automated information systems.

Surgery Centers Taking Advantage of Freedom Upgrade Program to Replace Legacy Management Systems

Tue, 29 Jul 2008 07:47:54 +0100

Amkai has announced that it was awarded contracts by twenty facilities during the month of June to provide them with the company’s AmkaiOffice™ management system. These successes follow the major launch of AmkaiOffice 2.0 at the recent ASC Association convention in San Antonio. Most of these contracts incorporated Amkai’s Freedom Upgrade introductory promotion, which provided an affordable acquisition plan that minimized upfront investment for the customer.

CDW Healthcare Wins its Third Consecutive VHA Inc. Excellence Award for Customer Service

Tue, 29 Jul 2008 07:45:39 +0100

CDW Healthcare, part of the public-sector subsidiary of CDW Corporation, and a leading provider of technology products and services to healthcare organizations, has announced it was honored by VHA Inc., a healthcare alliance that serves more than 1,400 not-for-profit hospitals nationwide. VHA members recently selected CDW Healthcare as Supplier of Excellence for Member Satisfaction, marking the third consecutive year in which CDW has received this distinction.

CDW Healthcare Wins its Third Consecutive VHA Inc. Excellence Award for Customer Service

Thu, 10 Jul 2008 12:27:29 +0100

CDW Healthcare, part of the public-sector subsidiary of CDW Corporation, and a leading provider of technology products and services to healthcare organizations, today announced it was honored by VHA Inc., a healthcare alliance that serves more than 1,400 not-for-profit hospitals nationwide. VHA members recently selected CDW Healthcare as Supplier of Excellence for Member Satisfaction, marking the third consecutive year in which CDW has received this distinction.

Humana Benefits from Data Consolidation Efforts; Increases Accuracy and Visibility

Thu, 10 Jul 2008 12:09:17 +0100

Master Data Management software provides Humana, one of the nation’s largest health benefit companies, with automated provider identification across numerous systems

Overview
Background: As one of the nation’s largest publicly traded health and supplemental benefits companies, Humana has 11.4 million medical members across a network of more than 550,000 physicians, hospitals, pharmacies and ancillary care providers in nearly every state.

Elderplan Selects Vangent for Contract Center Optimization

Mon, 23 Jun 2008 18:38:14 +0100

Vangent, Inc., a leading provider of Medicare member information management solutions and services, has announced that Elderplan (Brooklyn, NY) has selected Vangent to optimize its contact center operations to meet the growing needs of its Medicare members and provider network throughout New York. Vangent will improve Elderplan’s overall contact center infrastructure and operability with new contact center technology, develop a sophisticated data warehouse for member and provider information, and create a Web portal for 24/7 member and provider education and self-service.

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Partners with CDW Healthcare to Enhance Patient Care

Fri, 06 Jun 2008 14:55:37 +0100

CDW Healthcare, part of the public sector subsidiary of CDW Corporation, and a leading provider of technology solutions to healthcare organizations, has announced that Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) of Boston, Mass., is collaborating with CDW Healthcare to deploy a technology solution that will enable affiliated physician practices to access BIDMC’s electronic health record (EHR) and practice management (PM) software. The implementation, which includes a range of standardized hardware products, wireless technology and network solutions, ultimately will provide more than 300 physicians located in 175 offices with the infrastructure to support vital pay-for-performance data capture and valuable decision-support tools.

Vangent Simplifies Complex Medical Enrollment Process with New Online Solution

Fri, 06 Jun 2008 14:51:31 +0100

Vangent, Inc., a leading provider of Medicare enrollment and retention services, has announced informisEnrollTM, an innovative member interaction management solution for Medicare plans. informisEnroll enables health plans to provide expanded online Medicare plan and option information, and simplifies the online enrollment process.

Now Available-Virtual Tour of MedBoards MTS Microsite

Fri, 02 May 2008 10:53:16 +0100

Baxa has launched a microsite for MedBoards Medical Tracking System. The site enables visitors to take a tour of all the services and features MedBoard MTS offers.