Mike Miliard
In July, the Leapfrog Group released a report on computerized physician order entry (CPOE) systems that contained some discouraging findings.
As they work to consummate the merger between them first announced in June, Chicago-based Allscripts and Atlanta-based Eclipsys have announced investor meetings this month in their respective cities.
It's everywhere you look: in movie theaters, with films such as Avatar and Toy Story 3; and even, slowly but surely, on TV, with broadcast stations like ESPN 3D and state of the art televisions such as Sony's Bravia LCD 3D. Suddenly, what was once a novelty is becoming the norm.
In what's being called "one of the largest EMR installs in the world," spanning three military services in six countries on two continents, CliniComp Intl., a global provider of mission critical clinical documentation systems, announced Tuesday that seven U.S. Air Force, Army and Navy military treatment facilities have implemented its Essentris EMR.
Medical Informatics Engineering (MIE) has carved out a niche for itself as a strong regional player in health IT, with a robust presence in Northeast Indiana. Now its new CEO, Bruce Lisanti, whose appointment was announced on Monday, is ready to take the company to the next level.
Press Ganey Associates - which works with more than 10,000 healthcare organizations to increase efficiency and market share and optimize reimbursement - has acquired the Quality Indicator Project division from the Maryland Hospital Association.
Axolotl has announced the availability of its new Elysium Express, which offers quick, easy and affordable hospital-to-physician and physician-to-physician connectivity.
The Healthcare Leadership Council (HLC) announced Wednesday the formation of the National Dialogue for Healthcare Innovation (NDHI), a forum in which leaders from private sector healthcare, government, academia and patient and consumer organizations will work together toward consensus on issues affecting healthcare innovation.
The health IT and services company has announced an agreement to purchase the Newtown Square, Pa.-based provider of medical necessity compliance and physician medical management solutions for hospitals.
Surescripts announced a service on Tuesday that seeks to make it easier for consumers to access an electronic record of their prescriptions via Microsoft HealthVault.