Molly Merrill

Surgeons at the Henry Ford Health System, a Detroit-based non-profit healthcare system, will use Twitter to educate the public on a live robotic surgery.

Pediatric Associates of Washington State is implementing an electronic health record for its 70 physicians.

The Certification Commission for Healthcare Information Technology (CCHIT) is developing a dermatology-specific electronic health records certification program for 2010.

Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania have successfully demonstrated that a bedside monitoring system can help treat stroke patients.

Clinicians will soon have a better understanding of how to manage cerebral aneurysms, thanks to a European project that uses simulation software.

The Georgia Cancer Coalition, an independent, not-for-profit organization based in Atlanta, will use a statewide healthcare information exchange to share evidence-based medicine with community cancer care centers.

Capella Healthcare, the Memorial Hermann Hospital System, Trillium Health Centre and Vanderbilt University Medical Center are all turning to smart technology for their electronic medical records.

Presbyterian Healthcare Services, a not-for-profit system of hospitals in New Mexico, is planning to revamp its patient call center by improving access to patient data.

A virtual tissue bank is in development in Arizona, thanks to a partnership between the Arizona Biomedical Research Commission and Reston, Va.-based 5AM Solutions.

Sandlot, a wholly owned subsidiary of North Texas Specialty Physicians located in Fort Worth, Texas, has gone live with a health information exchange and integrated electronic medical record platform that links providers in the Tarrant County area.