IBM, based in Armonk, N.Y., has signed an agreement to acquire the National Interest Security Company, LLC, a developer of business analytics and optimization services for the healthcare sector, among other industries.
First DataBank, a San Francisco-based provider of drug databases, has announced an agreement with Surgical Information Systems, an Alpharetta, Ga.-based provider of perioperative software solutions, whereby First DataBank will license its suite of drug information and associated developer software to SIS to enable the integration of drug screening, dosing and documentation in its solutions.
GetWellNetwork, Inc., based in Bethesda, Md., has released version 3.6 of its interactive patient care system. New or enhanced features include a nursing dashboard, medication teaching, a pain management interface and new patient orientation.
The Kryptiq Corporation of Portland, Ore., has announced that its Connect IQ document management product is now integrated with Dallas-based InDxLogic’s automated document indexing and document and data management capabilities.
Hyland Software of Cleveland has announced the launch of its OnBase enterprise content management solution for MEDITECH users.
The Axolotl Corp. of San Jose, Calif., has announced that the Memorial Healthcare System, based in Hollywood, Fla., has selected the Axolotl Elysium Exchange suite of solutions to power health information exchange across the system’s South Broward County, Fla. network. The company also announced its successful participation in the Integrating the Healthcare Enterprise (IHE) North American Connectathon earlier this month in Chicago.
Carestream Health, Inc., based in Rochester, N.Y., has announced that Long Beach Medical Center in Long Beach, N.Y., will implement the company’s PACS, eHealth Managed Services and Directview CR 975 systems.
GE Healthcare of Barrington, Ill., has announced that Document Storage Systems, on behalf of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, has certified the GE Centricity perioperative anesthesia solution as being capable of integration and compatibility with the VA’s VistA clinical information system.
Picis, Inc., based in Wakefield, Mass., has announced that IB-Salut regional health services in the Spanish Balearic Islands has implemented Picis Critical Care Manager and PACU Manager, part of the company’s CareSuite family of solutions, at Hospital Can Misses in Ibiza. In addition, IB-Salut has extended the software solution at Hospital Comarcal d’Inca and Hospital general Mateu Orfila to include the recovery care areas.
Pharmacy OneSource of Bellevue, Wash., has announced that Huntsville Hospital in Alabama has implemented the company’s Sentri7 clinical support solution.
The InterSystems Corporation of Cambridge, Mass., has announced that Oxbow, an InterSystems application partner based in Laramie, Wyo., has introduced the Oxbow EMR system, with the InterSystems CACHE object database as its foundation, designed for primary care practice management.
Healthcare Management Systems of Nashville, Tenn., has announced that it participated successfully in the recent Integrating the Healthcare Enterprise North American Connectathon in Chicago.
Wolters Kluwer Health, based in Philadelphia, has announced that the West Georgia Health System in LaGrange, Ga., will be using the company’s ProVation Order Sets, powered by UpToDate Decision Support.
Patient Access Solutions, Inc., based in Hauppauge, N.Y., has announced that it will be introducing several new initiatives targeting the home healthcare market.
Qbase, of Dayton, Ohio, has launched a new version of its Qbase Data Transformer, an automated data tool designed to process medical images.
Scantronix.net, a Brooklyn, N.Y.-based developer of electronic medical record scanning, digitization and document scanning services, is partnering with Los Angeles-based ePaperless Solutions, which manages EMR systems, to make Scantronix the exclusive provider of medical records scanning services for ePaperless Solutions’ East Coast clients.
Terso Solutions of Madison, Wis., has expanded its line of RFID-enabled cabinets with the addition of a large-capacity cabinet designed for operating room supply centers and catheterization labs.
Halogen Software of Ottawa, Canada, has announced that St. Anthony’s Medical Center in St. Louis will be deploying the company’s eAppraisal Healthcare and eSuccession talent management solutions.
Medical Care Technologies, Inc., based in London, is developing Heart Vital Signs, a remote cardiac monitoring function, as an add-on for its TeleHealth Suite.
Kofax plc, based in Irvine, Calif., has released version 2.0 of Kofax Express, an all-in-one scan-to-archive software package for image capture applications.
PEPID, an Evanston, Ill.-based developer of clinical decision-support information and technology, has released a Palm Pre application.
Verisk Health, Inc., based in Waltham, Mass., has announced that First Service Administrators, Inc., has used the company’s Explorer clinical analytics software solution to analyze and predict healthcare risk and has thus reduced its healthcare cost trend by 5 percent and emergency room use by 10 percent.
idOnDemand, based in Pleasanton, Calif., has launched a PIV full lifecycle employee smartcard solution available as a software-as-a-service (SaaS).
Interactive Intelligence, based in Indianapolis, has announced that A-Med Health Care, a Huntington Beach, Calif.-based pharmacy and medical supply company, has deployed the company’s Customer Interaction Center IP communications software suite.
The MRO Corporation, a King of Prussia, Pa.-based provider of release-of-information, audit tracking and document management applications and services, has announced that DeKalb Medical in Decatur, Ga., and St. Luke’s Hospital and Health Network in Bethlehem, Pa., will; implement the company’s Audit Tracker Online solution.
Craneware, Inc., an Atlanta-based developer of automated revenue integrity solutions, has launched Supplies ChargeLink, a software solution designed to help hospitals manage and optimize reimbursement for chargeable supplies.
The RadarFind Corporation, a Morrisville, N.C.-based developer of real-time location system (RTLS) technology for healthcare providers, has introduced active RFID alarm capabilities with Sentry AV, a wall-mounted device that integrates with the company’s wireless sensor network to identify events that will trigger an audio and/or visual alarm. The alarm system is designed to help healthcare providers reduce loss, theft or damage to medical equipment.
PatientCentral Technologies, LLC, based in Houston, has released the Wellness ToolBox, a new self-health and wellness feature of MyHealthArchive.
MDdatacor, Inc., an Atlanta-based provider of healthcare quality management solutions for insurers and providers, has announced a new contract with Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City to provide the technology that will support the Missouri-based insurer’s medical home pilot program.
NoMoreClipboard.com, based in Fort Wayne, Ind., has launched a new patient portal for physician groups. The new NMC-MD portal includes a PHR and added messaging functionality.
DrFirst of Rockville, Md., has announced a partnership with Rivers Computer Support of Rochester, N.Y., to provide its Rcopia e-prescribing functionality to practices using RCS’ panacea.net practice management system.
TCS Healthcare Technologies, an Auburn, Calif.-based developer of care management software applications, has announced that AvMed Health Plans of Miami has purchased the company’s Acuity Advanced Care platform.
NeoMatrix, Inc., of Irvine, Calif., has been awarded a technology agreement from Novation, the supply contracting company of VHA, Inc.,, the University HealthSystem Consortium and Provista, for the HALO Breast Pap Test, which includes the HALO console, cart, patient interface cassette and disposable sample collection cups.
Iatric Systems, a provider of security and privacy software, has announced a partnership with the Transcendent Group, an assurance and management consulting group, to help healthcare organizations meet the privacy and security requirements of the Healthcare Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act.
