InnerWireless, based in Richardson, Texas, has deployed a distributed antenna system (DAS) for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s new White Oak campus, giving more than 7,000 employees wireless connectivity to AT&T, Spring/Nextel, T-Mobile and Verizon carriers for their government-issued and personal smartphones and Blackberry devices.
NextGen Health Information Systems, based in Horsham, Pa., has launched the NextGen Certified HIT Consultant Program, designed to help healthcare providers achieve meaningful use of electronic health records to qualify for federal stimulus incentives.
MedeAnalytics, an Emeryville, Calif.-based developer of healthcare performance management solutions, has announced that St. Joseph Medical Center in Towson, Md., has added the company’s Payer Performance Analytics solution to its suite of MedeAnalytics solutions. PPA is designed to provide daily insight into payer reimbursement trends, adjudication bottlenecks and the disputed claims appeal process.
Cordys, a Netherlands-based provider of business process innovation software, has been selected by Siemens Healthcare for managing and improving key logistics processes in 125 countries, including the United States, Germany and China. The Cordys solution is designed to automate key processes, including critical parts deliveries, returns, and customer feedback.
Merge Healthcare, a Milwaukee-based developer of data and diagnostics workflow solutions, has successfully deployed its etrials eDiary 5.0 platform to conduct a global Phase II urology clinical trial involving 750 patients for a global pharmaceutical company. The company has also announced that the Tri Hospital MRI Center of Port Huron, Mich., will use Merge’s radiology information system (RIS) to facilitate business workflow from scheduling through billing at Port Huron Hospital, St. Joseph Mercy Hospital and St. John River District Hospital.
Digitech Computer, Inc., based in Briarcliff Manor, N.Y., has announced that the Memphis, Tenn. Division of Fire Services will implement a complete field data collection system including Panasonic Toughbook computers with Image Trend Patient Care Reporting (ePCR) software to provide EMS billing services for more than 80,000 transports annually.
McKesson, headquartered in Atlanta, has announced a partnership with HP to accelerate and simplify electronic health record adoption at independent physician practices across the country. The companies will offer physicians McKesson’s EHR/practice management systems bundled with HP office hardware preconfigured for easy installation.
Affiliated Computer Services (ACS) of Dallas has been named a preferred hosting partner for Lawson Software.
Elsevier, a Philadelphia-based publisher of scientific, medical and technical information, has launched Pageburst, an interactive digital learning platform for Elsevier health science education content.
Wolters Kluwer Health, the Philadelphia-based healthcare unit of Wolters Kluwer, has announced that Oconee Medical Center in Seneca, S.C., will deploy the company’s ProVation Order Sets, powered by UpToDate Decision Support.
Nimsoft, Inc., a Redwood City, Calif.-based provider of unified monitoring solutions, has announced that Health Dialog, a provider of care management, healthcare analytics and decision support solutions and services, has deployed the Nimsoft Monitoring Solution to perform real-time end-user monitoring of its Collaborative Care Center (HDC3) Web-based application. The solution is designed to ensure the performance and availability of HDC3 to a user base of internal and external health professionals who provide disease management and wellness services to more than 20 million members.
ChosenSecurity, based in Newton, Mass., has announced a partnership with idOnDemand under which idOnDemand will use ChosenSecurity’s digital certificates as part of its integrated smartcard offerings for physical and network environments.
HealthWare Systems, an Elgin, Ill.-based provider of revenue cycle management software and solutions, has unveiled ActiveKIOSK, a self check-in kiosk to use by hospitals and other healthcare providers.
Allscripts-Misys Healthcare Solutions of Chicago has announced that Northeast Alabama Regional Medical Center (RMC) has selected its Allscripts Emergency Department Information System (EDIS) to automate emergency operations and improve access to clinical information.
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Versus Technology, Inc. of St. Charles, Ill, which makes real-time location systems for patient tracking and bed management, announced that it has effectively deployed its Enterprise VISion system for the St. Louis VA Medical Center to help manage patient flow, room status and interaction with patients in real-time.
CareTech Solutions, an IT and Web products and services company based in Troy, Michigan, has provided a comprehensive healthcare help desk solution to Mercy Memorial Hospital System of Monroe, Michigan The company also implemented a custom Service Request Catalog designed to control, coordinate and automate all service requests at Mercy.
Stonebranch, the Atlanta-based provider of Managed File Transfer and secure business communications, has announced the launch of Scribbos:Intellicrypt, a secure ad hoc file transfer solution that encrypts desktop data with support for dynamic key exchange and management for strong cryptography; the program uses RealMe, a security infrastructure software suite from GlobalCrypto.
Microsoft and Siemens AG have announced the signing of a licensing agreement to introduce Microsoft HealthVault in Germany. HealthVault, a personal health application platform, enables individuals to store their health information, including immunizations, disease history and prescriptions in an online account.
Quantros, a provider of safety and quality software and professional services for the healthcare industry, that’s based in San Francisco, has announced that Banner Health has adopted the Quantros RRM solution to manage its clinical improvement and regulatory reporting efforts. Banner Health is one of the country's largest non-profit hospital systems; Quantros RRM is an electronic self-reporting system designed to streamline and simplify reporting to a number of state and national quality organizations.
Mercadien Technologies, the Princeton, NJ risk management, information governance and managed IT support company, announced the general availability of its MCare solution, a web-based service that monitors the health status of business-critical devices and applications, remotely diagnosing problems before they occur.
Watertown, Mass-based athenahealth, the provider of Web-based business services to physician practices, announced that Day Kimball Healthcare has selected its electronic health record (EHR) service athenaClinicals as part of a new clinical connectivity platform designed to improve care and outcomes for patients across its healthcare system.
Verisys Corporation, the Alexandria, Virginia-based data acquisition company and developer of FACIS (Fraud and Abuse Control Information Systems), has acquired Northfield, Minn.-based ID Insight’s AddressWatch, a trusted data source of U.S. and Canadian addresses and delivery points that pose a high fraud risk.
HealthWare Systems, the Elgin, Ill-based provider of software to improve workflow processes within the revenue cycle, announced the release of ActiveKIOSK, its self check-in kiosk for use by hospitals and healthcare providers.
Carestream Health, a Rochester dental and medical imaging systems maker, announced that Long Beach Medical Center in New York has ordered CARESTREAM PACS, CARESTREAM eHealth Managed Services and a DIRECTVIEW CR 975 System from Carestream Health, Inc.
Omnicell, Inc. which is based in Mountain View, California and provides system solutions to acute healthcare facilities, announced that FirstHealth of the Carolinas has selected its OmniRx automated medication dispensing cabinets and OptiFlex supply systems to streamline the management of medications and healthcare supplies throughout its facilities.
Streamline Health Solutions, Inc., the Cincinnati-based provider of hospital document workflow solutions, announced the general availability of its new accessANYware 5.0 Enterprise Document Workflow Software Suite.
