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A pilot program being conducted by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) will use a private contractor and the Internet to speed claims decisions and cut down the time it takes to receive healthcare records from private physicians.
Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust has reported clinical and administrative success with CSC's Clinical Information Portal. The trust completed a proof of concept (PoC) evaluation of the portal as an alternative to paper case notes.
Reference model of the standards and services for direct exchange is available in Java and .Net and is moving to testing of real-world uses.
Radiologists are eligible for meaningful use government incentives, and Belgium-based Agfa HealthCare announced Monday at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America that it would help its customers achieve meaningful use with its IMPAX RIS technology.
GE Healthcare announced Monday the 510(k) clearance of its next generation wireless, digital X-ray detector FlashPad at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America. The technology is designed to help radiologists transition from film to digital imaging and increase access for patients worldwide.
As it aims to strengthen its position in the point-of-care market, information services firm Wolters Kluwer Health announced Monday that one of its wholly-owned subsidiaries has entered into an agreement to acquire Pharmacy OneSource, a software-as-a-service (SaaS) provider to hospitals.
Veterans can use online dashboards to compare VA hospitals and see progress toward quality and safety performance goals.
A survey by Black Book Rankings, a division of the market research firm Brown-Wilson Group, ranks the top EMR vendors for 2011 based on key performance indicators including meaningful use.
DR Systems, an independent provider of enterprise imaging and information management systems, was ranked as the top PACS vendor for large hospitals by KLAS.
Mobile health applications will be distributed predominantly through traditional healthcare channels by 2015 as opposed to app stores, according to a global survey by research2guidance.