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HIMSS 2010 Davies Awards of Excellence also include Sentara Healthcare, Nemours, the Diabetes Center, Miramont clinic and Open Door clinic.
Spokane VA Medical Center, Fairchild Air Force Base and information exchange network Inland Northwest Health Services will share records.
The University Hospital of Innsbruck has recently launched an integrated wi-fi real time location system (RTLS) in its psychiatric ward. Hospital officials are looking to leverage the technology in order to better communicate with hospital staff in the event of an emergency.
Healthcare IT is the essential front-end investment for organizations participating in the patient-centered medical home (PCMH) initiative, according to a new report released by the Deloitte Center for Health Solutions.
GE Healthcare's Smart Patient Room pilot at Bassett Medical Center has been approved by the site's Institutional Review Board to begin data collection. The technology, installed as part of GE's healthymagination initiative, aims to help providers reduce patient safety risks and improve outcomes.
The University of Colorado Health Sciences Center will analyze data submitted by Quality Health Network to see if health information exchange positively impacts the use of healthcare services.
Researchers at Children's Hospital Boston in collaboration with the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have developed "MedWatcher," a new iPhone application that provides drug safety surveillance in real-time.
Perhaps the biggest problem with antiquated claims processing methods is the wondering: Did the claim go through? Was it complete? Is there a hang-up somewhere? Where exactly is the claim? Will it be paid or will be it be rejected? All of these questions arise when the financial operations staff doesn't have a window into revenue cycle machinations.
The Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) announced Wednesday the six winners of its 2010 Davies Awards of Excellence, which recognize the use of electronic health records to improve care.
The broadband California Telehealth Network gets $14M in grants funds to expand access to health care services.