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Mercy Memorial Hospital, a Monroe, Mich.-based not-for profit community care provider, has rolled out a new server virtualization and disaster recovery solution.
With the debate over healthcare reform reaching a crescendo and information technology often at the center of the discussion, the MGMA 2009 annual conference promises to create plenty of IT buzz.
Paul Viskovich, Orion’s president of North American and EMEA operations. He said the platform would appeal especially to smaller clinics and remote healthcare providers.
Community Hospital South in Indianapolis is now live with new technology that integrates clinical, financial and administrative functions.
The Premier healthcare alliance will offer its 2,200 hospital members mobile healthcare information technology to boost obstetrical care.
A recent study by research firm KLAS, “Executive Reaction to the Stimulus Package,” addresses the shift in IT project timelines since the ratification of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) and its provisions for healthcare IT.
With the nation’s gradual move toward electronic health records comes an increased risk of lost or stolen healthcare data. And while federal entities like the Health IT Standards Committee are moving to tighten security and privacy standards, healthcare providers need to know there are steps they can take to protect their digital medical records.
The new, IT-laden, $485 million, 300-bed El Camino Hospital, in the heart of California’s Silicon Valley, has been in the planning for six years and under construction for three years.
A healthcare system in Tacoma, Wash., a women’s center in Virginia, a network of community health centers in the Bronx and a health center called Heart of Texas will all receive the 2009 HIMSS Davies Award of Excellence.
In this Newsmaker interview, Healthcare IT News editor Bernie Monegain speaks with Linda Kloss, CEO of the American Health Information Management Association.