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Rockingham Memorial Hospital in Harrisonburg, Va., is collaborating with NextGen Healthcare Information Systems to implement new technology in its quest to qualify for federal funding for healthcare IT improvements.

Healthcare providers are ready to buy new imaging equipment despite a tough economy, according to a new report from KLAS.

The Certification Commission for healthcare information technology has announced that it will launch new certification programs on Oct. 7.

As Congress returns to session Tuesday, physicians representing more than 10,000 of their colleagues headed to Capitol Hill to urge senators to include them in the healthcare reform debate.

One Beacon Professional Partners, a member of the OneBeacon Insurance Group, is collaborating with Medversant Technologies to provide clients with an electronic credentialing verification and management system.

The Department of Defense Military Health System has signed an $8.1 million, 12-month add-on contract with EDS to make technical enhancements to several health information management systems.

The market for medical automation technology is forecast to grow from $13.1 billion this year to $23.2 billion in 2014, according to BCC Research.

The Certification Commission for Health Information Technology is expected to release more details on its "modular" certification on Sept. 24, and it is also planning training sessions in Chicago on Sept. 29 and Oct. 1, to orient vendors and developers to new programs.

Premier Purchasing Partners, the group purchasing unit of the Premier healthcare alliance has selected AeroScout's healthcare technology as the exclusive Wi-Fi-based RFID solutions for Premier's member hospitals.

Health2 Resources has provided free access to it’s new educational Web portal. The portal provides information and up-to-date news articles on the patient-centered medical home.