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HealthAlliance Hospital and Fallon Clinic are the first two healthcare organizations to go live with SAFEHealth (Secure Architecture For Exchanging Health Information), a regional health information exchange.

The Obama admnistration's point man for healthcare information technology told leaders in Maine on Friday that their statewide health information exchange - HealthInfoNet - could serve as a model across the country.

Executives and clinicians at small rural hospitals across the country are eager to adopt more information technology, but many are hard-pressed to find the right vendor, according to a new report from healthcare IT research firm KLAS.

Two recent contracts effectively illustrate Sentillion’s strategy to serve both large and small healthcare systems, its president contends.

WebMD deploys mobile medical application for physicians NEW YORK - The WebMD Health Corporation has rolled out a new medical application for physicians that’s designed to make healthcare information more accessible for the on-the-go situations.

Healthcare professionals are constantly on the move, and they want information to follow them wherever they go. No small feat for vendors who must clear the path of obstacles like parochial domains, patient privacy rules, hardware limitations and network protocols.

Looking to distance itself from similar-sounding competitors, the iMedica Corporation has announced a new name and launched a new Web site.

Physicians rely on their cellphones about as much as they do their stethoscopes. With that in mind, Globaltel Media is looking to make the cellphone more useful.

Executives at CareFusion are combining medicine and music to publicize the company’s launch as a solo act.

While the economic downturn has forced SelectHealth to discontinue some of its projects, the health plan has reallocated its resources to new campaigns, thanks to data from its communications partner, the Eliza Corp.