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The Fremont-Rideout Health Group, a not-for-profit health system in California, is revamping its revenue collection process.
The Certification Commission for Healthcare Information Technology will accelerate its development of advanced technology certification programs to include clinical decision support, interoperability, quality and security in the upcoming 2009-2010 development cycle.
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs' Office for Enterprise Development is implementing technology from ICOR Partners to boost program management and integration.
The Department of Health and Human Services has announced David Blumenthal, MD, as the Obama Administration's National Coordinator for Health Information Technology.
TeleHealth Services, a Raleigh, N.C.-based provider of on-demand patient and staff education and communications services, has announced a master agreement with Meridian Health, a New Jersey-based not-for-profit health system.
Healthcare speech recognition vendor Nuance has released its Dragon Medical 10 solution for use in the United Kingdom and Ireland. The company claims the latest release of the tool is 20 percent more accurate and nearly twice as fast as its previous iteration.
Google officials say the company is replacing the electronic health record system it now uses for onsite employee health clinics.
IBM, the U.S. Social Security Administration and MedVirginia, Virginia's regional health information organization, have launched an electronic records exchange system to help speed the process of granting disability benefits.
BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina is boosting its consumer transparency through two new Web tools.
QuantiaMD is offering members free access to its interactive physician community though a new iPhone application.