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McKesson has launched a new online resource for physicians and health systems to encourage providers to take advantage of the healthcare information technology (HITECH) stimulus.
Investments in healthcare information technology are among the top five strategies a new Commonwealth Fund study recommends for providing better care and slowing the growth of health spending by $3 trillion by the end of the next decade.
The global hospital information systems market will climb past $35 billion by 2015, according to a new forecast by Global Industry Analysts. The United States represents the largest market in the world.
Cardinal Health has chosen a familiar name to grace the spinoff company soon to be formed from its Clinical and Medical Products businesses.
The need for speed drove the NFL's Green Bay Packers to take digital x-ray capability into the football stadium.
The Institute for Pediatric Innovation (IPI), a nonprofit focused on transforming unmet needs for pediatric care into product opportunities for industry, has expanded its consortium of pediatric hospitals.
Fairfield Medical Center, an acute-care facility in central Ohio, has deployed single sign-on technology from Lexington, Mass.-based Imprivata.
The American National Standards Institute (ANSI), a standards-setting organization, has tapped health organizations for funding to ensure the use of electronic health records will support clinical research.
Northwest Healthcare, the largest participant in the Health Information Exchange of Montana (HIEM), has begun to aggregate data from all core clinical systems.
The U.S. Army Medical Department has expanded its use of speech technology to 10,000 of its physicians to more than 90,000 worldwide.