Electronic Health Records (EHR, EMR)
Three Memorial Hermann Healthcare System hospitals in Houston have achieved Stage 6 of the HIMSS Analytics EMR Adoption Model, a level officials recognize as demonstrating significant advancement in IT capabilities.
ScImage, an enterprise imaging and informatics company, has partnered with NextGen Healthcare Information Systems to release a universal medical image integration module that provides NextGen users simultaneous access to patient-centric and study-centric images.
Identity management in healthcare was a hot topic at the Smart Card Alliance 9th Annual Smart Cards in Government Conference held last week in Washington. Controlling access to healthcare records, particularly when it comes to consent, was an issue recognized by experts as requiring more innovation.
BridgeFront, a company that provides online education for healthcare, government, business and education, and OCHIN, an Oregon-based health IT service organization for community-based clinics, together will develop a library of more than 50 online courses to address the challenges of complying with meaningful use criteria.
Top of mind for healthcare organizations aiming to achieve meaningful use is quality reporting, according to a new survey from healthcare consulting firm Beacon Partners.
Seoul National University Bundang Hospital (SNUBH) has reached Stage 7 on the HIMSS Analytics Electronic Medical Record Adoption Model (EMRAM) scale. It is the first hospital outside of the United States to achieve the Stage 7 designation, and the only hospital in Asia to do so.
Dell's profits more than doubled in the third quarter and its revenue was up 19 percent, thanks in part to continued growth of the computer maker's healthcare operations.
Integrating the Healthcare Enterprise (IHE) has come a long way since it was established more than a decade ago by RSNA and the Health Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) to improve patient care by standardizing how health systems exchange information.
RSNA 10, the 96th Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting of the Radiological Society of North America, convenes Nov. 28-Dec. 3 at McCormick Place in Chicago. The 2010 theme is "Personalized Medicine: In Pursuit of Excellence."
Meaningful use, quality data and clinical decision support to achieve better outcomes are driving trends in the radiology information system (RIS)/picture archiving and communication system (PACS) market, according to a KLAS imaging expert.