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Flat fees and EMR usage vary significantly in different hospitals

HighRoads, the company providing employers – for the first time – complete control over their health care costs and compliance, today announced findings from the industry’s first medical travel request for information (RFI) for Fortune 500 employers to compare health care procedural ethics, quality and costs around the world.

4 Sep 2009

The Quantum Group submits final patent for PWeR technology platform

The Quantum Group (NYSE Amex:QGP) announces that it has submitted a final patent filing that covers unique solutions for optimizing performance and access in a cloud computing environment. PWeR, the Quantum technology platform, was built on a cloud computing architecture and is designed to integrate all of the principal applications a provider uses into one system including Electronic Medical Records (EMR).

3 Sep 2009

Wisconsin Bridge Community Health Clinic to implement HealthPort's EMR and RCM applications

HealthPort, a top-25 company in the healthcare information technology industry, today announced that Bridge Community Health Clinic in Wausau, Wisconsin has partnered with the company to implement three of HealthPort’s technology solutions: HealthPort Practice Management (PM), HealthPort Electronic Medical Record (EMR); and HealthPort Revenue Cycle Management (RCM). HealthPort serves approximately 12 percent of the community health centers (CHCs) nationwide making them a leading technology solutions provider for this increasingly important industry segment.

2 Sep 2009

CIGNA partners with MCNT to launch a medical home type program in Texas

CIGNA (NYSE:CI) and Medical Clinic of North Texas (MCNT) are preparing to launch a pilot program that incorporates components of the medical home model based on a comprehensive, accountable and collaborative approach they believe will lead to improved patient access, better continuity and coordination of care, improved quality of care for patients, and lower medical costs.

2 Sep 2009

Visioneer document scanner streamlines patient care delivery systems

There is constant pressure in the healthcare industry to streamline patient care delivery systems that will function effectively under the real world constraints faced by public and private hospitals. Whether it is an admissions process, patient records or a doctor’s office environment, Visioneer scanners make short and easy work out of converting paper into digital documents.

2 Sep 2009

Study reveals that 31% of doctors believe that internet complicates their relationship with patients

Patients who ask their doctor about information they have read on the Internet, or webs that better inform them of their diagnosis, are no longer a rarity. A study undertaken by Spanish researchers reveals the advantages and disadvantages of online medical enquiries. Some 31% of doctors believe that the Internet complicates their relationship with patients and undermines their credibility.

1 Sep 2009

Demand for Imprivata's OneSign Platform solution growing

Imprivata®, Inc., the employee access management company and largest provider of healthcare single sign-on (SSO), today announced that it continues to see strong demand for its OneSign Platform solution from the healthcare industry's leading organizations.

1 Sep 2009

Officials flesh out new grant program to help states, doctors with health IT

Two weeks ago, the Obama administration offered nearly $1.2 billion in stimulus-funded grants to set up state-run health information exchanges, and create 70 "health IT regional extension centers" to help physicians adapt to the digital era, a term officials defined in greater detail during a conference call late last week, Modern Healthcare reports.

1 Sep 2009

eClinicalWorks to provide its EMR solution to correctional facilities affiliated with CMS

eClinicalWorks, a market leader in ambulatory clinical systems, today announced that the company has entered into an agreement with Correctional Medical Services, Inc. (CMS), a leading provider of health services for prisons and jails nationwide for over 30 years, to provide its electronic medical records (EMR) solution to correctional facilities affiliated with CMS.

31 Aug 2009

Nightingale Informatix announces results for the quarter ended June 30, 2009

Nightingale Informatix Corporation ("Nightingale" or the "Company") (TSX-V: NGH), an application service provider (ASP) of electronic medical record (EMR) software and related services announces its financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2009. All results are reported in Canadian dollars unless otherwise stated.

28 Aug 2009

Medical procedures are a key source of ionizing radiation exposure in U.S. according to researchers

The Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) reaffirmed its commitment to patient safety today in responding to a study and accompanying perspective on radiation dose from medical imaging procedures in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM).

28 Aug 2009

Sunquest Information Systems to co-develop laboratory information system with MGH, Partners HealthCare System

Sunquest Information Systems, Inc., a market leader in laboratory and diagnostic information systems, the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), an innovator in medical care, research and teaching, and Partners HealthCare System, an integrated health care delivery system with a tradition of IT excellence, today announced a collaborative agreement to jointly develop the next generation anatomic and clinical pathology based laboratory information system.

27 Aug 2009

New version of ClinixMD software features enhanced electronic medical record keeping capabilities

Healthcare software developer Clinix Medical Information Services, LLC, (www.clinixmis.com) announced the release of ClinixMD Version 7.5, an important upgrade to the company's Electronic Medical Record (EMR) system. The new release will enhance medical record keeping capabilities, as well as increase efficiency and ease of use for physician practices and billing companies.

27 Aug 2009

ETC contracts Histria International to install the first BARA-MED hyperbaric chamber in Romania

Environmental Tectonics Corporation's (OTC Bulletin Board: ETCC) ("ETC" or the "Company") BioMedical Systems Division, a product division in ETC's Controls Systems Group, has contracted with Histria International, SRL for the delivery and installation of the first BARA-MED((R)) computerized monoplace hyperbaric chamber in Romania.

26 Aug 2009

Chicago physician segment likely to grow more consolidated in future

HealthLeaders-InterStudy, a leading provider of managed care market intelligence, reports that while the medical community in Chicago is more consolidated than most large cities, with multiple large physician groups affiliated with health systems, the physician segment is likely to grow even more consolidated in the future.

26 Aug 2009

iMedicor's partnership with PhoneTag provides transcription services to physicians and healthcare providers

iMedicor (OTCBB: VMCI) today announced it has entered into a partnership with PhoneTag, the leader in voicemail-to-text services and visual voicemail applications. Through this partnership, physicians and healthcare providers will have access to transcription services on their mobile device of choice. The basic service will be free to all users with a premium monthly subscription upgrade available.

26 Aug 2009

Navinet offers its real-time healthcare communications solution to all state governments and U.S. territories at no cost

NaviNet (formerly NaviMedix), America’s largest real-time healthcare communications network, today announced the NaviNet Health Information Exchange (HIE), a solution that combines the NaviNet Provider Network of more than 770,000 providers nationwide, and NaviNet technology and services.

25 Aug 2009

Phoenix Children’s Hospital adopts Eclipsys’ computerized physician order entry system

Eclipsys Corporation®, The Outcomes Company®, today announced that Phoenix Children’s Hospital, one of the 10 largest freestanding children’s hospitals in the country, has successfully completed an enterprise-wide activation of the company’s computerized physician order entry (CPOE) system, Sunrise Acute Care™.

25 Aug 2009

VeriMed Health Link re-launched by VeriChip Corporation

VeriChip Corporation("VeriChip" or the "Company"), a provider of radio frequency identification (RFID) systems for healthcare and patient-related needs, announced today that it is re-launching its VeriMed Health Link electronic health records system.

24 Aug 2009

The Estate Vault to open a subsidiary in Australia for delivering portable health management solutions

The Estate Vault, Inc.,a leading provider of comprehensive electronic repository services for consolidating and protecting, medical, personal financial, and legal records, announced today that in response to the May 2009 announcement from the Australian National Health & Hospitals Reform Commission, that it will open a wholly owned subsidiary in Australia.

24 Aug 2009

Electronic Medical Records News and Research

Flat fees and EMR usage vary significantly in different hospitals

The Quantum Group submits final patent for PWeR technology platform

Wisconsin Bridge Community Health Clinic to implement HealthPort's EMR and RCM applications

CIGNA partners with MCNT to launch a medical home type program in Texas

Visioneer document scanner streamlines patient care delivery systems

Study reveals that 31% of doctors believe that internet complicates their relationship with patients

Demand for Imprivata's OneSign Platform solution growing

Officials flesh out new grant program to help states, doctors with health IT

eClinicalWorks to provide its EMR solution to correctional facilities affiliated with CMS

Nightingale Informatix announces results for the quarter ended June 30, 2009

Medical procedures are a key source of ionizing radiation exposure in U.S. according to researchers

Sunquest Information Systems to co-develop laboratory information system with MGH, Partners HealthCare System

New version of ClinixMD software features enhanced electronic medical record keeping capabilities

ETC contracts Histria International to install the first BARA-MED hyperbaric chamber in Romania

Chicago physician segment likely to grow more consolidated in future

iMedicor's partnership with PhoneTag provides transcription services to physicians and healthcare providers

Navinet offers its real-time healthcare communications solution to all state governments and U.S. territories at no cost

Phoenix Children’s Hospital adopts Eclipsys’ computerized physician order entry system

VeriMed Health Link re-launched by VeriChip Corporation

The Estate Vault to open a subsidiary in Australia for delivering portable health management solutions

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