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iVolution Medical Systems to launch a loan program that offers physicians easy access to working capital

Universal Capital Management, Inc., a Wilmington, Delaware business development company that provides management and strategic growth resources to emerging growth companies, is pleased to announce that one of its holdings, iVolution Medical Systems, Inc., is preparing to launch a loan program that offers physicians easy access to working capital.

29 Oct 2009

Praxis Version 5 featuring Datum released

Infor-Med Corporation, makers of Praxis Electronic Medical Records (EMR), announced today the beta release of Praxis Version 5 featuring Datum, a tool that allows physicians to use free text to create, store, and share discrete clinical data.

29 Oct 2009

NIHR grant to support the development of the BRC's CRIS system

The specialist National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) for Mental Health at South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust (SLaM) and Institute of Psychiatry (IoP) , King's College London (KCL) has been awarded nearly -1 million from the NIHR to support the development of the BRC's Case Register Interactive Search (CRIS) system.

29 Oct 2009

GE Healthcare to provide surveillance data for H1N1 and seasonal influenza activity throughout the U.S.

GE Healthcare, one of the leading providers of healthcare information technology, today announced its selection by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to provide extensive surveillance data for H1N1 and seasonal influenza activity throughout the United States.

29 Oct 2009

MMR Information Systems' MMRPro enables digitizing patient records without major makeovers

MMR Information Systems' MMRPro, which enables doctors who do not have an Electronic Medical Records (EMR) system to digitize and store paper records through a secure Web-based portal, is envisioned as the bridge between fully paper-based medical offices and the adoption of computerized medical records to qualify for stimulus funds under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA).

28 Oct 2009

Accenture Innovation Center for Health launched to tackle challenges facing the global health industry

Accenture (NYSE: ACN) today launched the Accenture Innovation Center for Health in response to the growing global demand for insights into and strategies to confront the top health issues and challenges affecting citizens worldwide. The center serves as the focal point for Accenture’s thought capital and proven assets for tackling the most pressing challenges facing the global health industry.

28 Oct 2009

New integrated technology system to be implemented in Jordan's healthcare system

The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, in a public demonstration today hosted by His Majesty King Abdullah II, provided a stunning look at the new integrated healthcare technology system being implemented for the people of Jordan in the coming year.

28 Oct 2009

Donor testing services from LABS

LABS Inc., one of the premier transplant reference and consultative laboratories in the country, announced today that it will begin offering a full range of donor testing services to the transfusion medicine and blood services industry. LABS Inc.'s acquisition of Research and Diagnostic Laboratories in October brings its expertise to blood collection programs nationwide.

27 Oct 2009

Researchers explore link between workplace stress and exposure on GI disorders

In two new studies, presented at the American College of Gastroenterology's (ACG) 74th Annual Scientific meeting in San Diego, researchers explored the connection between high stress, high exposure occupations and long-term gastrointestinal disorders.

27 Oct 2009

St. Rose Hospital Cardiologists implements CVIS from McKesson

St. Rose Hospital of Hayward, Calif., is accelerating report turnaround times and providing cardiologists with secure remote access to echocardiogram and EKG reports, thanks to a new cardiovascular information solution (CVIS) from McKesson.

26 Oct 2009

Health IT opportunities abound, some studies question value

"The rest of the world has embraced e-mail, online forms and iPhone apps, but health care still communicates in the centuries-old technology of paper," McClatchy/Tribune News reports. Now, technology companies are recognizing a business opportunity in that shortcoming. Moving to electronic medical records can be expensive - Kaiser Permanente spent $4 billion switching from paper to digital - meaning money in the bank for well-poised vendors.

26 Oct 2009

First physician affiliated with Renaissance Health Systems goes live with PWeR

The Quantum Group, Inc. announced today that the first physician affiliated with Quantum subsidiary Renaissance Health Systems has “gone live” with PWeR™ (Personal Wellness electronic Record™), the one patient, one record™ electronic medical record platform offered by Quantum Innovations, Inc.

26 Oct 2009

HHS asked to repeal a rule on notifying consumers when there is a breach of medical records

Consumer Watchdog today called on the Health and Human Services Department to repeal a rule that allows health care providers and insurers to decide whether consumers must be notified when the security of their electronic confidential health information has been breached.

23 Oct 2009

Metro Health Village implements Wyse Technology's healthcare IT solutions

Wyse Technology, the global leader in thin computing and client virtualization, today announced another successful customer implementation. Metro Health Village, located near Grand Rapids, Michigan, is one of the most comprehensive health care providers in west Michigan.

22 Oct 2009

Doctations' Surveillance Program makes it easy for doctors to comply with HITECH ACT requirements

Doctations, Inc., an innovative leader in applying Internet technology to improve healthcare, today added its new Surveillance Program functionality to its groundbreaking online healthcare and medical practice management solution.

22 Oct 2009

SAEC to collaborate with HMORN to improve the safe use of drugs

The International Serious Adverse Events Consortium (SAEC) announced today it will collaborate with the HMO Research Network (HMORN) to improve the safe use of drugs by exploring why the genetic makeup of some individuals makes them more likely to experience serious drug-related adverse events (SAEs).

22 Oct 2009

VeriChip collaborates with DRI for further development of the glucose-sensing RFID microchip

VeriChip Corporation announced today that it has entered into a strategic partnership with the Diabetes Research Institute ("DRI") to combine efforts on the further development of the glucose-sensing radio frequency identification (RFID) microchip in conjunction with VeriChip's development partner, RECEPTORS LLC.

22 Oct 2009

Regenstrief Institute links emergency medical services providers with electronic medical records

Emergency medical responders typically know very little about the patients they treat at mass disasters, accident scenes, or other sites where an ambulance is dispatched for rapid response. That's true everyplace in the United States except Indianapolis, the capital of the most health-wired state in the nation.

21 Oct 2009

Majority of IT practitioners believe organizations have insufficient resources to protect patients’ privacy

LogLogic®, the leader in log and security management solutions, and the Ponemon Institute, a privacy and information management research firm, today announced results of a national survey of healthcare IT security professionals that shows patients may be surrendering their privacy as the $2.5 trillion medical industry – prompted by federal stimulus funding – pushes to accelerate the pace of digitizing health information records.

21 Oct 2009

New EHR and practice management solution from Nuesoft Technologies

Nuesoft Technologies Inc. today announced the launch of its electronic health record (EHR). The NueMD® EHR 5.2 is certified for Ambulatory EHR 2007 by the Certification Commission for Health Information Technology (CCHIT®), and accompanies NueMD's medical practice management software solution to comprise NueMD® Complete, a fully integrated practice management and electronic medical record.

20 Oct 2009

Electronic Medical Records News and Research

iVolution Medical Systems to launch a loan program that offers physicians easy access to working capital

Praxis Version 5 featuring Datum released

NIHR grant to support the development of the BRC's CRIS system

GE Healthcare to provide surveillance data for H1N1 and seasonal influenza activity throughout the U.S.

MMR Information Systems' MMRPro enables digitizing patient records without major makeovers

Accenture Innovation Center for Health launched to tackle challenges facing the global health industry

New integrated technology system to be implemented in Jordan's healthcare system

Donor testing services from LABS

Researchers explore link between workplace stress and exposure on GI disorders

St. Rose Hospital Cardiologists implements CVIS from McKesson

Health IT opportunities abound, some studies question value

First physician affiliated with Renaissance Health Systems goes live with PWeR

HHS asked to repeal a rule on notifying consumers when there is a breach of medical records

Metro Health Village implements Wyse Technology's healthcare IT solutions

Doctations' Surveillance Program makes it easy for doctors to comply with HITECH ACT requirements

SAEC to collaborate with HMORN to improve the safe use of drugs

VeriChip collaborates with DRI for further development of the glucose-sensing RFID microchip

Regenstrief Institute links emergency medical services providers with electronic medical records

Majority of IT practitioners believe organizations have insufficient resources to protect patients’ privacy

New EHR and practice management solution from Nuesoft Technologies

Achieving and maintaining ISO/IEC 27001 and BS 10012 certifications

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

Examining how pain could play a direct protective role in the gut

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