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dbMotion chosen to create interoperable electronic patient record for Northwest Hospital & Medical Center

dbMotion, a provider of health interoperability solutions, has been chosen by Northwest Hospital & Medical Center in Seattle, Washington to create a single interoperable electronic patient record across numerous information technology environments for both in-hospital and ambulatory care providers.

27 Feb 2010

OTN to demonstrate combined solutions: Polycom's PC-based CMA with its telemedicine tools

As one of the world's largest and most active telemedicine networks, the Ontario Telemedicine Network will faciliate more than 100,000 clinical encounters and distance education opportunities for more than 300,000 people across nearly one thousand sites this year. Secure, reliable and responsive, OTN enables improved access to a variety of clinical programs and services for patients and educational opportunities for health care providers.

27 Feb 2010

RES Software to demonstrate RES PowerFuse desktop transformation solution at HIMSS 2010

RES Software, the proven leader in user workspace management, will feature a series of product demonstrations and interactive presentations with a special emphasis on its desktop transformation solution, RES PowerFuse, during the 2010 HIMSS conference in Atlanta, GA, March 1-4.

27 Feb 2010

Midlothian Laboratories donates more than $3M worth of vitamins, nutritional supplements to AmeriCares

Midlothian Laboratories, a division of Hi-Tech Pharmacal Co., Inc., as part of its continuing humanitarian relief efforts, recently donated more than $3 million worth of essential vitamins and nutritional supplements to AmeriCares for people in the developing world living in extreme poverty and suffering from chronic malnutrition.

27 Feb 2010

MedQuist integrates DEP with new features of Epic Systems' Hyperspace Client

MedQuist Inc., a leading provider of technology-enabled clinical documentation services, is integrating with Epic Systems Corporation within its Hyperspace environment to offer a solution that integrates "partial dictations" with the template-based clinical documentation process, enabling physicians to complete the Electronic Health Record (EHR) without changing their documentation workflow.

27 Feb 2010

iSOFT Group to showcase interoperability focussed suite of innovative health IT solutions at HIMSS

iSOFT Group Limited, one of the world’s largest healthcare information technology companies, today announced that it will showcase its suite of innovative solutions that focus on interoperability at the HIMSS health IT conference in Atlanta in the US from March 1-4, 2010.

27 Feb 2010

State roundup: S.C. plan would end benefits to 30,000 disabled residents; Judge bars Calif. from cutting elderly from day care; Mass. faces lawsuit on immigrant health care

Children with autism, people with spine and brain injuries and the long-term disabled in job programs are among the 30,000 people who would lose state help under a $5.1 billion spending plan approved by a House committee Thursday.

27 Feb 2010

CHI lauds California state Assembly's proclamation of Feb. 28, as Rare Disease Day

CHI-California Healthcare Institute, a non-profit public policy research organization, applauds the state Assembly’s proclamation of Feb. 28, as Rare Disease Day. This day helps bring awareness of the biomedical companies that are dedicated to researching and developing treatments for patients suffering from rare diseases.

27 Feb 2010

TPG and CPPIB affiliates complete acquisition of IMS Health

IMS Health, the world’s leading provider of market intelligence to the pharmaceutical and healthcare industries, today announced the completion of its acquisition by entities created by certain affiliates of TPG Capital, L.P. and the CPP Investment Board.

27 Feb 2010

AHF’s Magic Johnson ‘Testing America’ Tour arrives in Atlanta to host free HIV testing events

AHF’s Magic Johnson ‘Testing America’ Tour, a six month, 48 state national cross country HIV testing tour, will arrive in Atlanta to host free HIV testing events over two days, Friday, February 26th and Saturday, February 27th.

27 Feb 2010

Cancer researchers assess PCI-32765 drug that targets molecular abnormalities of lymphoma cells

Cancer researchers have high hopes for a new therapy for patients with certain types of lymphoma and leukemia.

27 Feb 2010

Colorado city a model for low-cost, high quality care, series details

Colorado Public News/Los Angeles Times presents a series of stories about Grand Junction Colorado which delivers some of the best and lowest-cost health care in the nation.

26 Feb 2010

Manage Mobility, BEMS partner to sell SMARTHOMECARE and SECURITYSMART applications in the U.S.

Manage Mobility, a Sprint Exclusive Business Solutions Partner, today announced that it has signed an agreement with BEMS, Inc., a regional provider of security systems and life safety technology, to sell its new SMARTHOMECARE™ and SECURITYSMART™ applications to existing enterprise customers in the United States.

26 Feb 2010

Landrieu comments on the release of updated report addressing healthcare concerns of small businesses

Following the President's bipartisan health care forum yesterday, it is good to see that the administration is continuing to address the healthcare concerns of small businesses. The fact is, owners want to provide stable, quality insurance for their employees and they need to in order to stay competitive. But as this report reveals, skyrocketing costs are too much to bear.

26 Feb 2010

Partisanship peaks at health summit, Democrats likely to go it alone

Thursday's bipartisan health summit ended with the partisan rift intact, increasing the possibility that President Barack Obama will try to unify Democrats to pass legislation without GOP support.

26 Feb 2010

Reconciliation may be Democrats last hope for health overhaul

At the close of Thursday's summit, President Barack Obama hinted at his party's next step: If Republican support does not emerge, Democrats will move forward with reconciliation, a complicated procedure that would allow them to pass health overhaul legislation even without a filibuster-proof 60-vote majority in the Senate, The Washington Post reports.

26 Feb 2010

dbMotion to exhibit connected healthcare solutions at HIMSS 2010

dbMotion, a provider of health interoperability solutions, announced its participation at HIMSS 2010, March 1-4 in Atlanta, Ga., both as an exhibitor (Booth 6023) and as a featured contributor to the Interoperability Showcase—demonstrating how providers can achieve meaningful data-sharing across a range of healthcare settings. Participation in the Interoperability Showcase comes on the heels of dbMotion’s successful completion of interoperability testing at the 11th Annual IHE North American Connectathon in Chicago.

26 Feb 2010

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Latest Healthcare News and Research

dbMotion chosen to create interoperable electronic patient record for Northwest Hospital & Medical Center

OTN to demonstrate combined solutions: Polycom's PC-based CMA with its telemedicine tools

RES Software to demonstrate RES PowerFuse desktop transformation solution at HIMSS 2010

Midlothian Laboratories donates more than $3M worth of vitamins, nutritional supplements to AmeriCares

MedQuist integrates DEP with new features of Epic Systems' Hyperspace Client

iSOFT Group to showcase interoperability focussed suite of innovative health IT solutions at HIMSS

State roundup: S.C. plan would end benefits to 30,000 disabled residents; Judge bars Calif. from cutting elderly from day care; Mass. faces lawsuit on immigrant health care

CHI lauds California state Assembly's proclamation of Feb. 28, as Rare Disease Day

TPG and CPPIB affiliates complete acquisition of IMS Health

AHF’s Magic Johnson ‘Testing America’ Tour arrives in Atlanta to host free HIV testing events

Cancer researchers assess PCI-32765 drug that targets molecular abnormalities of lymphoma cells

Colorado city a model for low-cost, high quality care, series details

Manage Mobility, BEMS partner to sell SMARTHOMECARE and SECURITYSMART applications in the U.S.

Landrieu comments on the release of updated report addressing healthcare concerns of small businesses

Partisanship peaks at health summit, Democrats likely to go it alone

Reconciliation may be Democrats last hope for health overhaul

dbMotion to exhibit connected healthcare solutions at HIMSS 2010

Quest Software, HealthCast announce end-to-end clinical desktop and workflow solution

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