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RxHub, SureScripts combine to aid e-prescribing efforts

admin — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 05:55:19 +0000

In a move expected to give a major boost to the interconnectivity needed to accelerate the adoption of electronic prescribing, the two networks formed to support electronic prescribing will merge into one network.

Twin City area hospital implements lab information system

admin — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 05:55:19 +0000

North Memorial Health Care, an independent hospital covering Minnesota’s Twin Cities area, will implement a laboratory information solution from Eclipsys in an effort to streamline enterprise efficiencies and communication across inpatient and outpatient settings.

Vermont hospital association inks online provider credentialing agreement

admin — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 05:55:19 +0000

The Vermont Association of Hospitals and Health Systems has signed an agreement with CAQH that will allow its member hospitals to participate in the Universal Credentialing Datasource online service at a reduced price.

GE Healthcare heads to the Olympics

admin — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 05:55:19 +0000

GE Healthcare will supply an array of imaging technology to assess the cardiovascular and musculoskeletal health of Olympic athletes before, during and after the Beijing Games in China.

Vendor Notebook - Eclipsys rolls out LIS at Minn. hospital

admin — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 05:55:19 +0000

The Eclipsys Corporation has announced that North Memorial Health Care has selected the Eclipsys Laboratory Information System (LIS) to streamline enterprise efficiencies and communication across inpatient and outpatient settings. Read about this and other business news, contracts and new products in this week’s Vendor Notebook.

University of Utah recovers stolen billing records

admin — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 05:55:19 +0000

The University of Utah Hospitals and Clinics has recovered the stolen patient billing backup tapes that went missing about a month ago.

IT company lists top 10 healthcare IT initiatives

admin — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 05:55:19 +0000

Healthcare IT company Logicalis has developed a list of the top 10 information technology initiatives that have the attention of hospitals and other healthcare organizations across the country.

Survey shows doctors don’t trust the government’s use of EHRs

admin — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 05:55:18 +0000

Doctors resist the use of electronic health records because they fear the data will be used to control “what they do and how they do it,” according to a recently released survey by the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons.

Survey shows doctors don’t trust the government’s use of EHRs

admin — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 05:55:18 +0000

Europe sets goal of EHR interoperability by 2015

admin — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 05:55:18 +0000

Europe is setting its sights on the interoperability of electronic health records by 2015. The European Commission on Wednesday issued a recommendation on cross-border interoperability.