Health IT

Healthcare information (HIT) systems are designed to connect all the elements together for patient data, reports, medical imaging, billing, electronic medical record (EMR), hospital information system (HIS), PACS, cardiology information systems (CVIS)enterprise image systemsartificial intelligence (AI) applications, analytics, patient monitors, remote monitoring systems, inventory management, the hospital internet of things (IOT), cloud or onsite archive/storage, and cybersecurity.

Digital Assent Joins Greenway Medical Technologies Online Marketplace

ATLANTA, Dec. 16, 2013-- Digital Assent, the leading provider of real-time patient satisfaction surveys and online reputation marketing solutions for the United States healthcare market, today announced it has joined the Greenway Medical Technologies online Marketplace of value-added partners for users of Greenway's integrated electronic health record (EHR) and practice management solutions.

December 18, 2013

Sevocity EHR Announces PDX (Provider Patient Data Exchange)

SAN ANTONIO, Dec. 17, 2013-- Sevocity, a division of Conceptual MindWorks, Inc. (CMI), today announced PDX ™ (Provider Patient Data Exchange) for Sevocity Electronic Health Records (EHR) customers.

December 18, 2013

VA St. Louis Health Care System to Install LiveData PeriOp Manager, With DSS Integration to VistA Electronic Health Record System

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--LiveData, Inc. today announced that the Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care System in St. Louis has purchased LiveData PeriOp Manager, the company’s operational intelligence solution for the perioperative setting. LiveData and partner Document Storage Systems, Inc. (DSS) will fully integrate PeriOp Manager with the VA St. Louis Health Care System’s VistA (Veterans Health Information Systems and Technology Architecture) electronic health record (EHR), enabling patient information and case workflow to be viewed and managed by the whole perioperative team.

December 17, 2013

Wolters Kluwer Health Announces New Health Language EHR Integration

DENVER--Wolters Kluwer Health, a leading global provider of information for healthcare professionals and students, announced today that its Health Language® Provider Friendly Terminology (PFT) can now be used with Epic’s EHR technology for mid-size and large medical groups, hospitals and integrated healthcare organizations.

December 17, 2013

Wolters Kluwer Health Partners with Emmi Solutions to Offer Integrated Patient Education

HUDSON, Ohio--Wolters Kluwer Health, a leading global provider of information for healthcare professionals and students, announced today that its Lexicomp Integrated Patient Education solution has been integrated into EmmiEngage, a patient engagement platform offered by Emmi™ Solutions. This integration will help foster patient’s understanding of their medical care by allowing clinicians to direct patients to information on topics such as medications, conditions and procedures from beyond the point of care.

December 16, 2013

Nevada Health Information Exchange Selects Orion Health HIE to Enhance Care Coordination Across the State

Orion Health, a leader in eHealth technology, the Nevada Health Information Exchange (NV-HIE) and Nevada’s Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), today announced that the NV-HIE Board of Directors selected the Orion Health HIE to power and enable a statewide electronic health information exchange. Orion Health HIE was selected to provide the technology that will support NV-HIE services and programs that advance trusted information exchange for the coordination and continuity of health care for all Nevadans – anywhere, anytime.

November 13, 2013

NextGen Healthcare Unveils New Interoperability Platform – NextGen Share –at 18th Annual NextGen Healthcare User Group Meeting

NextGen Healthcare Information Systems, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Quality Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: QSII) and a leading provider of healthcare information systems and connectivity solutions, announced today the unveiling of NextGen® Share, a new interoperability platform. NextGen Share will enable providers to safely, securely, accurately and quickly exchange clinical data and provide referrals without leaving their Electronic Health Record (EHR) system. It will offer providers a critical tool for delivering accountable, coordinated care, managing population health and making evidence-based clinical decisions; all important elements of healthcare reform initiatives. NextGen Share is the first joint solution from NextGen Healthcare and Mirth since Quality Systems, Inc., the parent company of NextGen Healthcare, acquired Mirth Corporation in September of this year.

November 13, 2013

White Paper Focuses on Unstructured Data in an Electronic Health Record (EHR) Environment

DATAMARK, Inc., a leading provider of global business services to Fortune 500 companies and government organizations, has released a white paper, “Unstructured Data in Electronic Health Record (EHR) Systems: Challenges and Solutions,” that highlights the challenges healthcare providers face in bringing unstructured information into electronic health record (EHR) systems.

November 13, 2013

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