Indianapolis, Ind., April 2, 2013 -- With the addition of the MedInformatix Patient Portal Module to its Electronic Health Records (EHR) and Practice Management (PM) platform, Price Vision Group anticipates its patient capacity to increase by more than 15 percent in 2013. Using the secure portal, patients can answer questions about their medical history well before the visit, eliminating the need to fill out responses on a clipboard upon arrival and reducing the overall time they spend in the office.

GZS, Inc., a leader in developing disease-specific and condition-specific Electronic Medical Records/Electronic Health Records (EMR/EHR) and patient registry software solutions, has announced the worldwide release of the WebTracker-Hemophilia ™ EHR patient registry solution used under the new brand name HemaGlobal ™.

Well-designed health IT systems not only hold the key to better quality of care, but also can play a role in reducing health disparities among low-income and minority communities, according to a recent report.

At a roundtable discussion during the June CMIO Summit in Boston, four physician IT leaders brainstormed on how to improve healthcare quality, create usable data and engage patients in their own care. Sponsored by an educational grant from Oracle

Filling the gap for EMR systems and optimizing PACS performance

The College of American Pathologists (CAP) has contributed to the expansion of the Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine (DICOM) medical image exchange standard, Supplement 145, for the accommodation of pathology.

Health Level Seven (HL7), a healthcare IT standards development organization, has released a ballot to approve its Personal Health Record System Functional Model (PHR-S FM) as a draft standard for trial use.

McKesson Corp. was one of the more than 240 exhibitors at the 2005 National Convention & Exhibition of the American Health Information Management Association, held in San Diego last week.