Meta Health Technology, a New York-based developer of health information management solutions, has announced that Aga Khan University Hospital in Karachi, Pakistan, has licensed the company's patient chart abstracting software - the company's first contract in Asia. In addition, South Nassau Communities Hospital in Oceanside, N.Y., has implemented Meta's Electronic Physician Query software.

GE Healthcare of Barrington, Ill., has signed a multi-million-dollar agreement with Harrison Medical Center in Bremerton, Wash., for the Centricity suite of solutions for EMR, HIE, patient portal and financial management.

The Eclipsys Corporation of Atlanta has announced that the Certification Commission for Healthcare Information Exchange (CCHIT) has classified Eclipsys' PeakPractice solution, version 1093, as a conditionally certified 08 ambulatory electronic health record product, pending completion of advanced e-prescribing requirements. In addition, PeakPractice has met the CCHIT's EHR criteria for office-based use.

NaviNet, a Cambridge, Mass.-based developer of real-time healthcare communications, has received the Phase II clearinghouse product Certification Seal from the CAQH Committee on Operating Rules for Information Exchange (CORE).

Ontario Systems, a Muncie, Ind.-based provider of revenue cycle and collection management solutions, has announced an alliance with the Microsoft Corporation that allows Ontario to incorporate the Microsoft Dynamics CRM platform into its software suite.

Picis, of Wakefield, Mass., has announced that the Certification Commission for Healthcare Information Technology (CCHIT) has certified version 4.0 of ED PulseCheck as an 08 Emergency Department Electronic Health Record.

Passport Health Communications, Inc., of Franklin, Tenn., has announced a partnership with the NCR Corporation, a developer of self-service patient registration technology, to integrate Passport's revenue cycle management products with NCR's MediKiosk and Patient Portal products.

Navicure, an Atlanta-based medical claims clearinghouse for physician practices, has received full accreditation from the Electronic Healthcare Network Accreditation Commission (EHNAC) in the Healthcare Network Accreditation Program – Electronic Health Network (HNAP-EHN).

REACH Call, based in Augusta, Ga., has launched REACH 3.0, the latest version of its telemedicine solution, which enables specialists to remotely evaluate and diagnose a wide range of acute medical conditions.

EBSCO Publishing of Ipswich, Mass., has announced an agreement with Elsevier to allow hospitals to access EMBASE, a biomedical bibliographic database powered by Elsevier, on EBSCOhost.

Jackson Healthcare of Alpharetta, Ga., has launched MedicalMissions.org, a free online board designed to connect medical professionals with healthcare-related mission opportunities around the world.

DataSource Mobility of Nashville has announced a partnership with Howard Medical, an Ellisville, Miss.-based division of Howard Industries, through which DataSource will deliver Howard's mobile carts to the healthcare industry with a full suite of mobility solutions.

The NCD Medical Corp. of Eastlake, Ohio, has announced that it will offer free medical records scanning services to help medical facilities prepare to qualify for federal stimulus funding available through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA).

Hospira, a Lake Forest, Ill.-based developer of medication and pharmaceutical delivery systems, has announced that its Symbiq smart infusion pump will be integrated with its EndoTool glucose management software.

The SSI Group, Inc., of Mobile, Ala., has announced a partnership with Boston-based Boston Software Systems to integrate SSI's ClickON PREVENT (Precise Registration, Edit Validation and Enterprise Tracking) with Boston WorkStation automation software to provide a new workflow solution designed to enhance the registration process and expedite revenue cycle management.

Everbridge (formerly 3n Global), a Los Angeles-based developer of incident notification systems, is partnering with Medworxx, a Toronto-based developer of decision support, compliance and education systems for healthcare, to combine Everbridge's emergency notification platform with Medworxx's emergency readiness system to create an advanced incident command solution for hospitals. The project is funded by the Florida Department of Health and has been adopted through significant portions of regions 2 and 3 of the Florida Regional Domestic Security Task Forces.

Entra Health Systems of San Diego has received final approval from the Therapeutic Goods Administration, Australia's regulatory agency, that its MyGlucoHealth diabetic care solution meets that country's standards for quality, safety and efficacy.

MEDHOST, an Addison, Texas-based provider of emergency department information systems (EDIS), has signed contracts for its EDIS with the following hospitals: Cheyenne Regional Medical Center in Cheyenne, Wyo., Flagler Hospital in St. Augustine, Fla., Guthrie County Hospital in Guthrie Center, Iowa, King Edward VII Memorial Hospital in Bermuda, Loris Community Hospital and the Seacoast Medical Center, both part of the Loris Healthcare System in Loris, S.C., the Methodist Emergency Care Center in Houston and the Mid-Atlantic Wellness Institute in Bermuda.

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