Sunquest software used at Cancer Treatment Centers
Sunquest Information Systems of Tucson, Ariz., has announced that the Cancer Treatment Centers of America has purchased Sunquest Collection Manager and will implement the technology at centers in Goodyear, Ariz., Philadelphia, suburban Chicago and Tulsa, Okla. Sunquest Collection Manager allows real-time transmission of lab orders to the care provider's handheld device as well as certifying patient identification as part of the specimen collection process. CTCA has been a long-standing customer of Sunquest's laboratory information systems software.

ActiveHealth Management expands clinical alerts
ActiveHealth Management of New York is expanding its clinical alert offerings, communicated through the ActivePHR personal health record, to include patient safety alerts based on alerts from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The alerts will inform members about potential problems with a medication, including risks associated with combining certain drugs, and encourage them to contact their doctor if symptoms occur. "Our new patient safety alerts will put specific, timely information into members' hands," said Greg Steinberg, MD, ActiveHealth's chief medical officer.

Cardinal Health launches drug dispensing station
Cardinal Health of Dublin, Ohio, has launched the Pyxis MedStation 4000, an automated medication dispensing system that includes enhanced barcode scanning technology, the ability to block loading of specific medications and user-specific tracking of undocumented waste. In addition, the company has released a performance analytics service designed to transmit data from the Pyxis MedStation 4000 and infusion data from the Alaris System to Cardinal Health experts for review and analysis.

Medcalm offers content on Telehealth Services network
Medcalm, a New York-based developer of audio-visual wellness products, is partnering with TeleHealth Services of Raleigh, N.C. to bring the pediatric-specific Blue Monkey Planet channel to hospitals and other healthcare providers. The two will join forces to launch Medcalm's channel, which pairs wellness education with family-friendly video programs on the TeleHealth network, which manages more than 400 patient education systems around the country, including Johns Hopkins, the Cleveland Clinic and Children's Memorial Hospital of Atlanta.