April 18, 2012 | Diana Manos
Health insurance companies and hospitals are starting to join a host of other entities, including foreign governments, private companies and financial institutions in adopting a business framework known as COBIT, according to Ken Vander Wal, president of ISACA, a worldwide association for IT professionals.

April 10, 2012 | Mike Miliard
A new study from HIMSS Analytics and Kroll Advisory Solutions shows that, a diligent focus on security compliance notwithstanding, healthcare providers are still badly lacking when it comes to privacy protections. In fact, data breaches have only increased in recent years.

March 27, 2012 | Mike Miliard
"We're in a classically disruptive moment right now," said newly-minted U.S. Chief Technology Officer Todd Park, speaking Monday at the Healthcare Experience Design (HxD) conference, "from which more good will come than we can possibly imagine."

January 26, 2012 | Bernie Monegain
Former Microsoft Health Solutions Group executive Peter Neupert will join Health Evolution Partners, a venture capital firm launched by former National Coordinator for Health IT David Brailer, MD, as an operating partner.

December 16, 2011 | Mike Miliard
KLAS has unveiled its annual "Best in KLAS Awards" for software and professional services in 2011, ranking the best-performing healthcare IT vendors in more than 100 market segments based on ratings from over 18,000 interviews with healthcare providers.

October 26, 2011 | White Papers
TSH delivers innovative, high-quality patient care at two hospitals and six satellite sites in the Toronto, Ontario, area. TSH’s vision is to be recognized as Canada’s leader in providing the best healthcare for a global community. This striving for excellence is evident in its <a href="/directory/electronic-health-record-ehr" target="_blank" class="directory-item-link">EHR</a> strategy, which aims to create a system whose workflow is completely automated and efficient, has comprehensive patient information, and allows easy access to that information for its clinicians. Find out how an <a href="/directory/enterprise-content-management" target="_blank" class="directory-item-link">enterprise content management</a> solution enable its EHR strategy.

August 4, 2011 | White Papers
Sharp HealthCare has a reputation in the industry as being an early adopter of information technology and has a long history of innovation. Currently, the primary focus is deploying <a href="/directory/electronic-medical-record-emr" target="_blank" class="directory-item-link">EMR</a> systems to Sharp’s four acute care hospitals, three specialty hospitals, and two affiliated medical groups to support <a href="/directory/meaningful-use" target="_blank" class="directory-item-link">Meaningful Use</a>. Sharp deployed OnBase, an enterprise ECM solution, to address one department’s specific pain point and soon discovered that OnBase delivered value across all departments, including enabling the EMRs to provide clinicians with a complete patient record.

July 29, 2011 | White Papers
Even with several enterprise applications in place, MetroHealth still had file folders and paper processes slowing work down across the health system. MetroHealth needed to integrate its paper into these systems, including the <a href="/directory/epic" target="_blank" class="directory-item-link">Epic</a> <a href="/directory/electronic-medical-record-emr" target="_blank" class="directory-item-link">EMR</a> and Lawson ERP applications, to increase access, security and efficiency. Whether it’s a physician looking for an Emergency Department chart, an AP clerk who needs an invoice or an HR employee looking up pay histories, users at MetroHealth now have exactly what they need the moment they need it with OnBase.

July 11, 2011 | White Papers
Whereas many healthcare organizations have been executing their <a href="/directory/electronic-health-record-ehr" target="_blank" class="directory-item-link">EHR</a> strategy for years, many more are in the early phase of EHR adoption and are looking at, among other IT outcomes, how to automate processes and provide physicians access to paper documents through the EHR. Early adopters have realized the need for ECM to complete their EHR strategy, and through best practices have discovered that the most efficient approach to implementing an ECM solution is either prior to or in parallel with the EHR implementation, as opposed to post-EHR deployment.

April 12, 2011 | White Papers
Allina’s health IT initiatives share a common goal: To have one IT system that supports its patients, providers and research activities, and provides a seamless integrated approach toward delivering a positive patient and provider experience. The healthcare system began its first implementation of <a href="/directory/epic" target="_blank" class="directory-item-link">Epic</a> <a href="/directory/electronic-medical-record-emr" target="_blank" class="directory-item-link">EMR</a> in August 2004. During the strategic planning, RFIs and RFPs included an extensive search for document management systems that would complement its EMR, which did not have a robust scanning functionality. Learn how Allina enabled its clinicians to seamlessly access paper-based documents within its EMR.

July 11, 2011 | Jon Mertz
Radiology groups and imaging centers have been on the leading technology edge for many years. The leadership principles of radiology CEOs and CIOs shine in how they approach.

January 8, 2010 | John Farrell
An Irish company with offices in the U.S., Taiwan, Mexico and South Africa has rolled out what's being touted as the first flexible circuit loop antenna, which promises over 40 percent efficiency in healthcare monitoring devices.

June 16, 2011 | Industry News Release
Atlanta-based Business Computer Applications, Inc. (BCA) has been awarded an $8 million dollar task order to provide IT and statistical support to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS).

June 7, 2011 | Industry News Release
Sage Healthcare Division announced today that Spring Hill Primary Care, a multispecialty practice in South Charleston, West Virginia, will implement the Sage Intergy Meaningful Use Edition to meet federal meaningful use requirements, improve the practice’s financial process, and streamline the clinic’s overall business efficiency from patient intake to billing.

May 12, 2011 | Industry News Release
Cerner Corporation (Nasdaq:CERN) announced it has reached an agreement to acquire Resource Systems, developer of the CareTracker® point-of-care electronic documentation system currently utilized by more than 3,000 organizations, primarily within skilled nursing and assisted living facilities.

March 8, 2011 | Industry News Release
Army National Guard soldiers will have the ability to digitally document patient care and manage medical supplies during disaster relief and homeland security missions in the U.S., according to a new partnership between the Army National Guard Bureau and the Army’s Medical Communications for Combat Casualty Care (MC4) program at Fort Detrick, Md.

February 17, 2011 | Industry News Release
Omnicell, Inc., a leading provider of medication management systems to healthcare facilities, will demonstrate its interoperable standards-based technology solutions during the HIMSS11 Interoperability Showcase.