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Elsevier's SimChart integrates EHR training and practice into nursing education curriculum

Industry News Release February 07, 2012
Elsevier, the leading provider of scientific, technical and medical information products and services, announced today the availability of SimChart, an educational simulated electronic health record (EHR) system designed for nursing students.
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CBI’s 9th Forum on Patient Reported Outcomes (PRO)

February 03, 2012
Ensure Content Validity of PRO Concepts and Capture Patient Data with New Technology
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NCQA names first 6 'early adopter' ACOs

Diana Manos January 13, 2012
The National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) has announced the first six provider-based accountable care organizations (ACOs) to seek accreditation from the ACO Accreditation program launched by NCQA in November.
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Choosing Wisely campaign seeks to curb health service overuse

Stephanie Bouchard December 21, 2011
Choosing Wisely, a campaign developed by the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) Foundation in partnership with Consumer Reports and nine medical societies, seeks to get patients and doctors and others in the medical profession to think and talk about overuse or misuse of healthcare resources.
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Philadelphia-area hospitals cut readmissions by 7 percent

Bernie Monegain December 15, 2011
Twenty-nine hospitals in Greater Philadelphia cut readmission rates by 7 percent and saved $3.8 million in the third quarter, according to Transitions of Care Survey Summary Report from the Health Care Improvement Foundation.
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Elsevier launches new procedures consult app for iPad, iPhone & iPod Touch

Industry News Release December 05, 2011
Elsevier, a world-leading provider of scientific, technical and medical information products and services, announced today that its new Procedures Consult App for iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch is now available on the App Store. The app allows for procedure videos, illustrations and text to be stored on a user's iOS device with customized user interfaces. Doctors can now work more confidently with whenever, wherever access to the critical and reliable content of Procedures Consult, including at the bedside.
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Philly college adds new health information degree program

Bernie Monegain November 02, 2011
Rising demand for electronic patient records management has spurred Peirce College in Philadelphia to introduce a bachelor's degree in Health Information Administration (HIA). The HIA credential will help equip those aspiring to management and leadership positions in the healthcare field, college officials said.
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Docs turn to Google, Yahoo for health info, survey finds

Molly Merrill November 01, 2011
Google and Yahoo were cited by 46 percent of physicians in a recent survey as a frequent source of information used to diagnose, treat and care for patients.
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Independence Blue Cross and NaviNet team up to help providers comply with future federal mandates

Industry News Release September 27, 2011
Independence Blue Cross (IBC) and NaviNet announced today that their shared strategy to ensure providers are well-positioned to meet federal mandates has resulted in a joint upgrade offering for physician practices to transition to HIPAA 5010 compliance using NaviNet PM (Practice Management). In addition to making providers HIPAA 5010-compliant, the NaviNet PM solution gives healthcare professionals one central place to access the key administrative, financial, and clinical workflow information they need to be more efficient and deliver a better patient experience. Nationwide, IBC and its affiliates provide coverage to nearly 3.1 million people. NaviNet is America’s largest healthcare network, serving more than 120 million members. The two companies report that physician practice adoption of this upgrade is significantly exceeding expectations.
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Rothman Institute Orthopaedics introduces orthopaedic-specific outcomes-based EMR to its 80+ providers

Industry News Release September 27, 2011
The Rothman Institute (RI), the region’s largest orthopaedic practice, based in Philadelphia, PA, is pleased to announce its recent decision to fulfill upcoming meaningful use requirements using a collaborative approach for electronic medical records (EMR). Teaming with SRS and URS (Universal Research Solutions), the RI will introduce a novel concept for its physicians to meet meaningful use requirements most efficiently by introducing the first Orthopaedic-specific, outcome-based EMR solution.
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AmeriHealth Mercy to launch mobile platform for Pennsylvania physicians

Eric Wicklund September 13, 2011
The Philadelphia-based company, one of the largest providers of Medicaid managed care plans in the country, will use NaviNet's platform to connect physicians to e-prescribing services and care alerts in a mobile pilot program beginning October 1.
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vRad acquires Diagnostic Imaging

Mike Miliard September 07, 2011
Virtual Radiologic (vRad), a national radiology practice and developer of imaging and workflow technology, has acquired Diagnostic Imaging, Inc., a Pennsylvania- and New Jersey-based radiology practice that has served the greater Philadelphia area for the past 35 years.
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Social media can 'buoy' disaster preparedness and response

Molly Merrill July 28, 2011
Social media such as Facebook, Twitter and foursquare may be important keys to improving the public health system's ability to prepare for, respond to and recover from disasters, according to an article in the New England Journal of Medicine.
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St. Christopher's Hospital for Children Launches Mobile Application

Industry News Release June 13, 2011
St. Christopher's Hospital for Children today launched a mobile application to further connect the hospital to community members and increase access to health-related information. The mobile application, powered by WorldLink, is available as a free download for Android, iPhone, iPad, and iTouch. The hospital will add BlackBerry products in the near future.
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EHRs' potential on drug regulation, marketing

Molly Merrill June 02, 2011
A two-day summit in Philadelphia that brought physicians, EHR vendors, pharmaceutical executives and the Food and Drug Administration together shed light on the role of EHRs in drug regulatory and marketing issues.
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Philadelphia rolls out EHRs for Department of Public Health

Healthcare IT News Staff May 16, 2011
The City of Philadelphia has tapped eClinicalWorks to help improve the continuity of care for the city's Department of Public Health. The Westborough, Mass.-based company will outfit 230 providers across 20 primary care and correctional clinics with a preventative-care oriented EHR to improve the quality of care through reporting capabilities and the ability to share data between facilities.
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Wolters Kluwer acquires Lexi-Comp

Healthcare IT News Staff April 27, 2011
Wolters Kluwer Health announced Wednesday that it will acquire Cleveland-based Lexi-Comp, Inc., a provider of drug information and clinical content for pharmacists and clinicians.
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Summit shows EHRs' potential on drug regulation, marketing

Molly Merrill April 18, 2011
A two-day summit in Philadelphia that brought physicians, EHR vendors, pharmaceutical executives and the FDA together provided a lot of information on the impact EHRs may have have on drug regulatory and marketing issues.
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Historic PharmEHR Summit Opens

Industry News Release April 07, 2011
The two-day PharmEHR Summit opens today, bringing together for the first time senior executives from pharmaceutical and device manufacturers, electronic health records (EHR) vendors and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to discuss the impact of rapid EHR adoption by U.S. physicians on drug regulatory and marketing issues.
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Vendor Notebook: Harris Corp. and Johns Hopkins collaborate on imaging

Mike Miliard March 25, 2011
Harris Corporation and Johns Hopkins Medicine have announced a joint venture to develop next-generation medical image management solutions. The collaboration brings together Harris' health information and security technologies with Johns Hopkins' clinical expertise to fuel innovations in medical image management.
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