sites/default/files/news_thumbnails/radiology_tbn_9.jpg
April 19, 2012
The National Institutes of Health has awarded a contract to Rochester, N.Y.-based Carestream Health for its radiology information system technology.
April 19, 2012
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) awarded a sole source contract for a radiology information system (RIS) to Carestream Health.
sites/default/files/news_thumbnails/money_hit_tbn_56.jpg
April 16, 2012
A new study from IDC Health Insights finds that more than half of health plans will invest in trigger-based communications, which use data analytics to detect a consumer's current status, and automatically initiate relevant communications, to prompt plan members to take health and wellness action.
sites/default/files/news_thumbnails/jobs.png
April 12, 2012
Citing the high and growing demand for well prepared healthcare IT professionals, universities are offering new programs to help educate and train the workers to fill the jobs. Among them are schools in Rochester, N.Y. and in Fort Wayne, Ind.
sites/default/files/news_thumbnails/generic_hospital_workers_tbn_9.jpg
April 09, 2012
Despite the recent economic downturn, jobs in healthcare grew while jobs in other sectors declined, according to a new report by the nonprofit Center for Health Workforce Studies at the University at Albany School of Public Health.
April 06, 2012
Mount Kisco Medical Group (MKMG) and Entrust Healthcare (Entrust) today announced achievement of Stage 1 Meaningful Use as defined by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid, resulting in recognition of 181 of 182 eligible healthcare professionals at MKMG.
April 05, 2012
Georgian Radiology Consultants, of Barrie, Ontario, installed CARESTREAM DRX-1 Systems at each of its six imaging clinics that serve a community of 360,000 centered around Barrie, north of Toronto. The implementation of Carestream’s wireless DR detectors was an integral part of the group’s conversion to an all-digital workflow that began with implementation of a PACS and an EMR. The DRX systems were purchased from and installed by BCL X-Ray Canada Inc., an authorized Carestream distributor.
sites/default/files/news_thumbnails/doctor_patient_ehr_tablet_tbn_0.png
March 27, 2012
Speaking at the Healthcare Experience Design on Monday, Josh Clark, founder of Brooklyn, N.Y.-based Global Moxie, debunked a list of myths that mHealth developers would be wise to avoid.
March 27, 2012
Amcom Software, Inc. today announced that it is collaborating with Maimonides Medical Center to deliver the Amcom Duty Hours Tracking solution. The new software enables teaching hospitals to monitor and report on residents’ hours in accordance with the ACGME’s 2011 regulations. For Brooklyn, N.Y.-based Maimonides, the Amcom solution will simplify compliance and administration throughout the organization, which annually trains 450 residents in 70 specialties.
March 27, 2012
CTG Health Solutions, a leading healthcare information technology (IT) consulting firm and a business unit of CTG , an IT solutions and services company, announced today the recent expansion of a large Epic electronic medical record (EMR) pre-implementation project and two large-scale EMR system implementation and integration projects. The clients include two major health systems and one of the largest hospitals in the Western United States.
March 20, 2012
The Cal eConnect Board of Directors announced today that Ted Kremer has decided to withdraw as CEO and remain at the helm of a local regional health information organization in Rochester, New York. Laura Landry, who has been interim CEO, will assume the top post.
March 14, 2012
Radiologic Associates, P.C., (Middletown, N.Y.) is installing a CARESTREAM Vue PACS with Vue Connect to streamline its reading workflow and accelerate the delivery of radiology reports for the physicians’ offices, imaging centers and hospitals it serves.
sites/default/files/news_thumbnails/emr-doc-tbn_11.gif
March 06, 2012
A study published in Health Affairs found that electronic health records don't necessarily lead to reducing health care spending or fewer diagnostic tests.
sites/default/files/news_thumbnails/ibm-hq_tbn.jpg
March 02, 2012
IBM has convened the Watson Healthcare Advisory Board. The panel members include medical leaders with expertise in areas such as primary care, oncology and biomedical informatics. Officials say they'll provide IBM with insights on healthcare issues that could be positively impacted by Watson.
March 02, 2012
Farzad Mostashari, MD, ScM, National Coordinator for Health Information Technology added an unexpected twist to the HIMSS12 ONC area of the Interoperability Showcase last week by inviting all of the demonstrators in this area to try to meet a technical challenge. MedAllies stepped up to meet the challenge and did so in under an hour.
sites/default/files/news_thumbnails/pop_tbn.png
February 17, 2012
Managing populations – whether an aggregation of patients or a physical community – is a burgeoning field in healthcare as a way to improve care while containing costs. Many of the IT initiatives currently underway are related to population health in one way or another: electronic health records, meaningful use, interoperability, accountable care organizations, disease state management, pay-for-performance and patient-centered medical home all have elements that relate to managing patients in groups.
sites/default/files/news_thumbnails/vendors_156.jpg
February 17, 2012
Quality Systems, Inc. announced that its dental unit, QSIDental, will partner Suni Medical Imaging, which develops digital radiography products for dental professionals. Under the agreement, dental practices, academic institutions and more can integrate Suni's technology with QSIDental's solutions, including the NextGen electronic dental record.
February 13, 2012
What with primary season in full swing, if there’s one thing the Republican candidates agree on it’s that, if elected, each would work to repeal health reform. Campaign promises are one thing. But since none of the remaining candidates have yet offered any kind of detailed replacement plan, could they actually repeal or otherwise thwart health reform?
sites/default/files/news_thumbnails/docs_study_thumb_3.jpg
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.
January 10, 2012
Membership wholesale club Costco has launched hosted electronic heath record and practice management software for member physicians, developed in partnership with Troy, N.Y.-based Etransmedia and Chicago-based Allscripts.
