DR Systems will be exhibiting its cloud-based e|HR Meaningful Use for Medical Imaging solution at the 2012 Radiology Summit of the Radiology Business Management Association (RBMA).
Cognitive Medical Systems, the emerging specialist in standards-based, clinical decision support software solutions for healthcare organizations, will implement a wireless clinical decision support platform for the Perinatal Quality Collaborate of North Carolina (PQCNC).
Healthcare professionals have increased their use of social media to look for jobs compared to last year, according to a new survey by recruitment firm AMN Healthcare.
Achieving higher levels of patient safety and quality care validation are at the top of every healthcare provider’s list of goals, yet attaining them can take many different routes depending on the methodology and type of technology deployed, say the makers and users of various IT systems.
Healthcare professionals have increased their use of social media to look for jobs compared to last year, according to a new survey by recruitment firm AMN Healthcare.
The San Diego Beacon eHealth Community is one example of how we are starting to see the convergence of health information exchange (HIE) and social media technologies.
Stepping Up To Leadership - IMQ/PACE Platinum Level Training Program For Physician Leaders received such critical acclaim last year that the Institute of Medical Quality, University of California San Diego's Physician Assessment and Clinical Education (PACE) program and The Physicians Foundation agreed to offer this physician leadership training program again this year.
Health literacy is about more than a person’s ability to read and write. The growing need to obtain, process and understand basic health information affects Americans of all education levels, and new tools are emerging in order to improve the readability of complicated medical documents.
In their energetic talk at the TEDMED conference this past fall, National Coordinator for Health IT Farzad Mostashari, MD, and Federal CTO Aneesh Chopra proffered some big ideas for paving the way forward with healthcare technology and payment reform.
DR Systems, one of the most respected names in medical imaging information systems (RIS, CVIS, PACS) and the 2011 KLAS® #1 overall ranked PACS vendor, announced today that its cloud-based e|HR Meaningful Use for Medical Imaging solution has received certification as a complete ambulatory Electronic Health Record (EHR) from InfoGard, an Authorized Testing and Certification Body of the Office of the National Coordinator (ONC-ATCB).
CareFusion issued the following update regarding its voluntary recall of the Nicolet® Cortical Stimulator Control Unit, Nicolet® C64 Stimulus Switching Unit (SSU) Amplifier and NicoletOne Software with Cortical Stimulator License. The FDA has classified this action as a Class I recall.
DR Systems, the leading independent provider of medical imaging and information systems, announced today that the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has issued to the company a new patent, which relates to tracking portions of medical images that are displayed according to particular display parameters, such as at a particular resolution.
Of the six most significant data breaches in 2011, three were in the healthcare industry, according to the Privacy Rights Clearinghouse, a nonprofit consumer protection and advocacy organization.
Qualcomm is marking its official foray into the mobile health field with a new company, a venture fund, a new gateway platform designed to improve home-based connectivity to mobile medical devices and some 40 partnerships with mHealth vendors and service providers.
Healthyroads, Inc., the wellness subsidiary of national health services organization American Specialty Health Incorporated (ASH), announced that it has chosen Santech to help build a fully formed short message service (SMS) texting platform offering health tips and Healthyroads Coaching® appointment reminders to its more than 6 million members.
The Department of Veterans Affairs says it has signed up 30,776 veterans so far to participate in pilots around the country for the virtual lifetime electronic record (VLER) program. VA CIO Roger Baker discusses VLER and the other initiatives that make it tick.
We all look for that perfect career – that career that we think is out there or that career we think we deserve. Well, in support of HIMSS members’ career efforts, HIMSS Career Services recently launched an eMentoring program.
CSI Financial Services (CSI), the healthcare industry’s leader in providing patient-friendly bank loans through its ClearBalance® program, today introduced a new app for the Apple® iPad and iPhone. The new ClearBalance app will make it easier for hospitals to immediately help patients resolve their out-of-pocket hospital expenses with a patient friendly loan.