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Sixty-five hospitals recognized for best performance in patient safety and quality for 2010 - an award that hinges heavily on IT use - were announced Wednesday by watchdog organization The Leapfrog Group.
In a move execs say will save money and headaches - and will be especially useful in the healthcare industry - HP on Tuesday introduced the first unified system to accelerate the reliable, secure delivery of software applications and services across heterogeneous environments.
Shin Kong Hospital, one of Taiwan's biggest private hospitals, has upgraded its Picture Archiving and Communication System (PACS) with high-quality medical displays provided by Barco. The decision to upgrade was made after a patient's unseen kidney stone was found during an evaluation of the hi-res system.
Three in five Americans with chronic disease say using a home medical device would improve their health, according to a new survey.
A pilot program being conducted by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) will use a private contractor and the Internet to speed claims decisions and cut down the time it takes to receive healthcare records from private physicians.
Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust has reported clinical and administrative success with CSC's Clinical Information Portal. The trust completed a proof of concept (PoC) evaluation of the portal as an alternative to paper case notes.
Reference model of the standards and services for direct exchange is available in Java and .Net and is moving to testing of real-world uses.
Radiologists are eligible for meaningful use government incentives, and Belgium-based Agfa HealthCare announced Monday at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America that it would help its customers achieve meaningful use with its IMPAX RIS technology.
GE Healthcare announced Monday the 510(k) clearance of its next generation wireless, digital X-ray detector FlashPad at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America. The technology is designed to help radiologists transition from film to digital imaging and increase access for patients worldwide.
As it aims to strengthen its position in the point-of-care market, information services firm Wolters Kluwer Health announced Monday that one of its wholly-owned subsidiaries has entered into an agreement to acquire Pharmacy OneSource, a software-as-a-service (SaaS) provider to hospitals.