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As federal lawmakers prepare to increase the use of performance measures to improve quality of care, the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program has recognized Mayo Clinic’s Rochester Methodist and Saint Mary’s hospitals as having exemplary outcomes for surgical patient care.
Miami system deploys tracking technology; Virginia health system automates ED; Johns Hopkins to use dashboards in OR; Michigan Hospital group boosts patient safety
Dermatology EHR criteria in the works for 2010; Pediatric Associates boosts interoperability with EHR; Connecticut home care agency Automates; Physician query software provides ROI
Varolii, Inc., a Seattle-based provider of automated communications services, has added features to its healthcare offering that are designed to make automated phone calls more personal.
McKesson’s Interqual suite helps hospitals with RAC; Baxa corp. acquires ForHealth technologies; Cardinal Health spinoff to be named CareFusion;
New Picis products address IV, injection services
The West Wireless Health Institute, one of world's first medical research organizations dedicated to advancing health and well-being through the use of wireless technologies, has received a $45 million contribution from the Gary and Mary West Foundation.
Beaumont Hospitals in Royal Oak, Mich., will expand its existing picture archiving and communication system to include a system for imaging and reporting in its cardiology department.
The Lahey Clinic, a physician-led, nonprofit healthcare organization based in Burlington, Mass., is preparing to implement an enterprise-wide electronic medical record.
Healthcare IT has always been about improving clinical outcomes and driving workflow efficiencies, both of which create cost savings. With the economic downturn in full swing and the $19.2 billion in healthcare IT investment from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act coming down the pipe, expect that message to resound throughout the Exhibit Hall at the HIMSS09, April 3-8.
The QuadraMed Corporation has announced that the Fremont-Rideout Health Group will implement the company's Revenue Cycle and Quantum Health Information Management solutions.