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A compilation of recent hires, promotions and moves in the healthcare information technology industry.
Conferences, exhibitors and other events for the months of April, May and June
An engaged front-line team, supported by an electronic health record and a clinical care registry, is credited with reducing the deaths of patients with coronary health disease by 73 percent, according to the results of a Colorado program piloted by Kaiser Permanente.
Emageon, which provides technology for hospitals, healthcare networks and imaging facilities, says it and other defendants will settle a shareholder lawsuit filed against them in connection with the planned acquisition by AMICAS.
The Mexican Social Security Health Institute has revamped its network to connect 2,000 rural clinics and offices.
In a move to integrate genomic medicine into healthcare delivery, El Camino Hospital, a not-for-profit hospital in Mountain View, Calif., has launched the Genomic Medicine Institute.
Across the board, independent hospitals, ambulatory care facilities and hospitals in a health system are still pursuing their CPOE and electronic medical record projects, according to a Health Industry Insights survey.
Management Solutions: Quality Measurements (P4P)
The federal government may have delayed the implementation of new ICD-10 diagnosis codes and ANSI X12 version 5010 HIPAA transaction codes, but that doesn’t mean anyone should be breathing any easier.
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