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As many as 35,000 people visit NorDx Labs every month, generating 50,000 orders and more than 1 million test results. Those results are stored in data silos, ready for use by the Scarborough, Maine-based independent clinical laboratory’s long list of healthcare clients.
One year ago, Merge Healthcare was shedding assets and contemplating bankruptcy. Now, the Milwaukee-based developer of medical imaging software and services is enjoying healthy sales and looking overseas to continue its growth.
AMICAS is finding a new opportunity in the midst of misfortune.
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Statewide and regional health information exchange initiatives see the federal stimulus package as a new source of healthcare IT funding.
Medversant and America’s Health Insurance Plans, or AHIP, have formed a business services partnership to address the complex and time-consuming process of verifying provider credentials for payers.
The Medicare Improvement for Patients and Providers Act, or MIPAA, of 2008 was passed by Congress to increase plan transparency and federal oversight, and limit costs of Medicare Advantage, also known as MA plans.
According to experts, an integrated personal health record could be the best option for improving the doctor-patient relationship.
John Glaser, vice president and CIO of Partners HealthCare in Boston, says he should know by the end of the week whether a six-month stint as advisor to healthcare IT czar David Blumenthal, MD, is a go.
The Louisville Health Information Exchange (LouHIE), a Kentucky e-Health Network for the Louisville region, will create an electronic health record banking system for its members.