Medicomp Systems has announced that Dan Gainer has been appointed as Chief Technology Officer. Gainer joined Medicomp in 2005 as a Senior Software Engineer. Dave Lareau, CEO of Medicomp Systems, said, “Dan’s appointment to CTO reflects the significance of his contributions in the past seven years to move us to web-based capabilities. Dan has completed [...]
Seasoned Sales Veteran Joins Leading Healthcare Analytics Provider as Vice President of Sales
May 22, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Nate Ungerott has been named Vice President of Sales at Health Care DataWorks (HCD) as part of the company’s strategy to continue to align its sales efforts to address the unique challenges facing healthcare organizations and hospital systems nationwide- particularly in the area of healthcare data management. As the head of sales, Ungerott is tasked [...]
HL7 Launches New Membership Program for Caregivers
May 17, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Health Level Seven® (HL7®) International, a leader in developing interoperability standards for healthcare IT, today announced a pilot membership program and webpage to encourage clinician caregivers to participate in the process of developing standards for electronic health records. “We have always valued the contributions of caregivers—the physicians, nurses, pharmacist, and others in the healthcare continuum. [...]
DICOM Grid Secures $5 Million in Financing – Now Managing over 450 Million Diagnostic Images
May 17, 2012 By Leave a Comment
DICOM Grid, provider of a cloud software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform for medical imaging applications, today announced the close of a $5 million financing expansion round led by Canaan Partners, CHL Medical Partners and existing individual investors. The funds will be used to expand distribution of DG Suite, the company’s product line for managing diagnostic imaging and [...]
Wolters Kluwer Health Announces Integration with MEDITECH
May 16, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Wolters Kluwer Health, a provider of information for healthcare professionals and students, announced today that it has signed an agreement with MEDITECH to offer integration between MEDITECH version 5.64 (Client/Server and MAGIC) and ProVation® Order Sets, powered by UpToDate® Decision Support. This integration enables hospitals to author order sets via the ProVation software, then make finished order sets available [...]
RazorInsights Adds Stewart-Webster Hospital to Growing List of ONE-EHR Clients
May 16, 2012 By Leave a Comment
RazorInsights, a provider of healthcare information technology solutions for Rural, Critical Access and Community hospitals, today announced its partnership with Stewart-Webster Hospital in Richland, Georgia. Stewart-Webster will deploy ONE-Electronic Health Record to provide cutting-edge technology and improved patient care to its rural Georgia community, while also achieving the Meaningful Use objectives outlined in the American [...]
Pacific Cataract And Laser Institute Uses Digital Pen And Paper Technology to Capture Patient Registration Info
May 15, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Anoto and NextGen Healthcare Information Systems, have announced that Pacific Cataract and Laser Institute is capturing new patient registration information with their joint solution, resulting in more efficient operations and the added benefit of immediate access to patient health history. Pacific Cataract and Laser Institute is a referral center that specializes in cataract surgery and [...]
NextGen Healthcare Enters into Agreement with Barrington Orthopedic for Deployment of Multiple Products
May 14, 2012 By Leave a Comment
NextGen Healthcare Information Systems has announced that it has entered into an agreement with Barrington Orthopedic Specialists to deploy NextGen® Ambulatory EHR, NextGen® Practice Management, NextGen® Patient Portal, NextPen® and other NextGen® product offerings across its four locations throughout the Northwest suburbs of Chicago. Barrington Orthopedic Specialists is a multi-specialty orthopedic group with 15 physicians [...]
Four Important Considerations When Negotiating a Contract with an EMR Vendor
May 11, 2012 By Leave a Comment
The following is a guest post by William O’Toole, the founder of the O’Toole Law Group, PC, a practice specializing exclusively in healthcare information technology. You may think the difficult work is done after you’ve selected an EMR system for your hospital or medical practice, but the decisions don’t end with product selection. An EMR [...]
CalHIPSO Enrolls Over 7,700 Providers in EHR Implementation Program, Hits Other Key Milestones After First Two Years
May 8, 2012 By Leave a Comment
In a little more than two years, the California Health Information Partnership and Services Organization (CalHIPSO) has successfully developed the infrastructure needed to help thousands of providers throughout California implement Electronic Health Records, considered vital for improving the quality and efficient delivery of healthcare. This and other key milestones are highlighted in CalHIPSO’s biennial report, [...]
