McKesson Corporation announced today the creation of a new division, McKesson Specialty Health, focused on empowering the community patient care delivery system to advance the science, technology and quality of care. “Through innovative technology, clinical support and business solutions, McKesson Specialty Health offers the broadest and deepest suite of services available today, all focused on [...]
McKesson Corporation Unveils New Offerings to Empower the Community Patient Care Delivery System
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Acquisition Alert: MedQuist acquires M*Modal for $130 Million
July 12, 2011 By Leave a Comment
MedQuist Holdings Inc., a leading provider of integrated clinical documentation solutions for the U.S. healthcare system, announced the signing of a definitive agreement to acquire M*Modal and its advanced Speech Understanding™ technology for total consideration of $130 million. The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions, including review under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act, and is expected [...]
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December 21, 2010 By 2 Comments
Education Management Solutions Launches the First Simulated EMR for Nursing & Medical Student Training
June 16, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Education Management Solutions (EMS), the world leader in simulation management and skills evaluation software and audio-video technology, announced today at the International Nursing Association for Clinical Simulation and Learning (INACSL) conference in Las Vegas, the availability of a simulated Electronic Medical Record (SIM-EMR) application for training. SIM-EMR is the first interactive simulated EMR designed to [...]
Netsmart Announces ‘My Avatar’ at National Council for Community Behavioral Healthcare Annual Conference
March 15, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Netsmart Technologies, Inc., a leading provider of enterprise-wide software and services for health and human services organizations, today announced the planned release of My Avatar™, the next generation of the company’s industry leading electronic health record (EHR) and practice management software suite. The My Avatar software is being demonstrated at the National Council for Community [...]
Garden City Hospital Integrates Dragon Medical Software With EmergisoftED in the Emergency Department
February 8, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Emergisoft is pleased to announce that Garden City Hospital in Garden City, Michigan, has successfully integrated Dragon® Medical with EmergisoftED in their emergency department. As of February 7th, Garden City has completely deployed the speech-recognition software and is now creating transcription-free clinical documentation, reducing time spent documenting care, and optimizing EMR usage for their clinicians. [...]
2010 HIMSS Davies Award of Excellence Applications Now Being Accepted
February 3, 2010 By Leave a Comment
The Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) is now accepting applications for the 2010 HIMSS Davies Awards of Excellence. The awards program honors hospitals and health systems, independent physician practices, public health and community health organizations that have successfully achieved value from electronic health records (EHRs) to improve healthcare delivery. “As healthcare organizations strive [...]
DBLG Announces Release 1.0 of the HITECH Act Survival Guide: an Open Source Law Initiativ
February 1, 2010 By Leave a Comment
The Digital Business Law Group (DBLG) co-authored the HIPAA Survival Guide with Deborah Leyva, RN, BSN, a healthcare and technology thought leader. Given the expanding influence of the HITECH Act on regulations beyond HIPAA, DBLG felt it could better serve the growing needs of the healthcare industry by expanding the scope of the original guide. [...]
Summa Physicians, Inc. Selects eClinicalWorks EMR Solution
January 18, 2010 By Leave a Comment
eClinicalWorks®, a market leader in ambulatory clinical systems, today announced that Summa Physicians, Inc., (SPI) has chosen eClinicalWorks electronic medical records (EMR) solution for its 223 physicians serving 33 specialties. This deal is a direct result of the relationship eClinicalWorks has held with Summa Health System since 2006 “Implementing eClinicalWorks meets a significant piece of [...]
Kool Smiles Thin-Client EHR Initiative named one of the top 100 IT projects in the nation by InfoWorld
December 1, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Kool Smiles received top honors for its “Thin-Client EHR Initiative,” with national recognition as one of InfoWorld’s Top 100 IT Projects of 2009. Led by Chief Technical Architect, Mark Blomquist, Kool Smiles built a Wyse-based thin-client infrastructure to support the electronic health records systems at 13 new dental offices across the United States. With this [...]
