Health IT

Healthcare information (HIT) systems are designed to connect all the elements together for patient data, reports, medical imaging, billing, electronic medical record (EMR), hospital information system (HIS), PACS, cardiology information systems (CVIS)enterprise image systemsartificial intelligence (AI) applications, analytics, patient monitors, remote monitoring systems, inventory management, the hospital internet of things (IOT), cloud or onsite archive/storage, and cybersecurity.

North Dakota Health Information Network Selects Orion Health’s HIE Platform to Power Statewide Health Information Exchange

SANTA MONICA, Calif.-- Orion Health, the leader in eHealth technology, and the North Dakota Health Information Network (NDHIN) today announced that NDHIN has selected Orion Health HIE to power North Dakota’s statewide health information exchange (HIE). NDHIN providers will utilize Orion Health HIE to enhance a number of healthcare programs aimed at improving care transitions, streamlining physician-to-physician referrals and expanding existing immunization registry data, among others. Orion Health HIE will provide the technology backbone supporting NDHIN programs that advance the network’s core vision: Quality healthcare for all North Dakotans – anywhere, anytime.

June 25, 2013

ReadSoft Signs Multi-Year Contract with DISC Corporation to Process in Excess of 50 Million Documents Per Year

HELSINGBORG, Sweden --Regulatory News: DISC Corporation has over 55 years of experience as a service provider to the healthcare sector, specializing in the digitization of patient records for ambulatory care providers into their respective Electronic Health Records (EHR) systems. To deliver the BetterChart solution, the organization automates the end-to-end process of the document type classification and data capture of its clients’ patient records, affording its clients invaluable time and the necessary tools to continue to grow comfortably. But to meet existing service level agreements with its clients, DISC initially hand-keyed this information to ensure document type and patient record information were captured and processed in a timely fashion.

June 20, 2013

CareCloud Raises $20 Million to Support Continued Record Growth of Company’s Cloud-Based Clinical and Financial Platform for Physician Practices

MIAMI -- CareCloud, the fastest-growing provider of cloud-based practice management, electronic health records (EHR), and medical billing software and services, today announced it has secured $20 million in Series B financing. The funds will fuel the Company’s continued aggressive growth across all business functions, with a focus on product development while also bolstering sales and marketing capabilities. The funding round was led by Tenaya Capital and included existing investors Intel Capital and Norwest Venture Partners. This round brings CareCloud’s total funding to $44 million. Stewart Gollmer, Tenaya Capital’s Managing Partner, will join CareCloud’s Board of Directors.

June 18, 2013

ITelagen Partners with Horizon-Keystone Financial for the Financing of Electronic Health Records (EHR)

Jersey City, NJ, June 11, 2013 -- ITelagen, Inc., a leading provider of healthcare IT support and system administration, today announced a partnership with Horizon Keystone Financial (Horizon). Horizon is headquartered in Mt. Laurel, NJ and since 1994, has successfully partnered with manufacturers and their dealers to offer affordable financial solutions to a nationwide customer base.

June 12, 2013

HealtheConnections RHIO Migrates eHealth Technologies’ Image Exchange on its Mirth HIE Platform

NEW YORK-- eHealth Technologies, a leader in streamlining transitions of care including, securely delivering electronic diagnostic images to the users of health information exchange (HIE), and HealtheConnections, the Regional Health Information Organization (RHIO) of Central New York, have gone live with eHealth Connect® Image Exchange integrated with their new, Mirth HIE platform. HealtheConnections has been a customer of eHealth Connect® Image Exchange since 2010 and this service was deemed as an essential capability to retain, with their new HIE platform.

June 11, 2013

Clinigence and Spring Medical Systems Announce PQRS Reporting Partnership

ATLANTA-- Clinigence, a next-generation clinical business intelligence technology provider, today announced it will offer Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS) reporting capabilities to users of Spring Medical Systems’ SpringCharts electronic health record (EHR) system. This new capability is an extension of the current alliance between the vendors, which provides Clinigence’s clinical reports to SpringCharts EHR users.

June 7, 2013

HealthMEDX is the First LTPAC EMR to Achieve Omnicare Certification Utilizing the NCPDP Standard

Ozark, MO, June 04, 2013 -- HealthMEDX, the leading provider of LTPAC EMR solutions, has announced the General Availability of the HealthMEDX Pharmacy Exchange, a bi-directional interface between HealthMEDX Vision and Omnicare, utilizing the NCPDP SCRIPT 10.6 standard.

June 4, 2013

dashboardMD Partners with Henry Schein’s MicroMD to Provide Integrated Healthcare Analytics and Turnkey Business Intelligence Reporting

June 03, 2013 -- dashboardMD, a leading provider of business intelligence reporting solutions for healthcare, is further expanding its healthcare dashboards and intelligent reporting solutions through a strategic partnership with Henry Schein MicroMD®, a provider of proven and cost-effective practice management (PM) and electronic medical records (EMR) systems.

June 3, 2013

Around the web

The recall includes specific lots of five different medical devices used to treat stroke and other neurovascular diseases.

The agency is urging healthcare providers to transition away from these devices and seek out alternatives. It is even working with other manufacturers to try and get similar products on the market as quickly as possible. 

Jeffrey Kuvin, MD, one of the leading voices behind efforts to create a new Board of Cardiovascular Medicine, spoke with Cardiovascular Business about where things stand today.

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