Informatics

The goal of health informatics systems is to enable smooth transfer of data and cybersecurity across the healthcare enterprise. This includes patient information, images, subspecialty reporting systems, lab results, scheduling, revenue management, hospital inventory, and many other health IT systems. These systems include the electronic medical record (EMR) admission discharge and transfer (ADT) system, hospital information system (HIS), radiology picture archiving and communication systems (PACS), cardiovascular information systems (CVIS), archive solutions including cloud storage and vendor neutral archives (VNA), and other medical informatics systems.

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Canada's country-wide EHR rollout hits snags

Canada Health Infoway has met a number of serious challenges concerning its EHR deployment timeline and it needs to implement more standards, controls and progress indicators, according to a report this week from Canada's Auditor General, Sheila Frase.

Axolotl offers new technology to share images through HIE

Axolotl has released Elysium Image Exchange, a technology that enables the electronic sharing of medical images between healthcare providers participating in a health information exchange (HIE).

Kansas starts planning for statewide HIE

The Kansas Department of Health and Environment has begun planning for the eventual implementation of a statewide health information exchange (HIE).

Axolotl makes management moves

Health IT developer Axolotl has made a series of executive management changes.

Perot aligns with AMGA, MGMA for extension center EHR training

The American Medical Group Association (AMGA), the Medical Group Management Association (MGMA) and Perot Systems have formed an alliance to offer EHR-related training and implementation services to health IT regional extension centers.

ACS to implement EHRs, HIEs for Wyoming

Affiliated Computer Services (ACS) has earned a $4 million, three-year contract this week to provide a Web-based EHR and a health information exchange (HIE) for the Wyoming Department of Health.

BronxRHIO taps Axolotl for EMR

The New York City-based Bronx Regional Health Information Organization (BronxRHIO) has signed a contract for Axolotl's Elysium Exchange suite.

CDC awards $4M+ for public health informatics

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has announced $4.37 million in competitive grants to enhance healthcare information management and to improve the detection of and response to emerging public health threats.

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