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.

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CIO survey reveals top priorities

Meaningful Use Stage 2 takes up a lot of CIOs' time, according to an annual end-of-year survey of CIOs conducted by executive search firm SSI-SEARCH.

Medical Document Management Systems Market Worth $424.5 Million by 2019

DALLAS, January 7, 2015 -- According to the new research report "Medical Document Management Systems Market by Solution (Document Scanning Software, Document Management Software), Application (Medical Records Management), Mode of Delivery (Web-Based, Cloud-Based), & by End-User (Hospitals) - Global Forecasts to 2019" published by MarketsandMarkets, the global Medical Document Management Systems Market is estimated to be worth around $220 Million in 2014 and $424.5 Million by 2019, at a CAGR of 13%-14% during the forecast period of 2014 to 2019.

Oregon prison records go digital

The medical records of Oregon’s 14,600 prison inmates are going digital.

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U.S. Postal Service: Hack compromised health data of 485K individuals

The health information of about 485,000 U.S. Postal Service (USPS) employees, former employees and retirees was breached when intruders broke into the service’s computer networks last fall.  

Stage 3 proposed rule on the way

Brace yourselves. The proposed rule for Meaningful Use Stage 3 has been sent to the Office of Management and Budget and will be posted in the Federal Register once the office completes their review, according to a spokesperson for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).

Specialty practice staff, physicians less flexible with MU

Specialty practice staff are more likely than primary care providers to report that Meaningful Use diverts attention from other patient care priorities, according to a survey published in BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making.

Improper record disposal puts 12.5K at risk

The mistaken disposal of paper documents by a Philadelphia payer compromised the personal information of 12,500 of its members.

Medical Document Management Systems Market Expected to Reach Around $424.5 Million by 2019

January 05, 2015 -- The global medical document management systems market is estimated to be worth around $220 million in 2014 and grow at a CAGR of 13%-14% during the forecast period of 2014 to 2019. This report studies the medical document management systems market over the forecast period of 2014-2019.

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The tirzepatide shortage that first began in 2022 has been resolved. Drug companies distributing compounded versions of the popular drug now have two to three more months to distribute their remaining supply.

The 24 members of the House Task Force on AI—12 reps from each party—have posted a 253-page report detailing their bipartisan vision for encouraging innovation while minimizing risks. 

Merck sent Hansoh Pharma, a Chinese biopharmaceutical company, an upfront payment of $112 million to license a new investigational GLP-1 receptor agonist. There could be many more payments to come if certain milestones are met.