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.

Nevada Health Information Exchange Selects Orion Health HIE to Enhance Care Coordination Across the State

Orion Health, a leader in eHealth technology, the Nevada Health Information Exchange (NV-HIE) and Nevada’s Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), today announced that the NV-HIE Board of Directors selected the Orion Health HIE to power and enable a statewide electronic health information exchange. Orion Health HIE was selected to provide the technology that will support NV-HIE services and programs that advance trusted information exchange for the coordination and continuity of health care for all Nevadans – anywhere, anytime.

NextGen Healthcare Unveils New Interoperability Platform – NextGen Share –at 18th Annual NextGen Healthcare User Group Meeting

NextGen Healthcare Information Systems, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Quality Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: QSII) and a leading provider of healthcare information systems and connectivity solutions, announced today the unveiling of NextGen® Share, a new interoperability platform. NextGen Share will enable providers to safely, securely, accurately and quickly exchange clinical data and provide referrals without leaving their Electronic Health Record (EHR) system. It will offer providers a critical tool for delivering accountable, coordinated care, managing population health and making evidence-based clinical decisions; all important elements of healthcare reform initiatives. NextGen Share is the first joint solution from NextGen Healthcare and Mirth since Quality Systems, Inc., the parent company of NextGen Healthcare, acquired Mirth Corporation in September of this year.

White Paper Focuses on Unstructured Data in an Electronic Health Record (EHR) Environment

DATAMARK, Inc., a leading provider of global business services to Fortune 500 companies and government organizations, has released a white paper, “Unstructured Data in Electronic Health Record (EHR) Systems: Challenges and Solutions,” that highlights the challenges healthcare providers face in bringing unstructured information into electronic health record (EHR) systems.

California awards three contracts for PHR demonstration projects

The California Office of Health Information Integrity (CalOHII), which supports the state’s health information exchange (HIE) initiatives, has awarded three contracts to organizations to participate in an electronic personal health record (PHR) demonstration project.

Laptop stolen from car, 11.5K patients’ data at risk

A laptop theft was the cause of the latest breach, which impacted 11,500 patients at DaVita, a Colorado-based kidney care company. 

Interoperability between systems remains obstacle

Despite billions of federal dollars invested in health IT, exchanging patient data between healthcare systems remains a significant obstacle, according to eHealth Initiative's 10th annual survey of health information exchanges (HIEs).

Upgrade process leads to stolen hard drive, breach

Updating physician services led to a breach that impacted 7,170 patients of University Hospitals in Cleveland.

Assns. urge new EHR regulatory framework

Letters to Health & Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius call for a new risk-based regulatory framework for EHR systems and other health IT tools.

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No devices need to be returned at this time. However, the FDA warned, using these heart pumps without reviewing the updated instructions could result in "serious injury or death.” 

The FDA recently cleared the company's cable-free, credit card-sized heart monitor that produces 12-lead ECGs.

If 25% tariffs go into effect, it could have a big impact on the cost of medical imaging and radiotherapy systems, with many manufacturing facilities in Mexico.