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 systems, artificial 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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MRO Corp. Announces Acquisition of Release-of-Information Vendor MTT Enterprises, LLC

KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa.-- MRO Corp., a leading provider of technology-driven disclosure management services and applications for healthcare organizations, has acquired the assets of MTT Enterprises, LLC (Metairie, La.), a provider of release-of-information (ROI) services. Mariela Twiggs, CEO of MTT, will assume the role of MRO’s executive director of training and education, client relations. The transaction took effect September 6.

Hackers theft of credit card info impacts 7K in SC

Hackers stole the credit card information of approximately 7,000 patients or other financially responsible people of The Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC).

Penn. Patient Safety Authority explores “default value” EHR errors

A recent study sheds light on the most common types and sources of EHR errors that are related to default values, or medication, dose and delivery values already preset by the healthcare facility within the EHR system.

Army EMR to get an upgrade

The Medical Communications for Combat Casualty Care (MC4)—the Army’s EMR system—soon will undertake a “major upgrade,” according to an Aug. 27 article in the MC4 public affairs publication, The Gateway.

NSA revelations raise questions about privacy

With the Sept. 23 compliance deadline for the HIPAA Omnibus Rule inching closer, new revelations about the National Security Agency’s (NSA’s) ability to circumvent or crack much of the encryption that guards IT systems, including those for medical records, may stir more questions about the ability to protect and secure personal health information.

NextGen Healthcare, Clinical Decision Support Consortium and WVP Health Authority Join to Launch Clinical Decision Support Pilot

HORSHAM, Pa.-- 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, and Clinical Decision Support Consortium (CDSC) announced today the successful deployment of a clinical decision support tool aimed at making evidence-based clinical knowledge more readily available to healthcare providers. NextGen Healthcare client Willamette Valley Providers (WVP) Health Authority is one of the first clinical sites with a commercial electronic health record (EHR) to take the program live.

Cerner to Integrate Elsevier's Evidence-Based Clinical Content

Elsevier, a world-leading provider of scientific, technical and medical information products and services, announced today a reseller agreement with Cerner to integrate Elsevier's evidence-based clinical content into Cerner's PowerChart ® electronic health record (EHR).

Missouri practice computer theft impacts 10K

A Missouri orthodontics practice has notified 10,000 patients and their parents about the theft of two desktop computers and an external hard drive.

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