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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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Social Security awards $17.4M in ARRA contracts for EMRs

Fifteen healthcare providers and networks have received $17.4 million in contract awards funded through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) to provide EMRs to their agency, Michael J. Astrue, commissioner of the Social Security Administration, has announced.

HealthTech acquires MedHost

HealthTech Holdings, a healthcare technology holding company and parent of Healthcare Management Systems, has acquired MedHost, a provider of emergency department information systems, for an undisclosed sum.

Colorado communities get connected with Axolotl

The Western Colorado communities of Aspen and Montrose have been added to the Quality Health Network health information exchange (HIE), according to HIE company Axolotl. The expansion will allow more than 20 hospitals and attendant physicians in the 40,000 square miles of Western Colorado to share clinical information, according to the San Jose, Calif.-based company.

Previewing HIMSS 2010: Stimulus Efforts Will Be Front and Center in Atlanta

Change is everywhere. Opportunity is here. The theme of this months HIMSS annual meeting has us shaking our heads and saying to ourselves I sure hope sowe hope opportunity is here, its time! For sure, opportunity awaits in the four days of preconference and educational sessions, specialty activities, networking events and career development opportunities that HIMSS has put together this year for the annual meeting in Atlanta and across the vast exhibit show floor. Educational sessions promise actionable information on achieving higher levels of cost efficiencies, EMR adoption, privacy and security, CPOE and quality and patient safety.

GAO: DOD, VA interoperability attempts continue

The Department of Defense (DOD) and the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) interoperability efforts continue but the interagency program needs to implement improvements, according to a January report by the General Accountability Office (GAO).

CoActiv launches Exam-PACS for iPad

CoActiv Medical has launched a new Exam-PACS touch screen image view for the new Apple iPad large-screen digital viewing and communications device.

Sunquest debuts physician portal in U.S.

Sunquest will introduce its Integrated Clinical Environment physician portal to the U.S. marketplace this year.

Thomas added to SRSsoft's board of directors

EMR provider SRSsoft has appointed David Thomas to its board of directors.

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Cardiovascular Business
Payment cuts and beyond: Key takeaways for cardiologists from the 2025 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule

The American College of Cardiology has shared its perspective on new CMS payment policies, highlighting revenue concerns while providing key details for cardiologists and other cardiology professionals. 

AI in Healthcare
A modest proposal to rally AI regulators around a simple game plan

As debate simmers over how best to regulate AI, experts continue to offer guidance on where to start, how to proceed and what to emphasize. A new resource models its recommendations on what its authors call the “SETO Loop.”

Cardiovascular Business
FDA commissioner urges clinicians to join fight against medical misinformation

FDA Commissioner Robert Califf, MD, said the clinical community needs to combat health misinformation at a grassroots level. He warned that patients are immersed in a "sea of misinformation without a compass."

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