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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Up your game: Consumers want online access to their info, providers are required to offer it

“If patients are the blockbuster drug, online access is the active ingredient,” said Christine Bechtel, MPS, president and CEO of Bechtel Health Advisory Group, speaking at a webinar on patient electronic access to health information.

Wellsoft Live at 2nd Cypress Creek Freestanding Emergency Center ~ Spring Location

Somerset, New Jersey – February 4, 2016. Wellsoft Corporation announces that Cypress Creek ER’s second freestanding emergency center in Spring Texas is live with Wellsoft’s EHR. Wellsoft was again selected to support their goal of “providing quality care without the wait.” Wellsoft’s EHR is built on 25+ years of Emergency Department Information System (EDIS) experience and is designed for the unique needs of freestanding emergency centers.  

Allscripts names new CFO

Allscripts Healthcare Solutions has named Melinda Whittington senior vice president and CFO, effective on the first business day after the company files its annual report on Form 10-K.

Vital Launches Game-Changing VNA on Demand Imaging Informatics Solution

Non Disruptive, Accountable Care Ready, Interoperability Platform.

Pa. hospital fires employee for record snooping

A nurse's aid at Wayne Memorial Hospital in Honesdale, Pa., has been fired for accessing patient records without authorization.

Nebraska Medicine achieves Stage 7 on EMRAM scale

Nebraska Medicine, comprising the University of Nebraska Medical Center, Bellevue Medical Center and UNMC Physicians, is the latest provider recognized for achieving Stage 7 on HIMSS Analytics' Electronic Medical Record Adoption Model.

athenahealth names new CTO

athenahealth has appointed Prakash Khot as chief technology officer (CTO), effective Jan. 25.

Texas hospital working to recover from ransomware attack

A Texas hospital is the latest victim of a cyberattack—this time, ransomeware made the EHR system of Titus Regional Medical Center (TRMC) inaccessible.

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