Tuesday, June 2, 2009

Health Informatics News

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New Solution Aims to Ease Image Sharing

Posted: 02 Jun 2009 08:24 AM PDT

TeraMedica Healthcare Technology (Milwaukee, Wis.) is partnering with Sun Microsystems (Santa Clara, Calif.) to offer a pre-configured solution for viewing and managing clinical images at the point of care. According to TeraMedica, the Evercore Enterprise Imaging Interchange combines Sun’s Master Patient Index and Enterprise Services Bus with the Evercore Univision and Smartstore modules to capture and aggregate digital images from multiple diagnostic sources, assemble them into a logical single patient view, and deliver the images directly to the caregiver through the Evercore viewer. The solution is built with the Sun Java Composite Application Platform Suite and the TeraMedica Evercore Clinical Enterprise Suite, says the company.    

Ingenix Acquires AIM Healthcare Services

Posted: 02 Jun 2009 08:20 AM PDT

Ingenix , an Eden Prairie, Minn.-based subsidiary of UnitedHealth Group, has acquired Franklin, Tenn.-based AIM Healthcare Services, Inc. and its affiliated companies, Netwerkes and Ingram & Associates. AIM is a provider of payment accuracy solutions for healthcare payer and hospital clients. Ingenix and AIM have received all necessary regulatory approvals and completed the transaction, according to the companies. Terms of the all-cash transaction were not disclosed. Through its connectivity platform, Intellijet, network of payer and provider clients, and on-site expertise, AIM will contribute to existing Ingenix solutions for preventing, detecting and correcting errors throughout the claims lifecycle. AIM says its portfolio will also bolster Ingenix’s coordination of benefits capabilities, particularly for federal and state government payer clients.  

KLAS: Vendors Failing to Meet Providers’ Economic Needs

Posted: 02 Jun 2009 08:12 AM PDT

The gap between what providers need and what IT vendors are offering to deal with a troubled economy is wide, according to data from a new KLAS (Orem, Utah) report. Providers are looking for creative solutions to keep projects moving in spite of tight budgets; however, those solutions are virtually non-existent, says the report, which includes feedback from dozens of CIOs and other healthcare executives on a range of economic issues. The report, entitled Executive Reaction to the Stimulus Package, also examines the shift in IT project timelines that is occurring as a result of ARRA. It states that 28 percent of providers have accelerated or changed the direction of their IT plans since the announcement of the stimulus package, with 43 percent ready to move but watching cautiously. While Microsoft, Epic and GE received the highest ratings from providers for trying to support customers with creative solutions, no healthcare technology vendors received overwhelming praise for their efforts to help customers deal with the challenging economy, says KLAS. Earning the lowest scores were Agfa, Kronos and Meditech.   To purchase the report, healthcare providers and vendors can visit www.KLASresearch.com .  

Tool Offers Alabama Medicaid E-Prescribing

Posted: 01 Jun 2009 09:57 AM PDT

Headquartered in Dallas, Affiliated Computer Services, Inc. (ACS) ’s Web-based EHR record and clinical support tool, QTool, now has new e-prescribing functionality, it says. According to ACS, it actually developed QTool to support Alabama Medicaid ’s initiative to build a statewide electronic health information system. The company says approximately 150 Medicaid-enrolled physicians are pilot testing QTool in nine Alabama counties including Calhoun, Houston and Tuscaloosa. In addition to e-prescribing, physicians can view information on patients’ ER, hospital and doctor visits, lab tests, and medications, the company says. ACS touts QTool’s built-in alerts that notify the physician when asthma and diabetes patients need special tests or care.

New Solution Available for Audit Assistance

Posted: 01 Jun 2009 09:43 AM PDT

Chicago-based Care Communications, Inc. has rolled out a RAC software tracking solution, Audit Manager. According to Care Communications, the tool, powered by Northbrook, Ill.-based Cobius Healthcare Solutions , has been approved by VHA for its member hospitals nationwide to help hospitals and health networks prepare for Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services RAC audits. Care Communications claims Audit Manager can help minimize RAC risks and costs by: Detecting error patterns to avoid repeating mistakes; Minimizing the need for additional staff; Ensuring deadlines are met by using work lists and e-mail reminders; Allowing authorized users to access documentation, appeals templates and other tools; and Providing information in real-time reports.

Hospital asks new moms to donate cord

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6/02/2009 © Miami Herald
Women who give birth at South Miami Hospital are offered the option of saving the umbilical cord so its stem cells can be used to treat cancer patients. The hospital is part of an expanding network of such centers.
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