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- GPS shoe to track Alzheimer's patients
- Hulse Named CIO at Moffitt Cancer Center
- Providence Health Extends RCM Solution to Four More Facilities
- Boston Medical Center Live with HIE
- Siemens Rolls Out Latest Version of Soarian Clinicals
- Agfa Healthcare Updates PACS Product
- Crist must choose: Docs or BCBS?
| GPS shoe to track Alzheimer's patients Posted: 10 Jun 2009 03:50 AM PDT A new shoe outfitted with a GPS chip aims to offer peace of mind to Alzheimer's patients and their caregivers. |
| Hulse Named CIO at Moffitt Cancer Center Posted: 10 Jun 2009 08:51 AM PDT Mark Hulse, R.N., has stepped in as the new vice president of information technology and CIO at H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute in Tampa, Fla. In his new post, Hulse will direct the development and implementation of information systems initiatives that will support Moffitt’s mission to contribute to the prevention and cure of cancer, according to the facility. Hulse most recently served as the vice president and CIO of North Shore Medical Center, part of the Boston-based Partners HealthCare System. At North Shore, Hulse was responsible for overseeing the IT operations of 500 beds, 3,500 employees and 500 physicians at three hospitals. His background also includes 11 years at Massachusetts General Hospital and eight years with Stanford University Medical Center. Hulse was also a lecturer in health care informatics at Northeastern University. Moffitt Cancer Center is an NCI Comprehensive Cancer Center and is a member of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network. Moffitt currently has 15 affiliates in Florida, one in Georgia and two in Puerto Rico. |
| Providence Health Extends RCM Solution to Four More Facilities Posted: 10 Jun 2009 08:47 AM PDT Providence Health & Services , a multihospital organization based in Renton, Wash., is implementing the ClearContacts revenue management solution from Concuity (Vernon Hills, Ill.), a Healthcare Division of Trintech, Inc., to four more of its facilities. According to the company, Providence Health uses ClearContracts for all contract management functions including accounts receivables management, account recovery, management reporting and managed care contract negotiations, according to the company. Through the agreement, the solution will now be deployed at 16 hospitals in the system. A not-for-profit organization, sponsored by the Sisters of Providence religious community, Providence Health & Services includes 27 hospitals, more than 35 non-acute facilities, physician clinics, a health plan, a liberal arts university, and numerous other health, housing and education services in Alaska, Washington, Montana, Oregon and California. |
| Boston Medical Center Live with HIE Posted: 10 Jun 2009 08:40 AM PDT Boston Medical Center (BMC) has successfully deployed its community information exchange (CIE). Through the exchange, which is built on IHE and HITSP standards, BMC aims to enhance clinical practice and improve care quality by harnessing data from multiple sources and presenting it to clinicians in useful ways, it says. BMC is a 588-bed, academic medical center affiliated with Boston University School of Medicine. It is both the largest trauma level 1 center in New England and the largest safety net hospital New England, providing more than $233M in care to uninsured patients annually. |
| Siemens Rolls Out Latest Version of Soarian Clinicals Posted: 09 Jun 2009 11:58 AM PDT Malvern, Pa.-based Siemens Healthcare has unveiled the latest version of Soarian Clinicals, its enterprise-wide healthcare information system. The updated version includes a new Plan of Care functionality the company says is designed to empower care teams with tools to implement their patient-specific collective care plan derived from best-evidence content. In addition to Plan of Care, the latest Soarian Clinicals version also delivers enhancements to existing functionality, including Soarian Emergency Department, new Soarian Analytics & Reporting capabilities, wireless compatibility with Blackberry, and iPhone/iPod, broadened CPOE usability, and more, it touts. |
| Agfa Healthcare Updates PACS Product Posted: 09 Jun 2009 11:46 AM PDT Mortsel, Belgium-based Agfa HealthCare is introducing IMPAX 6.4, the latest version in the IMPAX PACS product line. The updated solution delivers new features and tools to aid users in managing complex multi-series imaging studies, says the company. According to the company, IMPAX 6.4 offers several new features designed to improve workflow for radiologists, clinicians and other healthcare professionals, including Active Target navigation tools, Auto Link and Volume Viewing. |
| Crist must choose: Docs or BCBS? Posted: Gov. Charlie Crist -- who has two doctors in his immediate family -- faces a dilemma on the bill that would change the way some insurers pay doctors. With a Senate fight coming up, would you rather infuriate the doctors or the business community? |
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