Thursday, August 6, 2009

Health Informatics News

Health Informatics News


Cerner Mammography Solution Gets FDA Clearance

Posted: 06 Aug 2009 09:04 AM PDT

Kansas City, Mo.-based Cerner says it has received clearance from the FDA for ProVision Workstation - Mammography. The solution, the company says, was designed to help radiologists efficiently interpret mammography images.   According to the Cerner, the product eliminates the need for separate general imaging and mammography viewers, enhancing speed and efficiency. Cerner says the tool provides viewing for all imaging modalities — including MR, PT, US, CT, XR, XA and MG — as well as patients’ electronic records, all from one workstation.

Picis EDIS Links with Drug Database

Posted: 06 Aug 2009 08:46 AM PDT

First DataBank ’s (San Francisco) National Drug Data File (NDDF) is now being supported as a native medication database within the Wakefield, Mass.-based Picis ED PulseCheck emergency department information system. According to Picis, embedding First DataBank drug databases within ED PulseCheck can provide ED clinicians with the ability to exchange patient medication and allergy information with other hospital information systems that rely on the database for clinical decision support. Picis says it plans to support First DataBank implementations for new and existing clients, providing medication and allergy checking within ED PulseCheck, as well as the ability to check for conflicts with common food and non-medication items. First DataBank, a subsidiary of Hearst Corporation, provides drug databases for healthcare information systems.

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