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- West Penn Allegheny Expands Allscripts EHR
- Mercy Memorial Deploys Virtualization Solution
- Service Uses Text Messaging to Recruit for Studies
| West Penn Allegheny Expands Allscripts EHR Posted: 30 Sep 2009 08:24 AM PDT West Penn Allegheny Health System (WPAHS) has named Allscripts (Chicago) as preferred provider of clinical IT solutions across its network of hospitals and owned physician practices. As part of the agreement, WPAHS is expanding its deployment of the Allscripts EHR to all 645 of the health system’s employed physicians. Additionally, Alle-Kiski Medical Center in Natrona Heights will implement the Allscripts Emergency Department Information System to automate administrative and patient care processes at both its main campus and its affiliated Citizens Ambulatory Care Center in New Kensington, says the company. The health system will also implement Allscripts’ patient portal, and will deploy its discharge planning solution in five hospitals to facilitate the process of referring discharged patients to post-acute facilities for further treatment, it says. West Penn Allegheny Health System is a physician-led organization that includes two tertiary and four community hospitals with a total of more than 2,000 beds. Allegheny General Hospital serves as the Pittsburgh clinical campus for the Drexel University College of Medicine in Philadelphia, and The Western Pennsylvania Hospital serves as the clinical campus for Temple University School of Medicine in Philadelphia. |
| Mercy Memorial Deploys Virtualization Solution Posted: 30 Sep 2009 08:23 AM PDT Mercy Memorial Hospital (Monroe, Mich.) is rolling out a server virtualization and disaster recovery solution acquired from CDW Healthcare, part of the Vernon Hills, Ill.-based CDW Corp . The hospital is deploying a customized EMC solution that includes CLARiiON, Centera and Avamar hardware/software as well as VMware virtualization technology, in two data centers, says the company. The technology provides Mercy Memorial with full network redundancy, automated archiving and data de-duplication capabilities that enhance the functionality of critical systems, it touts. Founded in 1929, Mercy Memorial Hospital is a 238-bed, full-service community hospital serving Michigan’s Monroe and Lenawee counties as well as the Detroit metropolitan area and northwest Ohio. |
| Service Uses Text Messaging to Recruit for Studies Posted: 30 Sep 2009 08:20 AM PDT New York-based Axiom Accelerated Patient Recruitment is introducing a text messaging service designed to help healthcare researchers enlist patients. The company says it is using the service for patient recruitment and retention programs for clinical research studies, says the company. Text messages can be used to directly communicate with pre-qualified audiences to gauge interest in participating in a clinical study that may help minimize symptoms or treat a disease. The tool can also retain participants through support services like appointment reminders and treatment instructions, it touts. |
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