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Cape Cod Healthcare Implementing Soarian HIS Posted: 17 Dec 2009 07:23 AM PST Cape Cod Healthcare , a two-hospital system located in Cape Cod, Mass., inked a seven-year deal with Siemens Healthcare (Malvern, Pa.) to implement the Soarian HIS within its health network.   According to the company, Cape Cod will implement Soarian Clinicals, Financials, Device Connect, Scheduling, and Analytics, along with NOVIUS Lab and Radiology, Siemens Pharmacy, and Med Administration Check. The majority of the installation is expected to be completed by mid-2011, it says.   Cape Cod Healthcare provides services for residents and visitors of Cape Cod, with more than 450 physicians and 4,600 employees, two-acute care hospitals, the largest home health services agency on the Cape, a skilled nursing and rehabilitation facility, an assisted living facility and numerous health programs.

N.Y. Hospital System Unveils Online Diabetes Resource Center Posted: 16 Dec 2009 11:02 AM PST The New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation (HHC), an integrated delivery system serving 1.3 million New Yorkers, launched a Web site designed to help diabetic patients become more active participants in their care and access tips and resources to manage their blood sugar. According to the organization, the HHC Diabetes Wellness Center features advice from HHC doctors, nurses and nutritionists, patient success stories, healthy eating and exercise tips, access to free blood monitors, and a list of support groups and diabetes wellness classes available in the system’s 11 public hospitals. The site will be promoted at HHC hospitals and clinics, and through direct mail to more than 58,000 diabetic patients that are monitored through HHC’s Diabetes Patient Registry, an electronic disease-tracking program designed to improve physicians’ ability to monitor and more effectively manage diabetes among patients. The New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation is the largest municipal healthcare organization in the country. It provides medical, mental health and substance abuse services through its 11 acute care hospitals, four skilled nursing facilities, six large diagnostic and treatment centers and more than 80 community based clinics.

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