Tuesday, March 2, 2010

Health Informatics News

Health Informatics News

Kona Surgery Picks EHR Software

Posted: 26 Feb 2010 06:51 AM PST

Kona Surgery Center has selected iProVation MD software from Minneapolis-based Wolters Kluwer Health for procedure documentation and coding, and its ProVation EHR electronic health record and patient charting solution. ProVation EHR is an electronic health record designed for ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs). It offers electronic documentation and document imaging for all elements of the patient encounter, from past records to procedure documentation to follow-up care, says the company. Kona Surgery Center, a partnership between Hawaii Pacific Health and several West Hawaii physicians, started taking patients in late January, after receiving its state license Jan. 21. Kona ASC is a state-of-the-art, 3-suite multi-specialty surgery center focused on gastroenterology, podiatry, general surgery, plastic surgery, orthopedics, dental surgery and ophthalmology.

Petty Appointed CIO at Wellmont

Posted: 25 Feb 2010 07:03 AM PST

Wellmont Health System , an eight-hospital system based in Kingsport, Tenn., has named Kent Petty, a military commander with extensive technology experience, as its vice president and CIO, it says. Petty has been with the organization on a contract basis since August 2009, assisting with CPOE and EMR implementation projects. According to Wellmont, he plans to begin the conversion to CPOE at Hawkins County Memorial Hospital in October 2010 and have all other facilities on line by September 2011. He will also be focused on the regional exchange of medical information among healthcare providers, it says. Previously, Petty worked for nine years as vice president of information technology for Marriott International, where he was accountable for the application services development and support strategy for all Marriott International business units. A commander in the Navy Reserves, Petty is a graduate of George Mason University, and holds a master’s degree in strategic intelligence from the Joint Military Intelligence College.  

NJ/NY Veterans Network Goes Paperless

Posted: 25 Feb 2010 06:49 AM PST

  The New York/New Jersey Veterans Healthcare Network (VISN 3) has selected San Diego-based CliniComp’s Essentris ED and Essentris Critical Care solutions to improve quality, safety and outcomes at its emergency departments, intensive care and post anesthesia care units, the company says.   VISN 3, one of Washington-based U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs ’ 21 Veterans Integrated Service Networks, will deploy the solutions at several of its facilities, including the James J. Peters VA Medical Center, Northport VA Medical Center, and East Orange Campus of the VA New Jersey Healthcare System, says CliniComp.   The company claims the suite will replace paper flowsheets in the medical and surgical ICUs, and will interoperate with VistA Computerized Patient Record System and Bar Code Medication Administration. CliniComp’s solutions will assist VA clinicians in extracting real-time data and waveforms from physiologic monitors, infusion pumps, ventilators and other bedside devices, and will help create a more complete picture of the patient’s condition, it touts.  

WellStar Health Taps Connectivity Solution

Posted: 25 Feb 2010 05:58 AM PST

WellStar Health System , an integrated network located in Marietta, Ga., is deploying CareAlign Solution from Nashville-based Informatics Corporation of America (ICA), the company says.   According to ICA, the implementation will enable WellStar to connect internal and external healthcare data sources, aggregate data, and convert it into usable information across the continuum of care, while providing actionable information to the physician base through an intuitive portal. The organization will also utilize the solution’s analytics capabilities to provide better care and improve overall health, it touts.   WellStar Health System includes five hospitals, five urgent care centers, and has more than 400 employed providers.  

White House Calls for Health IT Task Force

Posted: 24 Feb 2010 08:53 AM PST

The White House is calling for the creation of a government-wide task force to strengthen coordination of health IT efforts among federal agencies charged with carrying out the administration’s plans for an electronic healthcare system. The plan, detailed in a memo from Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Peter Orzsag and Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, will provide a way for agencies with heavy healthcare responsibilities to participate in planning health IT projects as part of the ARRA-HITECH legislation. David Blumenthal. M.D., the national health IT coordinator, will chair the task force, according to the proposal. The vice chairs would be OMB’s health program associate director, Keith Fontenot, and White House CIO Vivek Kundra and CTO Aneesh Chopra.  In addition, the memo is asking five individuals — Defense Secretary Robert Gates, Veterans Affairs Secretary Gen. Erik Shinseki, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, Commerce Secretary Gary Locke, Social Security Commissioner Michael Astrue and Office of Personnel Management Director John Berry — to choose a senior leader from their agencies to represent them on the task force and to send HHS their choices within five days.
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