Mike Miliard
In a move aimed at expanding electronic data interchange (EDI) services in the inpatient space, Quality Systems, Inc. (QSI) will acquire Augusta, Ga.-based ViaTrack Systems.
Interactive Health Technologies, which develops digital fitness systems, is putting Sony's NFC Dynamic Tag to work in school gym programs, enabling the tracking and evaluation of students' physical activity.
Open Health Tools, a multi-stakeholder open source community whose chief health informatics officer is Robert M. Kolodner, MD, the former national coordinator, is joining with the Georgia Institute of Technology on a public-private initiative designed to accelerate the adoption of health information technology.
“There has never been a better time to be innovating in health and wellness,” said Steve Krein, CEO of StartUp Health, when the company was announced at the Health Data Initiative Forum held in New York this past summer.
David Riley and Vanessa Manchester, two leaders of the Federal Health Architecture’s open source CONNECT data exchange initiative, announced the formation of the nonprofit Alembic Foundation this past spring.
In March, not long after the first two Direct Project pilots got under way, Healthcare IT News took a closer look at the collaborative beginnings of the initiative – and explored the promise it held for the future of healthcare.
At RSNA 2011 on Monday, radiologists and imaging professionals from across the country and around the world prepped themselves to make the most of a fast-changing healthcare landscape -- one in which health IT will play an increasing and pivotal role.
Earlier this year, KLAS put out a report on the ambulatory RIS/PACS market that summed up the sector's mood thusly: "Waiting for the other shoe to drop." The first shoe, explains Ben Brown, GM for medical equipment & imaging informatics at KLAS and a coauthor of the study, dropped back when outpatient imaging reimbursements were cut, and providers had to scramble to reduce costs accordingly.
Recently, Healthcare IT News put a poll to our readers, asking whether they're likely to "consult medical device ratings sites in making purchasing decisions." More than two thirds (68 percent) of respondents said yes.
When you're one of the largest and most profitable companies in the world, you can afford to make big statements – pitting big money and big know-how against big problems.