Molly Merrill
Microsoft and the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) have partnered to launch a Microsoft Health Users Group (MS-HUG) in the Asia-Pacific region, providing regional healthcare organizations and technology partners with access to an online forum to facilitate the development of healthcare solutions.
According to recent studies, the success of Massachusetts hospitals and physicians in adopting healthcare information technology is due in large part to incentives from health plans and state-mandated requirements.
Kaiser Permanente officials say a partnership with IBM will provide management for its data center operations for members, patients and physicians.
The U.S. Department of Defense Military Health System is planning to deploy a diagnostic decision support system across 75 major military hospitals and 461 clinics worldwide.
Blessing Hospital, a not for profit hospital in Quincy, Ill., is using information technology to improve its revenue cycle management.
By posting wait times for its area emergency rooms, the New Orleans-based Ochsner Health System is striving to become more transparent, officials say.
The Rochester RHIO, the New York area's regional health information organization, has automated access to patient images for participating healthcare institutions.
Most hospitals in Ontario, Canada refuse to be identified in a report measuring the quality and safety of hospital care, according to an independent research and educational organization.
Physicians in New Jersey are set to receive their first rewards from their participation in the Bridges to Excellence program, which recognizes and rewards healthcare providers who demonstrate the delivery of safe, timely, effective, and patient-centered care.
According to the New York Times, Wal-Mart plans to market electronic medical records to small physician practices.