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Radiology and medical imaging company AMICAS, Inc., has entered into a merger agreement with rival Emageon Inc. The two companies announced Monday AMICAS plans to acquire Emageon in a $39 million deal.
Doctors who electronically prescribe through the Rochester Regional Health Information Organization now can view all the medicines that their patients are taking, reducing the chance of drug errors and misuse, RHIO officials announced recently.
Mary Wakefield, director of the Center for Rural Health at the University of North Dakota, will take the reins at the Health Resources and Services Administration.
The Albert Einstein Healthcare Network, a private, not-for-profit healthcare system serving the greater Philadelphia area, is poised to roll out new technology aimed at improving patient care.
Clinicians at Pee Dee Cardiology, a private cardiology practice in Florence, S.C., are preparing to upgrade to an electronic health record and practice management system designed to help them to participate in financial incentive programs.
A statewide system to provide physicians with electronic access to patient information is set to launch in 23 Orange County emergency departments.
Healthcare providers are becoming more cautious with IT spending and are looking for products, such as self-service solutions, that have a measurable return on investment, according to a new survey.
McKesson has launched a new online resource for physicians and health systems to encourage providers to take advantage of the healthcare information technology (HITECH) stimulus.
Investments in healthcare information technology are among the top five strategies a new Commonwealth Fund study recommends for providing better care and slowing the growth of health spending by $3 trillion by the end of the next decade.
The global hospital information systems market will climb past $35 billion by 2015, according to a new forecast by Global Industry Analysts. The United States represents the largest market in the world.