Cooper Pediatrics of Duluth GA Wins 2003 HIMSS Davies Award for Excellence Using JMJ's EMR EncounterPRO(R) - Nov 24, 2003
ATLANTA, Nov. 24 /PRNewswire/ — Cooper Pediatrics, a solo-practitioner office using EncounterPRO, an electronic medical record (EMR) from JMJ Technologies, is winner of the 2003 Davies Award for Excellence in ambulatory care. The Health Information and...
American Medical Informatics Association's 2004 Spring Congress To Focus on Implementing Electronic Health Record Systems - Nov 21, 2003
BETHESDA, Md., Nov. 21 /PRNewswire/ — The American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA) will bring together leaders in health information management and technology on April 28-29, 2004, to present a two-day Congress on "Practical Strategies for...
Microsoft Healthcare Users Group and Microsoft Announce Annual Awards Call For Entries - Nov 19, 2003
CHICAGO and REDMOND, Wash., Nov. 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Microsoft Healthcare Users Group (MS-HUG), a membership community in the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) Users Group Alliance Program, and Microsoft Corp. today...
Roswell Pediatric Center Wins 2003 HIMSS Davies Award of Excellence for Noteworthy Medical Systems EHR - Nov 17, 2003
MAYFIELD HEIGHTS, Ohio, Nov. 17 /PRNewswire/ — Roswell Pediatric Center, a Noteworthy Medical Systems user, has captured the prestigious 2003 Nicholas E. Davies Award of Excellence in primary care, awarded by the Healthcare Information and Management...
CMS HIPAA Contingency Plan Crucial to Continuity of Care - Nov 17, 2003
The HIPAA contingency plan devised by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) should allow the industry the additional time it needs to prepare for implementation of the Transaction and Code Sets regulation. But the plan is also crucial to...
4Medica Appoints Michael E. Warthen as VP of Sales and Business Development - Oct 2, 2003
CULVER CITY, Calif., Oct. 2 /PRNewswire/ — 4Medica — the leading independent provider of systems to transmit medical laboratory test results, orders and related data via the Internet — today announced the appointment of Michael E. Warthen as the...
HIMSS: Stay the HIPAA course despite recent announcements - Sep 29, 2003
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and Blue Cross and Blue Shield will implement contingency plans to accept noncompliant electronic Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act transactions after the Oct. 16, 2003, deadline....
New HIPAA Security Policies Templates Suite Offers HIPAA Security Jump-Start from Phoenix Health Systems - Sep 25, 2003
MONTGOMERY VILLAGE, Md., Sept. 25 /PRNewswire/ — Based on Phoenix Health Systems' most recent Healthcare Industry HIPAA Survey, only 5% of healthcare providers have implemented security changes required by the Federal HIPAA Security Rule. This, in a...
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center Becomes First Children's Hospital To Win Davies Award - Aug 29, 2003
MALVERN, Pa., Aug. 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Reduced medical errors, improved clinical efficiency, and increased clinician and patient satisfaction helped Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center (CCHMC) become the only winner of the 2003...
Healthlink Extends Its National Presence With the Addition of Seven Market Vice Presidents - Jun 9, 2003
HOUSTON, June 9 /PRNewswire/ — Healthlink Incorporated, a Houston-based, privately held provider-focused healthcare information systems consulting firm, today announced the addition of seven strategic executives expanding its business development team...
HIMSS, others launch crusade for care record standards - Jun 4, 2003
The Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society has joined other healthcare organizations to establish a standard for the Continuity of Care Record (CCR). They say this will enable healthcare providers to base future care on relevant and timely...
Healthlink Hires Randy Thomas as Vice President of Implementation Services - May 7, 2003
HOUSTON, May 7 /PRNewswire/ — Healthlink Incorporated, a Houston-based, privately held provider-focused healthcare information systems consulting firm, has named Randy L. Thomas as vice president of Implementation Services. Thomas is responsible for...
Sentillion Elects Dr. C. Martin Harris to its Board Of Directors - Apr 8, 2003
ANDOVER, Mass., April 8 /PRNewswire/ — Sentillion, Inc., the leading provider of single sign-on access solutions for healthcare, today announced that C. Martin Harris, M.D., M.B.A. will join its Board of Directors. Dr. Harris currently serves as the...
Feds raise standards bar - Mar 31, 2003
A set of uniform standards for the electronic exchange of clinical health information has been proposed for adoption across the federal landscape. It could eventually have an impact on private healthcare as well. The standards, mandatory for all...
SAIC Health Technology Leader Selected To Lead HIMSS Roundtable - Mar 27, 2003
MCLEAN, Va., March 27 /PRNewswire/ — Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) today announced that the chair of the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) Board of Directors has appointed Robert M. Schlesinger, SAIC...
HIMSS and SEI Information Technology Create Breakthrough Product Centralizing Healthcare-Related IT Knowledge - Mar 11, 2003
CHICAGO, March 11 /PRNewswire/ — The Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) and premier IT business solutions provider SEI Information Technology have created the HIMSS Solutions Toolkit(R) ( http://www.solutions-toolkit.org/ ),...
PatientKeeper Mobile Solutions To Offer MedQuist Medical Dictation and Transcription Capability - Feb 18, 2003
BOSTON, Feb. 18 /PRNewswire/ — PatientKeeper, a leading provider of mobile computing solutions that improve patient care and curb rising costs, today announced an agreement with MedQuist , a leading provider of health information and document...
Dr. Don Caruso of Dartmouth-Hitchcock Keene Medical Center Named Physician Of The Year by Microsoft - Feb 18, 2003
SAN DIEGO, Calif., Feb. 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — From the exhibition floor of the Healthcare Information Management Specialist Society (HIMSS) 2003 Annual Conference and Exhibition, a panel of independent healthcare industry experts honored Don...
HIMSS coverage: CPR shows royal colors at Queens Health Network - Feb 18, 2003
A successful computerized patient record implementation at Queens Health Network has earned the New York City hospital the 2002 Nicholas E. Davies Award. The award is given annually by the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society for...
HIMSS coverage: Patient safety tops healthcare concerns - Feb 14, 2003
Implementing technologies that will reduce medical errors and improve patient safety is the chief concern of healthcare IT executives, according to a survey released this week by the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society...
HIMSS coverage: This pen is mightier than the cord - Feb 14, 2003
A new approach to retaining the old habits of physicians who are averse to data entry was exhibited this week at the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society meeting. The approach tries to overcome physicians' resistance by letting them do...
HIMSS coverage: CPR moves into the fast lane - Feb 13, 2003
Those in a hurry to implement a computerized patient record can try following the Cleveland Clinic, which deployed a CPR to 30 of their clinics in 100 days. "The project was established in August 2001, and all sites were completed by the end of the...
Microsoft Healthcare Users Group and Microsoft Announce Winners of 2003 MS-HUG Annual Awards - Feb 12, 2003
SAN DIEGO, Feb. 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Microsoft Corp. and Microsoft Healthcare Users Group (MS-HUG) today announced the winners of the 2003 Industry Solution Awards for Healthcare (ISAH) and winners of the Microsoft User of the Year Awards. The...
Microsoft Healthcare Users Group and Microsoft Announce Winners of 2003 MS-HUG Annual Awards - Feb 12, 2003
SAN DIEGO, Feb. 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Microsoft Corp. and Microsoft Healthcare Users Group (MS-HUG) today announced the winners of the 2003 Industry Solution Awards for Healthcare (ISAH) and winners of the Microsoft User of the Year Awards. The...
Tablet PC Gains Widespread Support From Healthcare Industry - Feb 12, 2003
SAN DIEGO, Feb. 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Months after its official launch, Microsoft(R) Windows(R) XP Tablet PC Edition continues to receive positive support within the healthcare industry, Microsoft Corp. today announced at the 2003 Healthcare...
HIMSS coverage: Wireless gets healthcare unplugged - Feb 12, 2003
Wireless and mobile technologies are giving previously stationary medical applications legs, offering the industry new opportunities and new challenges. "When it comes to mobile healthcare, one size does not fit all," said Kenneth Kleinberg, vice...
HIMSS coverage: Warehousing may link structured clinical data - Feb 12, 2003
A strategy to link clinical data with other types of medical information in data warehouses was proposed Wednesday at the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society meeting. Clinical Gateway combines electronic information stored in a...
MyDocOnline Launches 'Dr. Chart,' Links Laboratories and Healthcare Providers Using Secure Internet Connections - Feb 11, 2003
ROUND ROCK, Texas and SAN DIEGO, Feb. 11 /PRNewswire/ — MyDocOnline(TM), a subsidiary of Aventis, today released MyDocOnline(TM) Dr. Chart(R) version 8.0, an electronic lab communication tool that links laboratories to healthcare providers via the...
Institute for Medical Knowledge Implementation (IMKI) Demonstrates the Wellogic Catalyst Rule-Authoring Tool at HIMSS 2003 - Feb 11, 2003
SAN DIEGO, Feb. 11 /PRNewswire/ — The Institute for Medical Knowledge Implementation (IMKI) will hold two training sessions for its rule-authoring tool at HIMSS 2003 (Feb. 9-13, http://www.himss.org/). The sessions will be held at the IMKI station in...
ScheduleQuest and Intelligent Medical Objects Expand Patient Scheduling Capability to MS-SQL as well as ORACLE - Feb 10, 2003
SAN DIEGO, Feb. 10 /PRNewswire/ — Intelligent Medical Objects, Inc., a developer of advanced information technology for clinical applications and ScheduleQuest, Inc., a leader in the scheduling field are announcing the release of a SQL-server version...
Modern Healthcare and HIMSS Announce CEO IT Achievement Award - Feb 10, 2003
CHICAGO, Feb. 10 /PRNewswire/ — Modern Healthcare and HIMSS announced the creation of the CEO IT Achievement Award at the HIMSS Annual Conference in San Diego, CA. The award recognizes one or more healthcare CEOs who demonstrate leadership and...
StorageTek and Stockell Provide Triage to Organizations Striving To Achieve HIPAA Compliance - Feb 10, 2003
SAN DIEGO, HIMSS Booth No. 1919, Feb. 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — As the HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) privacy compliance deadline quickly approaches, health care organizations are feeling the pressure. StorageTek(R), the...
Medical Imaging Thrives With Rorke Data and StorageTek - Feb 10, 2003
SAN DIEGO, HIMSS Booth No. 1919, Feb. 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — StorageTek(R) and Rorke Data, a subsidiary of San Jose-based Bell Microproducts, Inc. have formed an alliance aimed at improving the medical industry's access to secure, scalable, open...
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Improves Communications to Hospitals and Doctors by Utilizing the FineGround Condenser Suite - Feb 10, 2003
SAN DIEGO, HIMSS Conference, Feb. 10 /PRNewswire/ — FineGround Networks, Inc., the leader in enterprise Web application acceleration, announced today that Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan (BCBSM) selected the FineGround Condenser(TM) Application...
Vitria Announces New Solution Enabling Healthcare Payers To More Accurately Predict and Manage Costs - Feb 10, 2003
SAN DIEGO, HEALTHCARE INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS SOCIETY CONFERENCE, Feb. 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Vitria(R) , the leading provider of business process integration solutions, today announced Vitria's Care Integrator(TM), a unique care management...
Vitria's Newest Healthcare Solution Gives Healthcare Organizations A Competitive Advantage - Feb 10, 2003
SAN DIEGO, HEALTHCARE INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS SOCIETY CONFERENCE, Feb. 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Vitria(R) , the leading provider of business process integration solutions, today announced Claims Transaction Manager(TM), a fully...
Vitria Unveils Healthcare Solutions at 2003 Annual HIMSS Conference - Feb 10, 2003
SAN DIEGO, HEALTHCARE INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS SOCIETY CONFERENCE, Feb. 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Vitria , the leading provider of business process integration solutions, today unveiled a suite of healthcare solutions at the 2003 Annual...
Partners HealthCare Chooses Neoteris to Deliver Instant Secure Access To Medical Information - Feb 10, 2003
SAN DIEGO, Feb. 10 /PRNewswire/ — Neoteris, the leading provider of instant virtual extranet (IVE) products, today announced that Partners HealthCare, an integrated health care system that provides services from preventive primary care to long-term...
Palm Continues to Streamline Business Processes for Healthcare Providers at Point of Care - Feb 10, 2003
SAN DIEGO, HIMSS Conference & Expo, Feb. 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Some of the nation's largest and most innovative healthcare organizations are turning to Palm, Inc. to streamline business processes and improve overall patient care. Using...
Amicore and QRS Diagnostic Announce Partnership at HIMSS - Feb 10, 2003
ANDOVER, Mass., and MINNEAPOLIS, Feb. 10 /PRNewswire/ — Today, at the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) Annual Conference in San Diego, Calif., Amicore, the practice improvement company providing software and services to...
Procom Demonstrating Its NetFORCE NAS Filers at HIMSS 2003 Exhibition For Medical IT Professionals - Feb 10, 2003
IRVINE, Calif., Feb. 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Medical industry IT professionals will have an opportunity to see how rapidly images are retrieved from a picture archival and communication system (PACS) when Procom Technology demonstrates its popular...
Brooktrout's Products Enable HIPAA Compliant Voice and Fax Applications and Services - Feb 10, 2003
HIMSS Annual Conference and Exhibition, Booth 749, SAN DIEGO, Feb. 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Brooktrout Technology, Inc., a leading supplier of products for voice, fax and call processing used in the development of applications and services for the...
Brooktrout and Ateb Help Pharmacies Streamline Operations and Improve Customer Service - Feb 10, 2003
HIMSS Annual Conference and Exhibition, Booth 749, SAN DIEGO, Feb. 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Brooktrout Technology, Inc., a leading supplier of products for voice, fax and call processing used in the development of applications and services for the...
AdvanceMed Selects Sybase Solution Running on Sun to Support Web-Based Analytical and Reporting Healthcare Tools - Feb 10, 2003
SAN DIEGO, Feb. 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) 2003 Conference — Sybase, Inc. and Sun Microsystems, Inc. announced today that the Sybase Solution for Economical Data Management — based on the...
Swearingen Software Adopts Pervasive.SQL V8 to Power Its Radiology Information Systems - Feb 10, 2003
AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Pervasive Software(R) Inc. , a leading provider of data-management solutions powering the success of application developers worldwide, today announced that Swearingen Software is embedding the...
Microsoft InfoPath (Formerly 'XDocs') Supports Healthcare XML Data Standard - Feb 10, 2003
SAN DIEGO, Feb. 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Today at the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society's 2003 Conference and Exhibition (HIMSS), Microsoft Corp. (Nasdaq MSFT) will demonstrate how Microsoft(R) InfoPath(TM), the new Office family...
PKWARE Introduces PKZIP Security-Enabled Solutions to the Healthcare Industry At HIMSS - Feb 10, 2003
HIMSS 2003, SAN DIEGO, Feb. 10 /PRNewswire/ — Demonstrating its commitment to the healthcare industry, PKWARE, Inc., the pioneer and leading provider of Trusted ZIP Solutions(TM), today announced that it's extending its award-winning PKZIP(R) data...
EMS Technologies Announces General Availability of Sleeker, Smaller Mobile Clinical Workstation, FLO(TM) - Feb 10, 2003
ATLANTA and SAN DIEGO, Feb. 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — EMS Technologies, Inc. is announcing today at the HIMSS Conference in San Diego general availability of the next generation of its Mobile Clinical Workstation, FLO(TM).Designed to give today's...
Sun, Sybase and SPSS Join Forces to Address Fraud Detection for Healthcare With End-to-End Analytical Solution - Feb 10, 2003
SAN DIEGO, Feb. 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society 2003 Conference — Building on a history of collaborative successes, Sun Microsystems, Inc., Sybase, Inc. and SPSS Inc. have announced an analytical...
Tremont Medical Announces ROSY - Groundbreaking Mobile Point-of-Care Clinical Workstation for Healthcare - Feb 10, 2003
SAN DIEGO, Feb. 10 /PRNewswire/ — Today at the HIMSS Conference, Tremont Medical, a renowned mobile systems healthcare solution provider, announced the availability of ROSY, its groundbreaking point-of-care RO-aming SY-stem. ROSY encompasses...
