MALVERN, Pa., Feb. 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Forty-one percent of Americans say their greatest hospital healthcare concern is cost, while 25 percent cite quality of care. This and other consumer attitudes and concerns about healthcare were released
CHICAGO and REDMOND, Wash., Jan. 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Microsoft Healthcare Users Group (MS-HUG) and Microsoft Corp. today announced 28 finalists for the MS-HUG annual awards, which recognize the most innovative solutions and customers of
BETHESDA, Md., Jan. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA) announced today the program details of its conference "Practical Strategies for Implementing Electronic Health Records," that will take place on April
MONTGOMERY VILLAGE, Md., Jan. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Since their introduction in October, 2003, Phoenix Health System's HIPAA Security Policies Template Suite has been selected by over 100 U.S. hospitals as a major first step in building their HIPAA
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Anthony C. Dike, MD, Chairman and CEO of InterCare DX, Inc. (BULLETIN BOARD: ICCO) announced today that the company will participate in the HIMSS 2004 Annual Conference, which will be held at the Orange
RESTON, Va., Jan. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Language and Computing is pleased to announce the receipt of the "Healthcare Information Technology and Life Sciences Product of the Year" award at the Frost & Sullivan 2003 Global Excellence in
WESTPORT, Conn., Jan. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- QuickCompliance, Inc. a leading provider of web-based healthcare regulatory and compliance training solutions, today announced the appointment of John C. Parmigiani as Senior Vice President for Consulting
CHICAGO, Jan. 12 /PRNewswire/ -- KLAS Enterprises, a leading healthcare research and consulting firm, recently announced that Initiate Systems, Inc., (formerly Madison Information Technologies, Inc.), a leading provider of Enterprise Master Person Index
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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/ ),
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
