Electronic Physician Documentation
As hospitals throughout the country sprint towards Meaningful Use, computerized physician order entry (CPOE), electronic medication reconciliation, ICD-9-generated diagnosis tables, nursing documentation, and bed side barcoding seem to be riding a tsunami incentivized by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA).
Medical Protection Technologies’ Hip Protectors Help Prevent Fractures
Aditazz Patient Mobility Platform to Improve Healthcare Outcomes
Aditazz announced a strategic partnership with inventor Roger Leib to jointly develop and market the Patient Mobility Platform, a suite of mobility products conceived and designed by Leib, founder of Develop, LLC.
Transfusion Medicine RFID Consortium to Track, Monitor Blood Products
The Transfusion Medicine RFID Consortium announced that S3Edge Inc., the software partner for the consortium has been selected to exclusively commercialize the RFID and barcode based Blood Product Tracking suite of applications designed and built under a private, academic, and public initiative funded by the NIH.
NovaSom Announces Sleep Apnea Testing Program for Anesthesiologists
InterSystems and eHealth Technologies Announce Partnership
InterSystems Corporation, a global leader in software for connected care, and eHealth Technologies™, a leading provider of imaging solutions for electronic health records (EHR) and health information exchange (HIE) solutions, announced today a partnership to provide single-click access to diagnostic-quality images such as X-rays, CT scans, MRIs, and ultrasounds via the InterSystems HealthShare™ strategic informatics platform.
INTEGRIS Health’s Palm Scanner Increases Patient Safety
McKesson to Acquire MedVentive, Support “Better Health 2020”
McKesson will enter into a definitive agreement to acquire MedVentive, a leading provider of population and risk management tools that drive transparency in healthcare cost and quality. MedVentive’s solutions will augment McKesson’s capabilities and experience to support providers as they become clinically integrated, engage physicians and patients to reduce costs, and transition to risk-bearing models such as accountable care.