Lahey Health recently announced a major investment in a new state-of-the-art electronic health record (EHR) software that will improve access to patient information and achieve greater care coordination throughout the Lahey Health system.

Building on its ongoing effort to improve clinical quality and patient safety, Midland (Texas) Memorial Hospital has fully deployed ICNet’s automated surveillance software, which monitors an array of clinical data streams to alert hospital staff of potential infections and stop the spread of disease.

By Susan Carr

One of the “buzziest” announcements last week at HIMSS, the annual health IT conference and exhibition, was the launch of the CommonWell Alliance. CommonWell is a non-profit organization created by five major vendors of electronic medical records (EMRs) to develop, promote, and certify a “national infrastructure with common platforms and policies for health data liquidity.”

DiagnosisOne, an Alere subsidiary specializing in analytics and clinical decision support technology, will now be conducting business as Alere Analytics. The name change reflects a continued focus on providing the healthcare industry with a broad array of analytical and clinical decision support solutions, including real-time patient and population assessment.

First Databank (FDB), the leading provider of clinical drug knowledge that improves medication-related decisions and patient outcomes, has announced that medication dosing content is now available for customization in its alert management solution, FDB AlertSpace.

Georgia-Pacific Professional has entered into a strategic alliance with Versus Technology, Inc. to introduce the SafeHaven monitoring system, designed to help healthcare workers improve their hand hygiene participation rates.

Truven Health Analytics, formerly the healthcare business of Thomson Reuters, has released its annual study identifying the 100 top U.S. hospitals based on their overall organizational performance.