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Intrinsic Imaging, a bio/pharmaceutical medical imaging services developer, has entered a technology agreement with health IT provider Merge Healthcare, in which Intrinsic will implement Merge’s new Clinical Imaging Management System (CIMS).
Siemens Healthcare has released its new obstetrical (OB) image management tool, the syngo.fourSight Workplace.
Intelerad Medical Systems has released an image and report access application for Mac users, the 64-bit InteleViewer for Macintosh computers from Apple.
The American Board of Imaging Informatics (ABII) has named 64 new certified imaging informatics professionals, following the completion of the seventh ABII exam in March.
Image and information management systems provider DR Systems has added new capabilities to its electronic medical information exchange (eMix), now allowing for importing and data sharing from CDs, DVDs and other external media.
Image management provider UltraLinq Healthcare Solutions and healthcare consulting company Advanced Imaging Consultants have formed a partnership for the creation of an all-inclusive business management and operation program for imaging facilities.
Medical image management provider Acuo Technologies has inked vendor neutral archiving contracts with Western Pennsylvania Allegheny Health System of Pittsburgh and Medical Imaging Consultants of Edmonton, Alberta.
Image management and reporting software provider Digisonics will release its latest DigiView Image Management and Structured Reporting System, DigiView 3.7.7, next week at the American Society of Echocardiography (ASE) conference in San Diego.
Northwest Texas Hospital in Amarillo, Texas, has ordered Digisonics’ Enterprise Image Management & Reporting System to provide the hospital with digital imaging, professional reporting and configurable clinical database software applications for cardiology, OB/GYN and general ultrasound.
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NetApp has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Bycast, a privately held company headquartered in Vancouver, in an undisclosed all-cash transaction.
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Merge Healthcare, a health IT provider, has commenced a tender offer for all of the outstanding shares of common stock in Amicas, a provider of image and information management systems.
At the HIMSS10 conference in Atlanta next week, Acuo Technologies (Booth #2257) will be unveiling AcuoVision, a Web-enabled system and performance monitoring dashboard that offers one click access to enterprise image management status.
Melbourne, Fla.-based TotalCareIT is a recent addition to eRad's reseller channel.
Athens Regional Medical Center, a 375-bed regional referral center located in Athens, Ga., has selected Eclipsys' PeakPractice EMR/practice management solution to link patient information with its network of physicians.
Amicas, a provider of image and information management systems, has signed a definitive merger agreement to be acquired by an affiliate of the Chicago-based private equity investment firm Thoma Bravo in a transaction valued at approximately $217 million.
Avnet Technology Solutions has launched new service offerings to assist in the storage and management of medical images for EHRs, and will allow its partners in the U.S. and Canada to offer vendor neutral archive solutions through its healthcare solutions practice--Avnet HealthPath.
Pulse Systems has reported that its EHR product, included in Pulse Patient Relationship Management 4.1.02, is the first to receive full certification from the Certification Commission for Health IT (CCHIT) as a fully CCHIT Certified 2011 Ambulatory EHR, with additional certification in child health.
Sixty-five candidates are now certified imaging informatics professionals (CIIP) after passing the American Board of Imaging Informatics (ABII) exam in September.
Health IT firm Kardia Health Systems has launched ConnectedCare, an online, fee-per-study cardiovascular information system (CVIS).
ProSolv CardioVascular, a Fujifilm company, has increased its outcomes reporting capabilities by partnering with Cedaron Medical to provide facilities with registry support for American College of Cardiology national and state clinical performance reporting.
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“We’re beginning a revolution the way information is collected, managed, used and purposed for patients in the U.S. healthcare system,” said David Blumenthal, MD, chair of the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT, in opening remarks at an audioconference training session on meaningful use and EHR certification last week.
In Part 1 of our closer look at the final rules for meaningful use and EHR certification standards, CMIO’s Jeff Byers spoke with David Blumenthal, MD, chair of the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT. In Part 2, CMIOs weigh in with mixed reviews.
The framework for meaningful use is “something that had to be done and has been started intelligently,” John P. Glaser, PhD, vice president and CIO of Partners HealthCare System told CMIO. However, the challenges of becoming meaningful users and optimizing health information exchange will require unprecedented levels of communication within organizations and among healthcare systems, he said.
The contractual obligations in the notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) on modifications to the HIPAA privacy, security and enforcement rules under the HITECH Act for business associates and downstream entities are game changers, according to Amy S. Leopard, JD, from Walter and Haverfield, during a webinar sponsored by the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS).
Standardizing performance measures, with the help of health IT, will make it possible to collect the right data at the right time to support performance measurement, clinical decision support, clinical research and quality improvement, said Janet M. Corrigan, PhD, president and CEO of the National Quality Forum (NQF) during a webinar hosted by the forum on June 17.