Health Management Technology articles from June 2007

Health Management Technology archives from June 2007

Do you have a disaster plan?(From the Editor)
June 1, 2007... The snail in my fish tank hasn't moved in three days. It did this once before and I almost removed it, when, inexplicably, it started crawling and cleaning the glass. Pet shop guy says it was only sleeping--for a week. Apparently, once enough...

SOA in healthcare: sharing system resources while enhancing interoperability within and between healthcare organizations with service-oriented architecture.(Network Management)(Service-oriented architecture)
June 1, 2007... Today's healthcare IT organizations are challenged to manage a growing portfolio of system solutions. The cost of acquiring, integrating and maintaining these systems is rising, while the demands of system users are increasing. Organizations...

Expanding the code: the methodical switch from ICD-9-CM to ICD-10-CM will bring both challenges and rewards to healthcare.(Claims and Coding)
June 1, 2007... With the long-awaited--and for some, feared--conversion to ICD-10-CM and possibly ICD-10-PCS looming in the near future, U.S. healthcare organizations are finally beginning to seriously consider the ramifications of the transition. Unlike the...

Changing gears with eROI: Henry Ford Hospital switches to an electronic process for managing release-of-information requests without having to ask their CFO.(Document Management)
June 1, 2007... When it comes to managing release-of-information (ROI) requests, it can sometimes seem all too easy to stick with the status quo. Some health systems have relied on copy services for so long that it often seems there's no other way of doing...

Fulfilling the CDHP promise.(Thought Leaders)(consumer-directed healthcare plan)
June 1, 2007... Consumer-directed healthcare was launched several years ago based on the premise that providing consumers with financial incentives to select cost-effective health services would reduce the high costs and low quality that have become pervasive...

Company alphabetical listings.(1Call, a Division of AMTELCO-InfoPartners Inc.)(Cover story)(Company overview)
June 1, 2007... 1Call, a Division of AMTELCO 4800 Curtin Dr. McFarland, WI 53558 608-838-4194; Fax 608-838-8327 www.1call.com 6, 48, 66, 70 Communication solutions including call center/ PC-based PBX console software, on-call, Web...

Company alphabetical listings.(Information Management Research (IMR) Inc.-Zynx Health)(Cover story)
June 1, 2007... Information Management Research (IMR) Inc. 6025 S. Quebec St., Ste. 260 Englewood, CO 80111 303-689-0022; Fax 303-689-0055 www.imrgold.com 23, 26, 49 Alchemy record care document management solution to help providers...

Product listings.(Cover story)
June 1, 2007... 1 ADMISSIONS-DISCHARGE-TRANSFER Achieve Healthcare Technologies Ajexus Healthcare Ambir Technology Aquave Group Capula Ltd. Card Scanning Solutions Creative Healthcare Systems Inc. Emergisoft Corp. ...

Color coded wristband ID.(New Products & Services)(Brief article)
June 1, 2007... Healthcare organizations can print Central Health Information System color codes directly on identification bands with Endur ID's direct printing solutions. The color codes can be generated from a desktop laser printer in conjunction with...

Portable digital dictation.(New Products & Services)(Brief article)
June 1, 2007... The DPM III Digital Pocket Memo from Royal Philips Electronics is the latest version of the company's handheld recorders. In addition to voice activation, keyword commands and other standard features, the recorder has the largest available...

Home health P4P tools.(New Products & Services)(Brief article)
June 1, 2007... Pay-for-Performance (P4P) reporting tools are now part of Misys Homecare Executive Dashboard from Misys Healthcare Systems. The fully integrated Misys Homecare and its Executive Dashboard merge clinical and financial information onto one screen...

Claims coding software.(New Products & Services)(from SourceMedical)(Brief article)
June 1, 2007... SurgiSource Version 4.4 from SourceMedical provides ambulatory surgery centers with improved billing, scheduling and inventory management processes over earlier versions. Electronic submission of secondary claims now includes capture and...

Wireless communications software.(New Products & Services)(Brief article)
June 1, 2007... The Vocera System Software Release 4.0 from Vocera Communications is designed for the real-time exchange of critical information between mobile personnel in a wireless environment. The software update adds clustering architecture to reduce...

Medical information software.(New Products & Services)(Brief article)
June 1, 2007... eWebRelease 3.0 from ChartOne Inc. brings increased security and functionality to the release of information software. Intended for legitimate requestors such as health insurers, continuing care providers, hospital business offices, patients...

McKesson.(NewsMakers)(Brief article)
June 1, 2007... Huntsville Hospital has selected Horizon Medical Imaging Picture Archiving and Communications System (PACS) from McKesson to replace its former modality-based solution. The 800-bed hospital moved more than one million legacy exams to the new...

CalRHIO.(NewsMakers)(Brief article)
June 1, 2007... CalRHIO, the state's health information exchange organization, selected Medicity Inc. along with Perot Systems to build a statewide exchange. Once completed, the statewide backbone infrastructure will enable hospitals, physician offices and...

Galvonon.(NewsMakers)(Brief article)
June 1, 2007... Galvanon is implementing a patient self-service check-in into the Medical Center of Central Georgia (MCCG) via the company's Medikiosk. The Medikiosk has been deployed at MCCG's Georgia Heart Center with the new Albert L. "Buddy" Luce Heart...

Misys Healthcare Systems.(NewsMakers)(Brief article)
June 1, 2007... Daughters of Charity Health System (DCHS) will implement a new EMR system from Misys Healthcare Systems in its six California hospitals. The $6 million partnership includes implementation of Misys CPR, Misys Connect, Misys EMR and Misys Data...

GE Healthcare.(NewsMakers)(Brief article)
June 1, 2007... The University of North Carolina Health Care System, Chapel Hill (UNC) has chosen Centricity Business Solution revenue cycle management system from GE Healthcare. The Centricity rollout is part of UNC's organization-wide project for increasing...

Callidus Software Inc.(NewsMakers)(TrueComp Manager and TrueInformation )(Brief article)
June 1, 2007... Health Net Inc. has chosen TrueComp Manager and TrueInformation software for management of its Medicare Senior Products Division's incentive compensation program. The Callidus Software Inc. modules will be available to Health Net's agents and...

eClinicalWorks.(NewsMakers)(InterMed P.A.)(PrimeCare)(Brief article)
June 1, 2007... EMR/PM systems provider eClinicalWorks announced that they have been selected by InterMed P.A. and PrimeCare, both of Southern Maine, to streamline practice operations. The practices also opted for eClinicalWorks' Web-based Patient Portal and...

Kodak.(NewsMakers)
June 1, 2007... Kodak's Summerside, Prince Edward Island facility will add 20 additional software engineers to its Health Group to meet customer demand for healthcare IT software products.

QuadraMed Corporation.(NewsMakers)(Inova Health System)(Brief article)
June 1, 2007... Inova Health System of Falls Church, Va. has chosen QuadraMed Corporation's Smart Identity Management Solutions. The patient identity management system will be implemented at all of Inova Health System facilities in Northern Virginia including...

MEDITECH.(NewsMakers)(Norman Regional Health Systems)(Brief article)
June 1, 2007... Norman Regional Health Systems recently implemented the full suite of patient safety applications from MEDITECH in its 337-bed specialty hospital and plans to implement the suite in their new specialty hospital scheduled for completion in 2009....

Johnson Controls.(NewsMakers)(Brief article)
June 1, 2007... Johnson Controls will serve as technology contractor for the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center's new multibuilding Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh. The $55 million contract will cover the implementation of more than 20 systems including...

EnovateIT.(NewsMakers)(Language Access Network)(Brief article)
June 1, 2007... Mobile wireless solutions company EnovateIT has signed an agreement with video interpretations service provider Language Access Network to provide patient friendly translation services that include video and audio capabilities to patients and...