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McKesson’s EHR solution is selected to join ACP’s EHR Partners Program

McKesson has been selected as one of eight certified electronic health record (EHR) vendors initially chosen to participate in the American College of Physicians’ EHR Partners Program.

24 June 2008: McKesson UK

 

Telemedical ECG monitors help cut the cost of diagnosing cardiac problems in North Sea oil workers

Abermed, medical services provider to the North Sea oil and gas industry, has deployed a telemedical ECG service from Broomwell Healthwatch to 20 rigs across the North Sea to help offshore medics diagnose coronary blood clots and correctly administer medication to treat the problem on-site as part of the company’s 24/7 offshore emergency service cover.

24 June 2008: Broomwell Healthwatch

 

Smiths makes CoZmanager PC communications software compatible with Microsoft Vista

Smiths Medical MD has introduced an update to all versions of its CoZmanager PC Communications Software that adds compatibility with the Microsoft Vista operating system.

23 June 2008: Smiths Medical

 

eResearchTechnology introduces new suicidality screening solution

eResearchTechnology has introduced the EXPeRT ePRO Suicidality Monitoring System (SMS) which provides suicidality screening required in a growing number of drug development programmes as a part of effective drug profiling and subject safety monitoring in clinical trials.

23 June 2008: eResearchTechnology

 

GP led Smoking Cessation text messaging campaigns show 46 percent response rates

GP led text messaging campaigns run by Barking and Dagenham PCT have shown the effectiveness of iPLATO Patient Care Messaging for the identification of smokers.

23 June 2008: iPLATO

 

Orion opens new service and support office in the UK

Orion Health has opened a new office in Reading, UK, to provide a new home for the company’s services, technical support and marketing teams for the United Kingdom, Ireland and Northern Europe.

23 June 2008: Orion Health

 

Martin Memorial Health Systems selects Allscripts to provide EHR and practice management software

Martin Memorial Health Systems (MMHS) has selected the Allscripts Electronic Health Record (EHR) and Practice Management (PM) solution to automate clinical and financial operations for its employed physician group.

20 June 2008: AllscriptsMisys Healthcare Solutions

 

Belgian hospital deploys Orbis Care electronic nursing documentation solution

Imelda Hospital in Bonheiden (Belgium) has registered more than 15,000 nursing documentation forms electronically in Agfa HealthCare’s Orbis, after the initial go-live in November, 2007.

20 June 2008: Agfa HealthCare Benelux

 

First DataBank Europe releases leading drug knowledge base via .NET toolkit

First DataBank Europe (FDBE) has made the UK’s market leading drug knowledge base, the Multilex Drug Data File (Multilex DDF), available via a .NET toolkit.

20 June 2008: First DataBank Europe

 

New paper describes EDC by using the WOMAC Osteoarthritis Index

Exco InTouch has release a new technical paper which has been developed with the Centre of National Research on Disability and Rehabilitation Medicine (CONROD) at the University of Queensland and focuses on a preliminary evaluation of cellular technology in capturing the Western Ontario and McMaster University Osteoarthritis (WOMAC) NRS 3.1 Index data using mobile telephones.

20 June 2008: Exco InTouch

 

Biotronik offers remote, wireless cardiac patient management solution

Biotronik has launched the Lumax 540 series that includes implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs) and a cardiac resynchronization therapy defibrillator (CRT-D), has many industry-leading features to save and enhance patients' lives.

19 June 2008: Biotronik

 

UW Health selects Hyland Software to integrate EMR systems

UW Health (including University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics) has selected Hyland Software, the developer of OnBase, to use as part of the academic medical centre's electronic medical record (EMR) by integrating with its current applications.

19 June 2008: Hyland Software

 

McKesson develops innovative revenue management solution for health systems

McKesson has developed Horizon Enterprise Revenue Management which combines innovative rules-based software, connectivity services and the best practices of more than 30 years collaborating with hospitals and health systems, physicians, payors and financial institutions.

19 June 2008: McKesson UK

 

Unified communications helps air medical emergency transport services keep rolling

Siemens Communications has partnered Windstream Communications to provide Air Methods a unified communications solution that addresses its radio and telephony needs now and into the future.

17 June 2008: Siemens Communications

 

New ECM release streamlines document management tasks

CSC’s enterprise content management (ECM) solution, FirstPoint, is now available through the company's FirstPortfolio solution.

13 June 2008: CSC

 

New West Health Services selects Perot to host core administrative system

Perot Systems and New West Health Services - Montana's second largest health services corporation - have reached an agreement in which Perot Systems will host New West's enterprise core administrative system (CAS), and also will migrate its current Perot Systems Diamond 950 software to Perot Systems Xcelys 5.0 software.

13 June 2008: Perot Systems

 

ICON selects Sparta’s TrackWise to achieve global quality assurance

ICON, a global provider of outsourced development services to the pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device industries, has selected Sparta Systems’ TrackWise software to streamline and enhance the quality assurance processes across its drug development practices.

13 June 2008: Sparta Systems

 

Quality Infusion Care selects Misys to create connected healthcare community

Quality Infusion Care, a Houston, Texas-based health system, is implementing Misys EMR and Misys Vision to improve care processes in practices across the state.

12 June 2008: Misys Healthcare Systems

 

Clinical Solutions unveils InteFleCS software portfolio

Clinical Solutions has introduced InteFleCS, which is a new brand name for its core software that all the company’s products are built upon.

12 June 2008: Clinical Solutions

 

Appature develops software platform to provide Microsoft HealthVault-compatible applications

Appature has launched onKey, a new software platform designed to provide a complete solution for any company interested in developing web applications compatible with Microsoft HealthVault, Microsoft's health platform that provides consumers with innovative ways to take control of their health.

12 June 2008: Appature

 

Hackney PCT becomes first NHS trust to encrypt all mobile devices

City and Hackney Teaching Primary Care Trust has selected Egress Software Technologies to implement a solution that made Hackney PCT the first NHS trust to meet the Department of Health requirement to have all mobile devices encrypted.

11 June 2008: Egress Software Technologies

 

Gentag and MacroArray agree to develop wireless immunoassay technology

Gentag and MacroArray Technologies are collaborating in a development programme to design a wireless immunoassay incorporating Gentag's cell phone communication technology and MacroArray's urine diagnostic test for prostate cancer.

11 June 2008: Gentag

 

Baxa launches new productivity and compliance software tools

Baxa has launched its Productivity and Compliance Tools, PACT, product range which includes products and services designed to help pharmacies improve patient-care efficiencies and simplify compliance with state and federal regulations.

11 June 2008: Baxa

 

Entry deadlines announced for 2009 FDBE/GHP/UKCPA Information Technology Award

The Guild of Healthcare Pharmacists (GHP) and the UK Clinical Pharmacy Association (UKCPA) has announced the deadline for entries for the 2009 FDBE/GHP/UKCPA Information Technology Award as being Wednesday 31 December 2008.

11 June 2008: First DataBank Europe

 

New web portal from Onmark offers complete set of clinical resources

Onmark has created a powerful new physician-focused portal that offers a complete set of clinical tools designed to empower practices to streamline their business and enhance patient care.

10 June 2008: McKesson UK

 
 
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