Current Headlines

1. Welch Allyn Technology Provides Connectivity Between Diagnostic Devices And EMR
   5/22/2013

   Welch Allyn, a leading medical diagnostic device company that specializes in helping clinicians improve patient outcomes, has been working with Epic to connect several of its vital signs devices, monitors and ECG units to Epic's Electronic Medical Records (EMR) system to help eliminate the need for manual data entry by providers, increase efficiency and alleviate the risk of transcription and latency errors.

2. Greenway Extends Family Of EHR Mobile Apps To Windows 8
   5/22/2013

   Greenway Medical Technologies, Inc., which delivers innovative information solutions for healthcare providers, announced recently that PrimeMOBILE, Greenway’s mobile access solution for PrimeSUITE electronic health record customers, is now Microsoft-certified and available for download at the Windows 8 Store.

3. Healthcare IT Tested By Oklahoma Tornadoes
   5/22/2013

   Following the Boston Marathon bombing much was written about the strengths and weaknesses of healthcare IT as it is currently structured, including a feature by Healthcare Technology Online. While some victims are still struggling, the consensus was the industry responded well to the unwanted challenge. But how will it fare in the wake of the tornadoes that struck Moore, OK? Follow John on Twitter: @buck25

4. HIPAA Secure Now! And BUMI (Backup My Info!) Partner To Provide A HIPAA Compliant Data Backup Service
   5/21/2013

   HIPAA Secure Now! and BUMI (Backup My Info!) announced today a new HIPAA compliant data backup service called HIPAA Secure Backup Powered by BUMI.

5. American Addiction Centers Deploys Xirrus Wi-Fi Network
   5/21/2013

   Xirrus, the leader in high-performance wireless networks, recently announced that American Addiction Centers (AAC) has equipped its Desert Hope treatment center in Las Vegas with Wi-Fi Arrays from Xirrus to provide wireless coverage for patients and staff.

6. DoctorBase Doubles User Base To 10,000 Doctors In One Year On Its mHealth-As-A-Service Platform
   5/21/2013

   DoctorBase, a leading mobile solution provider for medical practices, recently announced it has surpassed 10,000 doctors on its mHealth-as-a-service platform (mHaaS), a 104 percent increase over the past year.

7. McKesson’s Horizon Lab 13.5 Receives ONC-ACB Certification By Drummond Group
   5/21/2013

   McKesson’s Horizon Lab 13.5 has been tested and certified under the Drummond Group's Electronic Health Records Office of the National Coordinator Authorized Certification Body (ONC-ACB) program.

8. Awarepoint RTLS To Be Featured In Integrating The Healthcare Enterprise (IHE) Interoperability Demonstration At AAMI 2013
   5/21/2013

   Awarepoint, the largest real-time location system (RTLS) corporation dedicated exclusively to healthcare, recently announced that its integrated RTLS platform will be featured in an industry-wide interoperability demonstration led by the Integrating the Healthcare Enterprise (IHE) Patient Care Device (PCD) Domain at the AAMI (Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation) 2013 Conference & Expo, June 1-3 in Long Beach, Calif.

9. Ingenious Med Releases Mobile Software Update
   5/21/2013

   Ingenious Med, the nation’s largest multispecialty charge capture and physician performance solution, has announced a new update to its impowermobile charge capture software, adding the ability to have a virtual Superbill at the point of care.

10. St. Joseph's Imaging Associates Selects Merge's Radiology Suite
    5/21/2013

    Merge Healthcare Incorporated (Nasdaq:MRGE), a leading provider of clinical systems and innovations that seek to transform healthcare, today announced that St. Joseph's Imaging of Syracuse, NY has selected Merge's Outpatient Radiology Suite consisting of Merge's radiology information system, picture achieving communication solution, document management, referring physician engagement and medical image sharing solution.