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Hospital Adopts Bedside Rx Bar Codes
Halifax Regional Medical Center in Roanoke Rapids, N.C., has implemented a wireless, bar code bedside medication management system using hand-held computers.
Blues Plan to Enhance Care Management
Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield has signed a perpetual license for care management software from The TriZetto Group Inc., Newport Beach, Calif.
RFID Protects Young Patients
Waukesha (Wis.) Memorial Hospital has installed an RFID system from Brookfield, Wis.-based RF Technologies that’s designed to protect infants and children from abduction.
Docs' Group: ICD-10 Date Won't Work
The Medical Group Management Association has pronounced the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ proposed Oct. 1, 2011, compliance date for the ICD-10 code set as unworkable.
New Leader at Phytel
Care and disease management software vendor Phytel Inc. has named Steve Schelhammer as CEO. Schelhammer previously served as chair of the Dallas-based vendor and succeeds Neil Smiley as CEO. Smiley now will become chair.
Skilled Facilities Go Hands-Free
Deseret Health Group in Centerville, Utah, will used a hands-free, voice-based communication system for nurses and other caregivers in all of its skilled nursing facilities.
EMR Boot Camp Scheduled
The Medical Records Institute in Boston will host an EMR Boot Camp audio conference for physician practices on Aug. 21.
GE to Resell Ormed Apps
Waukesha, Wis.-based GE Healthcare will resell a number of hospital software products from Ormed Information Systems Ltd., Edmonton, Alberta.
Group to Accredit Data Exchanges
The Electronic Healthcare Network Accreditation Commission has started developing an accreditation program for health information exchanges, regional health information organizations and other community-based networking partnerships.
Hospitals Expect to Refund Medicare
Eighty-one percent of health information management directors at hospitals say their organizations have taken steps to improve claims accuracy to prepare for the Medicare Recovery Audit Contractor program, a new survey shows. Nevertheless, the survey also found that 40% expect to owe funds to Medicare as a result of overpayments identified by the RAC program.
Noteworthy Buy Fills an EHR Gap
Noteworthy Medical Systems Inc., which sells standalone ambulatory electronic health records software, will add a remotely hosted EHR through an acquisition.
Johns Hopkins Gets Two Keane Apps
Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, will implement two applications from Keane Inc., San Ramon, Calif.
Hospital TV Vendors Combine
TeleHealth Services, a vendor of television systems for hospitals, has acquired a competitor for an undisclosed price.
Feds Issue ICD-10, HIPAA 5010 Rules
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on August 15 announced a proposed rule to adopt the ICD-10 code sets for diagnoses and procedures, effective Oct. 1, 2011.
Trinity's I.T. Program Hits Iowa
Three rural hospitals in Iowa have implemented electronic health records software from Cerner Corp., Kansas City, Mo.
Practice Management Firm Buys EHR
Physician practice management software vendor Clinix Medical Information Services has acquired an electronic health records system company.
Misys: We're Still Selling MyWay
Misys Healthcare Systems, engaged in a licensing dispute, continues to have the right to sell its Misys MyWay practice management and electronic health records application, according to a company spokesperson.
Medicare P4P Demo Pays $16.7 Million
All 10 organizations participating in a Medicare physician group practice pay-for-performance demonstration program qualified for incentive payments by meeting certain benchmarks for quality of care. In total, Medicare paid $16.7 million in incentive payments to the organizations during the second year of the demonstration.
HIMSS Offering 12 I.T. Scholarships
The HIMSS Foundation of the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society in Chicago is offering 12 college scholarships totaling $64,000 for the 2008-2009 academic year.
More Medicare RAC Details Unveiled
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services will select four independent contractors to run the new national Medicare Recovery Audit Contractor program in September.
Consulting Firm Changes Hands Again
Aptive Technology Partners LLC, a health care I.T. consulting firm that has changed names and owners several times in the past 25 years, has another new owner.
Layoffs Start at Siemens
Expected layoffs at Siemens Healthcare in Malvern, Pa., have started, a company spokesperson confirms to Health Data Management.
Tiny Hospital to Deploy HIS
Marengo (Iowa) Memorial Hospital will implement the Paragon clinical/financial community hospital information system from McKesson Corp., San Francisco.
Insurance Covers Data Breach Costs
Members of the San Diego-based Premier Inc. purchasing alliance now can sign up for insurance to protect them against the expenses related to data breaches.
Trials Firm Buys Trials Vendor
PAREXEL International Corp. has closed its acquisition of ClinPhone plc, a vendor of technology to manage clinical trials. The acquisition was valued at approximately $180 million.
Grants Offered to Adopt Lab Standard
The California HealthCare Foundation in Oakland will offer grants to providers in the state to implement the new EHR-Lab Interoperability and Connectivity Specification, a national standard for the delivery of lab results from clinics to physicians.
Cerner Offers Customized Care Plans
Cerner Corp. will market an application from Los Angeles-based Zynx Health Inc. that customizes and maintains more than 150 interdisciplinary plans of care.
Massachusetts Mandates Hospital EHRs
Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick (D) has signed legislation mandating hospitals and community health centers to implement interoperable electronic health records systems by Oct. 1, 2015, as a condition of their state license.
Misys' Small Practice Apps in Limbo
Raleigh, N.C.-based Misys Healthcare Systems has announced receipt of a letter terminating a year-old agreement to market the physician software of iMedica Corp., Carrollton, Texas.
TransUnion Offers Payment Cards
Chicago-based TransUnion is offering hospitals that use its Revenue Manager package of services the option of adding a hospital-branded payment card through Aequitas Capital Management Inc., Portland, Ore.
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