Clarian Replaces its PACS

Clarian Health has implemented in four hospitals the Synapse picture archiving and communication system of FUJIFILM Medical Systems USA, Stamford, Conn.

Stimulus Broadband Funds Available

The Obama Administration has announced the availability of $4 billion in grants and loans to accelerate access to broadband technologies in rural and other underserved areas.

Hyland Software Buys Valco Data

Document imaging and management software vendor Hyland Software Inc., Westlake, Ohio, has acquired Valco Data Systems, which sells complementary software. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.

Survey Shows CPOE Lay of the Land

A new survey of health care CIOs shows adoption, 'at some level,' of computerized physician order entry systems is becoming widespread. But full implementation remains years away.

New Head of Phone Consultation Firm

TelaDoc Medical Services, which provides contracted physician telephone consultation services, has named Jason Gorevic as CEO. He succeeds Michael Gorton, who is pursuing other business opportunities, according to the Dallas-based firm.

New Chair, Board Members at HIMSS

The Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society has installed its new chair and vice chair for one-year terms, as well as four new board members.

Iowa Health Picks Integration Partner

Iowa Health System will replace its integration engine enterprisewide across 26 hospitals and numerous clinics serving 71 communities.

Siemens Nabs Mass., Florida Deals

UMass Memorial Health Care and Bethesda Healthcare System will implement Soarian information systems from Siemens Healthcare, Malvern, Pa.

Vendors Align for HIE Business

Informatics Corporation of America will combine its data integration and aggregation software with the secure data center hosting services of Companion Data Services LLC. The vendors will market the joint product to delivery systems and health information exchanges.

HIT Policy, Standards Committees to Meet

The HIT Policy Committee will again consider the definition of 'meaningful use' of electronic health records during a public meeting July 16 at the Park Hyatt Washington Hotel in the District of Columbia. The committee is an advisory body to the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology.

Trials Vendor Gets a Big Deal

Swiss pharmaceutical firm Roche will use enterprisewide the clinical trials management software of Medidata Solutions, New York.

Medicare Unveils Physician Payment Rule

Medicare is proposing simplified reporting requirements for the Electronic Prescribing Incentive Program and the Physician Quality Reporting Initiative in a proposed rule setting the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule for calendar year 2010.

Canada Far Behind in EHR Goal

Canadians have little to show after 8 years and $1.576 billion in spending to implement electronic health records in the nation of 33.5 million, according to a new report.

CCHIT Readies Long Term Care Program

A task force of the Certification Commission for Healthcare Information Technology has issued recommendations for a new long term and post acute care electronic health records certification program.

Report: How to Spend $400 Million

A congressionally created council has released a report with recommendations for how the Department of Health and Human Services should spend $400 million in discretionary spending for comparative effectiveness research. Some of the funds will be used to adopt information technologies that can speed dissemination of best practices information.