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         <title><![CDATA[System Gives Patients Privacy Control]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[IBM Corp. and HIPAAT Inc., a vendor of health information consent management applications, have jointly developed software that grants patients more control over who can access their data in various systems.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.healthdatamanagement.com/news/privacy_integration_SOA26302-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Vendor Offers PACS for Small Providers]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Dallas-based BRIT Systems has launched a set of imaging software, hardware, and services designed for smaller provider organizations that want to lessen the initial investment and ongoing support of a picture archiving and communication system.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.healthdatamanagement.com/news/PACS_small_providers26301-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[VeriChip Looking to Sell]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Radio frequency identification technology vendor VeriChip Corp. is selling one part of the company and may eventually sell all of it.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.healthdatamanagement.com/news/RFID26300-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[St. Joseph to Track Infections]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[St. Joseph Health System in Orange, Calif., will implement in eight hospitals software to track and prevent hospital-acquired infections and optimize antibiotic use.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.healthdatamanagement.com/news/infection_control26299-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Deal Reached on Privacy Bill]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) has reached agreement with sponsors of the proposed Wired for Health Care Quality Act that could result in the long-stalled health care information technology bill moving through the Senate. The agreement also would substantially change the HIPAA privacy rule.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.healthdatamanagement.com/news/HIPAA_privacy_legislation26298-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Medicare Plan to Use Analytics App]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Heritage Health Systems Texas Management Inc., which operates Medicare HMO plans covering 265,000 beneficiaries, has licensed software to assess the appropriateness of care.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.healthdatamanagement.com/news/care_management_Medicare26297-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[New Hospital Plans Converged Network]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Virginia Commonwealth University Health System will deploy wireless signal distribution technology from InnerWireless Inc. at its new 232-bed critical care hospital in Richmond.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.healthdatamanagement.com/news/wireless26296-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Montana HIE Selects Vendor]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[The Health Information Exchange of Montana will use data integration and portal technology from Informatics Corporation of America, Nashville, Tenn.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.healthdatamanagement.com/news/HIE26294-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[CR System Designed for Clinics]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Konica Minolta Medical Imaging USA has introduced a simplified computed radiography system for physician offices.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.healthdatamanagement.com/news/computed_radiography26293-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Pulse Oximeter Transmits Wirelessly]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Minneapolis-based Nonin Medical Inc. has developed a fingertip pulse oximeter that can measure and send two of a patient's vital signs to their physician. The Onyx II Model 9560 uses Bluetooth wireless technology to transmit oxygen saturation and pulse rate data to smart phones, PDAs or PCs. ]]></description>
         <link>http://www.healthdatamanagement.com/news/mobile_tech26292-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Cleveland Clinic Adds Online Content]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[The Cleveland Clinic Health System has implemented health care content from Atlanta-based A.D.A.M. on a consumer Web portal for eight of its hospitals.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.healthdatamanagement.com/news/content26290-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[McKesson Buys Imaging Reference Site]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[San Francisco-based McKesson Corp. has acquired Vivalog LLC, a vendor of medical imaging reference and data management services for radiologists and clinical researchers. Acquisition terms were not disclosed.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.healthdatamanagement.com/news/acquisition26289-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[PACS Firm to Sell Through GPO]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Los Altos, Calif.-based ScImage Inc. will offer its picture archiving and communications systems through the group purchasing organization of Broadlane, Dallas.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.healthdatamanagement.com/news/GPO26288-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[EMH Regional Picks Soarian]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Two-hospital EMH Regional Healthcare System in Elyria, Ohio, will implement the Soarian clinical and financial information systems from Siemens Healthcare, Malvern, Pa.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.healthdatamanagement.com/news/Soarian26275-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Nuance Launches New Systems]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Burlington, Mass.-based Nuance Communications Inc. has released a new application designed to enable radiology data mining and analysis as well as a new version of its speech reporting system.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.healthdatamanagement.com/news/radiology_analysis26274-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[PHNS Buy Augments Data Mgmt. Tools]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Dallas-based PHNS, which operates data centers and offers outsourced information technology services for health care organizations, has acquired AmeriVault Corp., a Waltham, Mass.-based vendor of data backup, archiving and recovery services. Acquisition terms were not disclosed.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.healthdatamanagement.com/news/acquisition26273-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Tough Quarter for Emageon]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Revenue fell nearly 30% and net losses rose during the first quarter of 2008 for medical imaging software vendor Emageon Inc.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.healthdatamanagement.com/news/vendor_performance26271-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Revolution Health Boosts Trials Info]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Washington-based Revolution Health will host on its consumer-oriented health information Web site the personalized cancer clinical trial matching and referral service of EmergingMed, New York.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.healthdatamanagement.com/news/clinical_trials26270-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[HealthGrades Adds Drug Data]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Golden, Colo.-based HealthGrades has added prescription drug information to its hospital rating and comparison Web site.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.healthdatamanagement.com/news/drug_comparison26269-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Survey: Industry Not Ready for NPI]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[A survey in April of provider organizations, insurers and transactions processing vendors shows an industry woefully unprepared for the May 23 compliance date for the National Provider Identifier.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.healthdatamanagement.com/news/NPI26268-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Tool Links ER with HIS]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Emergency department information systems vendor MEDHOST Inc. has introduced integration tools to enable the pre-population of hospital information systems with ER data.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.healthdatamanagement.com/news/integration_ER26267-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Atlanta Provider Gets GPO Deal]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Atlanta-based Grady Health System has purchased the complete platform of supply chain management applications from MedAssets via the vendor's group purchasing organization. ]]></description>
         <link>http://www.healthdatamanagement.com/news/supply_chain_management26266-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[HHS Issues Privacy Enforcement Data]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[The Department of Health and Human Services' Office for Civil Rights has released updated statistics showing how it handles complaints of violations of the HIPAA privacy rule.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.healthdatamanagement.com/news/privacy_HIPAA_enforcement26265-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Eclipsys Finds Staffing Partner]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Atlanta-based Eclipsys Corp. has integrated into its hospital information systems the Clairvia suite of staffing and resource management software from AtStaff Inc., Durham, N.C.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.healthdatamanagement.com/news/vendor_alliance26264-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[HP to Buy EDS]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Palo Alto, Calif.-based Hewlett-Packard Co. plans to purchase Electronic Data Systems in a deal valued at about $13.9 billion. The acquisition, which is expected to close in the second half of 2008, already has been approved by the boards of directors for both companies.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.healthdatamanagement.com/news/acquisitions26263-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Consensus I.T. Definitions Ready]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Recommendations of two industry work groups to develop consensus on the definitions and uses of specific health care information technology terms likely will be made public the week of May 19. ]]></description>
         <link>http://www.healthdatamanagement.com/news/definitions26262-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[New Leader for Medical Records Firm]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[MRO Corp., a vendor of release of information software, document imaging and outsourced services, has named Stephen Hynes as interim CEO. He succeeds Jerry Baker, who has left the company.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.healthdatamanagement.com/news/vendor_news26261-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[3 Sutter Hospitals Get New Lab Systems]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Three hospitals affiliated with Sacramento, Calif.-based Sutter Health will replace legacy laboratory software with various applications from Tucson, Ariz.-based Sunquest Information Systems Inc. The deal is estimated at $1.1 million.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.healthdatamanagement.com/news/lab26260-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Merge Could Face Bankruptcy]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Medical imaging software vendor Merge Technologies has announced it may not have the cash to continue operating beyond June 30 and may have to seek bankruptcy protection.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.healthdatamanagement.com/news/vendor_performance26258-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Docs to Get Remote Labor Data]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Ten hospitals of Houston-based Memorial Hermann Healthcare System will implement software to give obstetricians real-time, remote access to waveform data from hospital labor and delivery units.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.healthdatamanagement.com/news/remote_access26257-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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