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Walter Reed to form integrated health systemWalter Reed Medical Center will join with the North Atlantic Regional Medical Command to form an integrated military health system in the D.C. area. The integration, a $1.5 billion project, comes as part of the military's larger Base Realignment and Closure plan. As part of the integration, which will be fully implemented in 2011, a new hospital will be built at Fort Belvoir and renovations will take place at Bethesda's National Naval Medical Center and Uniformed Services University. In … Read more...SPOTLIGHT: The privacy question and EMRs
UNC and IBM launch EMR networkThe University of North Carolina Health Care System and IBM announced the launch of a new Web-based electronic health system. Dubbed WebClinical Information Systems (WebCIS), the network will allow more than 7,000 physicians participating affiliated with UNC Health to access patient medical records, test results and file prescriptions electronically. The UNC Health System serves approximately 1 million patients. WebCIS is based on the IBM Health Information Framework, a standards based … Read more...ALSO NOTED: Von Eschenbach clarifies cancer goals; Guidant faces new suits; and much more...> Dr. Andrew von Eschenbach, the Bush administration's pick to permanently head the FDA, clarified controversial statements on cancer which opponents have criticized. Article > Some analysts think Guidant may face more lawsuits after an internal review criticized the company's handling of safety problems with its defibrillators last year. Two new lawsuits were filed yesterday. … Read more...ALSO NOTED: Nations to spend $2B to fight H5N1; Serious gaps in national disaster medical system; and much more...> Responding to the recent spread of the H5N1 virus, nations pledged to spend $2 billion yesterday to help boost international defenses. The U.S. said it will spend $334 million. Article > "Serious gaps" exist in the national disaster medical system, according to a new report by former Bush administration officials. … Read more...ALSO NOTED: Membership up at Aetna, PacifiCare up; BMS may withdraw Pargluva; and much more...> Membership grows at Aetna and PacifiCare, which both reported reasonably positive third-quarter results Thursday. Article > Following an article in JAMA criticizing the methodology used in submitting La. investigating patient deathsLouisiana Attorney General Charles Foti said his office has launched an investigation into how hospital and nursing homes handled the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. The probe follows criticism that many of the deaths might have been prevented. Investigators are expected to look at how hospitals handled evacuations and allegations that patients had been euthanized in some situations. On Sunday, Tenet Healthcare announced that it has turned over patient medical records to investigators, … Read more...ALSO NOTED: United Health Group in drug safety data deal; Red Cross criticized over relief work; and much more...> The SEC has upgraded its investigation into the relationship between HCA and Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist (R-Tenn.) to a formal inquiry. Article > The Guidant inquiry may be evolving into a criminal investigation. Article > HIT: The FDA has signed a deal with … Read more...HIT: KC employers plan community health recordIn Kansas City, Cerner is playing a large role in an unusual employer-led initiative which will set up an electronic community health record. The system, tentatively named Health e, would create a repository for patient medical records, allowing caregivers access to detailed information on past lab results, claims information, and other data. Cerner has offered to underwrite the cost of the system and provide server space for the first three years the program is in operation. … Read more... | Press ReleasesEl Centro Regional Medical Center Simplifying Check-in With Palm ScansEL CENTRO, Calif., Oct. 25, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- ECRMC has rolled out a new check-in procedure for safe, secure and fast patient registration, implementing the PatientSecure™ Palm Vein Biometric Read more >> SunBridge Healthcare Selects MegaPath to Deliver Reliable and Scalable Wireless Broadband Internet Access for Doctors, PatHealthcare Service Provider to Deploy MegaPath’s Full T1 Service to More than 200 Locations Across the United States SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- MegaPath Inc., one of the leading providers of Read more >> Alpha Systems to Provide Document Scanning Services to Howard University HospitalHUNTINGDON VALLEY, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Alpha Systems, a premier provider of electronic patient chart management solutions, announced that Howard University Hospital, one of the largest healthcare Read more >> Regions Hospital first in the country to have palliative care program certifiedPalliative care program emphasizes care and quality of life for patients with serious illness ST. PAUL, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Regions Hospital’s palliative care program has become the first Read more >> MediConnect Launches First-of-Its-Kind Provider Network Offering, Giving Physicians Free Access to Health Information ExchNew Service Securely Stores Physicians’ Digitized Medical Records and Electronic Medical Records in Central Online Repository, which Currently Hosts Nearly 10 Million Medical RecordsAuthorized Users Read more >> |
