> Diagnostic equipment manufacturer Welch Allyn has chosen the EMR field for its first foray into professional consulting, in partnership with AAFP subsidiary TransforMED. Press release
> Kaiser Permanente has won $54 million in NIH grants to organize and mine its huge EMR database for comparative effectiveness research. Article
> Six influential members of Congress have formally asked HHS to tighten the new HIPAA breach notification rule. Article
> EDIMS has updated its EMR for emergency medicine by adding automatic checks for drug interactions, document scanning and new charge-capture functionality. Press release
> Here's a sure sign the EMR market is taking off: Vendor MedLink International is adding training, customer service and sales staff. Press release
> Healthwise will provide two patient educational products to eClinicalWorks EMR customers. Press release (.pdf)
> Healthcare Management Systems is introducing its first ambulatory EMR. Press release
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