Press Releases

Zotec Partners, the industry leader in specialized radiology physician billing and practice management services, announces it is a new affiliate of the American College of Radiology (ACR) and will drive educational outreach initiatives for  “Leading Radiology into the Future,” a national campaign of the ACR’s Radiology Leadership Institute (RLI).

HealthCare Partners, LLC, based in Torrance, Calif., will expand its nationwide partnership with Allscripts (NASDAQ: MDRX) by further deploying the Allscripts Enterprise(TM) Electronic Health Record (EHR) across its California medical group sites and selecting the FollowMyHealth(TM) patient portal and the dbMotion population health management solution.

The Metropolitan Chicago Healthcare Council (MCHC), and doxo, today announced a new program to unify the patient financial experience by connecting multiple healthcare providers and insurers in one place, through the doxo digital file cabinet. This new program will dramatically reduce the complexity patients face when dealing with medical bills, payments, and Explanation of Benefits (EOBs).

Silvergate Pharmaceuticals, Inc., focused on the development and commercialization of innovative and safe medicines for children, today announced the availability by prescription of Epaned(tm) (enalapril maleate Powder for Oral Solution) to treat hypertension (high blood pressure) in people older than one month. Enalapril is one of the most commonly prescribed medicines in the United States to treat high blood pressure.

Clear Image Devices LLC (CiD) announces the release of a new step platform to be used for standing patient ultrasound venous insufficiency studies. (Item #: 24601, Price: $1950).

San Diego Regional Health Information Exchange (SDRHIE) has a new name and two new major participants. The federally funded HIE has evolved into an independent, community-supported organization, San Diego Health Connect, which today announced that Scripps Health and Sharp HealthCare have signed agreements to participate in directing the exchange.

Vast amounts of data from genomic sequencing and electronic health records (EHRs) have the potential to radically improve the health of individual patients, but first, institutions must learn how to manage the data, and adopt uniform standards in usability that will enable them to share vital information.

Summit Healthcare, a leader in healthcare system integration announces that their Summit Express Connect interface engine has been tested and certified under the Drummond Group's Electronic Health Records Office of the National Coordinator Authorized Certification Body (ONC-ACB) program for Meaningful Use Stage 2. This EHR software is compliant in accordance with the criteria adopted by the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and was awarded certification on September 26, 2013.

Summit Healthcare, a leader in healthcare system integration today announced major changes on the forefront for their Interoperability Product Suite.  Not only will they be enhancing current products such as Summit Express Connect and Summit Provider Exchange, but they will also be adding a new product to the suite, Summit Care Exchange.

Patient matching, cited as a frequent and serious patient safety and privacy issue, was the focus of discussion today at a town hall meeting that was part of  the American Health Information Management Association's (AHIMA) 85(th) Annual Convention and Exhibit in Atlanta.

San Diego Regional Health Information Exchange (SDRHIE) has a new name and two new major participants. The federally funded HIE has evolved into an independent, community-supported organization, San Diego Health Connect, which today announced that Scripps Health and Sharp HealthCare have signed agreements to participate in directing the exchange.

The increasing use of patient portals has the potential to provide consumers with a faster and more convenient way to access their personal health information. Portals also present privacy and security challenges for the healthcare industry that health information management (HIM) professionals can help solve.

WebMD Health Corp. (NASDAQ: WBMD), the leading source of health information, today announced that it has acquired Avado, Inc., a developer of cloud-based patient relationship management (PRM) tools and technologies that enable better communication between consumers and health care professionals.

AOD Software, the leading integrated software solution for long-term care providers, will embed the nationally recognized INTERACT™ Quality Improvement program into its Answers™ electronic health record (EHR) solution through a license with Florida Atlantic University (FAU). AOD made the announcement today at the Leading Age Annual Conference and Expo in Dallas.

Diagnostic Health (Hilton Head, S.C.), purchased CARESTREAM Vue RIS<http://www.carestream.com/vue-ris.html>, CARESTREAM Vue Cloud PACS<http://www.carestream.com/vue-cloud-based-services.html> and CARESTREAM Vue Cloud Archive<http://www.carestream.com/vue-cloud-based-services.html> to serve its five multi-modality imaging centers in Texas and Pennsylvania. The company, which is owned and operated by SDI, Inc., evaluated five suppliers prior to selecting Carestream.

With more than 7,000 children&rsquo;s health professionals in attendance at the American Academy of Pediatrics National Conference &amp; Exhibition, Miami Children&rsquo;s Hospital (MCH) and HealthFusion, Inc. unveiled their new&nbsp;electronic health record system, P.E.D.S. EHR Office Edition. Dr. Jacques Orces, MCH&rsquo;s chief medical information officer, and Dr. Sol Lizerbram, chairman and co-founder of HealthFusion, made the announcement at a private event last evening with a mix of reporters, physicians and healthcare executives in attendance.

Codonics, a global leader in patient safety, medical imaging and information management solutions, today announced its partnership with Intelligent Hospital Systems (IH Systems), a medical device company focused on the design and development of automated solutions for hospital environments. IH Systems will offer Codonics Safe Label System SLS 500i as an option with its RIVA automated IV compounding system to provide customers with comprehensive barcode medication labeling. Using the system, syringes and IV medications prepared by hospital pharmacies will include a Joint Commission-compliant, full-color label that will increase patient safety in operating rooms and post-anesthesia care units.

Royal Philips&lt;http://www.philips.com/&gt; (NYSE: PHG; AEX: PHIA) and Infraredx, Inc.&lt;http://www.infraredx.com/&gt;, a medical device company committed to advancing the diagnosis and management of coronary artery disease today announced a non-exclusive resale agreement for Infraredx&#39;s TVC Imaging System. &nbsp;Under the terms of the agreement, Philips will sell Infraredx&#39;s TVC Imaging System alongside its Allura interventional X-ray systems in North America and Europe, expanding its interventional cardiology portfolio of advanced live image guidance solutions, clinical informatics and interventional tools.

Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corporation (Nasdaq:IART) announced today it has entered into a definitive agreement with Covidien to acquire the Confluent Surgical product lines, including surgical sealants, adhesion barrier, and, most importantly, DuraSeal(TM). The companies expect to complete this transaction by the end of the first calendar quarter of 2014, subject to receipt of regulatory approvals.

Novartis today announced the winners of its Mobile Health (mHealth) Challenge, a competition for developers and mobile technology start-ups to participate in creating mobile solutions that can positively impact the lives of caregivers and their loved ones with heart failure. The intensive two-day Challenge brought individuals and teams together to compete for cash prizes totaling $40,000.

Bottomline Technologies (NASDAQ: EPAY) today announced the availability of its&nbsp;Logical Ink&nbsp;solution for the iPad. The new app allows healthcare facilities to present patients and clinicians with Apple iPads for the completion and signing of medical forms. Once validated and signed, the discrete data they contain, as well as the documents themselves, are seamlessly transmitted to any downstream system - such as an enterprise content management (ECM) solution, electronic health record (EHR), clinical data repository, or disease registry - using industry-standard formats. By replacing paper forms with patient-friendly tablets, healthcare providers can dramatically reduce the costs and hassles of paper processing while&nbsp;capturing accurate patient data&nbsp;earlier in the cycle of care.