Quality Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:QSII), a provider of electronic health records (EHR), practice management and revenue cycle management solutions as well as connectivity products and services for medical and dental group practices, small hospitals and community health centers, announced today that its wholly owned subsidiary, Mirth, a global leader in health information technology that helps clients achieve interoperability, released Mirth® Connect 3.0. Mirth Connect is an open source healthcare integration engine, specifically designed for HL7 message integration. It provides the necessary tools for developing, testing, deploying and monitoring interfaces. Its open source license model provides the advantages of a large community of users with enterprise-class commercial support.

The ScottCare Corporation announces the introduction of Innovo, a rechargeable digital transmitter for the company’s VersaCare multi-parameter telemetry solution serving cardiopulmonary rehabilitation clinics throughout the U.S. and internationally. ScottCare will feature the Innovo unit in Booth #607 at this year’s Annual Meeting of the American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation (AACVPR) in Nashville, Tenn., October 3-5, 2013.

Approximately 50 percent of U.S. hospitals and 40 percent of U.S. physicians in ambulatory practice possess some type of patient portal technology, mostly acquired as a module of their practice management (PM) or electronic health record (EHR) system. While the availability of patient portals does not necessarily translate into active provider or patient use, the technology is emerging as the key platform for various efforts around patient engagement such as access to medical records, communication with providers, education, wellness tracking and e-visits.New analysis from Frost & Sullivan's (http://www.healthcareIT.frost.com) U.S. Patient Portal Market for Hospitals and Physicians: Overview and Outlook, 2012–2017 predicts the market to grow significantly over the next five years. The total U.S. patient portal market for hospitals and physicians earned revenue of $279.8 million in 2012. This is expected to increase steadily, reaching $898.4 million in 2017, representing a 221.1 percent increase. The majority of revenue will primarily result from increased demand driven by myriad forces including the need to meet Stage 2 Meaningful Use (MU) requirements, the growing move to clinical integration and accountable care, and increasing consumer demand for health information technology.

Definitive Healthcare announces the launch of its payor database—the latest addition to its research on the healthcare community including coverage on hospitals, IDNs, ACOs, HIEs, physician groups, surgery centers and much more.

CHeQ has engaged Ascendian Healthcare Consulting to provide critical subject matter expertise for the Health Information Home (HIH). The HIH is a two part program focused on a.) the structured capture of cancer data in the clinical setting for access by public health and healthcare professionals, and b.) the electronic capture and sharing of Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment (POLST).  

Nephosity, a digital health startup that was a member of Rock Health’s second class, has received clearance from the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for their MobileCT Viewer, a software application for diagnostic image viewing on the iPad.

The American Telemedicine Association’s Industry  Council Awards is presented annually to recognize substantial contributions toward the advancement of telemedicine across the country and around the world.

CHICAGO—Cloud computing can offer many advantages to radiology, but only if certain challenges—namely networking and privacy issues—can be managed effectively, according to a Nov. 25 session at the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) conference.