Daou Systems awarded contract from Ingalls Memorial Hospital

Daou Systems Inc. has inked an agreement with Ingalls Memorial Hospital to deploy a R.A.P.I.D. Web services portal to enable the healthcare system's physicians to access patient information from any secure Internet connection.

Daou's Advanced Technologies Group will use Park City Solutions' emPOWERnet as the technology platform to provide a physician portal with integration to several of Ingalls' clinical and financial systems.

Ingalls Memorial Hospital is located in Harvey, Ill.

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