Health IT services developer Merge Healthcare has updated its web-based clinical trial analytics tool etrials Enterprise EDC (Electronic Data Capture).

Science Applications International, a scientific, engineering and technology applications company, was awarded a contract by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to provide technical services to help the agency modernize its information management systems.

The Santa Clara County Individual Practice Association (SCCIPA) has gone live with care management service company Health Access Solutions Access Express 5.0 to integrate care management with the clinical functionality of its Excelicare software.

Nurses and other point-of-care workers at Frisbie Memorial Hospital in Rochester, N.H., will soon be using iPhones to interact using Voalts mobile communication system.

The Utah Department of Health (DOH) has implemented data integration software provider Informaticas Informatica Identity Resolution as a component of its All Payer Database project, a healthcare reform effort in the state.

West Coast Radiology Centers and Santa Ana Tustin Radiology Medical Group have contracted Zotec Partners to provide their imaging centers with medical billing services for three-year periods. 

Considerable obstacles prevent comparative-effectiveness research from being implemented, often leading to poorer quality of care and higher costs for patients, a study published in the October issue of Health Affairs argued. Misleading industry marketing, unsatisfactory continuing medical education and a profusion of undisseminated and unread medical findings all hinder the application, or lead to the misapplication, of effective care in clinical settings, the study concluded.

Canvys has released its Image Systems CFS WebSuite Calibration Feedback System and smart phone utility, which enables remote monitoring and quality control of medical displays via computer internet access and handheld devices.