Misys Healthcare Systems has introduced Misys MyWay, an integratedservice designed for small medical practices and solo practitionersthat delivers capabilities for EMRs, practice management and claimsmanagement.

The healthcare division of Richardson Electronics has signed apartnership agreement with Mediamounts, a Cambridge, Ontario-basedmanufacturer for display mounting technology.

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Microsoft and the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society(HIMSS) announced plans to expand the Microsoft Healthcare Users Group to partners and healthcare organizations across Europe, theMiddle East and Africa.

Misys today announced that it will make its Connect healthcare solutionavailable to the open-source development community. Working withopen-source developers is considered a first step toward establishingopen standards in healthcare.

Massachusetts is doing a good job in leading efforts in pioneeringadvances in health IT, said Senator Richard Moore, Senate Chair of theJoint Legislative Committee on Health Care Financing, at the “Buildingthe Connected Health Community: Innovation, Implementation &Investment” on Monday.

The Department of Defense has 9.2 million beneficiaries, said Lt.Col. Hon Pak, MD, president of the American Telemedicine Associationand director of the advanced IT group, U.S. Army’s Telemedicine andAdvanced Technology Research Center.

Chronic conditions account for about half of all healthcare dollarsspent so it’s worthwhile to consider how to better manage them. Having one chronic disease predisposes patients to have another, saidJeff Rideout, MD, managing partner of Ziegler HealthVest Venture Fund.But, “the system is designed for acute care.”