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Patient Placement Systems of Atlanta has launched Web-to-Referral, a feature of the company's Web-based referral management system for automating patient admissions that allows continuing care providers to instantly receive Web-based referrals and inquiries directly into their Referral Management System.
MobileMD, based in Warminster, Pa., has announced that PinnacleHealth, a non-profit healthcare system serving central Pennsylvania, will implement the company's Health Information Exchange (HIE) and Enterprise Access (EA) technology and services to connect the health system's various facilities and the physician practice community.
HSAGlobal, an Auckland, New Zealand-based provider of healthcare information software, has completed a successful pilot implementation of its Community Care Management Solution in Singapore and will soon be looking at expansion to Australia and Canada.
The iMedica Corporation, a Dallas-based provider of healthcare software solutions for physician practices, has announced a technology partnership with Imagetek, a Des Moines, Iowa-based developer of enterprise content management and business process automation services, to strengthen the capture of paper-based documents and ease the transition to a paperless physician practice.
Cardinal Health of Dublin, Ohio, has launched several new products targeted to improve safety and efficiency in operating rooms, including high-performance surgical scrubs, a high-tech mobile fluid management systems, advances in automated medical supply dispensing and new surgical instruments.
SK&T Integration, Inc., of Parker, Colo. and Zebra Technologies are joining forces to launch the new HC100 Patient ID Solution at The Children's Hospital in Aurora, Colo.
WebMD Health Corp. of New York has announced a long-term strategic relationship with Boots UK Limited, the leading pharmacy-led health and beauty retailer in the United Kingdom, to jointly develop a consumer health and wellness information portal in the UK.
The Eclipsys Corporation of Atlanta has announced that St. Mary's of Michigan, a member of Ascension Health, has successfully activated the Sunrise Pharmacy medication management solution. In addition, the company has announced that Blessing Hospital in Quincy, Ill., has adopted the Sunrise EPSi integrated suite of business performance management solutions.
Agfa HealthCare has announced that the government of the Northwest Territories in Canada has chosen the company's IMPAX Picture Archiving and Communications Systems (PACS) to migrate its regional radiology services to a digital environment. IMPAX has already been installed at the Stanton Territorial Hospital, one of the four main hospitals in the province, and the agreement foresees expansion to the other three facilities.
SailPoint, based in Austin, Texas, has announced a new suite of deployment offerings for its SailPoint IdentityIQ identity governance solution, including a virtual appliance, a hosting option and a menu of managed services.
Pharmacy OneSource of Bellevue, Wash., has announced that the Lehigh Valley Health Network in Pennsylvania has implemented Sentri7, a system designed to allow hospital pharmacists to cross-reference patient health information with the medications that patients are receiving. In addition, the company has announced that Bethesda Memorial Hospital in Florida has adopted the company's ScheduleRx software.
NetMotion Wireless, a Seattle-based provider of mobile productivity and management software, has announced that the Puget Sound Blood Center has deployed the company's Mobile Virtual Private Network (VPN) solution to provide its mobile clinicians with access to wireless data and applications as they move across Washington state.
The Axolotl Corporation of San Jose, Calif., has announced that Physicians Medical Group of Santa Cruz County in California, the lead organization in the Santa Cruz Health Information Exchange (HIE), has implemented the company's Elysium Virtual Health Record. Also, the company has announced that its Elysium EMR has achieved advanced Surescripts certification status for e-prescribing.
INFINITT North America, based in Phillipsburg, N.J., is launching the INFINITT Cardiology PACS, a complete image management solution for the cardiology department.
GetWellNetwork, Inc., a Bethesda, Md.-based provider of Interactive Patient Care (IPC) solutions, and KidsHealth, the largest provider of online pediatric health information, have introduced two new content sites to their pediatric patient education library. The new products are the Medical Testing ("What to Expect") Suite and the Post-Procedural Care Suite.
Royal Philips Electronics has launched SpeechControl, driver software that enables compatibility between the Philips SpeechMike products and Dragon NaturallySpeaking speech recognition program.
ShiftWise, based in Portland, Ore., has announced that the Memorial Health System of Colorado Springs, Colo., has saved more than $500,000 in contingent staffing costs in the eight months since deploying the company's workforce management system.
Capario, a Santa Ana, Calif.-based provider of revenue cycle management solutions that connect healthcare providers with payers, has secured contracts with Pathology Associates Medical Labs of Spokane, Wash., BRG Specialty Physician Billing of Birmingham, Ala., and San Diego Imaging Management, Inc., of San Diego.
Carefx, of Scottsdale, Ariz., has announced that Enloe Medical Center in Chico, Calif., has implemented the company's Fusionfx interoperability platform.
Versus Technology, Inc. of Traverse City, Mich., has announced that the Western Maryland Health System is installing the Enterprise VISion real-time location system in its new medical center in Cumberland, set to open this fall.
Keystone Therapeutics, Inc. of Pittsburgh has signed a multi-year agreement to provide its DoseResponse Anticoagulation Management software to the Park Nicollet Health System's Anticoagulation and Primary Care Clinics in Minneapolis.
TeleHealth Services, a Raleigh, N.C.-based provider of healthcare-grade televisions and communication systems to hospitals, has been selected to provide an in-patient care program for Lakeland HealthCare of St. Joseph, Mich.
Concerro, a San Diego-based provider of workforce management software and services, has announced that the Moore County Hospital District in Dumas, Texas, has successfully implemented the company's software suite. The district is comprised of a 60-bed acute care hospital and a 60-bed nursing and rehabilitation center.
Merge Healthcare of Milwaukee has announced the addition of Fusion Hosted RIS/PACS and Fusion Hosted PACS Software-as-a-Service solutions to its portfolio of managed services.