The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality plans to examine how health IT affects care quality. The agency has asked the Office of Management and Budget to approve the information collection project:...
Kimberly-Clark Health Care Launches pain management portal
Mar 20, 2012
Kimberly-Clark Health Care recently announced the availability of a new, online portal that helps healthcare professionals better address pain management issues. The portal will function as a repository...
Providers moving toward EHR adoption, survey finds
Nov 29, 2011
More than 80% of healthcare providers will have electronic health records in place by 2016, according to a report by IDC Health Insights. Currently, the figure hovers below 25%. Vendors targeting this...
Solutions consortium launched
Apr 06, 2016
ProviNET Solutions has formed Project Elevate, an “associated solutions consortium conceived to meet evolving demands in the long-term and post-acute care market.” This consortium includes...
New healthcare REIT wasting little time
By
John O'Connor
Sep 10, 2014
A newly formed real estate investment trust out of Nashville has already raised nearly $164 million and made five acquisitions, according to the self-managed and self-administered firm.
Tools added to insurance portfolio
Dec 06, 2017
Genworth Financial has launched an eSuite of new business tools, designed to simplify and expedite new long-term care insurance applications and increase producer efficiency.
New certification for AOD Software
Sep 14, 2011
AOD Software recently announced that its Answers EHR Autumn 2011 software is 2011/2012 compliant and was certified as an EHR Module. The approval came through the Certification Commission for Health Information...
Better resident assessments
Jul 08, 2008
Direct Medical Systems recently introduced the world’s smallest and lightest ultrasound system. The hand-held device can be used during resident visits to improve the quality of examinations, according...
Philips pushing into wireless monitoring
Dec 28, 2010
Royal Philips Electronics’ medical arm is planning a push into wireless monitoring of patients, according to the Associated Press. The report characterized the market as “largely untapped.”...
Care Innovations and Cardigm announce partnership
Feb 25, 2014
Intel-GE Care Innovations™ and Caradigm are intending to form a partnership that uses Care Innovations™ remote patient monitoring and smart sensor technologies with the Caradigm™ Intelligence Platform.