HIMSS offers guidance to HHS on Certified EHR Technology - April 29, 2014
In official comments submitted to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, HIMSS provided recommendations in response to ONC's Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) for the Voluntary 2015 Edition Electronic Health Record (EHR) Certification Criteria; Interoperability… Read More
Hearst Corporation acquires CareInSync - April 28, 2014
Hearst Corporation's healthcare group, Hearst Health, has announced its acquisition of CareInSync, a software solutions company providing a real-time, mobile platform to improve patient care by enhancing communications between care providers and patients. Financial terms were not disclosed. Santa Clara, California-based CareInSync, will now become part… Read More
Kettering Health Network selects Wolters Kluwer Health’s ProVation Order Sets, powered by UpToDate decision support - April 28, 2014
Healthcare information provider Wolters Kluwer Health has announced that Kettering Health Network has selected ProVation® Order Sets, powered by UpToDate® Decision Support as its clinical content management system. A central component of a healthcare organisation's care quality and core measures improvement strategy, ProVation Order Sets… Read More
IHS Inc. granted new patent for proprietary, next-generation search technology - April 28, 2014
IHS Inc., a global source of critical information and insight, has announced that it has been granted a new patent for the question-answering technology behind its IHS Goldfire software, used by companies to accelerate research and power innovation. Patent No. 8,666,730, labeled "Question-Answering System and… Read More
BMJ partners with Ex Libris Group to enhance access to BMJ Clinical Evidence - April 28, 2014
Healthcare knowledge provider BMJ has announced a partnership with Ex Libris Group, provider of automated library solutions, to enhance access to BMJ Clinical Evidence, an online medical data resource designed for the practice of evidence-based medicine (EBM). BMJ Clinical Evidence publishes… Read More
COAR launches strategic initiative to align repository networks - April 28, 2014
Several major repository networks agreed to work together to further align their activities at the 'Aligning Repository Networks Meeting' in March 2014. The final report from this meeting is now available on the COAR website. As research becomes increasingly global, it is critical to create infrastructure… Read More
