DrFirst, a pioneer of innovative healthcare software solutions and services, announced today the launch of the Patient Advisor Report Card, a medication adherence alert system accessible through the company’s Patient Advisor℠ Toolbar. Physicians access the Patient Advisor Toolbar via DrFirst’s Rcopia® e-prescribing software, as well as through any EMR/EHR/HIS systems in which Patient Advisor is embedded.

Syncsort, a global leader in high-performance Big Data integration software, today announced the availability of Syncsort Ironcluster (formerly DMX-h) Hadoop ETL -- the first data integration engine for Amazon Elastic MapReduce (Amazon EMR). The new offering from Syncsort on Amazon Web Services (AWS) provides elastic Hadoop ETL as-a-service running on Amazon EMR, combining blazing speed, virtually infinite scalability, and ease of use.

Novant Health and doxo today announced Novant Health has launched on doxo to deliver bills, simplify the patient experience and eliminate unnecessary costs across all thirteen of its hospitals. Novant Health patients can now receive and pay their healthcare statements, as well as organize EOB’s and other documents that surround episodes of care, directly from their free personal doxo account – online or through their doxo mobile app.

Kootenai Health, a recent recipient of the "Most Wired Innovator" award, is progressive in its IT strategy and its approach to integration. Beginning in early 2012, Kootenai Health worked with Summit Healthcare to streamline its current integration strategy and future interoperability goals. The Summit Interoperability Platform featuring theSummit Express Connect interface engine and Summit Provider Exchange solution provided Kootenai's interface foundation for achieving these goals.

NextGen Healthcare Information Systems, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Quality Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: QSII) and a leading provider of healthcare information systems and connectivity solutions, announced today the unveiling of NextGen® Share, a new interoperability platform. NextGen Share will enable providers to safely, securely, accurately and quickly exchange clinical data and provide referrals without leaving their Electronic Health Record (EHR) system. It will offer providers a critical tool for delivering accountable, coordinated care, managing population health and making evidence-based clinical decisions; all important elements of healthcare reform initiatives. NextGen Share is the first joint solution from NextGen Healthcare and Mirth since Quality Systems, Inc., the parent company of NextGen Healthcare, acquired Mirth Corporation in September of this year.

DATAMARK, Inc., a leading provider of global business services to Fortune 500 companies and government organizations, has released a white paper, “Unstructured Data in Electronic Health Record (EHR) Systems: Challenges and Solutions,” that highlights the challenges healthcare providers face in bringing unstructured information into electronic health record (EHR) systems.

ECRI Institute, a nonprofit that researches the best approaches to patient care, announces a new agreement with Data Leverage Group, which specializes in value analysis workflow solutions for hospitals and health systems.

For someone having a stroke, minutes can make the difference between life and death. Studies have shown that prompt access to a vascular neurologist vastly reduces mortality or the long-term disabling effects of a stroke. Yet, many hospitals, particularly in rural regions, do not have a stroke specialist or are unable to provide around-the-clock stroke coverage. To address this problem, Dartmouth-Hitchcock (D-H), in collaboration with Mayo Clinic, has created a “telestroke” program, offering participating hospitals across New Hampshire and Vermont 24/7 access to specialists.

Direct Technology has been adopted by 1,000 healthcare professionals across Tennessee thanks to Health eShare, a statewide initiative through the Office of eHealth Initiatives (OeHI) to implement Direct secure email technology.

CoCENTRIX, a leading provider of coordinated care solutions to state Health and Human Services and community-based providers, is pleased to announce that the Mississippi Department of Mental Health (DMH) selected the CoCENTRIX Coordinated Care Platform (CoCENTRIXccp) as the solution to manage the Health Records and to coordinate care within and amongst its state behavioral health programs as well as its centers and programs dedicated to the care of individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD).

The WelVU leadership team stepped onto the national stage last month with a mission to eliminate miscommunication in healthcare through their visual patient engagement platform. The combined team experience tops 100+ years of leadership in health literacy, health IT, and multi-media health education.

Meditab Software Inc., known for its award-winning Intelligent Medical Software (IMS) integrated EHR, practice management, patient portal and reporting solutions, is guaranteeing that IMS will be ICD-10 ready by February 15, 2014, and they are backing that guarantee up with a money-back policy.

Liaison Healthcare, a global provider of secure cloud-based integration and data management services and solutions, announced today a strategic partnership with PointClickCare®, the most widely used Electronic Health Record (EHR) platform for the long-term care industry, connecting their EHR platform to more than 120 labs and imaging departments already integrated within the Liaison EMR-Link(TM) hub, as well as others that provide specific services to the long term care community.  Liaison will also be an exhibitor at the PointClickCare Summit, November 3-6 in San Antonio.

San Diego Regional Health Information Exchange (SDRHIE) has a new name and two new major participants. The federally funded HIE has evolved into an independent, community-supported organization, San Diego Health Connect, which today announced that Scripps Health and Sharp HealthCare have signed agreements to participate in directing the exchange.  

With more than 7,000 children’s health professionals in attendance at the American Academy of Pediatrics National Conference & Exhibition, Miami Children’s Hospital (MCH) and HealthFusion, Inc. unveiled their new electronic health record system, P.E.D.S. EHR Office Edition.  Dr. Jacques Orces, MCH’s chief medical information officer, and Dr. Sol Lizerbram, chairman and co-founder of HealthFusion, made the announcement at a private event last evening with a mix of reporters, physicians, and healthcare executives in attendance.

Summit Healthcare, a leader in healthcare system integration announces that their Summit Express Connect interface engine has been tested and certified under the Drummond Group's Electronic Health Records Office of the National Coordinator Authorized Certification Body (ONC-ACB) program for Meaningful Use Stage 2. This EHR software is compliant in accordance with the criteria adopted by the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and was awarded certification on September 26, 2013.

AHIMA CONFERENCE--Nuance Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: NUAN) today announced a significant enhancement to its Clintegrity 360 platform that integrates clinical documentation improvement (CDI) and computer-assisted coding (CAC) into one seamless process. This single, web-based solution creates a natural and efficient way for clinicians to create more complete and accurate clinical documentation, while supporting downstream revenue cycle and quality reporting processes. Nuance Clintegrity 360 will be demonstrated in booth #1226 at the 2013 American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) Convention & Exhibits October 27 – 30.

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GREEN BAY, Wis.-- IOD Incorporated, the leader in full-suite health information management (HIM) solutions for hospitals, healthcare systems and clinics, today announced its acquisition of ApeniMED. Based in Minneapolis, Minn., ApeniMED is a leader in healthcare interoperability and Healtheway (formerly the Nationwide Health Information Network Exchange) connectivity.