‘Stop knocking progress’ on EMRs

Coverage from HIMSS10 Dave Garrets, the head of HIMSS Analytics, has said that reports criticising the lack progress being made
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Microsoft unveils CDM project

Coverage from HIMSS10 Microsoft and the Cleveland Clinic yesterday announced the results of a chronic disease management project for patients
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Interoperable EMRs still top US priority

Coverage from HIMSS10 In the annual survey of chief information officers run by the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society, achiving
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HIMSS opens with gold rush in prospect

An 25,000-strong army of healthcare IT professionals has descended on Atlanta for the HIMSS 2010 conference and exhibition expecting a
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Boomers lead on personal health records

Personal health records have become a reality for millions of Americans, the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society's annual conference
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Greenfield four becomes three

The Department of Health is struggling to find four sites in the South of England willing to take the Cerner
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Eclipsys and Microsoft form alliance

Eclipsys Corporation has formed an alliance with Microsoft that will see Eclipsys integrate Microsoft’s Amalga platform into its clinical software
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Sweden’s Ortivus sells US subsidiaries

Swedish clinical IT firm Ortivus has sold its US subsidiaries to American company Tritech Software Systems for €8.5m
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Southern procurements on track

NHS Connecting for Health has notified suppliers of whether they have been invited to participate in the procurement for community
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Australia to mandate health ID number

The Australian government has said it will mandate a new national e-health number for all citizens.
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