Electronic Health Records News

Health policy chief’s private-sector work eyed (Knoxville News Sentinel)
Nancy-Ann DeParle, President Barack Obama’s health policy czar, served as a director of corporations that faced scores of federal investigations, whistleblower lawsuits and other regulatory actions, according to government records reviewed by the Investigative Reporting Workshop at American University.

Kaiser Permanente Hawaii debuts mobile health vehicle (BizJournals)
Kaiser Permanente Hawaii is unveiling its mobile health vehicle Thursday.

Health IT coordinator to harmonize record standards, network (Federal Computer Week)
The National Coordinator for Health IT plans to resolve differences between electronic patient records and the National Health Information Network data exchange system.

Health IT coordinator to harmonize record standards, network (Federal Computer Week)
The National Coordinator for Health IT plans to resolve differences between electronic patient records and the National Health Information Network data exchange system.

Health-data firms chase stimulus sales (BizJournals)
Several Minnesota companies expect a boost as the federal government promotes electronic health-records systems through its economic-stimulus package.

GE, Big Vendors Corner EMR Market; Smaller Vendors Explore Health 2.0 (Medical News Today)
Staying ahead of the upcoming drive to sell electronic health records to hospitals and physicians may be difficult for smaller vendors, Pharmawire/Financial Times reports.

Compulink Debuts Low-Cost Solution for Ophthalmic and Optometric Electronic Health Records and Practice Management (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif.—-Compulink Business Systems, the leader in electronic health records and practice management software for ophthalmologists and optometrists, have announced the launch of two new products, Eyecare Advantage Essentials and E-Rx.

Compulink Debuts Low-Cost Solution for Ophthalmic and Optometric Electronic Health Records and Practice Management (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif.—-Compulink Business Systems, the leader in electronic health records and practice management software for ophthalmologists and optometrists, have announced the launch of two new products, Eyecare Advantage Essentials and E-Rx.

US Oncology, Inc. Turns to Oracle to Improve Patient Care with Electronic Health Records System (redOrbit)
Leading Cancer Care Services Company Uses Flexible Integrated Data Infrastructure to Provide Physicians Centralized Access to Comprehensive Patient Data

HITSP Begins Harmonization Process For Use Of Electronic Health Records In Clinical Research (Medical News Today)
The Healthcare Information Technology Standards Panel (HITSP), a cooperative partnership between the public and private sectors that works to ensure the interoperability of electronic health records (EHRs) in the United States, has begun work to identify global standards to support “core research dat