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Initial EHR Certification Bodies NamedKey step in national initiative toward adoption of electronic health recordsThe Certification Commission for Health Information Technology (CCHIT), Chicago, Ill. and the Drummond Group Inc. (DGI), Austin, Texas, were named today by the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) as the first technology review bodies that have [...]

Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM) and athenahealth, Inc. (NASDAQ: ATHN), announced an alliance that connects Humana’s Primary Care Rewards Program with athenahealth’s electronic health record (EHR) service. The innovative alliance further demonstrates Humana’s commitment to primary care and physician engagement, as well as the company’s ability to align incentives that encourage and reward quality and better [...]

TORONTO (MARKET WIRE) 08/27/10 The Bedford Report is looking at the Medical Devices Industry, and has issued Analyst Reports on Cyberonics, Inc. (NASDAQ: CYBX), CONMED Corporation (NASDAQ: CNMD), Allscripts-Misys Healthcare Solutions (NASDAQ: MDRX) & Quality Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: QSII).Companies in the Medical Device industry tend to have reimbursements by the Center [...]

Emdeon Inc. (NYSE: EM), a leading provider of healthcare revenue and payment cycle management solutions, announced a collaboration with The MITRE Corporation (MITRE) to demonstrate the overall feasibility of using the open source healthcare data (hData) format in an electronic clinical healthcare information exchange environment. MITRE is a not-for-profit organization that provides systems engineering, research [...]

Aug 26, 2010 (Datamonitor via COMTEX) Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula, or CHOMP, has selected RelayHealth’s health information exchange, or HIE, connectivity solution to improve the quality of care and safety for its patients, create alignment with its physicians, and address the governance issues that arise in the process of connecting healthcare communities.The hospital [...]

-Company to Host Meaningful Use Webinar on August 27 at 1:00 PM ET- RESTON, Va.(BUSINESS WIRE) MAXIMUS, Inc. (NYSE:MMS), a leading provider of government services worldwide, announced today that it has launched its Meaningful [...]

HIE’s Patient-Centric Architecture and Governance Management Abilities Are Key Advantages in Competitive Landscape ATLANTA(BUSINESS WIRE) RelayHealth, a leading provider of healthcare connectivity services, today announced that Community Hospital of [...]

MADISON, N.J., Aug. 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ Quest Diagnostics (NYSE: DGX), the world's leading provider of diagnostic testing, information and services, today announced that its Care360? Electronic Health Record (EHR), Version 2010.1, has been inspected by the Certification Commission for Health Information Technology (CCHIT) and is a certified EHR Module, IFR Stage 1, achieving all 14 [...]

To: BUSINESS, HEALTH, AND TECHNOLOGY EDITORSContact: Sarah Childers, INPUT, +1-703-707-3561, media@input.comRESTON, Va., Aug. 23 /PRNewswire/ Contractors will findcomprehensive information and current opportunities related to stateand local governments’ electronic health records (EHR) incentivesprogram through INPUT’s Electronic Health Record Incentive Funding andCertification Program. The report covers funding sources, informationtechnology implications, and certification requirements that supportthe [...]

RESTON, Va., Aug. 23 /PRNewswire/ Contractors will find comprehensive information and current opportunities related to state and local governments' electronic health records (EHR) incentives program through INPUT's Electronic Health Record Incentive Funding and Certification Program. The report covers funding sources, information technology implications, and certification requirements that support the national health care agenda. It [...]