Englewood, Colorado and Chicago—To help physician practices navigate the challenging health information exchange (HIE) environment, HIMSS and MGMA-ACMPE have introduced a new online resource, The Ambulatory Health Information Exchange Toolkit . The toolkit, targeted to ambulatory practices, serves as an important resource for practices looking for a pathway toward sharing and receiving patient information in an electronic format and participating in a health information exchange organization.

Milwaukee, Wisconsin—True Process, Inc., a Milwaukee, Wisconsin, healthcare information technology services provider and software engineering firm, has purchased VeriScan from Hospira, Inc., the world’s leading provider of injectable drugs and infusion technologies.

Panama City, Florida—iSirona®, a provider of simplified solutions for medical device integration, announced that Children’s Hospital and Medical Center of Omaha, Nebraska, will be implementing iSirona’s device connectivity solution in conjunction with the launch of their new Epic EMR. Ranked one of the top pediatric hospitals for orthopedics and cardiology in the nation, Children’s will be ultimately connecting devices enterprise-wide-across in-patient care areas, oncology units, the emergency department and pre- and post-operative care units.

Las Vegas—Awarepoint Corporation, the leading provider of real-time location system (RTLS) solutions for healthcare, announced that NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital has successfully deployed its real-time location system at its Columbia University Medical Center campus to enhance workflow, quality of care, and patient satisfaction in perioperative areas of the internationally renowned hospital.

Newton, Massachusetts—According to a study released at the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) Annual Conference,[1] physicians believe that open-access image-sharing technology can improve patient outcomes.

Las Vegas—For the first time in years, information technology (IT) leaders at healthcare organizations did not identify a lack of financial support for IT as an obstacle to implementation; instead, concerns about staffing resources was cited as the key barrier to IT.

Nashville—HCA announced a collaboration with AirStrip Technologies, Inc. that includes expanded use of AirStrip’s mobile patient monitoring software and a financial investment in the company.

Las Vegas—GE Healthcare Performance Solutions, a unit of GE Healthcare, introduced its Clinical Transformation Solutions practice, aimed at reducing unwarranted clinical variation in healthcare delivery.

Fort Wayne, Indiana—Extension, Inc. announced that Sentara Princess Anne Hospital in Virginia Beach, Virginia has successfully implemented its advanced clinical workflow solutions for nursing staff in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU).