In underserved areas of Washington, D.C. where the incidence of diabetes is high among minority populations, NoMoreClipboard is partnering with area healthcare providers to use its personal health record (PHR) integrated with a cell phone to help diabetic patients improve outcomes and reduce costs.

MaxMD, a provider of secure web services to providers and healthcare organizations, andWorkflow.com, a provider of electronic health records and practice management solutions, announced a partnership agreement under which Workflow.com will offer MaxMD’s HIPAA-compliant email and data encryption capability as an embedded technology in workflowEHR® and Workflow.com’s other software products.

Healthcare providers and payers face complex challenges when trying to maximize the value of their clinical data, but their expectations for clinical analytics vary significantly, according to findings of a HIMSS Analytics study, sponsored by San Diego-based clinical analytics company Anvita Health. A whitepaper, Can Organizations Maximize Clinical Data, summarizes the study’s findings.

The Department of Health & Human Services’ (HHS’s) Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) unveiled MONAHRQ—My Own Network Powered by AHRQ—a free, MS® Windows®-based software application that significantly reduces the cost and time a State, hospital or other organization would need to spend to compile, analyze and post data on quality of hospital care, its cost and how that care is used.

Baxa Corporation, a leading provider of medical devices and systems that automate pharmacy operations and increase patient safety, announced the release of the InFuse T-10 Syringe Infuser.

To help patients work with their physicians to better understand medical imaging, Toshiba America Medical Systems, Inc. has launched myimagingexam.com, an educational resource Web site for patients receiving diagnostic imaging exams.