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Partnerships & Consortia

Lawson Software Partners with SciQuest

SciQuest, Incorporated announced the establishment of a partnership with Lawson Software. The partnership is intended to support procurement efforts. Through this partnership, clients of Lawson Software will be able to utilize the Procurement Punchout application from Lawson integrated with the SpendQuest system from SciQuest. more...

July 22, 2008 Related topics: General Management & Administration, Partnerships & Consortia

U.S. Healthcare System Performance Reported by Commonwealth

The Commonwealth Fund released results from the 2008 National Scorecard on U.S. Health System Performance (pdf). This new effort updates results previously issued for 2006, no improvements were noted during this two year interim period. more...

July 21, 2008 Related topics: Trends, Partnerships & Consortia, Quality, Safety, Errors

GHSI Endorsed by Novation

The healthcare contracting service organization that serves VHA, Incorporated, Novation, announced support for the Global Health and Safety...

MedAssests and ICU Broaden Partnerships

MedAssets Supply Chain Systems and ICU Medical, Incorporated announced an expansion of their existing relationship. The two companies...

New System for Medicare Market Introduced

ikaMedicareGateway was launched by ikaSystems Corporation, a provider of ERP technology. The new technology was made possible through...

Patient Satisfaction Correlated with IT Used in Facilities

A report completed by the Most Wired Survey and Benchmarking Study indicates that facilities which deploy information technology...

Urgent Care Assoc and Joint Commission Form Partnership

The Joint Commission announced that a partnership with the Urgent Care Association of America has been formed. The...

SCHIEx Launches New Tool which Provides Historical Data

The South Carolina Health Information Exchange (SCHIEx) is launching a new tool which will provide clinicians with access...

States Signs MOU with Vietnam for Drug and Device Safety

The United States and Vietnam completed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to improve the safety of drugs and...

Leaders’ Project Evaluates Healthcare Financing

The Leaders’ Project issued a new paper (pdf), “Financing the U.S. Health System: Issues for Option and Change”,...

New Alert System for Devices and Drugs Forthcoming

The American Medical Association (AMA) described a new system that will provide clinicians about urgent notifications related to...

National HIE Under Development

Microsoft, Covisint, and AT&T are working together to create a national health information exchange. The goal of...

Collaboration Forms to Monitor Vital Signs

EncounterCare Solutions, Incorporated and AuthentiDate Holding Corporation have formed a joint venture to provide patients with in home...

HHS Identifies Participants in Demonstration Project

Twelve communities were chosen by the Department of Health and Human Services for participation in a electronic health...

Skytron and Philips Commence Partnership for OR Systems

Skytron and Royal Philips Electronics have entered into an partnership whereby the two will collaborate to develop hybrid...

Microsoft and Kaiser Permanente Partner to Share Data

An article published by Health Imaging described the partnership between Kaiser Permanente and Microsoft. The two organizations plan...

AARP Pushes for IT Legislation

Representatives from the American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) testified in front of Congress about the importance of...

Wake Forest Tests Emergency Protocols

WakeMed, the health system for Wake Forest University, recently completed an emergency drill to evaluate the facility’s ability...

Pitt Medical Center and GE Form Partnership

The Healthcare division of General Electric and the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center are forming a partnership to...

AHIP Presents Healthcare Plan to Improve Safety, Reduce Costs

America’s Health Insurance Plans (AHIP) put forth a new proposal to provide healthcare coverage for all Americans. Key...

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