Morning Headlines 1/29/13

Computer Programs and Systems, Inc. Announces Formation of TruBridge, LLC

CPSI announces the formation of TruBridge, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary which will provide business services, consulting services, and contracted IT services.

Siemens Healthcare’s Q1 profits jump 38%

Siemens posted quarterly profits of $1.62 billion, or $1.89 per share, on sales of $24.15 billion.

Request for Information on Hospital and Vendor Readiness for Electronic Health Records Hospital Inpatient Quality Data Reporting

CHIME comments on CMS’s request for information on EHR-based quality reporting readiness, raising concerns over how discrete data should be extracted from narrative physician notes for reporting.

5 findings in ONC HIE research

ONC publishes new research highlighting the types of high-impact services that can sustain HIE organizations.

Health chief wants big telemedicine network across Georgia

Brenda Fitzgerald, MD, public health commissioner for Georgia, reports that every public health center across the state will be able to put patients in front of top specialists via telemedicine within three years, citing grant applications as the primary means of paying for the program.