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Morning Headlines 12/5/12
Nuance Communications Acquires Accentus
Nuance acquires medical transcription, document imaging and remote coding vendor Accentus of Ottowa, CA for an undisclosed sum.
Children’s Hospital of Central California will implement Athenahealth’s cloud-based EHR across its 127-provider system.
VA Taps GetWellNetwork To Provide Patient Engagement Platform to Transform Care for Veterans
The VA choses GetWellNetwork to implement enhanced patient education and patient communication tools across 21 VA medical centers.
Imprivata signs 250 organizations up for its HIPAA-compliant text messaging system, which ranges in price from free to $5 per user/month.
HIPAA* 🙂
And thank you for the daily updates, great addition to the site.
Children’s Hospital of Central California will implement Athenahealth’s cloud-based EHR across its 127-provider system.
I wonder if this organization considered how well / whether the system they were acquiring met these guidelines?
NISTIR 7865: A Human Factors Guide to Enhance EHR Usability of Critical User Interactions when Supporting Pediatric Patient Care
http://www.nist.gov/manuscript-publication-search.cfm?pub_id=911520