Large hospital successfully implements CPOE system with clinical decision support for radiology

( American College of Radiology ) In an effort to reduce the inappropriate use of medical imaging and improve quality of care, a large, tertiary-care hospital has successfully implemented a computerized physician order entry (CPOE) system with clinical decision support for radiology, according to a study in the February issue of the Journal of the American College of Radiology. Significant ...

Aprima chooses DiagnosisOne to provide CDS for EHR solution

DiagnosisOne, the clinical decision support and analytics company, today announced that Aprima Medical Software has selected DiagnosisOne to provide clinical decision support (CDS) for its electronic healthcare record (EHR) solution.

PeriGen, Inc. Names Allscripts Executive Matthew Sappern Chief Executive Officer

PeriGen, Inc., the leader in perinatal-specific clinical decision support for hospitals, announced today that it has appointed Matthew Sappern as Chief Executive Officer, effective

Tertiary-care hospital implements CPOE system to reduce inappropriate use of medical imaging

In an effort to reduce the inappropriate use of medical imaging and improve quality of care, a large, tertiary-care hospital has successfully implemented a computerized physician order entry (CPOE) system with clinical decision support for radiology, according to a study in the February issue of the Journal of the American College of Radiology.

Myeloma Canada Endorses Quebec Decision to Fund 2nd Line Treatment with Cancer Drug Revlimid®

MONTREAL , Feb. 2, 2012 /CNW Telbec/ - Myeloma Canada has endorsed the February 1, 2012 decision by INESSS, Quebec's health services review agency, to reimburse the oral drug Revlimid ® (lenalidomide) ...

Foundation Medicine Receives CLIA Certification for Its Genomic Sequencing Laboratory

Foundation Medicine, Inc., a molecular information company that brings comprehensive cancer genome analysis to routine clinical care, today announced certification from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services under the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988 for its genomic sequencing laboratory in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Genomic Health Announces Initiation of Clinical Validation Study of Prostate Cancer Test; Acceleration of Next ...

REDWOOD CITY, Calif. , Jan. 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Genomic Health, Inc. (Nasdaq: GHDX - News) today announced that it has started a large clinical validation study of its prostate cancer test.  The study, being ...

TELUS acquires Wolf Medical Systems, Canada's fastest-growing cloud-based EMR (Electronic Medical Record) provider

Acquisition creates TELUS Physician Solutions line of business dedicated to helping physicians improve productivity and deliver better health outcomes for patientsVANCOUVER , Feb. 2, 2012 /CNW/ - TELUS ...

Radiopharmaceutical for Targeted Treatment of Prostate Cancer to Enter Clinical Trials

Canadian centre of excellence partners with US-based Molecular Insight Pharmaceuticals to manufacture a new radiopharmaceutical for clinical trials that will evaluate the potential to deliver targeted ...

Pfizer supports young researchers in mental health and rare diseseases

Pfizer Ripples of Hope Awards granted to four outstanding researchersVANCOUVER , Jan. 19, 2012 /CNW Telbec/ - Pfizer Canada is pleased to announce four recipients of the annual Pfizer Ripples of Hope Awards. ...