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CHICAGO, July 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Allscripts, the leading provider of clinical software, connectivity and information solutions that physicians use to improve healthcare, congratulated the leadership of the United States Congress in passing the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008 (H.R. 6331) last night. The Act, for the first time ever, provides financial incentives to physicians who adopt electronic prescribing (ePrescribing), requires adoption by 2011, and delays any reduction in fees for treating Medicare patients.
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The Act will increase Medicare payments to physicians who regularly utilize ePrescribing by 2 percent in 2009 and 2010, then slightly less over the next three years. Physicians who do not use the technology would see their payments cut by 1 percent in 2011, and a maximum of up to 2 percent for 2013 and beyond.
“With this law, the Federal Government is supporting the use of life-saving technology that can improve quality and reduce the cost of care,” said Glen Tullman, Chief Executive Officer of Allscripts. “This is a great day for patients, for physicians and for all stakeholders in healthcare. We expect the new Medicare rules to drive continued adoption of electronic prescribing and, because electronic prescribing is the ‘on-ramp’ to the electronic healthcare highway, we also expect the law will drive adoption of electronic health records, which include electronic prescribing as a core component and will therefore be eligible for the incentive.”
Allscripts is the clear market leader in ePrescribing with more than 40,000 physician clients writing electronic prescriptions every day, transmitting more electronic prescriptions over the Pharmacy health Information Exchange than any other vendor. Allscripts is the only company to provide a stand-alone ePrescribing solution in addition to including ePrescribing as a component of its Electronic health Record solution. Allscripts makes it easy and affordable for physicians in solo practice and smaller medical groups to adopt the stand-alone version, while enabling those in larger groups to ePrescribe while using a full Electronic health Record.
Additionally, Allscripts is the founding member of the National ePrescribing Patient Safety Initiative(TM) (NEPSI(TM)), a coalition of the nation’s leading healthcare and technology companies that is dedicated to eliminating preventable medication errors by providing free e-prescribing technology to every physician in America. NEPSI is co-led by national sponsor Dell Inc., a leading global systems and services company. Additional NEPSI sponsors include Aetna, Cisco Systems, eRx Network, Fujitsu, Google — the coalition’s Search Sponsor — Horizon BCBS of New Jersey, Microsoft, NaviMedix, Quest Diagnostics, Sprint Nextel, SureScripts, Wellpoint, and Wolters Kluwer Health.
“The NEPSI coalition was created to bring electronic prescribing to physicians at no cost and reduce the risk of medication errors to our nation,” said Tullman. “And it’s working. Every day, more physicians are adopting the solution.”
The Allscripts web-based ePrescribing software for NEPSI is available at no cost to any healthcare provider with legal authority to prescribe medications, the solution requires no download, no new hardware, and minimal training. The product can quickly generate secure electronic prescriptions and deliver them to the patient’s pharmacy of choice.
For more information, visit NEPSI on the web at .
NOTE: The Pharmacy health Information Exchange, operated by SureScripts, facilitates the transfer of electronic prescriptions between US physicians and the nation’s pharmacies. According to the National Progress Report on E-Prescribing (), 35 million prescription transactions were routed electronically in 2007.
About Allscripts
Allscripts is the leading provider of clinical software, connectivity and information solutions that physicians use to improve healthcare. The company’s unique solutions inform, connect and transform healthcare, delivering improved care at lower cost. More than 40,000 physicians and thousands of other healthcare professionals in clinics, hospitals and extended care facilities nationwide utilize Allscripts to automate everyday tasks such as writing prescriptions, documenting patient care, managing billing and scheduling, and safely discharging patients, as well as to connect with key information and stakeholders in the healthcare system. To learn more, visit Allscripts at .
This announcement may contain forward-looking statements about Allscripts Healthcare Solutions that involve risks and uncertainties. These statements are developed by combining currently available information with Allscripts beliefs and assumptions. Forward-looking statements do not guarantee future performance. Because Allscripts cannot predict all of the risks and uncertainties that may affect it, or control the ones it does predict, Allscripts’ actual results may be materially different from the results expressed in its forward-looking statements. For a more complete discussion of the risks, uncertainties and assumptions that may affect Allscripts, see the Company’s 2007 Annual Report on Form 10-K, available through the Web site maintained by the Securities and Exchange Commission at .

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MINNEAPOLIS, July 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — HealthFitness (OTC Bulletin Board: HFIT) announced today it has quintupled the amount of education content on its Web-based eHealth platform. The enhancements were realized through a new partnership with EBSCO Publishing and became available to HealthFitness customers through the HealthFitness eHealth platform on July 1. HealthFitness is a leading provider of employee health management programs. Managing more than 400 fitness centers globally, the company also offers a suite of health management services on-site, Web-based and telephonically.
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Health Library(TM) from EBSCO Publishing is URAC-accredited with content written and reviewed by qualified medical experts. It is organized and accessible in a Web-friendly format that is designed to be used the way consumers seek information on the Internet. Content is available in Spanish as well as in English, and is written in layman’s terms so consumers can easily understand it.
According to research from the Pew Internet and American Life Project, 80 percent of American Internet users have searched for health information topics online. The information now available to HealthFitness clients includes disease fact sheets, information about procedures and tests, magazine-style articles about wellness topics, alternative and natural treatments, a drug database that provides details about prescriptions and a medical dictionary. Illustrations and animations help support understanding of the material, which can be seamlessly integrated into a client’s employee health portal.
“Health Library offers tools that HealthFitness clients can use to help employees better understand their health status, and to make conversations with their health care providers more robust when they do seek care,” said Gregg O. Lehman, Ph.D, president and CEO of HealthFitness. “Informed consumers can take steps to improve their own health, and health Library is a trusted resource they can turn to at any time to get the answers they need.”
In addition to the wealth of information available through health Library, HealthFitness’s Medical Director Jim Reynolds, MD, said the resource is notable for the quality of the information presented.
“The condition and procedure fact sheets cover 95 percent of all the issues American consumers will encounter, so we’re putting a lot of valuable information into the hands of our clients and their employees through this library,” Reynolds said. “We are very pleased we can provide materials that are reviewed by qualified medical experts and subjected to a rigorous review process. So much of what consumers find by just surfing the Internet isn’t medically reviewed. Our clients can have confidence that what they read in health Library is verified and scientifically based.”
About HealthFitness
HealthFitness is a leading provider of employee health improvement services to Fortune 500 companies, the health care industry and individual consumers. Serving clients for more than 30 years, HealthFitness partners with employers to effectively manage their health care and productivity costs by improving individual health and well-being. HealthFitness serves more than 300 clients globally via on-site management and remotely via Web and telephonic services. HealthFitness provides a complete portfolio of health and fitness management solutions including a proprietary health risk assessment platform, screenings, EMPOWERED(TM) health Coaching and delivery of health improvement programs. HealthFitness employs more than 3,000 health and fitness professionals in national and international locations who are committed to the company’s mission of “improving the health and well-being of the people we serve.” For more information on HealthFitness, visit .

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ROCKVILLE, Md., July 15 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality and the AARP today released two new checklists designed to help men and women over the age of 50 learn what they can do to stay healthy and prevent disease.
AHRQ and AARP also released an accompanying wall chart, the Staying Healthy at 50 timeline, that provides information about recommended preventive services and can be posted in both clinical and community settings. These three publications Men: Stay Healthy at 50 , Checklists for Your Health; Women: Stay Healthy at 50 , Checklists for Your Health; and the Staying Healthy at 50 timeline show at a glance the evidence-based recommendations from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force regarding screening tests, preventive medicines and healthy lifestyle behaviors for people 50 and older.
“As we age, what we need to do to stay healthy begins to change,” said AHRQ Director Carolyn M. Clancy, M.D. “These new easy-to-read checklists help Americans age 50 and older realize the important steps they can take to stay healthy.”
Checklists for Health, available in English and Spanish, are brochures that adults can take along to medical appointments and are designed to help patients and clinicians engage in discussions about necessary preventive screening tests. Unlike diagnostic tests, which clinicians order when they suspect someone has a disease, screening tests help check for problems before symptoms are apparent. Patients can use the checklists to record their screening test history and plan follow-up medical appointments. Both checklists also provide tips about other things to do to stay healthy, such as eating a healthy diet and exercising.
“We all have a personal stake in making wellness and prevention a top priority,” said Cheryl Matheis, AARP senior vice president of health strategies. “We are delighted to be part of this effort to increase public awareness and participation in age-appropriate health screenings that can often prevent or delay expensive and debilitating chronic diseases.”
The Staying Healthy at 50 timeline displays the Task Force’s recommendations for preventive care for men and women age 50 and older in a wall chart, and it is designed to be posted in places such as clinicians’ offices, senior centers, fitness centers, pharmacies and other public locations.
“Equipping people with the tools and information to stay healthy is important for healthy aging,” said Josefina G. Carbonell, Assistant Secretary for Aging of the U.S. Department of health and Human Services. “We are eager to promote the use of these checklists through Aging Network Community Based Partners that reach more than 10.4 million older people and their caregivers and deliver evidence- based health promotion and disease prevention programs.”
The Task Force is the leading independent panel of experts in prevention and primary care. The Task Force, which is supported by AHRQ, conducts rigorous, impartial assessments of the scientific evidence for the effectiveness of a broad range of clinical preventive services, including screening, counseling and preventive medications. Its recommendations are considered the gold standard for clinical preventive services.
AARP is a nonprofit, nonpartisan membership organization that helps people 50 have independence, choice and control in ways that are beneficial and affordable to them and society as a whole.
Men: Stay Healthy at 50 , Your Checklists for health and Women: Stay Healthy at 50 , Your Checklists for health are available on the AHRQ Web site at and . The Staying Healthy at 50 timeline is also available on the AHRQ Web site at . The publications may be ordered by calling AHRQ’s Publications Clearinghouse at 1-800-358-9295 or sending an e-mail to .
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RADNOR, Pa., July 15 /PRNewswire/ — HTH Worldwide, a global health and safety services company, today announced that its TravelGap(R) health insurance for international travelers is now available for purchase in New York State. Because Medicare does not cover medical services delivered outside of the United States and private health plans often reduce coverage for services abroad, TravelGap is a must-have for most business, leisure, and student travelers. It often costs a fraction of an international trip and can provide up to $1,000,000 in sickness and accident coverage as well as $500,000 in medical evacuation benefits. Some TravelGap policies also eliminate all out-of-pocket costs for medical care.
“Travel health insurance is often overlooked when people pack for trips abroad,” said Brendan Sharkey, Director of Individual Products at HTH Worldwide. “But what many have learned the hard way is that their personal or employer-sponsored health plans don’t fully cover them when they’re out of the country. We are pleased to help residents of New York state pack the peace of mind that comes with buying an insurance plan approved by the state of New York and specifically designed to cover healthcare needs away from home.”
Those who purchase TravelGap also enjoy to HTH Worldwide’s other services, including:
— Global health and Safety Databases available online and on mobile
phones via HTH’s Mobile health service:

International Physician Community brings together over 4,200
carefully selected general and specialist physicians, dentists and
other health professionals in over 180 countries, each under
contract with HTH and each available to address the healthcare needs
of the global traveler.

CityHealth(sm) Profiles gather critical information about healthcare
services in over 700 of the world’s most popular destinations:
emergency phone numbers, high quality hospitals, vaccination
requirements, pharmacy information and more.

Security Profiles and News Alerts contain up-to-date information
about the health and security risks of frequently visited foreign
countries.

Medication Translation yields the country-specific brand name under
which common prescription and over-the-counter medications are sold.

Medical Phrase and Terms Translation capture idiomatic healthcare
terms (”hay fever,”"CAT scan”) and critical healthcare phrases
(”When can I travel?”) in nine languages.

— Concierge-level International Medical Assistance — A 24/7, toll-free
call center that assists insured members with everything from requests
for doctor appointments and cashless access to managing medical
emergencies.

— Emergency Evacuation — A worldwide network of contracted Physician
Advisors as well as air ambulance operators selected for their safety
records.

TravelGap is currently available in other states, including Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada , New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina ,North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont , Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming.
About HTH Worldwide
HTH Worldwide provides health insurance plans and global medical assistance services for business and leisure travelers as well as students abroad. HTH programs are distinguished by a contracted community of over 5,000 hospitals and doctors in 180 countries. HTH combines its health and safety research, advanced Internet applications, and extensive experience in designing and delivering international health insurance plans to ensure customers’ health, safety and peace of mind. HTH was recently named one of North America’s fastest growing companies in Deloitte’s Technology Fast 500. For more information, visit .
Contact: Cass Oryl
215.564.3200 x116

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SAN FRANCISCO, July 15 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Alta Bates Medical Group (ABMG) is taking a leadership role to enhance the level of service and support to its provider members and their patients. The East Bay physician organization is working with Illumisys, LLC, to implement a rapid cycle of physician adoption and deployment strategies along with consolidation of various technology solutions available to its physicians and patients via the Internet. This will ensure that ABMG’s web presence is practical, informative and provider and patient friendly.
“We are always looking to provide our physicians with more and better tools to provide quality care,” said Jim Slaggert, chief executive officer of Alta Bates Medical Group. “We hope that this new relationship will promote quality care and enhance physician and patient communication initiatives, in part, through the use of technology.”
Illumisys, LLC, a San Francisco based health information technology consulting firm, will provide planning, training and implementation project management services. In conjunction with ABMG, Illumisys consultants will complete practice assessments and workflow analyses and subsequently, develop and implement adoption strategies along with physician communication and education programs. Working with RelayHealth, Illumisys staff will reach out to physicians and provide localized support for physician and office staff training and education. They will also work with Sutter Connect to create an easily accessible ABMG web portal for its physicians and patients.
“ABMG’s commitment to increasing physician adoption of health information technologies (HIT) is an initiative that we are very excited to take a leadership role in,” says John Weir, President of Illumisys. “By teaming with ABMG’s existing technology partners we are able to leverage proven and practical methods for system implementation and training that will help ABMG and its physicians develop continued enhancements in quality healthcare and patient satisfaction.”
Alta Bates Medical Group is an Independent Physicians Association serving patients in Oakland, Berkeley and the greater East Bay, comprised of more than 600 physicians and serve 70,000 health plan members. For more information about Alta Bates Medical Group, please visit .
Illumisys, LLC is a San Francisco based health information technology (IT) consulting firm focusing on systems integration, clinical practice improvement, Electronic health Record (EHR), Practice Management System & e-Prescribing implementation and training services. Illumisys is dedicated to helping healthcare organizations and physicians transform their patient environment through the adoption and use of technology. Illumisys is also committed to advancing patient safety and modernizing the business of healthcare by blending operational improvement with the power of technology. Illumisys is a wholly-own for-profit subsidiary of Lumetra, San Francisco, California. For more information about Illumisys, LLC, please visit .
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ATLANTA, July 15 /PRNewswire/ — MDdatacor, Inc., a leader in health care quality management solutions for health plans and providers, today announced it has received a notice of allowance on a patent from the U.S. Patent Office for a key component of the company’s proprietary CareInformatix(TM) technology platform.
The CareInformatix(TM) system works with existing electronic medical record, practice management, lab and registry systems, regardless of vendor, to aggregate and report on actionable patient clinical data to physicians at the point-of-care. Access to this valuable information supports physicians in improving the quality of patient care, as defined by evidence-based clinical guidelines.
In addition to the structured data from physicians’ systems, MDdatacor is the only company able to accept, analyze and report on unstructured data such as transcribed notes and free-form text from progress notes in electronic medical record systems, where as much as 80 percent of medical information exists.
The patent will cover the ability to analyze this unstructured data with a high degree of accuracy.
Tim Roche, co-founder, president and chief executive officer of MDdatacor, said, “This patent will further enable MDdatacor to maintain a market-leading position through innovation. MDdatacor is committed to providing advanced solutions that enable provider-led disease and care management, transitioning practices from visit-based care models to health management organizations.”
About MDdatacor
Established in 2001 and headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, MDdatacor enhances healthcare quality through the development of innovative technology solutions. MDdatacor solutions are used to support quality improvement, health information exchange and Patient-Centered Medical Home initiatives. MDdatacor currently serves more than 7,000 physicians representing more than seven million patients. For more information, visit or call (866) 460-5681.
Contact:
Heather McLarney
(866) 460-5681

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LONDON, July 14 /PRNewswire/ — An online NHS health Guide for people with diabetes has been launched on
the national NHS website, NHS Choices http://www.nhs.uk

The guide, http://www.nhs.uk/Pathways/diabetes/Pages/Landing.aspx,
takes patients through each stage, from before diagnosis, through to how
to live and self-manage the condition. Throughout the next year, NHS Choices
will be rolling out more guides from the 60 most common long-term conditions,
giving people the information they require to make their own choices and
decisions about their treatment.

NHS Choices has also released complete online guides to living with
stroke, asthma, dementia, depression and heart disease.

See links below:

Asthma: http://www.nhs.uk/Pathways/asthma/Pages/Landing.aspx

Heart: http://www.nhs.uk/Pathways/coronaryheartdisease/Pages/Landing.aspx

Dementia: http://www.nhs.uk/pathways/dementia/pages/landing.aspx

Depression: http://www.nhs.uk/Pathways/depression/Pages/Landing.aspx

Stroke: http://www.nhs.uk/Pathways/stroke/Pages/Landing.aspx

Providing this level of comprehensive health information from the NHS is
crucial in the internet age, where health is the most researched subject, and
people need to be able to access safe and reliable online information from a
trusted source such as the NHS.

Doctors have helped NHS Choices test these new guides and have said that
the information source will improve their consultations with patients, and
save them time. Doctors and Practice Nurse can easily print off the
information for patients so that they can become more knowledgeable in their
own time and own space.

Dr Bhupinder Mangat, a GP from Hounslow, who has been using these guides
with his patients as part of testing said:

“People come to my surgery with sheets of paper they’ve printed out from
the internet, and they say: ‘I want what it says here’.

“I’d much prefer them to come in with sound information from NHS Choices.
I may have to explain the advice isn’t appropriate to them but at least the
discussion will be on a sound footing. That’s really positive.”
Dr Mangat now advises patients with particular conditions to look at the
site’s health guides.

“When they come back to me, they seem more positive. Helping patients
understand their condition is the first step to treating it.”
“Internet sites are neither a replacement or alternative to a doctor. But
nothing is more valuable than a good education.”
Notes for Editors:

NHS Choices (http://www.nhs.uk) is the digital information service of the
NHS - the NHS public website that gives ordinary people the tools to make
better, more informed choices about their treatments, health and wellbeing.
It includes more than 80,000 pages of content, including video, interactive
tools, daily news service and lifestyle features. Users can also check and
compare hospital and doctors profiles and performance on-line.

For further information, please contact NHS Choices on:
44(0)207-972-1812

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HOLLYWOOD, Calif., July 10 /PRNewswire/ — Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, Entertainment Industry Foundation President and CEO Lisa Paulsen, MPAA Chair and CEO Dan Glickman, and State health and Human Services Secretary Kim Belshe will announce a major Hollywood anti-smoking initiative FRIDAY, JULY 11 at 10:50 a.m. at the Kodak Theater. They will be joined by children and other government, entertainment and health leaders. EIF brought together Paramount Pictures, Sony Pictures Entertainment, Universal Pictures, Warner Bros. and the State of California to create this unprecedented program. Twentieth Century Fox and Disney have made similar commitments.
WHAT: Press conference announcing EIF/major studio/state anti-smoking
initiative

WHEN: Friday, July 11 at 10:50 a.m.

WHERE: Kodak Theater, Lobby 1, Hollywood & Highland.

WHO: Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger

Entertainment Industry Foundation President and CEO Lisa Paulsen

Motion Picture Association of America Chairman and CEO Dan Glickman

State health and Human Services Secretary Kim Belshe

Children

Other government, entertainment and health leaders

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ARLINGTON, Va., July 9 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The HealthCentral Network, Inc. () has launched ObesityHelpConnection.com, a new online medical and peer-to-peer resource committed to helping and informing those struggling with obesity about drugs, surgeries and nutrition, along with offering a place to discuss and post questions.
Three expert writers, University of Pennsylvania clinical instruction Dr. Jeffrey Heit, television health reporter Amy Hendel, and trainer and motivational speaker Kenn Kihiu, will update the community frequently with information, relatable stories, and easy-to-follow tips for battling obesity. Heit has worked with his clients on effective and efficient exercise and nutrition and will focus on the relationship between obesity and metabolism. Hendel, author of “Fat Families, Thin Families,” will share tips to mold and shape families to make healthy and lasting life decisions. And high-energy coach Kihiu, who emphasizes that fitness can be fun, will be concentrating on body image issues and motivation.
Community tools also offer users the ability to support one another, track their body mass index, and ask and answer one another’s questions about symptoms, treatment and other pertinent health issues.
“Recognizing that obesity is a serious issue for many Americans, HealthCentral’s newest site will focus on awareness, education and most importantly, support,” said Christopher M. Schroeder, CEO and President of The HealthCentral Network. “For those struggling with obesity and different treatment options, there is no substitute for sharing experiences and supporting one another.”
About The HealthCentral Network
The HealthCentral Network, Inc. () is the leading collection of online consumer health assets, with more than 35 condition-specific, wellness and general health Web properties. By offering connections to renowned experts, a network of patients and caregivers who share “real world” experience, and in-depth information, sites in The HealthCentral Network make a meaningful difference in the lives of patients and caregivers. The HealthCentral Network also manages the highest-quality health advertising network, not building size for size’s sake - but targeting condition-specific audiences who value and engage with information from marketers on their terms.
The HealthCentral Network was acquired in 2005 by Polaris Venture Partners, The Carlyle Group, Sequoia Capital, and Allen & Company. In January 2008, the Company received a significant minority investment from IAC/InteractiveCorp and additional investment from its original investors, and IAC CEO Barry Diller joined The HealthCentral Network’s board of directors. In April 2008, HealthCentral and IAC Ad Solutions Network announced a new ad network relationship, expanding the collective reach to nearly 50 million monthly unique users.
HealthCentral’s management team combines decades of interactive media, medical and journalism experience: CEO and President Christopher Schroeder was the CEO and Publisher of Washingtonpost.Newsweek Interactive, the interactive subsidiary of The Washington Post Company.
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DALLAS, July 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — The Maltese healthcare system will be the focus of an international conference as leaders from around the world learn how the island nation’s healthcare system could be transformed into an innovative model for the European Union to follow. Affiliated Computer Services, Inc. (ACS) will present the forum to discuss the future of healthcare and information technology while showcasing practical applications.
Four recognized experts in healthcare and information technology will present the program in the context of Malta’s needs and its opportunities for progressive healthcare leadership in the European Union. The forum, entitled Quality, Value, and the Future of Healthcare in Malta: A Model for the European Union, will take place July 10, 2008 at the Hilton Malta in Portomaso, St. Julians, Malta.
The speakers will review key trends that offer opportunities for Malta, with special focus on the relationship between medical science and technology to achieve the policy objectives of a national health system. They will provide practical lessons from programs that reduced costs and increased quality of care, with case studies about information technologies of integrated healthcare systems and telemedicine networks that enable highly successful home care programs.
Nearly 200 government, healthcare, and business leaders from around the world have been invited to discuss policies and actions that Malta may undertake to become a leader for progressive reforms with potential adoption in other countries.
The forum is being held in collaboration with the U.S. Ambassador to Malta, Molly Bordonaro, and sponsors The Ministry for Social Policy, Malta; GE Healthcare; and iSOFT - An IBA health Group Company.
Keynote speakers (bios available upon request):
Creating a Desired Future for health Care: Shared Challenges and Promising Responses
Jeffrey C. Bauer, Ph.D., Partner, Management Consulting, Futures Practice, ACS Healthcare Solutions
Health care in all nations is being impacted by dramatic new concepts of medical science, advances in clinical technologies, and demographic and epidemiological shifts created by globalization. Although countries vary in their delivery systems and finance mechanisms, they will need to pursue common approaches to improving quality, eliminating waste, and making other operational improvements addressed in this future-focused presentation.
Achieving Full Returns on the Electronic health Record: Lessons from Experience
John Glaser, Ph.D., Vice President and CIO, Partners HealthCare
Electronic health records can enable significant improvements in care quality, safety and efficiency. However, these gains are not an automatic result of implementation. The gains must be managed; processes have to be re- engineered, effective use of the systems must be encouraged and clinical performance must be measured and monitored.
Attacking the Treatment Gap and Empowering Personalized Medicine: Value of Informatics and Healthcare IT
Mark Dente, M.D., Vice President of Healthcare Solutions, GE Healthcare
Informatics will allow the promise of personalized medicine, clinical decision support & chronic disease management to be fully realized. Its impact will drive patient safety, economic savings, outcomes and clinical research while empowering the consumer.
Mastering Complexity in health Care: Keys to Safety and Quality
Henry Johnson, M.D., M.P.H., Medical Director, MIDAS , ACS Healthcare Solutions
As medicine becomes more complex, the risk of error and harm to patients during treatment increases. The key to decreasing this risk in a healthcare setting is mastering complexity through system thinking and system measurement. Learn more about complexity in healthcare and how to create measures for complex healthcare systems in a cost effective manner to improve safety and quality.
About ACS
ACS, a global FORTUNE 500 company with 63,000 people supporting client operations reaching more than 100 countries, provides business process outsourcing and information technology solutions to world-class commercial and government clients. The company’s Class A common stock trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “ACS.” Learn more about ACS at .
ACS Healthcare Solutions, a division of ACS, is a leader in healthcare information technology and clinical transformation and provides a full array of services to healthcare delivery systems to help them operate more efficiently and effectively including world-class healthcare transformational outsourcing services.
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