Initiate Systems, Inc., a leader in master data management (MDM) solutions, has announced availability of the Initiate Master Data Service® platform v8.5, giving data stewards greater command over data governance and greater capabilities for resolving data issues quickly and efficiently across teams. Read more...

Initiate Systems, Inc., a leader in master data management (MDM) solutions and enterprise master person index (EMPI) software, has announced that the Bronx (NY) Regional Health Information Organization (RHIO), representing 80 percent of the providers serving the borough’s 1.36 million residents, has gone live with the Initiate® Health Information Exchange solution.

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Nuance Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: NUAN), has unveiled its Dragon® Medical 10 software, the fastest, most accurate, real-time medical speech recognition software released to date. The new Dragon Medical 10 software recognizes dictation nearly twice as fast as its previous release and yields an accuracy improvement of more than 20 percent over the previous release. Dragon Medical 10 offers new medical vocabularies, improved integration with electronic medical record (EMR) systems, enhanced regional accent support, and customizable commands, like Voice Shortcuts and DragonTemplates. Read more...

Electronic Health Record (EHR) systems have demonstrated their ability to improve the quality of patient care and safety. Healthcare institutions, both small and large, that have implemented an EHR system have also experienced the financial benefits that come along with it. Additionally, recent developments, including President Bush's public support for a National Health Information Infrastructure, are supporting a shift by medical groups towards the widespread use of information technology to improve care and reduce costs. It’s no wonder that more and more organizations are looking to Electronic Health Records to automate and streamline the clinician's workflow. Read more...