At the HIMSS10 Conference at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, Georgia, IBM (IBM) introduced Initiate Exchange, a new service that enables health systems to exchange patient data with physicians. The company also announced that Initiate client CareSpark, has been awarded a Social Security Administration contract through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. Read more...

Underscoring its rich tradition of healthcare technology firsts, Eclipsys Corporation (NASDAQ: ECLP) has announced the release of Helios by Eclipsys(TM), an industry-defining open architecture platform designed to deliver vendor choice and flexibility to a sector grappling with lagging technology adoption and soaring costs. Moving away from traditional, proprietary operating systems, Eclipsys(TM) is opening up its platform to provide certified third-party companies open, secure access to common services and visual and data integration. Read more...

Sage Healthcare Division has announced a meaningful use guarantee for Sage’s EHR Product Suite, providing physicians with the assurance they need to confidently deploy electronic health records for improved patient care and qualify for government incentives. Read more...