The following health IT vendor contracts and go-lives were reported within the last week.
1. Cedars-Sinai launched a platform from Grace that connects patients and families with staff members to guide them through the end-of-life care management process.
2. The Bahamian Ministry of Health plans to implement the Allscripts Sunrise EHR.
3. Salt Lake City-based University of Utah Health Care selected Imprivata PatientSecure for patient identification.
4. Augusta, Ga.-based University Health Care System implemented RightPatient biometric patient identification technologies to improve patient safety, data integrity and revenue cycle management.
5. Munster (Ind.) Radiology Group selected McKesson Business Performance Services to strengthen its customer and patient billing services.
6. The MetroHealth System in Cleveland and healthcare technology vendor Hyland teamed up to develop and improve the system's administrative software.
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