Among some notable health IT news this week: InterSystems has opened it first office in Saudi Arabia, following what's expected to be a growth in the Middle Eastern country's health economy. And Bill Clinton's charitable organization has launched a new program backing health IT as a way to reduce rural health disparities.
The telecom provider unwrapped a portfolio of cloud services, including co-location, enterprise and private cloud editions, tailored specifically for healthcare, one of the last industries to embrace the cloud but also one poised to reap the most benefits from the model.
Three Virginia healthcare organizations demonstrate sharing patient data through direct exchange and then expanding exchange through a more comprehensive method.