In the News
2010
July 20, 2010
- i2i SYSTEMS ANNOUNCES NEW i2iTRACKS VERSION 6.1
- Email Patient Recall Integrated Into Population Health Management System
"i2i Systems is proud to release this year’s by customer request release of new i2iTracks 6.1, which empowers health centers to profitable expand patient outreach while measurably improving care." said Janice Nicholson, co-founder, president and chief executive officer of i2i Systems, Inc. "i2iTracks is a complete solution that enables any healthcare professional to create and view patient populations defined by any health characteristic, identify patients who have not yet been diagnosed, and instantly recall and track that population's health status on demand."
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June 4, 2010
- i2i SYSTEMS UNVEILS ARRA MEANINGFUL USE REPORTS
- i2iTracks Population Health Management System Includes Integrated ARRA Clinical Quality Measures Reporting
"Today marks the first time in history that any health delivery organization in America can acquire a comprehensive and easy-to-use population health management solution that not only reports ARRA Meaningful Use Clinical Quality Measures, but can dramatically improve care quality, lower operating costs all while generating those valuable stimulus dollars." said Janice Nicholson, co-founder, president and chief executive officer of i2i Systems, Inc.
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April 2010
- CDC Reports on the Health Disparities in U.S. Adults from 1999–2006
- Race/ethnicity differences in health care and chronic diseases have been well documented. Hypertension, hypercholesterolemia, and diabetes are all chronic conditions associated with cardiovascular disease, the leading cause of death in the United States...
... In 15% of U.S. adults, one or more of the three [hypertension, hypercholesterolemia, diabetes] conditions is undiagnosed.
NCHS data brief, no 36. Hyattsville, MD: National Center for Health Statistics. 2010.
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January 15, 2010
- i2i SYSTEMS ANNOUNCES NEW i2iTRACKS VERSION 6.0
- Population Health Management System Now Includes Meaningful Use Reports – Power Patient Recall Features – Enhanced Patient Search Engine
i2i Systems, Inc. today announced wide availability of i2iTracks™ 6.0. The new software system available now empowers the 700 healthcare delivery sites currently using i2iTracks to now report their Meaningful Use clinical requirements, while continuing to support their collective mission that no single patient should ever fall through the cracks.
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2009
December 2009
- $600 million in stimulus money ... towards improving community health centers
- [S]tarting today, we're making $88 million in funding available for centers to adopt new health information technology systems to manage their administrative and financial matters and transfer old paper files to electronic medical records. ...
... we know that when it comes to health care, the people we serve deserve better.
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November 2009
- Hospitals Experiment with Disease Management Tools
- Hospitals and health systems are beginning to carefully craft care plans for patients with chronic conditions such as diabetes, depression, heart disease, lung disease and cancer that seek to engage the patient in his or her own care ...
... For any health system that wants to improve chronic care, the first steps are to identify those patients who have a particular disease and to analyze gaps in care at an enterprise level. Health IT can help organizations determine "where the opportunities for improvement are, so they can get started in an effective way," ...
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October 2009
- New Effort For Diabetics To Preserve Their Vision
- Diabetes is the main cause of blindness in adults. But if you are uninsured or low income, getting an eye exam and paying for it may be impossible. Thanks to a professor at UC Berkeley, there is a solution.
Read more . . . Tracks Interfaces with EyePACS!
February 2009
- An Unprecedented Opportunity:
- Using Federal Stimulus Funds to Advance Health IT in California
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2008
December 2008
- Tools for Clinics:
- Four Health Centers Use Chronic Disease Management Systems
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September 2008
- Health-record startup gains key backing
- Santa Rosa’s i2i Systems secures 33 new clinics under statewide initiative.
Read more . . . - L.A. community clinics win health IT grants
- The L.A. Care Health Plan has awarded $2 million through its HIT
initiative to nine community clinics to implement health IT systems.
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June 2008
- Janice Nicholson has recently been honored
- by the North Bay Business Journal. Janice received the "2008 Women in Business" Award for Women in Technology!
Read more . . . - Better Chronic Disease Care Through Technology: Health Care Foundations Unveil $4.5 Million Program
- Disease registries can help safety-net clinics ensure needed care. Read more . . .
March 2008
- CHCF leads the way to better chronic disease care through funding systems like i2iTracks
- “Grants will subsidize up to 50% of the costs of acquiring chronic disease management software or a disease registry tool, plus an additional 20% of that amount up to a total of $40,000 for implementing a quality improvement program. Grants will be made to clinics and consortia to promote quality improvement…” Read more . . .
- Clinical IT Can Boost Chronic Disease Care, Providers Say
- “Clinical IT can help boost patient care, reduce costs and expedite clinical studies, health care providers said at a conference on the challenges of treating patients with chronic illnesses in Washington, D.C.” Read more . . .
- Electronic Health Records versus Chronic Disease Management Systems: A Quick Comparison
- Video on Disease Registry Tools Read more . . .
2007
October 2007
- Chronic Disease Fight Could Save Billions
- Chronic diseases cost the nation's economy more than $1 trillion a year in lost productivity, and the amount could jump to about $6 trillion by mid-century, according to a report released Tuesday. Read more . . .
July 2007
- Health Information Technology for Improving Quality of Care in Primary Care Settings
- Health information technology (Health IT) has the potential to enable better care for patients, and to help clinicians achieve continual improvements in the quality of care in primary care settings. Read more . . .
May 2007
- Clinics pilot Primary Care Renewal projects.
- Leading the way toward transforming primary care delivery, CareOregon is partnering with several provider clinics in piloting the “medical home” primary care model. Read more . . .
- AHRQ issues guide for using patient registries to evaluate treatments.
- The Agency for Healthcare Research has funded five pilot projects across and Quality today released a handbook to help researchers and others use patient registries to evaluate the effectiveness of health care treatments. Read more . . .
2006
November 2006
- ELINCS Pilot implementation status report.
- The California HealthCare Foundation has funded five pilot projects across California to implement ELINCS v1.0 in live clinical settings. Read more . . .
September 2006
- California Health Care Foundation Publishes Conference Highlights – "Chronic Disease Care: Better Ideas for Solving Real World Problems"
- i2i Systems, Inc. was invited to the conference
to demonstrate i2iTracks (MediTracks) to several
hundred clinicians, health plan administrators,
payers and health IT specialists who were invited
to this networking conference. Read
more . . .
Spring 2006
- Disease Management Registry Enhances Health Care Delivery to Patients
- Virginia Garcia has
implemented MediTracks, a disease management
and registry tracking system.
Read more . . .
February 2006
- ELINCS Contract Awarded to i2i Systems, Inc.
- The EHR/CDMS-Lab Interoperability and Connectivity Standards (ELINCS) project is developing a national standard for the delivery of real-time laboratory results from a lab’s information system to an electronic health record or Chronic Disease Management System. Read more . . .
January 2006
- Clinical Systems Learning Community (CSLC) Partnership Announced
- The CSLC is a California statewide project funded by the Tides Foundation Community Clinic Initiative. This year-long project is a joint collaboration between 23 health centers, CCI-TIDES, Object Health, Full Circle Projects, and i2i Systems with a clearly stated vision and specific goals that requires concise communication between all parties. The 23 CHCs have a primary goal of using i2iTracks software to collect and track data for a common measure set. i2i Systems has developed a customized report to meet the reporting needs of the project participants. Read More ...