03/12/2010
Brief reports on business deals and developments from the past week: Merge Healthcare will acquire AMICAS, a vendor of complementary applications, for $248 million, and the American Medical Association will provide its members with access to Ingenix's CareTracker EHR system.
03/10/2010
The WebMD Health Exchange is intended to provide an arena for consumers to interact with health care professionals and other consumers. The service will let third parties sponsor branded discussions and exchanges on specific health care issues. Healthcare IT News.
03/05/2010
Brief reports on business deals and developments from the past week: The American Medical Association is partnering with Dell to create a platform for health care provider resources and communication, and Hyland Software has purchased eWebHealth for an undisclosed sum.
03/03/2010
The Certification Commission for Health IT has seen a spike in applications since the federal government released an interim final rule on electronic health record certification. CCHIT expects to update its programs after HHS finalizes the requirements. Federal Computer Week.
03/02/2010
During the HIMSS conference, Military Health System officials announced plans to deploy an electronic health record system for the White House and other sites. Other speakers offered advice on applying for health IT grants and securing patient data. Government Health IT et al.
03/02/2010
During the 2010 HIMSS conference, the Certification Commission for Healthcare IT announced new certification programs for electronic health record systems that cater to women's health and cancer specialists. InformationWeek, Health Data Management.
02/26/2010
Brief reports on business deals and developments from the past week: the Department of Defense has deployed CliniComp's Essentris EHR suite, and PatientKeeper will integrate its health data exchange software with NextGate's MatchMetrix master patient index technology.
02/24/2010
A committee in the Maine Legislature has granted preliminary approval to a proposed $10 million bond issue that would provide grant funding to help physicians and community clinics purchase and implement software for electronic health record systems. Bangor Daily News.
02/19/2010
Acumen Solutions will provide cloud computing-based software for HHS' regional health IT extension centers. The software will help the centers provide assistance to health care providers looking to adopt electronic health records. Health Data Management, Government Health IT.
02/19/2010
Brief reports on business deals and developments from the past weeks: Phytel has raised $14.2 million in investor funding, and Joy Pritts has been named the chief privacy officer for the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT.
02/12/2010
Brief reports on business deals and developments from the past weeks: Xerox will acquire Affiliated Computer Services, a provider of health IT services, for about $6.4 billion in cash and stock. Meanwhile, PatientSafe Solutions has raised $30 million in private funding.
02/12/2010
A new report suggests that many pharmaceutical companies are looking to forge partnerships with technology firms to develop new health IT tools. Some technologies in development include mobile phone applications, Smartphone tools and "smart pills." Reuters.
02/10/2010
InformationWeek Senior Writer Marianne Kolbasuk McGee argues that uncertainty about health care reform likely is causing the decline in many health IT vendor stocks. Athenahealth, Allscripts-Misys and Cerner have reported decreases in stock prices. InformationWeek’s "Healthcare Blogs."
02/09/2010
At a HIPAA summit last week, several participants said the 'harm threshold' allows health care organizations to avoid data breach notifications that could unnecessarily alarm patients. Some stakeholders and members of Congress have concerns about the standard. HealthLeaders Media.
02/09/2010
A new KLAS report suggests that few electronic
health record vendors are creating successful models for health data
exchange. The report identifies Axolotl as a leader in the market for
applications to share data between acute care settings and Medicity's
Novo Grid as a leader in the space for tools supporting data exchange
between acute care and ambulatory care settings. Healthcare IT News.