05/22/2012
HealthCor Management -- one of the largest shareholders of health IT firm Allscripts' Healthcare Solutions -- has filed a lawsuit after Allscripts CEO Glen Tullman refused HealthCor's demands that he resign. The suit is asking the court to postpone Allscripts' June 15 annual meeting so HealthCor can nominate candidates for vacant positions on Allscripts' board. Reuters et al.
05/21/2012
A report by research firm KLAS finds that physicians see certain advantages in using software-as-a-service electronic health record systems. The report notes that such systems are appealing because they are easy to use and involve relatively low hardware costs. InformationWeek et al.
05/18/2012
Managed services organization SynerMed has partnered with IEHIE, a provider of health data exchange services, to help California health care providers access patient data. Arizona will deploy Mosaica Partners' consulting and advisory services for its health data exchange.
05/11/2012
NIH has awarded Booz Allen Hamilton a five-year, $2.5 million task order to provide health data privacy and compliance services. The New York City Health Department is partnering with Dossia to offer personal health record tools to the members of five Brooklyn churches.
05/07/2012
CMS recently announced that it will not require medical industry companies to collect data for the Physician Payments Sunshine Act until 2013. The act requires companies to report certain payments to health care providers, and the information will be available on a public website. Sens. Chuck Grassley and Herb Kohl said they are disappointed by the delay. Modern Physician et al.
05/04/2012
The Department of Veterans Affairs has selected Harris Corporation to help integrate VA's electronic health record system with the Department of Defense's EHR system. Castlight Health has raised $100 million in Series D funding with contributions from multiple investors.
05/04/2012
A KLAS report predicts that purchases of health care business intelligence tools will increase in the next few years. Fifty-two percent of surveyed health care providers said they plan to purchase or replace such tools within the next three years. CMIO, FierceHealthIT.
04/27/2012
A new report from Fitch Ratings finds that electronic health record incentive payments from the meaningful use program helped increase the bottom line of for-profit hospital companies by nearly $400 million last year. The report's authors said that last year's meaningful use incentive payments were "modest" and that they expect to see larger payments in 2012 and 2013. Modern Healthcare.
04/27/2012
Medical centers in Georgia, Louisiana, New York and Texas have selected Siemens Healthcare's revenue cycle management system. The Department of Veterans Affairs has extended a contract for Authentidate Holding's remote patient monitoring technology.
04/27/2012
The New York Digital Health Accelerator will award 12 companies up to $300,000 each to develop tools to support New York's Medicaid medical home program. The initiative aims to boost health IT innovation and create 1,500 jobs. Healthcare IT News, Health Data Management.
04/20/2012
CMS has awarded a $111 million contract to National Government Services to further develop the software system used by Medicare beneficiary call centers. Doctors Express, a national urgent care center franchise, has selected DocuTAP's EHR and practice management systems.
04/18/2012
According to a report from Mercom Capital Group, health IT venture capital funding totaled $184 million in the first quarter of 2012, involving a record 27 deals. If the pace continues, total health IT venture capital funding for 2012 is expected to exceed last year's total. Healthcare IT News et al.
04/13/2012
3M has acquired CodeRyte, a developer of computer-assisted coding applications for health care providers, for an undisclosed sum. NexJ Systems and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center are partnering to help the hospital's patients access their health records electronically.
04/09/2012
Last week, Sens. Chuck Grassley and Herb Kohl sent a letter calling for CMS to release a final rule on the Physician Payment Sunshine Act by June. The Sunshine Act requires medical industry companies to disclose gifts and payments to health care providers. MassDevice, CMIO.
04/06/2012
Health IT services provider Cognosante has partnered with 3M Health Information Systems to help states prepare for the transition to ICD-10 code sets. Software developer Oracle will acquire ClearTrial, a provider of cloud-based clinical trial management software, for an undisclosed sum.