Eric Wicklund

One of the bigger names in communications is expanding its healthcare presence.

Health information exchanges often involve organizations with little in common – sometimes a recipe for failure. Transforming Healthcare in Connecticut Communities (THICC) hopes to change that by bringing a key ingredient to the table.

The 45 physicians of Northern California Medical Associates aren’t interested in all the bells and whistles that come with a full-fledged electronic medical record. They want something that stays out of the way and lets them work.

Boston Medical Center is projected to generate an additional $7 million each year by automating – and thereby improving – its referral process.

Verizon is wading into the ever-complicated healthcare security field with two new offerings designed to help protect electronically transmitted healthcare data.

Four months after declaring its intention to enter the American healthcare market, Australia’s iSoft has found a U.S.-based partner.

“Meaningful use” just got a whole lot more meaningful at Regions Hospital in St. Paul, where clinicians working with the hospital’s electronic health record now have quick and easy access to a radiology picture archiving and communications system (PACS).

Cardinal Health has named a new CEO and chairman, effective upon completion of the planned spinoff of its CareFusion subsidiary at the end of August.

Looking to distance itself from similar-sounding competitors, the iMedica Corporation has announced a new name and launched a new Web site.

Physicians rely on their cellphones about as much as they do their stethoscopes. With that in mind, Globaltel Media is looking to make the cellphone more useful.