Mike Miliard
The ConJoin Group, an IT and business process outsourcing (BPO) company, has acquired PHNS, a provider of healthcare IT and BPO services for $250M.
GE Healthcare and the Medical College of Wisconsin have announced a collaboration on ultra-high field magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to study early neurological and psychiatric disorders, such as Alzheimer's disease and bipolar disorder, and to develop new brain imaging techniques for detecting disease before clinical symptoms are evident.
eClinicalWorks, maker of ambulatory clinical systems, has announced eClinicalWorks Version 9.0. This single product version provides on-demand access to all eClinicalWorks complimentary solutions, thereby creating a comprehensive EHR for enhancing and improving the quality of care for patients.
The Department of Veterans Affairs has awarded QuadraMed a five-year, $211 million contract to implement its Quantim coding, compliance and abstracting solution. The aim is to improve the VA healthcare system's coding productivity and accuracy through real-time compliance monitoring and customizable billing processes.
AT&T on Thursday announced a new practice area and portfolio of specialized services that seek to harness IT to help improve patient care and reduce medical costs nationwide.
A survey conducted by Emerson Network Power on IT and facility issues inside hospitals has shown that budget, power requirements and availability are top concerns - and that, given the mission-critical nature of healthcare IT, hospitals are increasingly dependent on technology to operate and serve patients.
Huron Consulting Group has acquired Click Commerce, a Beaverton, Ore.-based provider of technology and professional services to academic medical centers and research institutions. Huron hopes the purchase will bolster its higher education and healthcare research technology portfolio for clients.
IBM has created a new Federal Community Cloud designed to help government organizations, such as the Department of Health & Human Services, respond to technology requirements more quickly and at lower cost.
Cerner Corp. beat expectations for its third-quarter profits, which were up 26 percent - a performance spurred by sales fueled by healthcare providers striving to meet meaningful use criteria.
Zynx Health, maker of evidence-based and experience-based clinical decision support solutions, announced the kick-off of a pilot program addressing a new focus on healthcare reform and preparing for accountable care organizations (ACOs).