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Eager to capitalize on incentives offered through the federal government's definition of 'meaningful use' of healthcare IT, providers may find themselves evaluating their relationships with existing and new IT vendors.

IBM has announced its purchase of Initiate Systems, the Chicago master data management (MDM) company. The move signals a further foray into the MDM sphere for IBM. Executives say the acquisition will better establish IBM's offerings to the healthcare IT field.

Wednesday’s bankruptcy filing by one of the nation’s largest medical transcription providers could touch off a bidding war for the company’s assets.

Christiana Care Health System executives see their recent launch of computerized provider order entry as a giant leap forward toward a comprehensive electronic health record.

Thomson Reuters is beefing up the support side of its decision support tool with the release of Micromedex 2.0.

Lawson is adding integration to its applications, with the goal of moving its business intelligence solutions deeper into the healthcare landscape.

Cisco moved closer to the launch of a telemedicine platform with its January announcement of a pilot project involving 15 sites in southern California.

Butler Health System in Butler, Pa., has deployed a new patient portal to help its more than 200 affiliated physicians achieve “meaningful use.”

A gap exists between policymakers' expectations that electronic medical records can improve coordination of patient care and clinicians' real-world experiences with EHRs, according to a study by the Center for Studying Health System Change.

The Owen Clinic, located at the University of California in San Diego, is using a new customizable electronic medical record to meet the specific needs of its HIV patients.