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Nuance Communications announced Wednesday that the Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement (ICSI), a nonprofit organization made up of 60 medical groups and six health plans throughout Minnesota and surrounding states, has licensed its RadPort decision support technology to help ensure patients only receive medically appropriate diagnostic imaging tests.
Value-based insurance design (VBID) pioneer Mark Fendrick and a panel of experts told AHIP Fall Forum attendees that robust IT systems are needed in order to successfully implement VBID programs.
University of Utah Health Care, recently rated the top U.S. academic medical center by the University HealthSystem Consortium, has installed TransferCenter software, from Pittsburgh-base TeleTracking, to speed patient transfers and provide specialty care more quickly to those who need it most.
The ConJoin Group, an IT and business process outsourcing (BPO) company, has acquired PHNS, a provider of healthcare IT and BPO services for $250M.
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.
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.
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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).
An interdisciplinary partnership has led to the creation of a new center at Western Michigan University (WMU) aimed at bettering the uses of healthcare information technology.
Ingenix Consulting has announced the launch of its Strategic Technology Solutions practice. The new service aims to help healthcare executives create health IT investment and implementation strategies that enable their organizations to prepare for fundamental shifts occurring in healthcare nationwide.