Working towards meaningfully using technology to automate care delivery, the HITECH Act of 2009 authorized the formation of Regional Extension Centers (RECs) specific to a particular geographical region, to technically assist, guide, and impart information on best practices in support of the accelerated deployment of electronic health records (EHRs). For the state of Virginia, the [...]
Posted on 27 June 2010
Allscripts-Eclipsys Merger: Making of a new Health IT Leader
Posted on 31 August 2010
Healthcare IT leaders, Allscripts, a post-acute care and physician-office solutions provider, and Eclipsys Corporation, a performance management and inpatient enterprise solutions vendor, have entered into an estimated $1.3 billion definitive all-stock merger agreement. The synergy is anticipated to form a leading healthcare information technology entity, providing the most comprehensive solutions for providers of all sizes [...]
Medicity to Create HIE for Colorado
Posted on 22 May 2010
Salt Lake City-based Medicity Inc. has been contracted by the Colorado Regional Health Information Organization (CORHIO) to provide its technology platform for the creation of a health information exchange (HIE) for the state.
M&As
Allscripts-Eclipsys Merger: Making of a new Health IT Leader
Posted on 31 August 2010
Healthcare IT leaders, Allscripts, a post-acute care and physician-office solutions provider, and Eclipsys Corporation, a performance management and inpatient enterprise solutions vendor, have entered into an estimated $1.3 billion definitive all-stock merger agreement. The synergy is anticipated to form a leading healthcare information technology entity, providing the most comprehensive solutions for providers of all sizes [...]
Partners & Alliances
Cerner and CareFusion Collaborate for Better Medical Device and HIS Interoperability
Posted on 30 April 2010
CareFusion Corporation and Cerner Corporation have extended their know-how and experience in delivering solutions for better interoperability through a contract aimed at integrating CareFusion’s hospital information system with the latter’s device connectivity architecture. This move is expected to help healthcare providers deliver better care through greater system interoperability.
- Allscripts-Eclipsys Merger: Making of a new Health IT Leader
- Virginia State REC to Promote eHealth Adoption with athenaClinicals
- Medicity to Create HIE for Colorado
- New Bill to Improve Veterans’ Medical Data Accessibility
- PwC Opines on Implications of US Health Care Reform on Stakeholders
- Intuit Pays $91 Million for Medfusion
- Telemedicine Collaboration to Connect Indian Rural and Urban Care Delivery
- ACS Inks $1.6 Billion Deal to Manage California MMIS
- Deploying Wi-Fi enabled Medical Devices in the Enterprise
- Securing Health Data
- Virginia State REC to Promote eHealth Adoption with athenaClinicals
- ACS Inks $1.6 Billion Deal to Manage California MMIS
- ACS Secures Five-year $44 Million Contract with State of Florida
- CMS Selects Vendors for Medicare PHR Choice Pilot in Arizona and Utah
- Perot Systems Acquires Tellurian Networks to Broaden its Reach in Physician Market
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