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Medtronic Acquires RF Surgical Systems for $235M

by Fred Pennic 07/14/2015 Leave a Comment

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On Monday, Medtronic announced a definitive agreement to acquire RF Surgical Systems, Inc., a medical device company focused on the detection and prevention of retained surgical items (sponge, gauze or towel) for approximately $235 million. Additional terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. The acquisition of the Carlsbad, Caliornia-based company supports Medtronic's economic value strategy. Partnering with stakeholders in healthcare, Medtronic is moving to offer products and services that
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Nuance Joins athenahealth’s “More Disruption Please” Marketplace

by HITC Staff 07/13/2015 Leave a Comment

athenahealth More Disruption Please’ Program

Nuance today announced it has joined athenahealth’s “More Disruption Please” program, an initiative driving disruption in healthcare and transforming the way physicians provide patient care. As part of this partnership, Nuance’s Dragon Medical 360 solution will be part of athenahealth’s Marketplace offerings, providing organizations with solutions from leading innovative companies to drive productivity and performance. More than 30% of patients spend 10 minutes or less with their physician,
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NextGen Healthcare, Mass HIway Connect to Ensure Secure Exchange of Patient Information

by HITC Staff 07/13/2015 Leave a Comment

NextGen Healthcare Earns KLAS Top Performance for Ambulatory RCM Services

NextGen Healthcare, a provider of healthcare information systems, services, and connectivity solutions, today announced it has successfully connected to the Mass HIway, marking the opening of a new secure electronic communication channel for Massachusetts healthcare providers. This has created thousands of connections across hospitals and eligible professionals nationwide. Through this partnership, providers utilizing NextGen® Share can now exchange crucial patient information with the 350+
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Report: EMR Market to Grow at 7% Over Next 5 Years

by Fred Pennic 07/10/2015 1 Comment

EMR Mantras EHRs

The EMR market is expected to grow at 7 to 8 percent each year over the next five years according to recent report by Kalorama Information. The report, EMR 2015: The Market for Electronic Medical Records reveals that while the growth rate is lower than previous years, there are enough opportunities for vendors in consulting and training, system upgrades and poaching contracts from other vendors.  Fear of penalties will also convince a few new customers to seek out services.  EMR Market
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New Salary Tool Gives Health IT Professionals Earning Insight

by HITC Staff 07/09/2015 Leave a Comment

Ever wondered how much other health IT professionals are earning when searching for a new role? The obvious option of using Glassdoor generally falls short when trying to gain accurate salary data for health IT related jobs. To help provider greater insights for health IT professionals, HealthITJobs.com has launched a new real-time salary tool that allows health IT professionals to compare their salaries with industry averages. Salary data is collected from participating HealthITJobs.com
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Sogeti, Microsoft, HP Launches Data Driven Decisions for Healthcare

by HITC Staff 07/09/2015 Leave a Comment

Sogeti USA, an entity within Sogeti, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Capgemini Group is partnering with Microsoft and HP to launch Data Driven Decisions for Healthcare,  a solution focusing on helping healthcare organizations improve the quality of care required by the Affordable Care Act (ACA) while seeking to minimize costs. Current analytic models are often built into a care provider's EHR/hospital information system; however, these patient data sources may not be enough to provide needed
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Cerner Awarded Military Health System Lab Contract

by HITC Staff 07/08/2015 Leave a Comment

Cerner Acquires Siemens Health IT Business for $1.3B

The Defense Health Agency (DHA) has selected Cerner to replace the Military Health System's (MHS) existing anatomic pathology laboratory information system. As part of the implementation, Cerner will deploy its CoPathPlus's comprehensive anatomic pathology (AP) workflow automation, management reporting and quality-assurance functionality throughout all Department of Defense (DoD) military treatment facility anatomic pathology laboratories around the world. CoPathPlus has earned the KLAS:
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Emdeon to Acquire Altegra Health for $910M

by Jasmine Pennic 07/08/2015 Leave a Comment

Emdeon Launches First Ever Testing Exchange Solution for ICD-10 Claims

On Monday, Emdeon Inc. announced a definitive agreement to acquire Altegra Health, a provider of data aggregation and analytics for payers for approximately $910 million in cash. The acquisition will combine Altegra Health's risk adjustment and quality analytics and Emdeon's Intelligent Healthcare Network, revenue cycle management and payment solutions, enabling the delivery of innovative products designed to help customers elevate care quality, optimize financial performance.  Acquisition
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5 Processes Hospitals Didn’t Know They Could Automate

by Erica Garvin 07/08/2015 Leave a Comment

When it comes to IT efficiency—automation is where it’s at. But historically, healthcare industry has dragged its feet when it comes to embracing technical change. Slowly, the industry is warming to the multitude of benefits automation can provide, and just in time, as demands increase and staffing shortages persist in health organizations across the U.S. Even if you’re onboard with embracing healthcare automation, hospitals could be overlooking some important areas where it could assist in
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Former CMO of BIDCO Joins Arcadia Healthcare Solutions as CMO

by Jasmine Pennic 07/07/2015 Leave a Comment

Arcadia Healthcare Solutions, an EHR data aggregation and analytics technology solutions provider for health systems, provider groups, ACOs, and health plans, is pleased to announce that Dr. Richard Parker will be joining the executive team as Chief Medical Officer. In this role, Dr. Parker will provide his strategic and clinical expertise to Arcadia’s clients managing the transition from a fee-for-service to a fee-for-value environment as well as internal product and engineering teams as they
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