Eric Wicklund

Ten healthcare affiliations in New York City launched an information exchange last month.

American are taking a shine to self-service healthcare.

Former McKesson executive Duncan James has been picked to become the new chief executive officer of the QuadraMed Corp.

Medfusion is boosting its offerings for physicians and their patients with the acquisition of Medem’s iHealth suite of services and the iHealth PHR. The company has also announced an agreement with Chicago-based Allscripts-Misys Healthcare Solutions to provide the Medfusion patient portal to Allscripts’ electronic health record and practice management clients nationwide.

Allscripts-Misys Healthcare Solutions is teaming up with a broad-based coalition of Connecticut healthcare providers and employers to launch a statewide health information exchange.

GetWellNetwork, Inc., one of the healthcare industry’s largest providers of interactive content for hospitals and their patients, has added several hospitals to its growing list of clients.

IBM is lending its considerable IT expertise to University of North Carolina Health Care to help speed the development of new treatments for diseases like diabetes, cystic fibrosis and cancer.

Phytel is looking to restore the power of proper communication to healthcare.

The glut of electronic medical records vendors on the market, all looking to grab a piece of the federal stimulus pie, isn’t lost on MedAppz.

TeleHealth Services is out to prove that the television is an important healthcare tool.