Mike Miliard
There's a sense of relief across the industry that the just-unveiled meaningful use criteria are less stringent than many had feared, striking the right note between rules-based accountability and the freedom needed to foster wider implementation.
Information technology and services company Ingenix has signed a merger agreement to acquire Wakefield, Mass.-based Picis, which provides health information solutions for the high-acuity areas of hospitals.
In July, the Leapfrog Group released a report on computerized physician order entry (CPOE) systems that contained some discouraging findings.
As they work to consummate the merger between them first announced in June, Chicago-based Allscripts and Atlanta-based Eclipsys have announced investor meetings this month in their respective cities.
It's everywhere you look: in movie theaters, with films such as Avatar and Toy Story 3; and even, slowly but surely, on TV, with broadcast stations like ESPN 3D and state of the art televisions such as Sony's Bravia LCD 3D. Suddenly, what was once a novelty is becoming the norm.
Medical Informatics Engineering (MIE) has carved out a niche for itself as a strong regional player in health IT, with a robust presence in Northeast Indiana. Now its new CEO, Bruce Lisanti, whose appointment was announced on Monday, is ready to take the company to the next level.
Cerner this week announced robust financial results for the second quarter, reporting strong bookings, revenue, earnings and cash flow.
The Certification Commission for Health Information Technology (CCHIT) announced Tuesday the launch of new CCHIT Certified programs in three specialty areas for electronic health records.
Information technology and services company Ingenix has signed a merger agreement to acquire Wakefield, Mass.-based Picis, which provides health information solutions for the high-acuity areas of hospitals.
A recent in-depth assessment of health information exchange (HIE) vendors from IDC Health Insights is predicting "significant growth over the next 12 months or so," according to Lynne Dunbrack, program director at IDC Health Insights.