HIT Market

Premier Healthcare Alliance Files for IPO

August 27, 2013     Gabriel Perna
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The Charlotte, N.C.-based Premier Healthcare Alliance, a collection of 2,900 U.S. community hospitals and 100,000 alternate sites of care which has historically provided group purchasing services, has filed for an initial public offering (IPO), the company announced in a public statement.

Merge Healthcare Chairman Steps Down, Two Weeks After CEO Leaves

August 26, 2013     Mark Hagland
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The Chicago-based Merge Healthcare, a leading vendor in the imaging informatics space, announced that Michael W. Ferro, Jr. had resigned as chairman of the board and as a director, effectively immediately. The move came just two weeks after CEO Jeffery Surges resigned on Aug. 9.

Community Health Systems, Cleveland Clinic To Buy Akron Health System

August 23, 2013     Gabriel Perna
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Community Health Systems, a Nashville-based nationwide operator of acute-care hospitals, and the Cleveland Clinic, a nonprofit multi specialty academic medical center, are joining up to buy Akron General Health System under the umbrella of a joint subsidiary, the trio of providers announced this week.

Kaiser Opens Colorado-based IT Center

August 22, 2013     Gabriel Perna
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Kaiser Permanente, the nationwide integrated healthcare provider and payer based out of Oakland, has officially opened a new healthcare information technology center in Greenwood Village, Colo.

‘Transformation Lab’ Extends Culture of Innovation at Intermountain

August 20, 2013     David Raths
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Intermountain Healthcare has opened a Healthcare Transformation Lab in Salt Lake City, where it is partnering with several information technology companies, including Xi3, Intel and Dell. Initiatives under way include a “Patient Room of the Future,” featuring advanced patient-monitoring technologies.

ECRI Institute to Maintain AHRQ Databases for Clinical Guidance

August 15, 2013     Gabriel Perna
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The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is using the ECRI Institute, a non-profit applied scientific research organization, to maintain and enhance publicly accessible, searchable databases of summaries of evidence-based clinical practice guidelines and healthcare quality measures.

Medtronic Makes $200M Telehealth Buy

August 12, 2013     Gabriel Perna
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Medtronic, a Minneapolis medical device company, has acquired Cardiocom, a privately held developer of integrated telehealth and chronic disease management patient services, for $200 million, the company announced this week.

Washington Debrief: D.C. Abuzz with Mostashari Successor Rumors

August 12, 2013     Gabriel Perna
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A busy week of health IT policy and politics played out during the first week of August. For Washington observers, the week was a perfect mix of relaxed Hill Staff, new policy recommendations and a changing of the guard at ONC.

This Race May Just be Getting Started

August 9, 2013     Gabriel Perna
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One of the most exciting moments in sports is in horse racing, when a horse makes a fantastic surge towards the end providing a photo finish. In a crowded EHR vendor market, is one vendor making a turnaround that could provide similar intrigue?

Healthcare IT Outsourcing Market Worth $50.4 Billion by 2018, Report Says

August 8, 2013     Rajiv Leventhal
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The global healthcare IT outsourcing market is forecast to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 7.6 percent, to reach $50.4 billion by 2018, up from $35 billion in 2013, according to a new RnR Market Research report.

Survey: Budget Constraints, Skill Preventing Analytics Support at Healthcare Orgs

August 7, 2013     Rajiv Leventhal
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Budget constraints and skill set gaps are the main challenges that prevent healthcare organizations from being able to support dedicated analytics and business intelligence teams, according to a new survey from CIC Advisory, a clinician-led healthcare informatics consulting firm.

HRSA Grants $3M to Health Centers for Health IT Implementation

August 5, 2013     Rajiv Leventhal
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The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) has granted $3 million to six health center networks to improve the quality of care through implementation and adoption of health information technology.
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