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Read about the latest contracts, mergers, and product announcements in the health care I.T. marketplace.


Health I.T. Vendor Round-up: TigerText, MRO, meridianEMR, Anthelio

Joseph Goedert | Feb 08
New funding, client wins, mobile computing initiatives and a consulting gig are among recent announcements from health information technology vendors.
EHR
Document Management

Health I.T. Vendor Round-up: Greenway, SOAPware, eCareSoft, gloStream

Joseph Goedert | Feb 08
Four electronic health records vendors have announced new initiatives in recent days.
EHR
Hospitals

Verizon, Health Evolution Partners Align to Accelerate Health I.T.

Joseph Goedert | Feb 06
An alliance between telecommunications firm Verizon and investment firm Health Evolution Partners is designed to accelerate development of mobile and cloud-based applications for the health care industry.
Health Info Exchange
EHR

HIT Vendor Round-up: AdvancedMD, Medicity, Keane & T-System

Joseph Goedert | Feb 06
Acquisitions, name changes and new products are among recent initiatives from health information technology vendors.
Group Practices
Health Info Exchange

Canadian Telecom Firm Buys EHR Firm

Joseph Goedert | Feb 03
Canadian telecommunications firm TELUS has expanded its health care business division with the acquisition of Wolf Medical Systems, a Canadian vendor of cloud-hosted electronic health records for physician practices.
EHR
Group Practices

Physician Software Vendor Greenway Medical Goes Public

Joseph Goedert | Feb 02
The stock price of Greenway Medical Technologies rose 20 percent in early trading on Feb. 2 after the physician software vendor conducted a $66.7 million initial public offering of stock.
Group Practices
EHR

Wireless Bar Code Scanner Targeted for Health Care

Joseph Goedert | Jan 30
Wasp Barcode Technologies has introduced a new wireless bar code scanner with antimicrobial protection for the health care environment.
Medication Management
Mobile Technology

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Consumer Health
Data Security

New Name, COO for MedQuist

Joseph Goedert | Jan 24
Medical transcription services and software vendor MedQuist Holdings Inc. has changed its name to M*Modal, the name of the speech recognition and natural language processing firm it acquired in August 2011.
Document Management
Hospitals

HIT Vendor Round-up: Kronos, NextGen & TriZetto

Joseph Goedert | Jan 23
Health information technology vendors have announced the following initiatives in recent days:
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Group Practices
Practice Management

MedPlus Subsidizing PPM/EHR by 85 Percent

Joseph Goedert | Jan 23
The MedPlus subsidiary of Quest Diagnosis is offering its Web-based, integrated physician practice management/electronic health records system for less than $100 per physician per month for 10 to 23 months for practices that sign up during 2012.
EHR
Group Practices

Greenway, HealthPort Making Financial Moves

Joseph Goedert | Jan 20
While physician software vendor Greenway Medical Technologies is on the cusp of going public, health information management company HealthPort is seeking a buyer, according to published reports.
Document Management
EHR

On-Site Employer Clinic Firm Adds Telemedicine

Joseph Goedert | Jan 19
QuadMed, which operates 22 onsite primary care clinics in 12 states for large employers, is adding telemedicine to its slate of services.
Payers
Decision Support

HealthGrades Leaders Swap Posts

Joseph Goedert | Jan 18
Kerry Hicks, founder and CEO of consumer health information Web site operator HealthGrades, is stepping down and will assume the chairmanship of the company. Current chair Roger Holstein will become CEO and assume day-to-day operations, and remain a director.
Consumer Health
Hospitals

New Leader for Obstetrics Vendor PeriGen

Joseph Goedert | Jan 17
Clinical decision support vendor PeriGen Inc. has named Matthew Sappern as CEO. He succeeds Donald Deieso, who accepted a position with Arsenal Capital Partners.
Decision Support
Hospitals
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