Published by patricia on 31 Jul 2008
ACS inks $100 million contract with UMass Memorial Health Care (BizJournals)
Affiliated Computer Services Inc. has signed a $100 million contract with UMass Memorial Health Care Inc. to provide the hospital system with information systems services for the next five years. (ACS)
Published by patricia on 30 Jul 2008
Doctations’ EHR Technology Receives 2007 CCHIT Certification (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
GARDEN CITY, N.Y.—-The Certification Commission for Healthcare Information Technology today announced that Doctations’ DoctPatientNetwork.com v1.0106062008 is CCHIT Certified , and meets the Commission’s ambulatory electronic health record criteria for 2007.
Published by patricia on 29 Jul 2008
Military Health System Contract Awarded to General Dynamics (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
General Dynamics Information Technology, a business unit of General Dynamics , has been awarded a TRICARE Evaluation, Analysis and Management Support contract by the U.S. Department of Defense.
Published by patricia on 28 Jul 2008
Foundation gives grants (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
The Richmond Memorial Health Foundation voted last month to fund grants totaling $926,000. The foundation supports not-for-profit health and health-care providers in central Virginia. Bon Secours Memorial Regional Medical Center was awarded $476,000 to install the Digital Divide, a cardiovascular information-technology system. The Virginia League for Planned Parenthood received a $300,000 grant …
Published by patricia on 24 Jul 2008
Privacy Revisions Made To Health IT Bill; Markup Set For House Committee (Medical News Today)
In an effort to maintain the support of the health care business community, sponsors of a health information technology bill (HR 6357) aimed at creating a nationwide system of electronic medical records recently added significant privacy revisions, CongressDaily reports. The legislation, sponsored by House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair John Dingell (D-Mich.
Published by patricia on 23 Jul 2008
McKesson 1Q profit remains flat as costs rise (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
Health care services and information technology company McKesson Corp. said Wednesday its fiscal first-quarter profit was flat, as higher expenses offset a boost in sales.
Published by patricia on 17 Jul 2008
Taser names new information technology vice president (The Business Journal of Phoenix)
Taser International Inc. has named Steve Berg vice president of information technology, the company announced Wednesday.
Published by patricia on 15 Jul 2008
Shared Health(R) Names New Chief Operating Officer (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Shared Health, Inc., the nation’s largest public/private health information exchange , has named information technology and medical systems veteran Linda A. Matern, M.Ed., as its new chief operating officer .
Published by patricia on 11 Jul 2008
LearningStation hires Peak 10 (BizJournals)
LearningStation Inc. has hired Peak 10 Inc. to host the information-technology infrastructure at its Charlotte data center.
Published by patricia on 08 Jul 2008
Canadian Markets: Canadian stocks blow past commodities sell-off to gain (Market Watch)
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) – Big gains in the information technology sector powered Canadian stocks past a commodities sell-off, pushing Canada’s benchmark index up almost 100 points on Tuesday.