Published by patricia on 31 Dec 2009
U.S. proposes standards to spur e-health records (CIOL)
Congress required the standards, partly as a condition of about $19 billion in February’s economic stimulus bill that is aimed at encouraging doctors and hospitals to convert paper records into digital files.
Published by patricia on 30 Dec 2009
U.S. issues standards to spur e-health records (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
U.S. health officials released standards for electronic medical records on Wednesday, seeking to spur the technology in hopes of cutting health costs and reducing medical errors.
Published by patricia on 29 Dec 2009
Amicas acquired by private equity firm for $217M (Mass High Tech: The Journal of New England Technology)
Amicas Inc., a health information technology company, said Monday it agreed to be acquired by private equity firm Thoma Bravo LLC in a deal worth about $217 million in cash.
Published by patricia on 28 Dec 2009
Thoma Bravo acquires Amicas for $217 million (MalaysiaNews.net)
BOSTON — Amicas Inc., which provides health care information technology services, said Monday it agreed to be acquired by private equity firm Thoma Bravo LLC in a deal worth about $217 million in ca…
Published by patricia on 22 Dec 2009
iSOFT Group Limited Signs Deals Worth A & #36;2.3 Million In Malaysia And Oman (MalaysiaNews.net)
ISF.AX ) Australia’s largest listed health information technology company today announced deals totaling A$2.3 million for its Hospital Information System (HIS) at hospitals in Malaysia and Oman.
Published by patricia on 21 Dec 2009
Meru Networks Customer Halifax Health Systems Achieves 2009 InfoWorld 100 Award (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
SUNNYVALE, Calif.—-Meru Networks, Inc., a pioneer in 802.11n enterprise networking, announced today that its customer Halifax Health Systems, a facilitator of specialized healthcare services in East Central Florida, received an InfoWorld 100 Award for deploying one of the 100 best information technology projects of 2009.
Published by patricia on 18 Dec 2009
$755,000 bribe in health board rip-off (The New Zealand Herald)
Otago District Health Board former chief information officer Michael Swann has admitted accepting a $755,000 bribe from long-time friend and business associate Robin Sew Hoy in exchange for more of the board’s information technology work.
Published by patricia on 17 Dec 2009
$755,000 bribe in health board rip-off (The New Zealand Herald)
Otago District Health Board former chief information officer Michael Swann has admitted accepting a $755,000 bribe from long-time friend and business associate Robin Sew Hoy in exchange for more of the board’s information technology…
Published by patricia on 16 Dec 2009
Jobs with staying power (Toronto Sun)
The global recession has taken its toll on numerous sectors, but health care, information technology, energy and skilled trades will remain strong regardless of the economic climate, while demand for sales professionals leads the pack.
Published by patricia on 15 Dec 2009
Business owners grill Cardin over health care bill (Gazette.net)
Dozens of small-business owners gathered Monday looking for answers from Sen. Benjamin L. Cardin about the tax credits, exemptions and other intricacies of the health insurance legislation being hammered out in the Senate this month.