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Nashville-based nTelagent, which provides point-of-service revenue-cycle software solutions to healthcare providers, has named Lloyd Baker its regional VP of sales.
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Electronic health systems developer Allscripts Healthcare Solutions recorded a net loss of $11.6 million in its first full quarter under new leadership, the company reported after the markets closed Thursday.
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The University of Rochester (N.Y.) Medical Center has notified 537 patients of a security breach involving their medical records after an unencrypted flash drive went missing.
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Medical software company Allscripts Healthcare Solutions plans to hire another 350 workers in North Carolina's Research Triangle region over the next 4½ years to expand its research and development work, chief executive Paul Black said Wednesday.
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Kaiser Permanente Northwest is the newest member of the Oregon Health Network, a not-for-profit network that created Oregon's first broadband telehealth system.
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Cognosante, which provides information technology services to healthcare organizations, appointed Michael Lundie on April 8 to lead its health information exchange practice.
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Medidata Solutions in New York has named Steven Wilhite chief marketing officer and executive VP. Wilhite, who has 25 years of marketing experience across industries and brands, will lead all global marketing activities for the provider of cloud-based clinical development solutions.
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Many of the current projects at the Boston-based Northeastern Personal Health Informatics program are aimed at giving individuals—particularly people with limited resources—more opportunities to take charge of their health.
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The FDA-approved, autonomous-navigating telemedicine robot developed by Bedford, Mass.-based iRobot Corp. is officially entering the corridors of seven urban hospitals and regional and community medical centers in the U.S. and Mexico.
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Five health insurance carriers and a major drugstore chain will require their business associates to participate in an independent security-assessment program sponsored by the Health Information Trust Alliance, or HITRUST.
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