A coalition of five electronic health-record developers created a buzz and a controversy last month when they announced they were forming the CommonWell Health Alliance to promote health information exchange. FULL STORY »
Four developers of electronic health-record system are in a tight battle to become the most popular developer of complete, inpatient EHR systems that hospitals use to achieve meaningful use and receive Medicare EHR incentive payments, an analysis of federal program data shows. FULL STORY »
Where's Epic? In his keynote address Tuesday, cardiologist and healthcare information technology futurist Dr. Eric Topol asked that question. FULL STORY »
Cerner Corp., a Kanas City, Mo.-based health information technology company, has inked a deal to acquire PureWellness, a Burlington, Vt., firm that makes software for population health. FULL STORY »
By Kansas City (Mo.) Business Journal | January 21, 2013
For several months after Truman Medical Center dropped its patient referral system because of cost, the hospital was processing 2,000 monthly patient referrals using only Microsoft Access. FULL STORY »
Providers have chosen their favorite healthcare IT vendors in a market research firm's annual survey, and Epic Systems Corp., Verona, Wis., came out as the preferred software vendor in eight of 23 categories. FULL STORY »
By Kansas City Business Journal | December 13, 2012
Cerner Corp.’s board has approved the repurchase of as much as $170 million of its common stock, the North Kansas City-based healthcare technology company announced. FULL STORY »
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