Cerner’s bid for the DoD’s EHR contract has gone unchallenged with the protest period for competing bidders now past. A DoD spokeswoman confirmed no challenges have been filed, clearing the way for Cerner on the planned EHR deployment.
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Health Catalyst, provider of data warehousing, analytics and outcomes improvement, announced that it has acquired Health Care DataWorks (HCD), a provider of business intelligence for health systems. The cash-and-stock purchase closed on July 31.
Modernizing Medicine announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire gMed. The acquisition is expected to increase Modernizing Medicine’s gastroenterology market share and anticipates closing the transaction in Q3.
The Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange (WEDI) has announced the release of its latest ICD-10 readiness survey to determine how well the healthcare industry is progressing towards the Oct. 1, 2015 implementation deadline.
The World Economic Forum Academy has released its video series on “Strategic Shifts in Healthcare,” including commentaries by leaders in the public and private sector on Big Data, mobile health, personal genomics, and consumer healthcare.
IBM Watson Health announced that it is collaborating with Epic and Mayo Clinic to advance patient health by applying the cognitive computing capabilities of Watson to EHRs.
Kareo, provider of cloud-based software and services for independent medical practices, has announced the addition of several key ICD-10 enhancements to its product suite, including an ICD-10 Success Dashboard, and dual ICD-9 and ICD-10 coding.
HIMSS15 in Chicago is a less than a week away. As you begin finalizing your itinerary of educational sessions, meetings and events, we know traversing the exhibit hall will be a big part of your week and HIMSS experience.
Health Catalyst announced it has raised $70 million. The funding round, led by existing investor Norwest Venture Partners, included contributions from other existing investors Sequoia…