Press Releases

AdvancedMD, the pioneer in cloud technology for physician practices, today announced that it began operations as a standalone company following the completion of its sale to Marlin Equity Partners, a global investment firm with over $3 billion of capital under management. 

In response to the need for healthcare providers to improve performance and efficiency as a result of healthcare reform, The Camden Group, a national healthcare business advisory firm, has launched AccuTracker, a new mobile software that helps track cycle times and electronic medical records (EMR) use.

Georgia Partnership for TeleHealth (GPT), a charitable nonprofit promoting the establishment of telemedicine programs in communities throughout Georgia, announces that eight Georgia schools have been awarded a grant through the 2015 Rural School-Based Telehealth Center Initiative to develop and implement a telehealth program at the beginning of the 2015–2016 school year. 

HEALTHeLINK today announced Buffalo Ultrasound has joined Western New York’s clinical information exchange as its first mobile imaging data source. Diagnostic quality images for both radiology and echocardiography studies as well as reports from Buffalo Ultrasound’s testing centers including all mobile locations can now be securely and electronically accessed through HEALTHeLINK by more than 3,400 participating physicians.

Allscripts and CoverMyMeds have agreed to partner to help patients receive their prescriptions faster and increase the number of health plans available for Allscripts eAuth(TM) software clients.

Digital health technology leader WellDoc today announced the launch of an innovative demonstration program with Samsung Electronics in Ontario, Canada through the Ontario Telemedicine Network (OTN), a world leader in telemedicine.

Care Management Technologies (CMT), a data-driven population health analytics company that specializes in behavioral health, today announced its newest client, Alliance Behavioral Healthcare.

Allscripts (NASDAQ:MDRX) earned top scores for its ambulatory EHRs, Allscripts Professional EHR(TM), Allscripts TouchWorks(R) EHR and Allscripts Sunrise(TM) Ambulatory Care, from research company Black Book(TM) Rankings (Black Book).

Merge Healthcare Incorporated (NASDAQ:MRGE), a leading provider of clinical systems and innovations that seek to transform healthcare, was recently recognized as a top vendor in the KLAS 2015 Midterm Performance Review:

The Innovation Institute today announced that Deloitte & Touche LLP has signed an agreement to become a sponsor and collaborator for The Institute’s Innovation Lab in Newport Beach, Calif.

InterSystems, the global leader in software for connected care, today announced that the U.S. Coast Guard is using the InterSystems HealthShare® health informatics platform to enable strategic interoperability for its Integrated Health Information System (IHiS). For the first time, HealthShare makes it possible to view a comprehensive electronic health record across the Coast Guard’s disparate systems.

Action analytics leader, SPH Analytics, announced their approval by the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services (CMS) to administer the Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CAHPS) for Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS) survey, as well as approval to submit PQRS Registry measures to CMS as a qualified reporting vendor.

The Innovation Institute announced that Dell Services has agreed to become the founding health care information technology partner of The Institute’s Innovation Lab in Newport Beach, Calif.

In an effort to share more and better information with these savvy and engaged consumers, UPMC is the first health care provider in Pennsylvania to publicly share patient satisfaction ratings and comments about its doctors and advanced practice providers.

Northwest Medical Center has deployed the latest advanced digital monitoring technology to deliver enhanced safety, care and peace-of-mind to patients for surgical patients. The wireless, wrist-worn device, named the ViSii® Mobile System, continuously tracks patient vital sign data and transmits the information to clinicians on-site or remotely.

The Primary Care Development Corporation (PCDC) has launched the Primary Care Innovation Network (PCIN) (www.pcin.org), a new website to help safety net primary care providers improve performance and undertake healthcare transformation initiatives. 

Cerner, a global leader in health care technology, has been recognized as "a supplier most considered for future population health management (PHM) capabilities," according to a recent KLAS report.

Cerner, a global leader in health care technology, was selected by Denver-based Catholic Health Initiatives (CHI) to implement Cerner ITWorks(SM) health information technology (IT) solutions and services to provide continuity of care across 47 hospitals and multiple clinical settings.

Pulse Systems, Inc., an industry-leading provider of Electronic Health Record (EHR), Practice Management, e-prescribing, Billing and Collections, and other Revenue Cycle Management solutions, recently updated its Complete EHR as part of its comprehensive plan to prepare for the transition to ICD-10 on Oct. 1, 2015.

athenahealth, Inc. (NASDAQ: ATHN), a leading provider of cloud-based services and mobile applications for medical groups and health systems, today announced athenaText®, a secure text messaging service that is fully integrated with athenahealth’s cloud-based EHR (electronic health record) platform, and accessible through the standalone athenaText and Epocrates mobile apps.

dunnhumby, the world’s leading customer science company, today announced the launch of dunnhumby Health - bringing the industry leading customer science techniques that the company used to transform retail to the U.S. healthcare sector. dunnhumby Health will enable healthcare institutions to deliver more relevant patient and member experiences that build loyalty, improve people’s health, and lower unnecessary costs.