Much has been said about how far healthcare lags behind other industry sectors but early adopters in healthcare are reaping valuable returns on the investment, according to study conducted by Harvard Business Review Analytics Services and sponsored by Verizon.

Providence Health & Services is launching a $150 million venture capital fund to help spur innovation across the healthcare system that lowers costs and leads to better outcomes.

A newly launched innovation center will focus on both new treatments and tools for musculoskeletal conditions as well as care delivery innovations.

Framingham, MA – September 16, 2014– IDC Health Insights today announced the launch of the Healthcare IT Services Strategies advisory service, designed to address the critical challenges faced by business executives and technology leaders.   The new service will help both buyers and suppliers of IT services save time, reduce cost and mitigate risk related to management of their increasingly complex and important relationships.

Cognizant Technology Solutions has agreed to buy TriZetto from Apax Partners for $2.7 billion in an all-cash deal that will allow the company to expand its healthcare industry software offerings.

Patients’ rights to access their health information have recently been strengthened, according to the new director of the Office for Civil Rights, who spoke at the fourth annual Consumer Health IT Summit on Sept. 15 in Washington, D.C.

GREENVILLE, S.C., Sept. 10, 2014--ChartSpan has developed the world's first, patient based, interoperable, consumer technology automating the conversion of ALL paper healthcare records into electronic healthcare records. Available today in the Apple App Store. ChartSpan is a free, secure, iOS app that allows you to request, organize, and send your family's health records (medical, dental, vision, immunizations, prescriptions) from a smartphone. The Android version will be released next month.

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