The U.S. Agency for International Development has partnered with healthcare companies Janssen and Cepheid in an effort to increase diagnostic technology and medicine access for patients with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis. USAID said Thursday Janssen has pledged to donate as much as $20 million in cash and pharmaceutical products to the anti-TB effort while Cepheid agreed to provide a rapid diagnostic system. Ariel Pablos-Mendez, […] More

Michael Shrader, vice president of innovative and intelligence solutions at Carahsoft, believes technical challenges that healthcare providers face present an opportunity for information technology vendors, he wrote in a blog article published Wednesday. He has noted some vendors that have built information technology products in efforts to help government agencies manage a healthcare insurance program and […] More

Leidos has entered into a partnership with Virginia Tech for research on the use of big data from electronic health records to improve patient care and drive down healthcare costs. The company said Thursday the team will utilize technical data from healthcare providers to develop methods that address the sector’s challenges in terms of cost and the […] More

New research from ReportsnReports.com forecasts the global healthcare information technology market will enjoy a $13.4 percent annual growth through 2020 as more organizations use electronic health record systems and health information exchanges. ReportsnReports.com said Tuesday healthcare providers have adopted IT tools for managing workflows and patient data in an effort to meet regulatory requirements and […] More

Leidos has funded a healthcare data analytics pilot program at Georgia Institute of Technology with $40,000 in donation. Georgia Tech will use the funding to develop a data analytics platform in the Interoperability and Integration Innovation Lab, Leidos said Thursday. “These efforts reflect an industry imperative for the work we do every day to optimize […] More

Ray Whitehead manages functions such as business development operations and industry relationships for General Dynamics Information Technology — the defense contractor’s IT business unit — in his role as VP of business development and strategic planning. Whitehead, a retired U.S. Army armor officer joined the IT unit at its inception in 2006 through a combination of General Dynamics’ Massachusetts-based network […] More

Lyndon Dacuan, market analyst at Onvia, believes the challenges faced by agencies to protect healthcare data present an opportunity for contractors. Dacuan said Thursday agencies look for companies who are capable of providing network protection systems as cyber criminals continue to take interest in health information. He recommended that companies form a “strong relationship” with […] More

Information Builders said the latest KLAS Research survey has ranked the company among the top four business intelligence and analytics services providers for the healthcare industry. The study cited Information Builders’ use of various methodologies (scheduled reporting, data mining, data integrity, data warehousing) and approaches (mobile, self-service BI) to reach and satisfy more customers, Information […] More

General Dynamics‘ information technology business unit will continue to work with Arkansas to expand the state’s healthcare analytic engine and reporting system. The business will implement additional episodes and functionality on the Arkansas Department of Human Services’ analytics engine over the next four years, General Dynamics said Thursday. Marcus Collier, senior vice president of the IT business’ health and civilian solutions division, said […] More

Verizon Enterprise Solutions has released new HIPAA-ready healthcare technologies to manage the exchange of electronic patient health information and inquiries from both patients and healthcare professionals on health services. “Healthcare is behind other industries when it comes to applying technology to the delivery of services due in part to today’s regulatory climate,” Darryl Shaw, director of healthcare solutions and new product […] More

IMS Institute for Health Informatics recently published “Harbingers of Change in Healthcare,” a study listing ten game-changers in the global health scene. IMS Health said Tuesday it defines harbingers as “thresholds crossed, actions taken or decisions made triggered by innovations in technology, information use and connectedness of healthcare systems.” The list includes the greater engagement seen […] More

Midas+, a Xerox company, has launched an analytics and workflow software that examines large amounts of patient-care information to provide healthcare providers insights on care recommendations. The Juvo Care Performance Platform works to suggest possible patient outcomes and trends based on data analysis from hospitals, national claims and continuity-of-care documents, Xerox said Thursday. Besides real-time analytics, Juvo also […] More