Healthcare IT

A survey report from Deloitte‘s Center for Health Solutions indicates that the use of technology to manage health, access the healthcare system and purchase health-related goods or services has increased among U.S. consumers. The company said Monday technology use among users with major chronic conditions increased from 19 percent in 2013 to 32 percent in 2014, while 71 percent of the survey […] 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

Iron Mountain and QuadraMed have partnered to develop an enterprise master person index tool to help clients remove duplicate and fragmented patient data records. Iron Mountain will combine its information governance services with QuadraMed’s EMPI technology, search algorithms and workflow processes for health organizations to move archival records off-site, Iron Mountain said Tuesday. “Through improved […] More

CAE‘s healthcare business has partnered with MedAffinity to integrate the latter’s electronic health record system with LearningSpace in order to support healthcare simulations for learning purposes. The companies said Tuesday the integrated technology will add simulated clinical experience content into the EHR system in an effort to help LearningSpace administrators review and score learner performance. “[Our] educators can offer […] More

International SOS has awarded Leidos a potential six-year, $50 million subcontract to conduct support services for the Defense Health Agency’s beneficiary education and enrollment program. Leidos will assist in DHA’s TRICARE Overseas Program operations through customer support, beneficiary education, claims assistance, appeals and grievances processing, and healthcare support services, Leidos said Thursday. The contract contains a one-year […] 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

The healthcare sector is 340 percent more likely than any other average industry to experience cybersecurity incidents and attacks, partly due to rapid adoption of electronic medical records, according to a Raytheon|Websense report. Raytheon|Websense’s “2015 Healthcare Drill-Down Report” also indicates that one in 600 attacks on health information technology systems involve sophisticated malware, the cybersecurity […] More

Information Builders has introduced a new health data management offering meant to help health insurers gain a complete view of members. The Omni-Payer system works to consolidate data from various sources in order to create a centralized hub of information for each member, Information Builders said Tuesday. Gerald Cohen, president and CEO of Information Builders, said the […] More

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals has landed a potential 23-month, $38 million contract from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to further develop the company’s experimental drug against Ebola virus. HHS’ Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority could provide $11.3 million in additional funds for Regeneron to produce alternative anti-Ebola monoclonal antibody drugs for clinical research […] More

A Stratistics MRC report, released by Reportbuyer, forecasts the healthcare analytics market’s value will increase from $5.5 billion in 2014 at a 24.82 percent compound annual growth rate to hit $32.4 billion by 2022. The growing demand for healthcare-related information technology systems and implementation of federal health policies are among the forces that could drive […] More

Cambridge International Systems will act as a subcontractor to Leidos under a $4.3 billion contract for the modernization of the U.S. Defense Department‘s military electronic health records system. The Leidos Partnership for Defense Health comprises four primary contractors, 30 small and large member companies, and 17 technology suppliers that will work to deliver an integrated […] More