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CACI to Help Implement Electronic Medicare Appeals Processing System; Ken Asbury Comments

CACI International has received a five-year, $32 million task order to provide the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services with a case management platform for HHS toÂ process Medicare appeals electronically. The company said Wednesday it will use the MicroPact-made entellitrak software to implement the Electronic Case Adjudication and Processing Environment infrastructure for HHS’ Office […] More

by Mary-Louise Hoffman April 22, 2015, 11:07 am
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Xerox to Update New Yorkâ€™s Medicaid Claims Processing System; Dave Hamilton Comments

Xerox Corp. has been awarded a five-year, $564.9 million contract to modernize New Yorkâ€™s Medicaid claims processing system in an effort to help fulfill the specific requirements of Medicaid members and providers. Xeroxâ€™s team will manage Medicaid programs such as healthcare delivery and coordination in compliance with the Affordable Care Act using its health enterprise […] More

by Jay Clemens April 21, 2015, 4:48 am
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IBM Unveils Watson Health Cloud for Cognitive Computing; John Kelly Comments

IBMÂ has unveiled the Watson Health Cloud to serve as a platform for data and insights on health and wellness issues as part of the company’s efforts to expand computing functionsÂ in the health sector. The company said MondayÂ it also pursued industry partnerships and acquisitions alongside the creation of the IBM Watson Health business unit amid an […] More

by Anna Forrester April 15, 2015, 10:34 am
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HP Signs New Arkansas Medicaid Info System Mgmt Contract; Susan Arthur Comments

HP Enterprise ServicesÂ will continue toÂ handle the Medicaid information system of Arkansas under a new seven-year, $190 million contract with the stateâ€™sÂ Department of Human Services. HP will extend its term asÂ stateâ€™s Medicaid fiscal agent and process customerÂ claims throughÂ the company’sÂ interChange Medicaid management information system, HP said Tuesday. The contract contains a one-year base period and six one-year […] More

by Jay Clemens April 15, 2015, 7:38 am
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Deloitte’s Russ Rudish Proposes Cybersecurity Measures for Healthcare Industry

Russ Rudish, global healthcare leader at Deloitte, has offered multiple strategies that he believes can help providers manage cyber-related risks to their information technology assets. Rudish said industry needs to have safeguards in place because technology designed to improve healthcare system interoperability, care delivery and electronic medical records access might also expose organizations to security […] More

by Mary-Louise Hoffman April 9, 2015, 9:19 am
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Emergency Service Providers Pick TCSâ€™ Telemedicine Platform; Jay Whitehurst, Christopher Newton Comment

TeleCommunication Systems has been selected to deploy its VirtuMedix telemedicine systemÂ for the patients of Infinity HealthCare and Emergency Physician Medical Group in the Midwest region. Infinity HealthCare and EPMG physicians will engage patients via computers and mobile devices on VirtuMedix’s cloud-based architecture, TCS said Thursday. Jay Whitehurst, TCS commercial software group president, said the company […] More

by Jay Clemens March 27, 2015, 9:52 am
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Stephen Gold: IBM Aims to Help Commercialize Watson-Powered Healthcare App

IBM has invested in Modernizing Medicine to help that company further develop and launch a Watson-powered, cloud-based mobile clinical decision support application into the marketplace. Modernizing Medicine aims for its schEMA app to analyze large volumes of medical literature to offer clinicians point-of-care data, IBM said Thursday. â€œIBM’s investment will help speed the introduction of […] More

by Mary-Louise Hoffman March 20, 2015, 7:42 am
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Leidos to Manage Trinity Healthâ€™s IT Security Systems; Brad Wilber Comments

Trinity Health has selected Leidos to manage the healthcare providerâ€™s cybersecurity systems in an effort to protectÂ patient health data. Leidos will work to detect vulnerabilities and monitor critical assets within the Minot, North Dakota-based hospitalâ€™s infrastructure, Leidos said Thursday. “Leidos Health is pleased to provide managed security services for Trinity Health to help keep their […] More

by Jay Clemens March 13, 2015, 9:28 am
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Deloitteâ€™s Terri Cooper Previews Federal Health Opportunities, Challenges in 2015

Terri Cooper, Deloitteâ€™s federal health sector lead, has highlighted the opportunities and challenges for health providers, planners, policymakers and regulators inÂ theÂ comingÂ months. Cooper noted in her 2015 Industry OutlookÂ that the health sectorâ€™s opportunity is to control costs while maintaining the quality of medical treatment forÂ consumers. She recommended that health officials leverage developments in population health, health […] More

by Jay Clemens February 20, 2015, 11:39 am
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Mike Olson: Cloudera to Help Cerner Gather, Analyze Healthcare Data

Health IT company Cerner Corp. has selected Clouderaâ€™s enterprise data hub to power its big data platform in an effort to analyze healthcare information and improve patient outcomes. Mike Olson, founder and chief strategy officer for Cloudera, said Thursday the company will work with Cerner â€œto capture, organize, analyze and actâ€ on healthcare data from […] More

by Jay Clemens February 13, 2015, 10:27 am
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TechNavio: Global Healthcare IT Market to Grow at 5.7% CAGR in 2014-2018

A TechNavio report predicts a 5.7 percent average growth for the worldwide health information technology market on a year-over-year basis through 2018. The research firm identified CareFusion, Cerner, Dell, McKesson and Philips Healthcare as among the key vendors in the sector, Reports and Intelligence said Thursday. The report indicates that government and private organizations have […] More

by Mary-Louise Hoffman January 30, 2015, 12:01 pm
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Andy Maner: Oregon College a ‘Building Block’ for IBM-Epic Military EHR Bid Team

Leaders fromÂ IBMÂ and EpicÂ visitedÂ Oregon Health & Science University to evaluateÂ how the school could supportÂ theÂ consortium’sÂ bid for a multibillion dollarÂ contract to modernize the Defense Department‘s healthcare management systems, the Portland Business Journal reported Thursday. Elizabeth Hayes writesÂ the university’s simulation centerÂ could serve as a training facility for DoD can practice protocolsÂ for the future electronic health record system if the […] More

by Anna Forrester January 16, 2015, 10:27 am