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Lockheed’s Horace Blackman: ‘Biggest Opportunities’ Lie in Federal Health IT Space

Horace Blackman,Â Lockheed Martinâ€™s vice president of health and life sciences, attributes newÂ business growth opportunitiesÂ to theÂ federal health information technology market, The Washington Post reported Saturday. Jay Hancock writesÂ Lockheed Martinâ€™s business with theÂ Department of Health and Human Services has more than doubled toÂ $300 million annually since 2006. â€œThe biggest opportunities I would point to are efforts associated […] More

by Jay Clemens December 8, 2014, 7:18 am
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Systems Made Simple to Support VA Mobile Healthcare App Development

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has awarded a contract to Systems Made Simple to help the agency create new mobile applications for managing veterans’ healthcare. VA seeks to develop apps intended to help veterans monitor their health, access medical information and connect with providers, Systems Made Simple said. The company will work with VA’s […] More

by Mary-Louise Hoffman December 1, 2014, 11:03 am
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IDC Survey: Healthcare Needs Broad Approach Versus Cyber Vulnerabilities

A new IDC report has underscored the need for healthcare organizations to pour more investments not just in cyber attack response but also in detection and mitigation, noting that the frequency of a breach will only continue to accelerate. “For healthcare organizations, it’s not a matter of if they are going to be attacked but […] More

by Elizabeth Leigh November 26, 2014, 1:26 pm
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Alistair Rennie: IBM, CPSI Partner for Predictive Healthcare Analytics Project

IBM and Computer Programs and Systems will collaborate on a healthcare project that seeks to leverage predictive analytics technology to help rural and community hospitals cut readmission rates. CPSI and its TruBridge subsidiary plan to use IBM’s SPSS Modeler data mining and analytics platform to identify patients at increased risk of readmission in hospitals participating […] More

by Mary-Louise Hoffman November 18, 2014, 10:21 am
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ReportsnReports.com: North America to Lead EMR Market’s Growth Through 2018

ReportsnReports.comÂ projectsÂ compound annual growth rate of at least 7 percent for the electronic medical record market across North America, Europe and Asia from 2012 to 2018 due to what the firm sees as technology advancements in the healthcare sector. The firm said SaturdayÂ North America has the largest andÂ fastest-growing EMR market at a 7.96-percent CAGR, followed by […] More

by Anna Forrester November 17, 2014, 11:29 am
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Jerry Hogge: Leidos-Accenture-Cerner Team Eyes Interoperability for Military EHR Contract

Jerry Hogge, deputy group president of Leidos’ health solutions group, said interoperability and connectivity are among key features the U.S. Defense Department want from the agency’s future electronic health records system, EHRintelligence reported Thursday. Jennifer Bresnick interviewed Hogge along with Jim Traficant, managing director of Accenture Federal Services, and Travis Dalton, general manager of Cerner‘s […] More

by Mary-Louise Hoffman November 14, 2014, 11:27 am
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Stanton McComb: McKesson to Expand Virginia Operations with New Divisional HQ

McKesson Corp. plans a $10 million investment to expand the headquarters operations of its medical technology products business in Henrico County, Virginia. Gov. Terry McAuliffe’s office said Thursday that McKesson Medical-Surgical will also move to a 168,500-square-foot office space in the Deep Run III building. McKesson Medical-Surgical offers technology products designed to help healthcare organizations […] More

by Mary-Louise Hoffman November 10, 2014, 6:15 am
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Fulcrum Wins Military Health IT Testing Support Contract

Fulcrum has been awarded a potential five-year, $13.9 million contract to support a U.S. Defense Health Agency-run development test center for the Defense Healthcare Management System Modernization. The DHMS program executive office chose Fulcrum’s healthcare division to update and maintain system software at the Richmond, Virginia-based EHR testing facility, Fulcrum said Tuesday. The center is […] More

by Mary-Louise Hoffman November 5, 2014, 9:48 am
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Kamal Narang: SRA to Support Genomic Data Exchange, Bioinformatics R&D Efforts

SRA International has joined an international data-sharing coalition that seeks to develop a common framework for organizations to exchange genomic information for research and clinical applications. SRA said Tuesday that Global Alliance for Genomics and Health members come from the information technology, healthcare, research, life sciences and pharmaceutical sectors. “We’re pleased to become a member […] More

by Mary-Louise Hoffman November 4, 2014, 11:17 am
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Frost & Sullivan: Health Tech Vendors See Biz Opportunity in EHR Data Retrieval

A newÂ Frost & SullivanÂ study saysÂ investments from government and healthcare providers have facilitated increased usageÂ of electronic health records and have placed EHRÂ retrieval as an important service priority. Frost & Sullivan said ThursdayÂ the “EHR Usabilityâ€”CIOs Weigh in On What’s Needed to Improve Information Retrieval” report notes hindrances in EHR usage, such asÂ speed and accuracy of data retrieval […] More

by Anna Forrester November 3, 2014, 7:29 am
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Lyn Hurd: Fulcrum Healthcare to Help Intellect Solutions Update Defense HAIMS System

Fulcrum‘s healthcare division will support Intellect SolutionsÂ as a subcontractorÂ inÂ providing enhancement and maintenance services for the Defense Health Clinical Systems‘ Healthcare Artifact and Image Management Solution. Lyn Hurd, the division’s vice president, said Thursday that the company willÂ help in updating the service treatment records and clinical workflows on the HAIMS websites. The HAIMS program works toÂ facilitate […] More

by Anna Forrester October 31, 2014, 11:53 am
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IBM’s Andy Maner: Pentagon Seeks ‘Implemented System’ for EHR Project

IBM will not make theÂ Watson cognitive computing system a large portion of the proposal that company and its partner EpicÂ willÂ provide to the Defense Department for the agency’sÂ potential 10-year, $11 billion electronic health records contract, an IBM official has told the Washington Post. â€œWeâ€™re going to bid what the government asks for.. right now theyâ€™re asking […] More

by Ross Wilkers October 27, 2014, 11:06 am