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Healthcare company Abbott and the Defense Department will collaborate to develop blood-testing methods to help clinicians diagnose mild traumatic brain injuries in military personnel. Abbott said Monday that TBI-related abnormalities are not easily detected because its symptoms can be similar to those found in other medical conditions. “The quick and accurate diagnosis of a concussion is […] More
A MarketsandMarkets report predicts the global market for healthcare workforce management platforms will grow at a 13.8 percent compound annual growth rate to $1.5 billion in value by 2019. The research firm said Monday that healthcare organizations increasingly are adopting technology designed to manage employee schedules, attendance, shift differentials and patient care. Last year, North […] More
David Hamilton, group president for government healthcare solutions at Xerox, said the company is using health information technology and data analysis to help Wyoming improve the state’s patient care plans. “We’re providing advice and support that help members make decisions for a healthy lifestyle,†Hamilton said Thursday. “By ensuring they receive healthcare in the setting best suited […] More
Spero Energy Inc., announced yesterday it has received a six-month $150,000 SBIR Phase I grant from the National Science Foundation. The technology is based on Purdue University intellectual property, said Spero. Basudeb Saha, chief technology officer, said the grant will aid in Spero Energy’s commercialization of its conversion technology. “We will use the funding to develop […] More
Research and Markets has released a new report that projects the healthcare analytics market to achieve a 25 percent compound annual growth rate through 2019, HealthITAnalytics reported Thursday. Jennifer Bresnick writes regulatory mandates, ongoing health information technology adoption, predictive analytics and clinical support requirements of healthcare organizations will drive the market. The report also lists […] More
New RNCOS research has earmarked a compound annual growth rate of 10% for healthcare information technology in the U.S. from 2014 to 2018, thanks to greater collaboration among industry players, updated systems and tighter compliance rules. Increasing mergers and acquisitions activity also plays a role in the upbeat forecast as competing companies close ranks over […] More
Pratt & Whitney today announced it is teaming up with IBM to enhance the engine fleet and health solutions. The partnership could provide Pratt & Whitney’s customer base with more time on-wing, current asset maintenance alerts and better insight into flight operational data. “By incorporating learnings from our military engines programs where we are pushing […] More
Systems Made Simple has won a recompete contract to provide enterprise systems engineering services for the Veterans Health Administration‘s Innovation Sandbox Cloud. SMS designed its cloud service to drive innovation in health information technology by providing innovators with a centralized virtual environment for concept development and testing, Systems Made Simple said. The company is a New York-based provider […] More
Philips is making use of a new management structure in the Healthcare sector to improve performance and response to dynamic customer demands. According to the company, Healthcare CEO Deborah DiSanzo has decided to leave Philips to pursue other opportunities and healthcare business groups will report directly to the new Philips CEO, Frans van Houten. “We anticipate performance in […] More
IBM has kicked off an initiative to collaborate with the public health sector and food retailers in identifying potential sources of contaminated food and probing food-borne diseases. James Kaufman, manager of public health research for IBM Research, said Thursday that the company has developed a system that works to discover patterns from data sources by using “predictive analytics […] More
A Hewlett-Packard business unit has signed a $147 million deal to help the Delaware Health and Social Services Department implement a new system for managing the state’s Medicaid enrollment applications and claims. HP Enterprise Services will deploy an interChange Medicaid management information system and continue serving as the fiscal agent for the Delaware’s health agency under […] More
Royal Philips and salesforce.com have formed a partnership to combine their respective medical technology, clinical informatics, cloud computing and customer engagement offerings to develop an open source, cloud-based healthcare IT platform. The parties said Thursday the platform will be designed to enable personal health management and remote health monitoring and support the Philips Hospital to Home programs. “We have entered […] More
