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New “Connection” Brand Advances 35-Year History of Innovation
September 8, 2016 – PC Connection has changed its brand name to Connection. The Company will begin trading under the new ticker symbol NASDAQ: CNXN at market open onFriday, September 9, 2016. Reflecting the increasing relevance of transformational technologies, this new brand aligns precisely with the Company’s mission to connect people with technology that enhances growth, elevates productivity, and empowers innovation.
Learn moreHealth Catalyst Named to First-Ever Forbes 2016 World’s Best 100 Cloud Companies List
September 8, 2016 – Health Catalys has been named to the first-ever Forbes 2016 Cloud 100: the definitive list of the top 100 private cloud companies in the world, developed in partnership with Bessemer Venture Partners.
Learn moreThe National Institute of Standards & Technology Selects Clearwater Compliance for Research Projects to Bolster Cybersecurity of Wireless IV Medical Infusion Pumps
September 8, 2016 – Clearwater Compliance will collaborate with the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence as part of a wide-ranging, first-of-its-kind risk assessment project focusing on wireless IV medical infusion pumps. This research project will investigate how to improve wireless IV medical infusion pumps’ security, with an end goal of helping companies and organizations increase their cyber risk assessment and management capability.
Optimum Healthcare IT Strengthens & Expands Community Connect Practice
September 7, 2016 – Optimum Healthcare IT announced that to further meet the demands of the healthcare industry, it has expanded their Community Connect practice which is dedicated to improving healthcare in communities across the country. To comply with Meaningful Use and Healthcare Reform, a growing number of physician offices and hospitals are choosing to partner with large healthcare organizations to integrate their electronic health records (EHR). Community Connect enables Epic’s customers to extend a shared EHR to these smaller community hospitals and physicians. This collaboration allows smaller organizations to have access to a more integrated and robust EHR
Learn moreNorth West London Pathology Consortium Selects Sunquest Europe for Laboratory Information Services
September 7, 2016 – Sunquest Information Systems Inc. today announced that North West London Pathology Consortium has signed an $18.9M total contract value with Sunquest Europe for a complete Hosted Managed Service Laboratory Information System covering all core pathology disciplines, plus Molecular for complex testing and human leukocyte antigens.
Learn moreSurvey: 8 in 10 Hospital Leaders Say Predictive Analytics is Important to Future Yet Only One-Third Use It
September 7, 2016 – Nearly 80 percent of hospital executives believe the future of healthcare could be significantly improved through the use of predictive analytics, a population health management tool that can help providers stay one step ahead of costly problems like preventable readmissions, patient downturns and contracts with insurers that pay less than the cost of providing care. Yet only 31 percent of hospitals have used the technology for more than a year, and 19 percent have no plans to do so.
Learn moreKurt Salmon’s Health Care Group Joins ECG
Kurt Salmon’s Health Care Practice announced today that it is joining ECG Management Consultants, one of the nation’s leading consulting firms serving health systems, hospitals, medical groups and academic medical centers.
Former Intermountain Medical Center CEO/Administrator David Grauer Joins Health Catalyst as Senior Vice President
September 6, 2016 – Health Catalyst announced that David Grauer is joining the company as a Senior Vice President, effective September 2016.
Agfa HealthCare’s Enterprise Imaging Platform Selected by The University of Mississippi Medical Cente
30 August 2016 – Enterprise Imaging consolidates imaging data from multiple service lines and provides secure access to a patient’s medical images, in one view, accessible ‘anywhere, anytime’. The agreement includes Agfa’s Enterprise Imaging platform, including Enterprise Imaging Vendor-Neutral Archive, XERO® image viewer and Image Exchange. A growing list of customers choose Agfa’s platform for its “more than a VNA” capabilities.
Nordic recognized as top performer in KLAS optimization report
August 29, 2016 – Among healthcare IT consulting firms, Nordic’s Optimization Solutions has been recognized as a top performer in terms of producing the highest positive impact on efficiency and outcomes with over 80 percent of clients reporting a significant positive impact, according to the new KLAS report, Optimization Services 2016 Driving Outcomes from Implementation to Performance Improvement, which was released last week.
Impact Advisors Ranked Among Modern Healthcare’s Largest Healthcare Management Consulting Firms
August 29, 2016 – Impact Advisors, LLC announced today that it has been ranked among Modern Healthcare’s Largest Healthcare Management Consulting Firms. The firm is ranked seventeenth out of more than 40 firms recognized. This is Impact Advisors’ second appearance on the list which ranks firms by 2015 revenue from total healthcare consulting fees.
CynergisTek Ranks #512 on Inc. 5000; Number One Healthcare Security Vendor on List
August 24, 2016 – CynergisTek today announced it was ranked as the 512th fastest-growing private company in the US on the annual Inc. 5000, an exclusive ranking published by Inc. Magazine. This marks the third consecutive year the company has made this list, rising from number 941 in 2015 and 2252 in 2014. This year, CynergisTek is the highest ranked healthcare security company on the list, and is the eighth highest overall security vendor.
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