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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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
September 6, 2016 - Health Catalyst announced that David Grauer is joining the company as a Senior Vice President, effective September 2016.
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.
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.
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.
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.
August 23 2016 - Spok, Inc. today announced that it was selected by Union Hospital, in Maryland, to implement the latest version of its Spok Care Connect enterprise communications solutions. Used in both the contact center and in clinical areas, the software platform is designed to evolve with the organization’s changing needs.
August 22, 2016 - Utah Business magazine has named Health Catalyst to its “Fast 50” list of the 50 fastest-growing companies in Utah. A leader in healthcare data warehousing, analytics and outcomes improvement, Health Catalyst’s significant 5-year sales growth from 2010 to 2015 launched the company from No. 30 on the 2015 list to No. 16 this year.
August 17, 2016 - Sunquest Information Systems Inc. today announced the general availability of Sunquest VUE 1.0, a new, intuitive solution designed to improve decision-making and efficiency challenges in the anatomic pathology workflow.
August 17, 2016 - Inc. magazine today ranked Health Catalyst No. 384 on its 35th annual Inc. 500 list, the most prestigious ranking of the nation's fastest-growing private companies.
August 16, 2016 - Agfa HealthCare is the only company to have held all four DIN-PACS contracts since 1998. Over its ten-year term, Agfa HealthCare’s DIN-PACS IV contract has an estimated maximum value of US $768 million. Agfa HealthCare is poised to deliver its advanced Enterprise Imaging platform in support of the complex evolution in care delivery systems for the US government.
August 15, 2016 - CynergisTek today announced that is has further expanded its executive team with the addition of Marti Arvin as Vice President of Audit Strategy. Arvin brings more than three decades of experience in the fields of compliance, research and regulatory administration at academic medical centers and traditional hospital care settings to her role. She will lead strategic business development for the company’s compliance services, as well as support clients in meeting evolving compliance and regulatory requirements.
August 11, 2016 - The Chartis Group announced today that it has launched the Chartis Physician Leadership Institute (CPLI). CPLI brings together senior physician executives with unrivaled expertise from the nation’s leading health systems, academic medical centers, medical groups and health plans. It is dedicated to advancing health system and medical group performance through innovative solutions that drive physician alignment and engagement, and achieve the highest levels of organizational and operational effectiveness.
August 8, 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 new agreement includes Enterprise Imaging for Radiology & Cardiology, VendorNeutral Archive, XERO image viewer with Image Exchange and Business Intelligence. UMass Memorial joins a growing list of academic medical centers that chose Agfa HealthCare’s Enterprise Imaging platform for its comprehensive imaging informatics capabilities.
August 4, 2016 - Vital Images was recently selected by Wake Radiology to provide a suite of imaging practice management tools that facilitate self-service access to operational data needed to efficiently operate their business. Vitality IQ imaging practice management enables imaging leaders to make smart decisions around revenue, efficiency and quality.
