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MedLink acquires MedAppz
Consolidation continues in the crowded but maturing EHR market. This week, MedLink International, a New York-based ambulatory EHR vendor, announced the acquisition of MedAppz, of Wichita, Kan., which
Vendor viability should be a top concern in EHR selection
With the government now working on Stage 2 and Stage 3 requirements, EHR "meaningful use" and certification remain confusing but important issues when planning EHR deployments. But if an EHR is like
Ambulatory EMR market to 'double by 2012'
The U.S. market for ambulatory EHRs, worth $1.3 billion last year, is forecast to double to $2.6 billion by 2012, research firm Frost & Sullivan says. Clearly, the HITECH portion of the American
Allscripts, Eclipsys complete $1.2 billion merger
The $1.2 billion merger of Allscripts and Eclipsys merger is final as of Wednesday. The combined firm--dubbed Allscripts Healthcare Solutions, dropping the Misys name--brings together strong products
UnitedHealth's Ingenix to buy Executive Health Resources, make FQHC version of CareTracker EHR
It's been a busy last couple of weeks for Ingenix. As you may have read last week in FierceHealthcare , Ingenix, the health IT subsidiary of UnitedHealth Group ( NYSE: UNH ), on Wednesday announced
GE, Intel to combine home-health operations in a new joint venture
General Electric and Intel are creating a 50/50 joint venture to develop and market home-based healthcare technologies, the two companies announced Monday. The yet-unnamed venture will combine the
Allscripts to buy Eclipsys in $1.3B, all-stock deal
Allscripts-Misys Healthcare Solutions is about to drop the "Misys" part, as the Chicago-based company has agreed to a $1.3 billion all-stock takeover of Eclipsys. As part of the deal, Misys plc will
SPOTLIGHT: Should Microsoft acquire an established EHR vendor?
Despite its many overtures to the healthcare market, Microsoft still doesn't offer a full-fledged EHR. Data aggregator Amalga, acquired in 2006, comes closest, but it and the PHR platform HealthVault
HIMSS10: IBM marches into HIE after closing Initiate deal
It may have been a coincidence that IBM closed on its acquisition of Initiate Systems just as HIMSS10 got underway in Atlanta last week. We're certain that it was no coincidence that IBM introduced a
IBM to purchase Initiate Systems
IBM, which long ago abandoned plans to develop an electronic medical record, is making a deeper push into health information exchange by agreeing to acquire Initiate Systems. Privately held Initiate
