Healthcare IT

Dell Services and Baystate Health’s technology center TechSpring have introduced programs that aim to improve the provision of care for patients with chronic conditions through telehealth and predictive analytics. Dell said Tuesday it will work to collect claims, socio-economic and clinical data from several patient populations in an effort to help TechSpring home in on […] More

The University of Virginia Health System has teamed up with Mitre to build tools for the analysis of patients’ health data. UVA said Friday Mitre will provide consulting services for UVA as the academic health center works to develop predictive analytics-based systems intended to detect risk of lung failure, hemorrhage and other conditions among patients and send alerts to medical […] More

Accenture has launched a new version of a set of software platforms designed to help government agencies manage and track applications for Medicaid benefits and other public services. The company Thursday Human Services Suite version 7.1 is comprised of Citizen Self-Service Portal, Accenture Public Service Platform and Benefits Management System. The latest release has an identity […] More

Cerner has been contracted to refresh the Military Health System’s anatomic pathology laboratory information system for the Defense Health Agency. The company will install its server hardware, peripheral equipment and services in the Defense Department’s anatomic pathology laboratories worldwide and issue the company’s CoPathPlus software licenses, Cerner said July 8. DHA intends to implement CoPathPlus to help the […] More

CGI has been awarded a contract by Highmark to continue helping the Pittsburg-based health insurer audit and validate medical claims with a CGI technology. CGI designed its Customized Audit System platform for healthcare payers to identify coding errors and overpayments, the company said Wednesday. “More timely, accurate notification of overpayments will also help our healthcare […] More

A Mercom Capital Group report says venture capitalists pumped about $1.2 billion into the healthcare information technology industry during 2015’s second quarter, up from the $784 million recorded during the previous quarter. The health IT sector closed 138 deals in Q2, compared with 142 during Q1, and secured nearly $2 billion in VC investments over […] More

CSG Government Solutions has secured a contract to help the Department of Vermont Health Access examine and verify applications for the state’s Medicaid management information system. The company said Tuesday it will perform MMIS quality assurance, verification and validation services as well as manage systems integration and workflow for the agency. The Department of Vermont […] More

Accenture and Avanade have been selected to migrate the email service of England’s Health Department and Scotland’s National Health Service to a new cloud-based platform in a move to help social workers collaborate. The companies will implement a new directory and Lync collaboration technology for instant messaging, voice over Internet protocol, audio and video communication, […] More

The Department of Veterans Affairs is field-testing new mobile applications that work to help healthcare providers and patients connect with the VA’s Vista electronic health records system, FCW reported Wednesday. Adam Mazmanian writes that the Mobile Blue Button and Summary of Care apps as well as the upcoming Patient Viewer app work to provide mobile access and control to […] More

Xerox has received a Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services certification in New Hampshire for a platform the company built to process Medicaid applications. The company said Tuesday its Xerox Health Enterprise system received the certification after the roduct passed the Medicaid Enterprise Certification Toolkit’s federal requirements. New Hampshire Medicaid has used the platform since March 2013 to manage enrollment of members, […] More

The Arkansas Health Insurance Marketplace’s board of directors has chosen CSG Government Solutions to assess how the organization implements its small business health options program. CSG will perform independent verification and validation services both on AHIM’s technology implementation for the program and its compliance with the Affordable Care Act, CSG said Tuesday. “By leveraging our IV&V […] More

The U.S. Army‘s Telemedicine and Advanced Technology Research Center is looking into commercial software and related service offerings to supplement the military branch’s mobile health information technology infrastructure. In a request for information published June 9 on FedBizOpps, the Army said its Mobile Health Care Environment System is designed to employ government and commercial off-the-shelf […] More