Healthcare Technology and Informatics

Avnet Technology Solutions Teams up with Scottsdale Healthcare for Unique Technology-Focused Internship Program (Centre Daily Times)
Since Avnet Technology Solutions, Americas launched HealthPath University in 2006, it has educated more than 250 value-added reseller participants on the fast-growing healthcare market. Today, Avnet Technology Solutions, an operating group of Avnet, Inc. (NYSE: AVT), unveiled the capstone class in this specialized training program - a week-long internship held at Scottsdale Healthcare, a …

Doctations’ EHR Technology Receives 2007 CCHIT Certification (Centre Daily Times)
The Certification Commission for Healthcare Information Technology (CCHIT(R)) today announced that Doctations’ DoctPatientNetwork.com v1.0106062008 is CCHIT Certified(R), and meets the Commission’s ambulatory electronic health record (EHR) criteria for 2007. Ambulatory EHRs are designed for physician offices and clinics where most Americans get their healthcare. CCHIT - an independent, nonprofit …

Avnet Technology Solutions Teams up with Scottsdale Healthcare for Unique Technology-Focused Internship Program (Centre Daily Times)
Since Avnet Technology Solutions, Americas launched HealthPath University in 2006, it has educated more than 250 value-added reseller participants on the fast-growing healthcare market. Today, Avnet Technology Solutions, an operating group of Avnet, Inc. (NYSE: AVT), unveiled the capstone class in this specialized training program - a week-long internship held at Scottsdale Healthcare, a …

Vitality Inc., Healthcare Startup Focused on Medication Adherence, Taps David Rose to Lead Next Growth Phase (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)
Rose Brings Proven Track Record in Persuasive Technology; To Drive Company’s Innovative Solution for Consumer Medication Compliance to Market

GE Healthcare to Acquire Vital Signs, Inc., Expanding GE’s Monitoring, Anesthesia and Respiratory Care Offerings (Centre Daily Times)
GE Healthcare, a unit of General Electric Company (NYSE:GE), and Vital Signs, Inc. (NASDAQ:VITL) announced today that they have entered into a definitive merger agreement for GE to acquire Vital Signs. Under the terms of the agreement, shareholders of Vital Signs will receive $74.50 per share in cash for each Vital Signs share they own.

Informatics and Biomedical Services Firm Looks Toward the Future of Healthcare (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Recognizing the need to streamline the information flow in today’s technologically advanced patient-care facilities, Binovia, an informatics and biomedical services firm, has introduced bITomed , a service that cross-trains technicians in biomedical engineering and information technology .

IT industry comments on Government’s Health Informatics Report (PublicTechnology.net)
Intellect , the trade association for the UK technology sector, welcomes the Department of Health ‘Hhealth informatics report’ which underlines the vital role that informatics plays in the delivery of health and social care services, both now and in the future.

Conmed Healthcare Management lands $10M contract for Ariz. correctional facility (BizJournals)
Conmed Healthcare Management Inc., a health care provider for correctional facilities, said Tuesday it won a $10 million contract with an Arizona detention center.

Axiom Named to ‘Healthcare Informatics Top 100′ List (PR Newswire via Yahoo! News)
Axiom Resource Management, Inc., has been named one of Americas Top 100 Companies by Revenue in the field of healthcare information and technology. Healthcare Informatics magazine published their annual list of top healthcare IT firms in June, 2008, ranking Axiom at number 76. Axiom moved up five spots from their 2007 ranking, where they placed at number 81 on the list.

The New Healthcare Landscape — Ignore Infrastructure at Your Peril (Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance)
Recent data security and retention regulatory requirements have kept healthcare IT staff busy for the past few years. With Google, Revolution Health, and Microsoft moving to expand healthcare/medical search facilities, SOA initiatives related to information sharing and accessibility are being added to the never shrinking To-Do list of those same IT departments.