Healthcare Technology and Informatics

Telus to invest $100 million over three years in new health technology division (Canadian Business)
The Canadian Press November 18, 2008 - 12:21 a.m. TORONTO - Telus Corp. (TSX:T), Canada’s second largest telecom operator, says it will invest $100 million over three years to develop a new health technology division to build and service networks to share medical records and other information.

VICCS, Inc. And IBM Corporation Announce The Life Sciences & Healthcare Practice Technology Leadership Forum Series (EnterpriseContentManagementConnection-ECM)
ICCS, Inc. and IBM Corporation announce the Life Sciences & Healthcare Practice Technology Leadership Forum Series.

Cerner to provide healthcare software in Aruba (The Kansas City Star)
Aruba’s only hospital has chosen Cerner Corp. to upgrade the medical center’s healthcare information technology systems.

WorkLight Confirms Consumers Flocking To Web 2.0-enabled Healthcare United (CRM Today)
WorkLight says that consumers - particularly in the US - are turning to Web 2.0-enabled online healthcare, as healthcare providers realize the cost advantages of using “Healthcare 2.0″ technology.

WorkLight Confirms Consumers Flocking to Web 2.0-Enabled Healthcare (ebizQ.net)
WorkLight says that consumers - particularly in the US - are turning to Web 2.0-enabled online healthcare, as healthcare providers realize the cost advantages of using “Healthcare 2.0″ technology. A recent industry report confirms that over …

Metavante Integrated Healthcare Benefit Account Solutions Now Include The Bancorp Bank HSA (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
MILWAUKEE—-Metavante , a leading provider of banking and payments technology, today announced The Bancorp Bank as another integrated health savings account custodian option within its suite of healthcare benefit account payments solutions.

Metavante Integrated Healthcare Benefit Account Solutions Now Include The Bancorp Bank HSA (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
WILMINGTON, Del.—-The Bancorp Bank , a wholly owned subsidiary of The Bancorp, Inc. , and a leading provider of private label banking services to over 300 partners nationwide, announced today that Metavante , a leading provider of banking and payments technology, has added Bancorp as another integrated health savings account custodian option within its suite of healthcare benefit account …

GlobalOptions Group Expands Technology Design Practice in Healthcare Arena with New Kaiser Permanente Hospital Projects (Centre Daily Times)
GlobalOptions Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: GLOI), a leading provider of domestic and international risk management services, today announced that it has expanded further its contract work with leading healthcare institutions through new contracts for Kaiser Foundation Hospitals, a unit of Kaiser Permanente of California. The company’s SafirRosetti Technology Design Practice will provide technical …

Nextrials’ Prism Wins Gold in the Mobile Star Awards for Healthcare Data Capture Technology (Centre Daily Times)
Nextrials, Inc., a leader in clinical research software and services, today announced that its flagship electronic data capture and clinical trial management software, Prism(R), captured a Gold Mobile Star Award(TM) from MobileVillage(R), the 15-year leader in market development and news services about mobile technology. Prism was a winner in the enterprise software category for healthcare data …

Binovia, an Informatics and Biomedical Services Firm, Streamlines the Healthcare Industry Before Government Mandates It (Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance)
Binovia, a leading informatics and biomedical services firm is helping healthcare facilities streamline information flow and putting them a step ahead of what both presidential candidates outline as vital to national healthcare. A commonality between Senators McCain and Obama’s healthcare plans has been to increase efficiency and implement new technology.