When it comes to digital health M&A, who is the biggest acquirer of them all?
The largest acquirers tended to be health IT vendors but what's interesting about the report by CB Inisghts is that it shows the diversity of companies they've pursued.
Allscripts, Elligo Health Research team up to alter clinical trials
Through their newly launched partnership, Allscripts and Elligo Health Research are giving physicians the opportunity to conduct trials in their own clinics.
With the Rise of AI, What IP Disputes in Healthcare Are Likely to Emerge?
Munck Wilson Mandala Partner Greg Howison shared his perspective on some of the legal ramifications around AI, IP, connected devices and the data they generate, in response to emailed questions.
Allscripts buys McKesson’s health IT business for $185 million
Big news in the world of health IT: Vendor Allscripts is acquiring McKesson's hospital and health system IT business, Enterprise Information Solutions. It's set to close in the fourth quarter of calendar year 2017.
Epic, Cerner hold majority of EHR market share in acute care hospitals
A new report from KLAS found Epic and Cerner held a lead over other vendors in the space, claiming 25.8 percent and 24.6 percent of the market respectively.
Cerner is the best replacement for VistA, Black Book says
As the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs contemplates scrapping its long-held VistA EHR, a new Black Book report shows Cerner might be the best replacement option.
Netsmart enters home healthcare with Allscripts partnership
Netsmart is getting into the home healthcare segment as part of a $950 million sale, forming a joint venture with Allscripts and investment firm GI Partners.
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A Personalized Approach to Medication Nonadherence
At the Abarca Forward conference earlier this year, George Van Antwerp, managing director at Deloitte, discussed how social determinants of health and a personalized member experience can improve medication adherence and health outcomes.
6 Precision Medicine partnerships reflective of the new Intel Collaborative Cancer Cloud
Much like Intel's new Collaborative Cancer Cloud, several precision medicine partnerships are springing up around the country. Here are six more.
Cerner wins DoD electronic health records contract
Cerner beat out competing bids from the teams of Epic Systems and IBM; and Allscripts, Computer Sciences Corp. and Hewlett-Packard.
5 must-read stories for the holiday weekend, from medical devices exempted by the FDA to Google’s competition in crowdsourcing public health
MedHeads won't be airing today and content is light due to the holiday weekend, but you can check out the top five stories from the week wherever you choose to relax. Happy Independence Day!
Allscripts invests $200M in Soon-Shiong’s NantHealth in software integration deal (updated)
In a joint press release, NantHealth and Allscripts said that they would jointly integrate their software via application provider interfaces
BioLabs Pegasus Park Cultivates Life Science Ecosystem
Gabby Everett, the site director for BioLabs Pegasus Park, offered a tour of the space and shared some examples of why early-stage life science companies should choose North Texas.
Strategic Acquisitions for Allscripts
A couple of weeks ago I wrote a blog post on the current trends in the EHR industry. I mentioned that users of Allscripts products have increasingly been switching away from Allscripts to other vendors. Either Paul Black at Allscripts is following this blog, or he looked at the Allscripts client list because he is looking […]
Allscripts forges telehealth agreement ahead of other EHR companies
Electronic health record provider Allscripts’ (NASDAQ:MDRX) move to partner with one of the country’s largest telehealth services will tack on the video and audio service to its EHR platform and boost the range of services EHRs typically offer. At a conference in Chicago this week, Allscripts CEO Glenn Tullman provided a live demo with […]
Quintiles software deal with Allscripts seeks to clear up clinical trial bottlenecks
Quintiles is collaborating with electronic health records firm Allscripts Healthcare Solutions (NASDAQ:MDRX) to develop software to streamline the process of setting up and recruiting for clinical trials in a move that could cut the cost of drug development. The goal is to develop software tools that are designed to significantly reduce some of the bottleneck […]
Blue Cross Blue Shield N.C. invests $15M for EHR program with Allscripts
Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina is investing $15 million and partnering with Allscripts (NASDAQ:MDRX) in a program intended to make electronic health records more widely available to physicians in the state. That investment will help physicians leap over the biggest hurdle for EHR technology adoption: cost. Over the next five years, the money […]
Allscript’s Tullman: Community, connectedness will lead to innovation
Allscripts (NASDAQ:MDRX) CEO Glen Tullman took a turn for the personal as he wrapped up his speech at the CED Venture Conference in Raleigh, North Carolina this week. To make a point about patient education, he discussed how he and his wife subscribe to Google alerts about juvenile diabetes to keep up on the latest […]