
Prominent electronic healthcare form solutions leader changing name to reflect broadening role in technology solutions sector
This month, FormFast will become Interlace Health
This month, FormFast will become Interlace Health
In a recent interview, executives from two early-stage biopharma companies said that off-the-shelf approach is the only way to drive down the cost of novel cell and gene therapies like CAR-T.
The startup describes its software as providing clinical labs with more streamlined and accurate analysis, interpretation and reporting for accelerating personalized medicine programs.
Shares of the company fell 40 percent Thursday following a story late Wednesday afternoon by Bloomberg, which reported that a bankruptcy filing was a potential option.
All told, the company will be active in 26 markets across 15 states, pending regulatory approval.
The collaboration will boost the business of both companies against the backdrop of tech giants like Amazon, Google and Microsoft vying for healthcare market share in the industry's shift to cloud-based infrastructure.
The deal increases Centene's ownership of the Spanish provider Ribera Salud from 50 percent to 90 percent.
While the shareholder vote is a major milestone, the deal still needs to get the approval of an additional 22 state regulators.
The submission deadline for the 2019 code App Challenge, which encourages participants to build apps on Cerner's platforms, is August 16, 2019.
St. Louis, Missouri-based HarrisLogic develops clinical services and population health management software for providers, schools and law enforcement intended to help users identify potential behavioral health issues within a population and divert them appropriate resources or sites of care.
The $500,000 fund will aid medical practices in sharing clinical information with other doctors and hospitals through health information exchanges.
As of March 4, Tamarah Duperval-Brownlee holds the newly created role of senior vice president and chief community impact officer at Ascension.
Illig, one of the health IT vendor's co-founders and vice chairman of its board, has retired from Cerner to "focus on outside interests," according to a news release from the company.
Through Epharmix, which offers condition-specific communication tools that allow care teams to remotely monitor patients, the health system can better connect with patients outside the hospital.
The network expansion represents a willingness to engage with online pharmacy businesses in order to "evolve with industry trends," according to the company.