October Healthcare Headlines

St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital IPA (TX) selects Valence Health to help them become a clinically integrated provider organization.
http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/valence-health-adds-st-lukes/story.aspx?guid=%7b5D499A2E-41A0-428F-94DB-4EFE9F0C2361%7d&dist=hppr
Sept. 29, 2008

ZLB Plasma is now a licensed user of Mediware’s RecruitTrak software.
http://www.mediware.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=267&Itemid=132
Sept. 29, 2009


Garden City Hospital (MI) has implemented three Web-based scheduling software modules from Concerro, formerly known as BidShift.
http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20080929005361&newsLang=en
September 29, 2008

Seattle Children’s Hospital and the University of Washington will implement Microsoft’s Amalga technology.
http://www.microsoft.com/amalga/news/default.mspx
Sept. 30, 2008

Zynx Healthcare announces that in Q3 it added more than 1,755 evidence-related charges to order sets and plans of care in its clinical decision support products.
http://www.zynxhealth.com/GlobalNav/Newsroom/PressReleases/tabid/128/newsid660/123/Default.aspx
October 1, 2008

Dell, Intel, and Motion Computing are teaming up to offer a new wireless assessment service that provides comprehensive wired and wired network analysis, design and validation.
http://www.dell.com/content/topics/global.aspx/corp/pressoffice/en/2008/2008_10_01_rr_000?c=us&l=en&s=corp
October 1, 2008

Quantros announces its acquisition of Medcast Health Analysts. The companies’ combined solutions will provide clinical, financial, and operational data assessment tools within a single platform.
http://www.quantros.com/news_10022008.htm
October 2, 2008

Cerner expects 7,000 people to descend on Kansas City on Sunday for its 2008 Cerner Health Conference. The city is hoping for a $4.5 million economic boost.
http://www.bizjournals.com/kansascity/stories/2008/09/29/daily40.html
October 3, 2008

Steve Case’s Revolution Health is merging with Waterfront Media in a $300 million deal. The combined entity will be known as Waterfront Media.
http://www.bizjournals.com/washington/stories/2008/09/29/daily98.html
October 3, 2008

$175 million to support eight Cerner sites for two years? That’s what BT wants to charge NPfIT to replace Fujitsu.
http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2008/10/03/232535/npfit-officials-may-pay-out-100m-to-bt-for-extra-nhs-it.htm
Oct. 3, 2008

Hawaii’s Big Island is losing three of its five orthopedic surgeons, including the president-elect of the state medical association.
http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/20081003/NEWS01/810030389/1001
October 3, 2008

Allina Hospitals & Clinics, the Twin Cities' biggest medical group, confirmed Friday that it is eliminating 250 to 350 jobs because of growing financial pressures http://www.startribune.com/lifestyle/health/30275584.html?elr=KArksLckD8EQDUoaEyqyP4O:DW3ckUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aU7EaDiaMDCiUT
October 3, 2008

Kaiser Permanente Southern California Leads the Nation in Breast Cancer Screening.
http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/kaiser-permanente-southern-california-leads/story.aspx?guid=%7bB774AE1A-1148-4E7B-A91F-F54DB0254CDF%7d&dist=hppr
Oct. 3, 2008

ConnectivHealth names Steve NeSmith to the newly creative role of vice president of interactive. http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/connectivhealth-names-steve-nesmith-vice/story.aspx?guid=%7b11868A56-E8E1-40B7-914A-4E06A92D02A7%7d&dist=hppr
Oct 03, 2008

Hospital consultants ask for more money
http://thecalifornian.com/article/20081004/NEWS01/810040334/1002
October 4, 2008

MediNotes CEO Don Schoen says sales leads tripled the first day after its acquisition by Eclipsys, speculating that doctors are familiar with the Eclipsys name from their hospital work.
http://www.desmoinesregister.com/article/20081004/BUSINESS/810040322/-1/NEWS04
October 4, 2008


Fulton County Hospital (AR) and CIO Phillip Hughes get mentioned in a local newspaper’s story about the hospital’s PACS. http://www.areawidenews.com/story/1466914.html