Inside Accenture's acquisition of ASM Research

Accenture makes a deal to buy ASM Research in an effort to add more firepower in the government practice, as it pursues what executives describe as a "once in a lifetime opportunity" to capture health IT projects.

How to crack a new market by doing what you do best

Modus Operandi is using the analytics skills it's honed for intelligence agencies as an entry point for breaking into a new market sector.

Red River pushes into health care IT market

Red River has launched a new business called Red River Healthcare in order to push into the health IT market and meet the mission of government and private sector health care customers.

Opinion

Systems engineering's critical role in health IT

In many instances, the unfulfilled promises of health IT can be attributed to the absence of a fundamental and practiced tradecraft: system engineering.

State-level CIOs more involved in health information than before

According to a recent study, state CIOs are more involved than ever before with health information.

8 ways to defend your medical identity

Now that mobile medical technology is so popular, security is more important than ever. Government Health IT released a list of eight ways you can prevent medical identity theft.

Health IT professionals confident about job prospects

As far as job security goes, folks in the health IT market feel pretty safe, making it one of the best markets to work in.

GE to put $2B toward health care data analytics

GE Healthcare has announced that it plans to spend $2 billion on data analytics to help hospitals become more efficient.

Still unclear where cloud fits into health IT

Cloud might make EHRs and other health-related data more efficient, but security is always a looming issue.

Mobile health IT security needs to be minded

With the rising use of personal mobile devices in health IT, security risks need to be understood and mitigated.

HP captures $220M Indiana Medicaid contract

Hewlett-Packard Enterprise Services adds to its large stable of Medicaid clients as it captures a contract to build a new Medicaid management information system for Indiana.

Market for Health IT apps to expand 7 percent annually

The health care IT applications market will expand at a rate of 7 percent by 2017, according to Healthcare IT news.

Security upfront critical to EHR mobile app development

As more and more EHR mobile applications are developed , privacy and security concerns need to be taken into account from the start.

Healthland acquires health IT firm

Healthland has acquired American Healthtech, adding software and EHR solutions to its portfolio.

What are the four components to mobile health care security?

HealthIT Security points out four core components to mobile health care security strategies, thanks to some insight from CynergisTek CEO Mac McMillan.

Do you know the top IT leaders in health care?

Leaders in the health care IT industry are being recognized by InformationWeek for their dedication to and influence on the tech decisions that health organizations are making.

Global health IT market to hit $57B by 2017

The global health IT market is expected to grow from $40.4 billion in 2012 to $56.7 billion in 2017.

New Tricare contract under development

The Army is developing a small-business contract for Tricare to help the evolution of the Military Health Service Cyberinfrastructure, incorporate more electronic health records and integrate with Veterans Affairs.

VA T4 on ramp period comes to a close

VA brings the bidding period to a close for its $12 billion VA T4 contract. New awards are expected to be announced in July, as the agency is expected to add new service-disabled and veteran-owned small businesses to the mix.

Health IT gains a global perspective

Leaders from around the world met at the first Integrating the Healthcare Enterprise World Summit to discuss challenges of advancing patient health care in the digital era, according to European Hospital.