Orion Health, a population health management and healthcare integration company, today announced the appointment of distinguished healthcare informatics veteran, Susan Anderson to Managing Director of its Canadian operations.

The Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange (WEDI), the nation’s leading authority on the use of health IT to create efficiencies in healthcare information exchange, announces the 2015 recipient of its 2015 Sullivan Award. Walter G. Suarez, MD, MPH, Executive Director of Health IT Strategy and Policy of Kaiser Permanente was presented the award at WEDI-Con 2015.

IASIS Healthcare LLC ("IASIS") announced today that it has selected Cerner, a global leader in health care technology, to implement an integrated electronic health record (EHR) and revenue cycle system across its health care provider operations, which serve over 1.1 million patients annually.

Truman Medical Centers (TMC) and Cerner, a global leader in health care technology, have formed a strategic relationship dedicated to the transformation of health care in Kansas City and across the world.

October marks the beginning of the Home Care Alliance (HCA) of Massachusetts’ Health Information Technology (HIT) adoption project. With funding support from MeHI, the Massachusetts eHealth Institute at the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative, The Alliance has partnered with the Massachusetts eHealth Collaborative (MAeHC) to assist home health agencies across the state meet the increasing demands for electronic data exchange.

Pulse Systems, Inc., a subsidiary of Cegedim (EURONEXT:CGM) and an industry-leading provider of Electronic Health Record (EHR), Practice Management, e-prescribing, Billing and Collections, and other Revenue Cycle Management solutions, today announced the completion of its acquisition of the U.S.-based practice management business of Nightingale Informatix Corporation.

Merge Healthcare Incorporated (NASDAQ:MRGE), a leading provider of clinical systems and innovations that seek to transform healthcare, entered into an agreement with Rush-Copley Medical Center to provide Merge PACS™, iConnect® Access and iConnect® Enterprise Archive. 

The Electronic Healthcare Network Accreditation Commission (EHNAC), a non-profit standards development organization and accrediting body, and the Healthcare Administrative Technology Association (HATA) announce today a partnership to further efforts of ensuring a common level of functionality and data security for practice management systems.