Eric Wicklund

Healthcare providers looking to launch construction projects will have a new tool at their disposal to make sure brick and mortar issues don’t affect the healthcare delivery process.

American Well, which offers Web-based physician visits for members of health plans in Hawaii and Minnesota, has landed another contract closer to home.

A network of community health centers serving more than 75,000 underserved and migrant workers in Iowa and Nebraska will be implementing a new practice management system from GE Healthcare.

Lawson is adding integration to its applications, with the goal of moving its business intelligence solutions deeper into the healthcare landscape.

Pharmaceutical costs take a toll on both providers and patients, prompting people to avoid necessary medications while taking a big chunk out of a hospital’s bottom line. Cardinal Health is fighting those problems through a seven-year-old software program that connects uninsured patients with free or discounted medications.

Health plans and employers looking to encourage healthier lifestyles are turning to social networking to get the point across. And a three-year-old wellness company is giving them the platform to drive results.

A recent merger of two workforce management vendors is designed to help hospitals and other healthcare providers improve staffing efficiency and the bottom line.

AMICAS, the Boston-based provider of radiology and image and information management solutions, is now being wooed by Merge Healthcare, Inc., which is offering approximately $248 million for the company.

The McKesson Corporation of Atlanta has announced an ED Benchmarks Collaborative with the Emergency Nurses Association.

Preferred Health Technology, Inc., headquartered in Carrollton, Texas, has announced that the American Academy of Urgent Care Medicine has begun a sponsorship of the company’s A-Claim medical payment solutions that includes discounts for all AAUCM members.