Healthcare IT Has Strong First Quarter With $1.4B in VC Funding, Reports Mercom Capital Group

Healthcare IT Has Strong First Quarter With $1.4B in VC Funding, Reports Mercom Capital Group

AUSTIN, TX — (Marketwired) — 04/14/16 — , llc, a global communications and research firm, released its report on funding and (M&A) activity for the Healthcare Information Technology (IT) / sector for Q1 2016. The report covers deals of all sizes globally.(VC) funding, including private equity and corporate venture capital, increased 27 percent quarter over quarter, coming in at $1.4B (billion) in 146 deals compared to $1.1B in 145 deals in Q4 2015; it was also up 74 percent year over y

Awarepoint Showcases the Industry–s First Wi-Fi Managed BLE Beacon

Awarepoint Showcases the Industry–s First Wi-Fi Managed BLE Beacon

SAN DIEGO, CA — (Marketwired) — 02/23/16 — Real time locating systems (RTLS) based on Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE)/Wi-Fi is quickly becoming a driving force behind the Internet of Things (IoT) in healthcare. Awarepoint is the first in the market with a RTLS BLE/Wi-Fi platform. The company will showcase its Location as a Service at HIMSS in Las Vegas on Mar 1-3, 2016. The Awarepoint booth is located in Exhibit Hall C, booth number 4468."Awarepoint–s superior solution impacts health system

Bluewater Health Selects Awarepoint for Asset Tracking, Temperature Monitoring, Clinical Workflow, and Wayfinding

Bluewater Health Selects Awarepoint for Asset Tracking, Temperature Monitoring, Clinical Workflow, and Wayfinding

SAN DIEGO, CA — (Marketwired) — 11/02/15 — , a leader in real-time locating systems (RTLS), announced today that Bluewater Health, a Best Practice Spotlight Organization, has signed an agreement to install Awarepoint–s RTLS at Bluewater Health in Sarnia and Charlotte Eleanor Englehart Hospital of Bluewater Health in Petrolia. A phased-in deployment in 2016 will include tracking and managing over 4,500 medical equipment assets, temperature/humidity monitoring, providing emergency response pe

ONC Director Steve Posnack Added as Featured Speaker at 2015 Health IT Leadership Summit

ONC Director Steve Posnack Added as Featured Speaker at 2015 Health IT Leadership Summit

ATLANTA, GA — (Marketwired) — 10/30/15 — Steve Posnack, Director, Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC), will join an impressive lineup of speakers at this year–s Tuesday, Nov. 3 at the Renaissance Waverly Hotel.Posnack is responsible for leading ONC–s HIT Certification Program, Standards and Interoperability Framework and advising the National Coordinator for Health IT on all matters related to health IT standards and technology. Prior to serving in t

2015 Health IT Leadership Summit to Focus on Consumer-Driven Healthcare in a Digital Age

2015 Health IT Leadership Summit to Focus on Consumer-Driven Healthcare in a Digital Age

ATLANTA, GA — (Marketwired) — 10/21/15 — In a consumer-driven healthcare market, providers must begin to think of themselves as retailers, offering mobile payment options and cost-effective services, says John Bardis, Founder and Chairman Emeritus of MedAssets and keynote speaker for this year–s .With more than 30 years of experience in healthcare, Bardis will share these insights and more at Atlanta–s leading healthcare IT conference that draws hundreds of professionals from across the he

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