Here are nine recent news updates on key health IT companies.
1. A report from the Department of Defense's Office of Inspector General raises concerns over the DOD's reported December go-live for its Cerner EHR.
2. While IBM's Watson is taking on an increasing number of use cases, the company does not plan on releasing details of how well the supercomputer is performing financially.
3. athenahealth launched its Unbreak campaign, the purpose of which is to unbreak healthcare, which the company says is its new brand promise.
4. Epic founder and CEO Judy Faulkner ranked No. 3 on Forbes' list of America's Richest Self-Made Women.
5. A new partnership seeks to integrate Clinical Computer Systems, Inc.'s perinatal data system with MEDITECH's EHR.
6. Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston launched a telehealth program using Epic's telehealth and virtual care workflows that are integrated with Vidyo's video communication platform.
7. Cerner reportedly has a $1.2 billion economic impact on the Kansas City area.
8. A Wisconsin federal appeals court found Epic's arbitration clause violates the National Labor Relations Act of 1935.
9. A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit filed against Epic, Allscripts, athenahealth and NextGen Healthcare that alleged they infringed upon a patent.
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