Here are 12 recent news updates on health IT companies:
1. During Healthcare Professionals Night at Chicago's Wrigley Field June 5, Allscripts CEO Paul Black kicked off the Cubs game against the Philadelphia Phillies by throwing out the first pitch.
2. Grand Challenge, Amazon's stealthy group led by Google Glass creator Babak Parviz, PhD, is exploring numerous healthcare-flavored projects to grow the e-commerce giant's already expansive portfolio.
3. Athenahealth co-founder Jonathan Bush resigned as president, CEO and as a member of the company's board, the athenahealth announced June 7.
4. The athenahealth board of directors initiated a process to consider "strategic alternatives" for the company, including a possible sale or merger, among other options.
5. Apple opened its iPhone-based health records feature to developers and researchers June 4 allowing them to create apps to help users better manage medications, nutrition plans and diseases.
6. EarlySense signed a deal for exclusive global rights to eCART, a clinical predictive analytics tool developed by Dana Edelson, MD, executive medical director of rescue care at the University of Chicago.
7. The state of Illinois Procurement and Policy Board found no violation in the University of the Illinois Health's EHR contracting process, which had selected Epic as its EHR provider in September, during a hearing May 28.
8. IBM confirmed it laid off several Watson Health employees just before the Memorial Day holiday, but noted the workforce changes do not indicate IBM plans to end its cognitive healthcare solutions arm.
9. Outcome Health revealed the addition of four new members to its board of managers May 31, including one LinkedIn executive.
10. Royal Philips will integrate clinical pathways from the Boston-based Dana-Farber Cancer Institute into its Philips IntelliSpace Oncology Platform, the healthcare technology company announced May 31.
11. A U.S. judge ruled May 31 investors who claimed Theranos defrauded them through alleged false promises cannot join together in a class-action lawsuit against the embattled company.
12. Alphabet's life sciences business Verily recently added two seasoned healthcare executives to its advisory board and leadership team.