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Initiate Systems


IBM seals deal with Initiate Systems

Tuesday, March 02 2010
IBM has closed a deal that will expand its existing portfolio by acquiring Initiate Systems, a software company focused on developing data management technologies.
 

IBM to acquire Initiate Systems for undisclosed sum

Top Stories | Wednesday, February 03 2010
IBM has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Initiate Systems, a provider of data integrity software for information sharing among healthcare and government organizations. Financial details of the transaction were not disclosed.
 

California health system picks Accenx SaaS platform

Contracts & Installations | Thursday, December 17 2009
St. Joseph Health System (SJHS) in Southern California has chosen Accenx Exchange as its Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) platform from Accenx Technologies, a wholly owned subsidiary of data management company Initiate Systems.
 

Initiate Systems' subsidiary scores California deal

Partnerships & Alliances | Wednesday, December 09 2009
Data management company Accenx, a subsidiary of Initiate Systems, reported that MemorialCare Medical Centers has chosen its Accenx Exchange as the interoperability platform to support the California system’s physician outreach program.
 

ACL Labs chose Accenx EMR

Contracts & Installations | Thursday, November 19 2009
The West Allis, Wis.-based ACL Laboratories, which provides clinical and industrial laboratory testing, has chosen health information exchange company Accenx Exchange EMR.
 

Initiate Systems acquires HIE provider

Monday, November 02 2009
Data management company Initiate Systems has acquired health information exchange provider Accenx Technologies to expand its interoperable healthcare solutions. The terms of the deal were not disclosed.
 

Initiate releases data governance with master data service v9.0

New Products | Wednesday, October 07 2009
Initiate Systems has introduced Initiate Master Data Service v9.0, an upgrade to its data management application.
 

Initiate launches provider management app

New Products | Tuesday, September 29 2009
Initiate Systems has launched its Initiate Provider Management solution, which allows healthcare organizations to create a provider registry.
 

Initiate Systems launches Catalyst software

New Products | Wednesday, July 29 2009
Initiate Systems, a provider of data-management solutions, has launched the Initiate Catalyst software platform for independent software vendors.
 

Initiate Systems, Datanomic form partnership

Partnerships & Alliances | Monday, July 27 2009
Initiate Systems, a provider of multi-domain master-data management solutions for information sharing and data quality, has formed a partnership with Datanomic, a provider of data-quality technology.
 

Axolotl, Initiate Systems partner for HIE solutions

Partnerships & Alliances | Wednesday, June 10 2009
Initiate Systems and Axolotl have entered into a partnership to combine Axolotl's Elysium Exchange, a health information exchange (HIE) framework that networks legacy and EMR systems, with Initiate's patient identification solution.
 

Initiate Systems, Accenx partner

Partnerships & Alliances | Tuesday, March 17 2009
Health information exchange provider Accenx has formed a partnership with Initiate Systems to offer managed, remote hosting of Initiate Patient for healthcare customers.
 

Southern Arizona HIE taps Wellogic for SaaS

Contracts & Installations | Tuesday, March 03 2009
Wellogic and its partners Apollo Health Street and Initiate Systems will provide software as a service (SaaS)-based clinical solutions and services to the Southern Arizona Health Information Exchange (SAHIE)'s 40-plus member organizations.
 
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CMS Webinar: Incentive payments to offset EHR adoption, not reimburse

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CMS webinar: Eligible professionals can expect EHR incentives in 2011

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