Health IT Business News – January 4, 2018

SA Ignite Recognized by Frost & Sullivan for its Leadership in Developing Pioneering Technology in the North American Value-Based Care Compliance Space
Based on its recent analysis of the value-based care compliance market, Frost & Sullivan recognizes SA Ignite (@saignite) with the 2017 North American Enabling Technologies Leadership Award. The award is for providing cutting-edge IT solutions and for showing strong potential for continued penetration in the growing market for value-based care compliance and reporting technology.

Ambra Health Recognized by SIIA as 2017 StartUp Company of the Year
Ambra Health (@ambrahealth), makers of the leading cloud-based, medical image management suite, announced they have been named the 2017 StartUp Company of the Year in the SIIA Company CODiE Awards. The SIIA Company CODiE Awards recognize outstanding teams and individuals for their accomplishments, leadership, and commitment to the industry.

Aprima Medical Software Partners with DocBuddy Mobile Workflow App to Enhance Physician Productivity
Aprima Medical Software (@AprimaMedEHR) a provider of innovative electronic health records (EHR), practice management (PM) and revenue cycle management solutions (RCM) for medical practices, announced integration of the Aprima EHR with DocBuddy, a comprehensive workflow solution powered by voice recognition that is tightly integrated with the Aprima EHR, to deliver more convenient and efficient provider documentation when using an iOS® or Android® device.

Linguamatics Extends Text Analytics Leadership in 2017
Natural Language Processing (NLP) text analytics provider Linguamatics (@linguamaticsannounced that the company has extended its position as a leading provider of NLP text-mining solutions for healthcare and the life sciences with the introduction of multiple innovations in 2017.

Clinerion Joins the BlueCloud Network
HealthCarePoint (HCP), a Texas-based health care and clinical research networking-technology company founded by patient-survivors, announced its mutual collaboration with Clinerion (@Clinerion). The collaboration will further both companies’ shared mission of transforming clinical trials by expanding access to patient data analytics services.

ALKU Acquires Holland Square Group, a Leader in Healthcare IT Services
ALKU (@lifeatalku), a highly specialized consulting services firm, announced the acquisition of Holland Square Group, a leading Healthcare IT consulting services provider specializing in the Cerner ecosystem. The terms of the transaction were not disclosed. The acquisition positions ALKU to continue to expand and diversify its highly specialized service offerings to the Healthcare IT market, as well as further establish its position as an industry leader in highly specialized consultant services.