Tag: Information technology

RICHMOND, Va. – Owens & Minor has announced that Carissa Rollins, chief information officer at Illumina, has been elected to its board of directors. “Carissa’s experience driving strategy for global information systems and information technology for industry leading health care companies brings a unique new perspective to the board,” said Mark Beck, chair of the board. “Her track record of successfully leading and improving enterprise-level technology systems in complex...

2016 is proving to be another exciting year for information technology in the HME industry. Technology continues to expand into all aspects of the human experience, and it is making increasingly aggressive inroads into health care, specifically for HME providers. While technology offers many significant benefits, it can also burden HME providers with increased costs. To keep up, physician practices, as well as HME providers, must continually invest in additional technology while simultaneously looking...

ELYRIA, Ohio - Invacare plans to outsource its information technology division to the Japanese company NTT Data, according to The Chronicle-Telegram. The move means dissolving the company's 24-person in-house IT department. Employees will be able to interview with NTT Data, and those not hired will be laid off with severance packages, according to the newspaper. “It is my understanding that a majority will receive positions with NTT onsite or elsewhere,” said spokeswoman Lara Mahoney....