Health Care Technology

Home BancShares Inc (NASDAQ: HOMB) shares moved up 2.61% to $22.77 at 10:40 am. The volume of HOMB shares traded was 896% higher than normal. Analysts at Stifel Nicolaus upgraded HOMB from “hold” to “buy.” Computer Programs & Systems Inc (NASDAQ: CPSI) shares rose 2.84% to $57.52. The volume...

Citigroup has raised the price target on Computer Programs and Systems (NASDAQ: CPSI) from $54 to $58 and maintains its Hold rating.

Computer Programs & Systems Reports $0.49 Vs. $0.46 Est.; Revenues $40.4M vs. $39.8M Est. (NASDAQ: CPSI)

Computer Programs & Systems (NASDAQ: CPSI) Reports EPS $0.49 vs. $0.46 Estimate; Revenues $40.38M vs. $39.83M Estimate

According to Morgan Keegan, Computer Programs & Systems (NASDAQ: CPSI) appears to be a significant beneficiary of the government EHR incentive program. Morgan Keegan reported that it expects CPSI to report relatively in line March quarter results tomorrow night versus the consensus of $0.46 on...

Pre-open movers US stock futures are slightly higher this morning, as investors are awaiting earnings reports from many companies. Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 10 points to 12,150.00 and futures on the S&P 500 stock index rose 1.30 points to 1,302.40. Nasdaq 100 futures...

SXC Health Solutions (NASDAQ: SXCI) announces that it has been awarded a three-year Health Care Information Technology service contract from Health Alliance Plan of Michigan, a health plan with an annual health spend of approximately $250 million. Health Alliance Plan markets health plan products...

SXC Health Solutions (NASDAQ: SXCI) has hit a 52-week high in today's trading. At last check, the year-to-date performance of SXC Health Solutions is a gain of 30%.

Deutsche Bank reports that it expects strong results from Allscripts Healthcare Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ: MDRX), a stock that it says has an “attractive entry point post recent sell-off.” “We view MDRX as well-positioned to deliver solid results in the quarter,” Deutsche Bank writes. “We view...

iCAD (NASDAQ: ICAD), an industry-leading provider of advanced image analysis, workflow solutions and radiation therapies for the early identification and treatment of cancer, announces that the United States Patent and Trademark Office recently granted the company Patent Number 7,903,853. This...

iCAD, Inc. (Nasdaq: ICAD) announces that the United States Patent and Trademark Office recently granted the company Patent Number 7,903,853. This patent covers iCAD's magnetic resonance imaging analysis products for breast and prostate cancer detection, and relates to the speed its image analysis...

SXC Health Solutions To Acquire Substantially All Assets of MedMetrics Health Partner (NASDAQ: SXCI)

Merge Healthcare Incorporated (NASDAQ: MRGE) today announced the appointment of Cheryl Whitaker, MD, MPH, FACP, to serve as the company's first Chief Medical Officer.

Best 1) XenoPort (NASDAQ: XNPT): Posting a huge gain of 63.32% to $10.41. An FDA approval for one of its drugs, along with partner GlaxoSmithKline (NYSE: GSK), has shares vaulting. 2) XOMA (NASDAQ: XOMA): Trading up 15.1% to $3.43. 3) TPC Group (NASDAQ: TPCG): Sustaining an 11.6% gain to $36.38...

Auriga is out with its report today on Allscripts-Misys (NASDAQ: MDRX), downgrading MDRX to Hold. In a note to clients, Auriga writes, "We are downgrading our rating on Allscripts to HOLD from BUY as limited upside to our downwardly revised $24 target no longer supports a Buy rating. Moreover, we...