Kryptiq, the Hillsboro, OR-based maker of software that enables health providers and health plans to share information, said it has acquired Portland, OR-based Secure Network Solutions. The acquisition allows Kryptiq to add features to help customers speed up work flow with its Connect IQ Platform, including automated appointment reminders, waitlist management and electronic billing statements, the company said in a statement. Kryptiq says its customers currently include Providence Health System, Medstar Health, and Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota. Financial terms of the acquisition weren’t disclosed.
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Luke is an award-winning journalist specializing in life sciences. He has served as national biotechnology editor for Xconomy and national biotechnology reporter for Bloomberg News. Luke got started covering life sciences at The Seattle Times, where he was the lead reporter on an investigation of doctors who leaked confidential information about clinical trials to investors. The story won the Scripps Howard National Journalism Award and several other national prizes. Luke holds a bachelor’s degree in journalism from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and during the 2005-2006 academic year, he was a Knight Science Journalism Fellow at MIT.
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