Newsflash: McKesson/HBOC drops three product lines

Article

NEWSFLASH: McKesson/HBOC drops three product linesMcKesson/HBOC’s Information Technology Business is dropping three product lines as part of a major restructuring effort designed to refocus the company on its core healthcare information

NEWSFLASH: McKesson/HBOC drops three product lines

McKesson/HBOC’s Information Technology Business is dropping three product lines as part of a major restructuring effort designed to refocus the company on its core healthcare information systems and information technologies business. The Alpharetta, GA-based company is discontinuing the Pathways Smart Medical Record for physician offices, Amisys Open managed-care system for payers, and PharmCare Windows-based pharmacy system. They are also suspending marketing efforts for the Paragon 2.9c HIS to address product performance issues.

McKesson/HBOC claims that these products have not met financial, quality, or customer satisfaction targets and that few customers will be affected by the product reorganization. The company intends to replace PharmCare with an updated product obtained through strategic alliance or acquisition and Pathways with the Web-based Abaton.com clinical EMR, which was recently obtained via acquisition. The firm also plans to enhance the Amisys 3000 product, including addressing HIPAA compliance.

“Over the past 18 months, we’ve seen a slowdown in purchase decisions for these large, complex systems,” said Glenn Rosenkoetter, president of ITB’s Payer Solutions Group. “We are revisiting our strategy for the high-end market and re-evaluating our delivery models.”

Although all sales and marketing efforts for Paragon have been suspended, McKesson/HBOC plans to increase its investment in several other HIS products, including the Star 2000, Series 2000, and HealthQuest 2000, and to develop consulting services, an ASP service model, and an Internet-based environment for its current offerings. The company will likely seek strategic alliances for at least some of these new products, as indicated by its plans for the now-defunct PharmCare and Pathways.

© 2000 Miller Freeman, Inc., a United News & Media company.

Recent Videos
Study: MRI-Based AI Enhances Detection of Seminal Vesicle Invasion in Prostate Cancer
What New Research Reveals About the Impact of AI and DBT Screening: An Interview with Manisha Bahl, MD
Can AI Assessment of Longitudinal MRI Scans Improve Prediction for Pediatric Glioma Recurrence?
A Closer Look at MRI-Guided Adaptive Radiotherapy for Monitoring and Treating Glioblastomas
Incorporating CT Colonography into Radiology Practice
What New Research Reveals About Computed Tomography and Radiation-Induced Cancer Risk
What New Interventional Radiology Research Reveals About Treatment for Breast Cancer Liver Metastases
New Mammography Studies Assess Image-Based AI Risk Models and Breast Arterial Calcification Detection
Can Deep Learning Provide a CT-Less Alternative for Attenuation Compensation with SPECT MPI?
Employing AI in Detecting Subdural Hematomas on Head CTs: An Interview with Jeremy Heit, MD, PhD
Related Content
© 2025 MJH Life Sciences

All rights reserved.