Healthcare Information Provider Selects Cognos

Baltimore-based healthcare information content company HCIA has deployed

Cognos' (Burlington, MA) DataMerchant and PowerPlay server products in its activecontent Web-based data delivery products. Activecontent delivers information from HCIA's database of 325 million patient discharge records to state hospital associations, managed care organizations, pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturers, and large consulting firms. Financial details of the deal were not disclosed. The agreement allows HCIA to "leverage technology to strengthen our competitive advantage in custom heath care data analysis and delivery," said HCIA chairman and CEO George D. Pillari.