Others are not standing pat, obviously. In Massachusetts, athenahealth Inc. set up a program that guarantees its clients will receive an immediate payment in full under the "meaningful use" federal guidelines for electronic health records, able to do so with confidence due to its use of a cloud-based architecture that gives it an accurate view of clients"™ use of its systems. Norwalk-based IMS Health acquired San Francisco-based Med-Vantage, whose software helps insurance carriers track claims and other information originated at physician clinics. IMS Health did not disclose what it paid for Med-Vantage.