An "expose" in Fortune tells use what we already knew--electronic medical records haven't lived up to the hype and create lots of problems.
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Diversified medical device and medical equipment firm Hill-Rom is acquiring Voalte, which offers a clinical communication platform for hospitals, for $180 million.
https://medcitynews.com/2019/03/hill-rom-to-acquire-healthcare-communications-company-voalte-for-up-to-195m/?utm_campaign=MCN%20Daily%20Top%20Stories&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=70778050&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_WaEviNSrvjeuplBBivEeXcVuLBhiZ3DtZkZQApVg2i8WgIrOEi5ob7vt2NqgvSGZypVI0Nw8D4F-m22uaSo9J_hhHxSou71CW0hvCyXeCoIh88g0&_hsmi=70778050&rf=1A survey in Health Affairs looks at health behaviors of high-deductible plan consumers.
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Olio has collected $2.5 million in initial financing for its collaboration tool for hospitals, physicians and post-acute providers.
https://medcitynews.com/2019/03/indiana-startup-collaboration-platform/?utm_campaign=MCN%20Daily%20Top%20Stories&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=70866299&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_7LTmvVsN6D9OMPn1zR_uCsHvC_bdfs3dIq4eulrC9uH3hnmYgYR7yaMMcXDWV5c4JeO-ooby_bNvEDkXGnkWLWSbt3WqCGZMMApdyWz77sOg_FgU&_hsmi=70866299The Employee Benefits Research Institute has a brief on the future of employer-sponsored health coverage, given various proposals to create Medicare-for-all or otherwise modify the health payment system.
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A Health Affairs article analyzes a dip in medical spending growth for the Medicare population from 1999 to 2012.
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Research published in JAMA Internal Medicine looks at reasons for Medicare Advantage disenrollment.
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