Willis Towers Watson issues a 2016 Global Medical Trends Report.
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Another report using data from the Health Care Cost Institute finds wide geographic variation in payments for the same services.
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The latest data from the National Venture Capital Association indicates a slowing but not dead funding environment.
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A policy brief from the National Center for Policy Analysis argues that high US health spending is reflective of a strong economy and is an asset, not a burden to…
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Nokia continues its push into health care with the acquisition of digital data collection and analysis firm Withings for 170 million euros.
http://company.nokia.com/en/news/press-releases/2016/04/26/nokia-plans-to-acquire-withings-to-accelerate-entry-into-digital-health?utm_medium=nl&utm_source=internal&mkt_tok=eyJpIjoiTmpBNU9EYzJNMlU0TWpWaSIsInQiOiJjVjl4VzlHbzJUNnh5UjBhMTBlNWJ5YThOc3ROYUdaXC9mOTZ0RFZLajJaWk9lK0FQVXpPOXZOczdJVEZ0TmJCWWVsYmhHa1RkQnVWXC84c29mcm81NUtpXC9qcHROUGVqUWozY3BtbDVwSGxGMD0ifQ%3D%3DAugmedix has raised $17 million in new investment for its business of helping gather medical information for EHRs and other systems.
http://medcitynews.com/2016/04/health-systems-augmedix/?utm_source=MedCity+News+Subscribers&utm_campaign=b2a22e45af-MCN+Daily+Email&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_5092836c41-b2a22e45af-408793005Practice management software vendor Inbox Health has acquired Cake Health which aggregates data for medical expense management.
http://medcitynews.com/2016/04/inbox-health-acquires-billing-transparency-tech-cakehealth/?utm_source=MedCity+News+Subscribers&utm_campaign=b2a22e45af-MCN+Daily+Email&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_5092836c41-b2a22e45af-408793005Work released by the Healthcare Association of New York State illustrates the burden quality measure reporting places on providers and recommending changes.
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