Cerner and partners are the apparent winners (and I say apparent because who would really want this disaster in waiting) of the DOD health information systems contract. Means nothing as there will be protests, litigation, etc. for at least a year, for which Cerner should be grateful.
https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/#inbox/14edbaf215504f70The CMS Office of the Actuary has released new ten-year national health spending projections, showing accelerated growth in costs.
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Tyto Care has tied up $10 million in financing for its handheld telehealth diagnostic tool. Open wide, no your wallet, not your mouth.
http://medcitynews.com/2015/07/telemedicine-startup-with-swiss-army-knife-of-handheld-diagnostic-devices-raises-11m/?utm_source=MedCity+News+Subscribers&utm_campaign=448df3b070-RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c05cce483a-448df3b070-67677117Kareo has raised a nice new chunk of change, $55 million, for growth of its business providing EHRs and revenue cycle software for smaller physician practices.
http://medcitynews.com/2015/07/kareos-55m-fundraise-draws-attention-to-it-support-needs-of-small-physician-practices/?utm_source=MedCity+News+Subscribers&utm_campaign=448df3b070-RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c05cce483a-448df3b070-67677117The annual Medicare Trustees report on the status of the Medicare funds is out, with the usual depressing news that Congress will do nothing about.
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Capella, the mid-sized hospital chain, is selling itself to a real estate investment trust for $900 million. The trust will own the hospitals but have them managed by the current leadership.
http://www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20150727/NEWS/150729856?utm_source=modernhealthcare&utm_medium=email&utm_content=20150727-NEWS-150729856&utm_campaign=mh-alertA note in an Employee Benefit Research Institute publication discusses results of a survey on consumer satisfaction with health insurance.
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