Grab your wallets, the military, which has a disastrous health IT record, is proposing to spend $11 billion, you read that right, to fix its EHR problem.
DrugDev, a global network of clinical trial physicians, has acquired TrialNetworks to boost its business by adding more clinical trials system capabilities.
IMS Health has acquired Forcea, a European provider of business intelligence and analytics, to boost its performance improvement capabilities for customers.
In the slightly head-scratching acquisition department, Quintiles, a large contract research and drug and device services firm, is acquiring Encore Health Resources, which consults mostly with providers in regard to EHR implementation and other IT needs. Quintiles says it will improve access to real-world data about drug use.
The Healthy Skeptic is a website about the health care system, and is written by Kevin Roche, who has many years of experience working in the health industry. Mr. Roche is available to assist health care companies through consulting arrangements through Roche Consulting, LLC and may be reached at khroche@healthy-skeptic.com.
The Healthy Skeptic is a website about the health care system, and is written by Kevin Roche, who has many years of experience working in the health industry. Mr. Roche is available to assist health care companies through consulting arrangements through Roche Consulting, LLC and may be reached at khroche@healthy-skeptic.com.