According to a study in JAMA Internal Medicine, the number of clinical messages generated by electronic medical records is beginning to overwhelm physicians. Reading and responding takes substantial time and is leading to information overload.
Nautic is investing around $15o million in ExactCare Pharmacy, which provides mail order and drug management services.
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New research appears to confirm that directing certain medical procedures, such as knee replacements, only to high-volume providers, could save significant health spending while maintaining or improving quality.
Quantros, a provider of quality and risk management software for providers, has acquired Camparion Medical Analytics, which does rating and ranking of providers on quality and safety issues.
Hearst Health Ventures has invested an undisclosed amount into Lightbeam Health Solutions, which collects and analyzes data to aid in identifying high cost patients or episodes.
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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.