Tennessee regulators are proposing that a patient who uses telemedicine first must have an in-person visit with the physician on the other end of the line. The purported reason is to ensure use of a primary care doctor and building a solid relationship, but the rule would greatly frustrate the ability of telemedicine to provide better and more convenient access to patients and would raise costs.
EHR vendor Practice Fusion has created a real-time database from anonymized patient records. The data can be used to search for drug issues or other treatment patterns.
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Clayton, Dubilier, a large buyout firm, is acquiring Healogics, which runs a chain of wound care centers, for over $900 million.
A PWC report on health services M & A activity finds that practice management companies have been more active in acquiring physician groups than hospitals, while there was also significant activity in the long-term care space.
Alere, which has been under fire from shareholders for its move into disease and population health management, is spinning off its original diagnostic testing unit.
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.