Archives for October 2014
mHealth and engagement: a delicate duet28 Oct 2014
Patient engagement is one of the more popular topics in the mHealth landscape these days, and with the mHealth Summit right around... Continue Reading
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Why is telemedicine suddenly hot?28 Oct 2014
Google’s recent announcement that it will provide telemedicine services was the crescendo to a swelling volume of recent interest: e.g., articles... Continue Reading
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Accountable care organizations make news in Massachusetts28 Oct 2014
Over the last few weeks, accountable care organizations have been front and center for a couple announcements out of Massachusetts.... Continue Reading
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Cerner takes over #217 spot from L brands28 Oct 2014
In the latest look at the underlying components of the S&P 500 ordered by largest market capitalization, Cerner Corp. (NASD:... Continue Reading
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Here’s where the real investment opportunities are in health care IT28 Oct 2014
As investors look for new opportunities to invest in healthcare IT, they confront a conundrum of sorts. The traditional trajectory... Continue Reading
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California hospital faces collapse after $77M EMR investment28 Oct 2014
Dive Brief: An Oakland, CA-based public health system is facing financial collapse largely due to its $77-million investment in new... Continue Reading
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The month in moves: 20 healthcare CEO changes to know28 Oct 2014
The following hospital and health system CEO moves were announced or implemented in the past month, beginning with the most... Continue Reading
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HCA CEO Milton Johnson to add chairman to his title28 Oct 2014
HCA Holdings Inc. CEO Milton Johnson will add chairman to his title come Dec. 31 of this year, when current chairman and former... Continue Reading
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Future points to healthcare IT as a service28 Oct 2014
IT leaders today frequently mention the importance of bringing social, mobile, analytics and cloud technology – the so-called “SMAC stack”... Continue Reading
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Kaiser Permanente’s mail-order pharmacy ranked highest in customer satisfaction by J.D. Power28 Oct 2014
For the sixth consecutive year, Kaiser Permanente’s mail-order pharmacy was ranked highest in customer satisfaction by the J.D. Power and... Continue Reading
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