Tech giants made a lot of money in 2017, and have massive cash reserves – most of which are stockpiled overseas. Where will tech giants spend their money in 2018? Might the recently passed tax reform for repatriated cash drive more money into healthcare acquisitions and medical research?
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Healthcare gets into the merger/acquisition game
There is a rapidly growing trend in the healthcare industry toward mergers and acquisitions, but not so much for financial reasons as most expect. Since 2010, there have been 561 hospital mergers, with the result being that healthcare markets are becoming ...
Empowered patient missing in medical claims process: Part 2
Why is it hard to find an app to help patients with medical claims? “Neither insurance companies nor large healthcare providers are incentivized to save patients' money,” says Rachael Norman, CEO and co-founder of a new app, – Better – designed to ...
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Empowered patient missing in Revenue Cycle Management: Part 1
One of the most frustrating aspects of healthcare for patients, after receiving medical ...
Wasting the day away: EHRs continue to be a time suck
To discuss EHRs is to discuss time. From their inception, EHRs were lauded as a ...
Patient-centered medical records with blockchain
Co-authored with Bill Wellman, adjunct faculty at Harvard University, where he teaches ...
The future of work in healthcare is liquid
A new report from Accenture highlights five major trends in digital health, and one may ...
Medical device security: More questions than answers for healthcare CIOs
Pacemakers that suddenly quit working; medication pumps that push too much or not enough ...