Predictions 2008: Telehealth Jumps, RHIOs Fade, Legislation Stalls & PHRs Get...
A common practice in the analyst community is to take a look back at what has occurred and project forward as to what we might see in the coming year. I won’t spend anytime on what has occurred as you...
View ArticleHIMSS – PHR Platforms MIA
Received an email this weekend from the organizers of the big healthcare IT conference, HIMSS, which will be held next week in Orlando. This is the BIG EVENT, where virtually all present and future...
View ArticleWith Merger, Is WebMD Now in Play?
This morning, along with announcing very good 4th qtr growth at WebMD, a concurrent announcement was made that Healtheon and WebMD have agreed to merge, putting the value of the combined entity at...
View ArticleSnap Shots from HIMSS
Here at the big, dare I say massive, healthcare IT (HIT) conference for the next couple of days. It is late, I’m exhausted, and the prose may not be the best, but wanted to give a few impressions/snap...
View ArticleSiemens Brings HealthVault to Europe
Today, Siemens announced that it has struck a deal with Microsoft to create a German instance of the HealthVault platform to serve the citizens of Germany. In a deal similar to the one that Microsoft...
View ArticleSiemens Jumps into HIE Waters
Acquisition fever has set in and they’re dropping like flies, independent HIE vendors that is. Earlier today, Siemens announced its intent to acquire enterprise HIE vendor MobileMD. So in little over a...
View ArticleBig Fish Swallows Another – Will it Choke?
Rumors that have been floating around for months that Siemens planned to exit the health IT (HIT) market have come true. Earlier today, Cerner announced that it will acquire Siemens HIT business for a...
View ArticleReferrals Management Changing with Care and Payment Reform
It Needs More Referrals occupy a singular place in healthcare. Every HCO and provider wants more of them under FFS. Under VBR, HCOs will strive to reduce leakage with in-house consults but will still...
View ArticleCerner Acquires Siemens: What can we Expect?
Chilmark Bight On August 5, Cerner announced its intent to acquire Siemens Health Services (HS) for $1.3B in cash, slightly more than Siemens HS’s FY14 revenue of $1.2B. The deal brings to Cerner a...
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