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Global conglomerate Hearst will acquire healthcare workforce management software vendor QGenda in a deal that is valued at up to $3 billion.
Insiders say the deal gives seller Francisco Partners a 15x return…
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Global conglomerate Hearst will acquire healthcare workforce management software vendor QGenda in a deal that is valued at up to $3 billion.
Insiders say the deal gives seller Francisco Partners a 15x return…
Steve Holloway is managing director of Signify Research.
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I’m one of the co-founders and managing directors at Signify Research. We are a healthcare technology specialist market…
I’ve spent my entire career in healthcare and healthcare IT. I have worked in a number of settings, from small private practices to large health systems, and from startup technology organizations to major EHR…
Continue ReadingWhat Separates Winners from Losers in Population Health Management? Three LessonsBy Billie Jo Nutter
Billie Jo Nutter is CEO of Chordline Health.
There’s an alarming range of success and failure in population health management…
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Walgreens Boots Alliance may sell its majority stake in VillageMD primary care clinics business as it streamlines its business to focus on retail pharmacies, according to SEC filings.
The company invested $6 billion…
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Health Catalyst reports Q2 results: revenue up 4%, EPS $0.12 versus $0.05, beating analyst expectations.
HCAT shares jumped 38% on the news, but are still down 44% over the past 12 months, valuing…
I like to stay close to my family medicine roots, so was excited to provide some local locum tenens coverage for a friend who was taking a much-anticipated vacation. Her practice uses an EHR…
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CHIME publishes a report of 10 principles, with detailed recommendations for each, that will ensure the ethical and effective implementation of AI in healthcare.
Amazon’s One Medical team is reportedly considering developing an AI…
Ajay Kapare, MBA is president and chief strategy officer of Ellkay.
Tell me about yourself and the company.
I’ve been with Ellkay for six and a half years. Ellkay is an interoperability solution…
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OneBlood, a blood center that serves 250 hospitals in the Southeast, restores its critical software systems after a July 29 ransomware attack forced them offline.
The organization says that its processing and distribution…