Morning Headlines 10/17/14
Examining The US Public Health Response To the Ebola Outbreak
Dr. Daniel Varga, the chief clinical officer for Texas Health Resources testifies before the House Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations regarding THR’s handling of Thomas Duncan, the hospital’s initial Ebola patient, and the subsequent spread of the disease to two of the hospital’s nurses.
athenahealth, Inc. Reports Third Quarter Fiscal Year 2014 Results
athenahealth reports Q3 results: revenue was up 26 percent to $190 million, but the company posted an overall net loss of $1.6 million. Adjusted EPS $0.27 vs. $0.29. Epocrates-related sales dropped 27 percent during the quarter, bringing in $9.8 million.
Coalition letter requesting changes to meaningful use for greater systems interoperability
Premier, the American Academy of Family Physicians, AMA, MGMA, and several other organizations and health systems send a letter to CMS urging it to slow the pace of Meaningful Use and refocus it to make gains on interoperability, security, and quality reporting.
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