Morning Headlines 12/21/15

Vendor for VUMC clinical systems upgrade named

Vanderbilt University Medical Center will implement Epic, replacing its existing McKesson Horizon system, with a projected go-live of November 2017.

Coloradans Will Put Single-Payer Health Care To A Vote

Next fall, Colorado residents will vote on a proposal to establish a state-run, no deductible, single-payer health system expected to cost $25 billion annually.

Albany health care tech hub could still move forward, despite lack of state funds

Capital Region (NY) loses its bit to secure $500 million in state revitalization funding that would have been used to turn the city into a technology startup hotspot, but still hopes to move forward on a smaller plan to establish an active digital health ecosystem.