Morning Headlines 5/24/16
Q&A: Meditech founder Pappalardo says invention was ‘my overall destiny’
Neil Pappalardo, Meditech founder and lead creator of the MUMPS programming language, discusses his early life, his recent health, and his plans for the future of the company in a Modern Healthcare interview.
Making the Comprehensive Shared Care Plan a Reality
Leaders from HHS co-author a New England Journal of Medicine article calling for the use of shared care plans to improve care coordination.
MGH to build Down syndrome portal
Massachusetts General Hospital will launch a “virtual clinic” to improve care for people with Down syndrome that do not have access to local specialists.
San Juan County warns of data breach
San Juan County (NM) warns patients being treated in its drug and alcohol treatment program that 12,000 records were compromised when hackers accessed a computer at the treatment center.
'Samantha Brown points out that, “Healthcare, like every other industry, gets caught up in the idolatry of the ‘innovators.’”' I…