Morning Headlines 7/2/14

 Billionaire With Achy Knees Cashing In on Health Data

Bloomberg profiles InterSystems and its owner Terry Ragon, whose net worth has soared to $3.1 billion since starting the company.

NextGen Healthcare and Mirth Launch Enterprise Interoperability Platform

Quality Systems Inc., parent company to both NextGen and Mirth, announces a new interoperability offering that allows NextGen customers to leverage Mirth’s interoperability platform to meet Stage 2 MU data exchange requirements.

Tale of two health care websites: Minnesota presses on; Maryland moves on

Minnesota health leaders say they will stand by its problematic health insurance exchange website despite calls for its replacement and reports that only 26 of 73 site functions are working. Deloitte has been contracted to repair the troubled site.

Medical Cost Trend: Behind the Numbers 2015

PwC forecasts a 0.3 percent increase in healthcare spending for 2015, citing EHR investments and the overall economic recovery as drivers. The report goes on to say that value-based reimbursement models and integrated care delivery networks appear to be helping contain the cost inflation.