Morning Headlines 7/22/14
HealthEquity Sets $100 Mil IPO Terms
HealthEquity announces IPO plans that will raise $100 million through the sale of 9.1 million shares valued at between $10 and $12. The offering is being underwritten by JPMorgan and Wells Fargo Securities.
UNC Health Care bounces back from operating loss
UNC Health Care is forecasting a $53 million profit next year, up from last year’s $12.2 million loss which CFO John Lewis attributes to expenses related to its system-wide Epic implementation.
Big Data Peeps At Your Medical Records To Find Drug Problems
NPR covers the FDA’s $116 million mini-sentinel project, a data analytics initiative aimed at uncovering unknown side effects in post-market drugs and medical devices.
iEHR redefined: DOD’s top 3 tactics in VA turf war detente
Government HealthIT traces the remaining funding allocations for the defunct iEHR program, highlighting the various modernization and interoperability projects now being pursued instead
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HIPAA does apply to VA care delivery environments, though, as I understand it, regardless of their billing practices.