Morning Headlines 12/22/14
HTC Global Services of Troy buys Troy-based CareTech
HTC Global Services acquires CareTech, a consulting firm that focuses on health IT consulting. Both companies are headquartered in Troy, MI.
Rep. Renee Ellmers Letter to HHS
House Rep. Renee Ellmers (R-NC) and 29 other House representatives send a letter to HHS imploring Secretary Sylvia Burwell to reduce the MU Stage 2 reporting period from 365 days to 90 days.
Merge Healthcare Reaches New 12-Month High at $3.63
Merge shares reach a 52-week high, closing Friday at $3.63. Shares are up 54 percent year to date.
The NHS’s chaotic IT systems show no sign of recovery
The Guardian reports on health IT in the NHS, focusing on anecdotal tales from the recent troubled Epic implementation at Addenbrooke’s Hospital.
Weird that Google can acknowledge its crowdsourced medical advice was wrong, but escape penalties for doing it wantonly at scale.