Morning Headlines 6/6/16
McKesson Considers Separation of Information-Technology Unit
McKesson may sell its health IT business unit to focus efforts on its core drug distribution business. The business unit is valued at an estimated $5 billion.
Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes Did Not Just Lose $4.5 Billion
Fortune’s Dan Primack argues that Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes never should have been listed as a billionaire by Forbes because her worth was based entirely on her ownership stake in a company whose value was set by “a small group of outside investors.”
Pioneering Data-Sharing Network Created to Accelerate Cancer Precision Medicine Development
Intermountain Healthcare, Stanford Cancer Institute, and Providence Health & Services launch a data-sharing network that will transmit genomic data from cancer research to help oncologists develop more effective treatment plans.
Potential Patient Information Breach at ProMedica Bixby and Herrick Hospitals
ProMedica Bixby and Herrick hospitals (MI) informs 3,500 patients that their records were breached after an internal investigation found that seven employees were accessing patient records without justification.
I hear, and personally experience instances where the insurance company does not understand (or at least can explain to us…