Morning Headlines 3/14/18
Electronic Health Record? Comprehensive Health Record? Connected Health Record!
A blog post from UCSF’s Center for Digital Health Innovation takes exception to Epic’s claim that it offers a “comprehensive health record,” pointing out that no EHR can be comprehensive since important information is also generated by numerous entities and sourced from non-clinical settings.
Cognizant Gobbles Up Another US Healthcare IT Services Provider
Cognizant will acquire Louisville, KY-based RCM services vendor Bolder Healthcare Solutions.
Presidential Order Regarding the Proposed Takeover of Qualcomm Incorporated by Broadcom Limited
The White House puts a stop to Broadcom’s hostile takeover of Qualcomm, meaning that medical device information systems and integration vendor Capsule Tech will remain a Qualcomm subsidiary.
Epic won’t challenge Cerner Contract
Epic’s Judy Faulkner says the company won’t challenge the VA’s single-source Cerner contract choice, but she estimates that Epic would have charged at least $3 billion less than Cerner and would have offered more interoperability with providers outside of the VA system.
I'm generally in favor of fairness and withholding judgment. However, in the context of the Oracle EHR's $100b of waste,…