Morning Headlines 8/30/18
Mississippi hospitals and owner seek bankruptcy, to be sold
Hospital and physician practice operator Curae Health (TN) files for Chapter 11, citing higher-than-expected EHR costs and an inability to pay its vendors (likely including Medhost) in a timely manner as contributing factors.
Groupon Cofounder’s Health Startup Hits $2 Billion Valuation With Latest Funding Round
Oncology-focused data analytics company Tempus raises $110 million, bringing its total raised to over $320 million.
Epic Systems CEO Judy Faulkner shares vision of single global network for patient data
Epic CEO Judy Faulkner sheds more light on the company’s One Virtual System Worldwide initiative, which would give health systems across the globe the ability to share data across a single network.
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