Morning Headlines 9/19/18
Paul Singer balks at $160-per-share Athenahealth bid
Athenahealth shares drop sharply on the news that activist investor Elliott Management will pass on acquiring the company at its previously offered price of $160 per share.
Local health care technology startup Valify makes acquisition
Hospital purchased services technology vendor Valify acquires Lucro, which offers a hospital-vendor marketplace.
Kleiner Perkins is splitting up
Silicon Valley venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins will spin off its digital health group – which includes some of its most prominent partners, who have invested in Uber and Stripe – into an independent group.
Regarding Medstar - I have to wonder how many decisions were made to go to Cerner over Epic based on…