Morning Headlines 10/11/18

CVS Health and Aetna $69 Billion Merger Is Approved With Conditions

The DoJ clears CVS Health to proceed with its $69 billion merger with Aetna, which will operate as a standalone business once the deal closes at the end of Q4.

Amazon patents new Alexa feature that knows when you’re ill and offers you medicine

A new patent suggests that Amazon’s virtual assistant will soon be able to detect when someone is ill through speech analysis, and then propose Amazon products to treat their illness.

VA Appoints IT Vet Paul Tibbits as Electronic Health Record Program Executive Director

The VA promotes Paul Tibbits from program executive officer for financial management business transformation to executive director for the Office of Electronic Health Record Modernization.

TransUnion Expands Healthcare Solutions with Agreement to Acquire Rubixis

TransUnion acquires revenue cycle vendor Rubixis for an undisclosed amount.