Morning Headlines 10/12/18

Athenahealth is reaching out to previously rejected suitors

The New York Post reports that Athenahealth is waffling between accepting acquisition bids from companies it previously rejected, merging with NThrive, or remaining as is.

2 Florida hospitals in wake of Hurricane Michael evacuating all of their 330 patients

Bay Medical Sacred Heart and Gulf Coast Regional Medical Center evacuate 330 patients after suffering extensive damage, including downed computer systems, during Hurricane Michael’s destructive trek through Panama City, FL.

Penn Medicine Launches Initiative to Transform Electronic Health Record Systems

Penn Medicine launches an internal EHR campaign that it hopes will get its Epic end users thinking about how to use the software more for care delivery than documentation.