Morning Headlines 6/14/19
Allscripts is buying ZappRx, a prescription drug start-up
Allscripts will buy specialty drug prescription prior authorization platform vendor ZappRx, according to reports, as it moves toward diversifying its EHR business.
General Electric wants to sell its stake in more than 100 start-ups
GE Ventures looks for a buyer for its stake in 100-plus startups that include 27 healthcare companies, as parent company GE attempts a turnaround.
French company Dassault Systèmes will acquire clinical trials software vendor Medidata for $5.8 billion.
Sutter secretly sharing patients’ private info with Google, others, Sacramento lawsuit alleges
Two people file a class action lawsuit claiming that Sutter Health is sharing patient medical information with Facebook, Google, and Twitter so those sites can target Internet advertising.
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