Morning Headlines 7/26/19
Livongo shares surge in market debut as digital health space heats up
Health Catalyst and Livongo become the first digital health companies to IPO since 2016.
After shutdown, Call9 founder plans a comeback
Call9 co-founder and CEO Tim Peck, MD says the shuttered nursing home telemedicine company will re-open as Call9 Medical.
Ciox Secures Equity Investment from Merck Global Health Innovation
Records release vendor Ciox Health raises $30 million in a funding round led by Merck Global Health Innovation Fund and New Mountain Capital.
VA Doesn’t Really Know What It Costs To Run VistA
A new GAO report on expected VistA maintenance costs during the VA’s 10-year transition to Cerner leaves lawmakers uneasy about the true cost of the conversion project.
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