Morning Headlines 7/17/20
‘Sole Source’ Contract for COVID-19 Database Draws Scrutiny from Democrats
Congressional Democrats criticize HHS for issuing a no-bid, $10.2 million contract to TeleTracking Technologies for the development of a hospital bed and supply tracking database, which has become the backbone of the newly mandated HHS Protect COVID-19 reporting system.
Boston-based care coordination software startup Cohere Health launches with a $10 million Series A funding round.
Cerner won’t reopen its offices for at least several months
Cerner says it will keep employees working from home for at least several more months, pushing back its phased plan to bring up to 50% of employees back to office-based work.
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