Morning Headlines 5/7/21

Walmart Health To Acquire Telehealth Provider MeMD

Walmart Health will acquire Phoenix-based telehealth company MeMD for an undisclosed sum.

Vim Closes Investments From Walgreens, Anthem, and Frist Cressey Ventures to Build Digital Infrastructure for Higher Performing Health Care

Israel-based Vim, whose technology connects health plans to providers, raises $60 million in a Series B funding round let by Walgreens.

Cerner Corporation (CERN) CEO Brent Shafer on Q1 2021 Results

Cerner announces Q1 results: revenue down 2%, adjusted EPS $0.76 versus $0.71, beating consensus expectations for earnings but falling short on revenue.

SA hospital staff put on alert after computer glitch adds digit to medication dosages

Australia’s SA Health investigates whether patient harm has resulted from an apparent bug in Allscripts Sunrise, which it says is duplicating the last digit of medication doses in displaying a 10 mg dose as 100 mg.