Morning Headlines 1/20/14
GE Healthcare revenue flat, earnings up 4%
GE Healthcare reports Q4 earnings, revenue declined one percent to $5.12 billion, but profits were up four percent.
Netherlands hospital staff visits St. Rita’s Medical Center
Epic appears to be expanding its presence in Europe as nine members of St Jansdal Hospital, located 40 miles from Amsterdam in the Netherlands, go on a site visit to St. Rita’s Medical Center in Lima, OH.
Girish Navani, on Why Titles Don’t Matter
Girish Navanti, CEO of eClinicalWorks, is interviewed by the New York Times on his leadership style. Navanti hires directly from college, and does not believe in firing people. He enjoys an 80 percent approval rating on employee review website Glassdoor.com, higher than the CEO’s of Greenway, Allscripts, or Epic.
Royal Berkshire Hospital booking system ‘still flawed’
In England, the new CEO of Royal Berkshire Hospital addresses employee concerns over the hospital’s $47 million Cerner Millennium system which went live in 2012.
Fun framing using Seinfeld. Though in a piece about disrupting healthcare, it’s a little striking that patients, clinicians, and measurable…