Morning Headlines 9/28/16
InstaMed Announces $50 Million Investment From Carrick Capital Partners
InstaMed announces a $50 million investment from Carrick Capital Partners, which it says will be used to “drive the growth of the InstaMed Network, accelerate go-to-market strategy, and drive further innovation in healthcare payments technology.” The new round brings InstaMed’s total funding to $126 million since its 2004 formation.
Technology and Health Care: The View From HHS
HHS CTO Susannah Fox discusses the future of innovation in healthcare and HHS in a Wall Street Journal interview.
ONC publishes a guide on EHR contracting for providers.
Former Tuomey CEO to personally pay $1 million to settle False Claims Act case
Former Tuomey Healthcare (SC) CEO Ralph Cox will personally pay a $1 million fine to settle Stark Law allegations that he illegally compensated doctors in exchange for unnecessary patient referrals to the hospital.
If they haven't coordinated with the patient safety team, they have by definition "dropped the ball". And, given the reported…