Morning Headlines 8/2/17
Athenahealth, under pressure from an activist investor, will target $100 million in cost saving and remove Jonathan Bush’s president and board chair titles in recruiting replacements, leaving him as CEO.
Outside Of Washington, There Is A New Vital Center In Health Care Reform
A Health Affairs blog post describes the changing opinions of the Affordable Care Act of a regularly polled panel, finding that they are frustrated with Democrats for not delivering on their promise of affordability but are also alarmed with the repeal efforts of Republicans.
Fees for Certification and Finances of Medical Specialty Boards
A JAMA research letter questions the high certification and renewal fees physicians pay to members of the American Board of Medical Specialties that have seen their income and assets swell from that income.
Quality Systems’ (QSII) CEO Rusty Frantz on Q1 2018 Results
NextGen’s parent company reports results that beat Wall Street expectations, its receipt of a Civil Investigative Demands letter from the Department of Justice, and its planned acquisition of analytics vendor EagleDream Health.
Normally it is just the vendor community promising to save every life lost since the Civil War if you buy…