Morning Headlines 12/11/17
The White House will convene a meeting on EHR interoperability this Tuesday
Jared Kushner and CMS Administrator Seema Verma will chair a half-day session that addresses interoperability, authentication, and accelerating progress.
Philips expands its Population Health Management business with the acquisition of VitalHealth
The Netherlands-based, 200-employee population health management software vendor was co-founded by Mayo Clinic and Noaber Foundation in 2006.
Hospital Giants in Talks to Merge to Create Nation’s Largest Operator
Ascension and Providence St. Joseph Health are reportedly discussing a merger that would create a 191-hospital system with $45 billion in annual revenue.
A GAO report finds that the VA spent $1.1 billion on four failed efforts to modernize VistA.
I'm generally in favor of fairness and withholding judgment. However, in the context of the Oracle EHR's $100b of waste,…