Morning Headlines 8/21/18
VA, Walgreens collaborate to improve care coordination for Veterans
The VA gives its providers the ability to automatically view the immunization and medication histories of those patients who are also Walgreens pharmacy customers.
SOC Telemed Acquires JSA Health, Becomes Largest Acute TelePsychiatry Provider in the U.S.
Acute virtual care company SOC Telemed acquires behavioral health telemedicine vendor JSA Health for an undisclosed sum.
Audacious Inquiry Announces Promotion of Scott Afzal to President
Healthcare software, services, and strategy company Audacious Inquiry promotes Scott Afzal to president.
Amazon hires a star cardiologist to help its push into health
MIT lecturer and cardiologist Maulik Majmudar, MD joins Amazon in an unstated role.
Came in to say - HIT folk may think of "disease registry" as a normal healthcare thing, but we have…