Morning Headlines 8/29/18
Harris Healthcare Group Acquires Iatric® Systems, Inc.
Harris Computer Systems acquires Iatric Systems, which it will run as an independent business unit.
Did Patrick Soon-Shiong’s high-tech gamble help bring 6 hospitals to the brink?
Debt-ridden Verity Health System, acquired by Patrick Soon-Shiong last year, will file bankruptcy in the next few weeks thanks in part to poor health IT decision-making.
Bridge Connector Raises $5.5M To Connect CRMs And Health Care Data
Palm Beach Gardens, FL-based Bridge Connector, which integrates customer relationship management systems with EHR and other hospital systems, raises $5.5 million in a Series A funding round.
St. Luke’s opens ‘virtual hospital’ in Boise
St. Luke’s Boise Medical Center (ID) opens a 60-station, 350-employee virtual hospital that will offer clinic consultation, hospital consultation, and home monitoring.
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