Morning Headlines 9/24/21
Veritas, Elliott Consider $20 Billion-Plus Athenahealth Sale
Bloomberg reports that Veritas Capital and Elliott Management are considering a sale or IPO of Athenahealth at a $20 billion valuation.
Astarte Medical raises $7.6M to advance technology platform that aids premature infants
NICU clinical decision support software vendor Astarte Medical raises $7.6 million in a Series A funding round.
Toward a smarter electronic health record
Researchers at MIT and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center develop MedKnowts, a problem-oriented EHR side panel that displays a patient information card and offers a note-taking editor with auto-complete for clinical terms.
Verily, the life sciences unit of Alphabet, is reportedly planning to separate from Google’s technology in preparation for an eventual IPO.
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to the HIStalk crowd. I wish you the joys of the season!