Event: mHealth Kickstarter: Funding Healthcare Innovation in the age of Start-Ups, Incubators and Crowdfunding Location: Fordham Lincoln Center, New York, NY 10023 Date:Thursday, May 24, 2012 from 8:00 AM to 11:30 AM (ET) In conjunction with iBreakfast, the Drapin Group, and Steven Greene, we will convene to discuss the new funding world that will affect us all. Thank you to Fordham University/ Lincoln Center for hosting our first ever half day event. Each will explain where
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Report:Physician Employment – Keys to Success for Hospital Financial Leaders
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Allscripts Swallows Poison Pill to Avoid Hostile Takeover
Allscripts Healthcare Solutions, Inc. announced on Monday adopted a shareholder rights plan, also commonly called a "poison pill" to protect itself from any potential hostile takeover
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Written by Ahmed Mori, Content Writer at CareCloud discussing the philosophy of EHR According to philosopher Monroe Beardsley, aesthetic soundness depends on function within a particular context. This entails a marriage of form and function that spills over into anything from interior design to documentary filmmaking.
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KLAS Report: 55% of Providers Planning to Buy Business Intelligence Tools Over 3 Yrs
According to a the recent KLAS report released this week, over half of healthcare providers are looking to purchase business intelligence tools over the net years signaling a tidal wave of growth as the industry search for solutions to help them combat a number of regulatory challenges such as ACO, HIE, and others. The KLAS report, Business Intelligence Perception 2012: A Wave is Coming, was created from data collected between January and March representing 137 unique healthcare provider
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