Healthcare has lagged in its adoption of multi-cloud—but that might not be a bad thing. Here are the top multi-cloud takeaways for healthcare CIOs, and the key mistakes to avoid. It’s no secret that the healthcare sector has been one of the slowest to adopt enterprise cloud computing, even with the moderate increase we saw as a result of the urgent shift to telehealth and remote working during the pandemic. But that’s understandable: healthcare is one of the most highly regulated
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2020’s Top 20 Digital Health M&A Deals Totaled $50B
Teladoc Health and Livongo Merge The combination of Teladoc Health and Livongo creates a global leader in consumer-centered virtual care. The combined company is positioned to execute quantified opportunities to drive revenue synergies of $100 million by the end of the second year following the close, reaching $500 million on a run-rate basis by 2025. Price: $18.5B in value based on each share of Livongo will be exchanged for 0.5920x shares of Teladoc Health plus cash consideration of
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HeartVista Raises $8.65M to Expand One Click, AI-Guided MRI Platform
What You Should Know: HeartVista, a pioneer in AI-assisted MRI solutions raises $8.65M in Series A funding led by Khosla Ventures, Jeff Rothschild, Leslie Ventures, Open Field Capital, and additional investors. The startup plans to use the funding to fuel new musculoskeletal and neural products, expand internationally, and deepen strategic alliances with the world’s leading cardiology centers. HeartVista, a pioneer in AI-assisted MRI solutions, today announced the closing of a
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Holon Solutions Appoints Jon Zimmerman As New CEO
- Healthcare IT leader Jon Zimmerman has been named CEO of Holon Solutions to accelerate their transition to value-based care through the adoption of purpose-built technology that solves their biggest challenges. - Value-based care executive selected for his nearly 30 years’ experience in enhancing healthcare interoperability and proven track record in scaling growth-stage companies. Holon Solutions, an Atlanta-based healthcare IT company that liberates healthcare data, today announced it has
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M&A: PE-Backed Guidehouse Acquires Navigant Consulting for $1.1B
Guidehouse (formerly PwC’s US Public Sector business), a portfolio company of private equity firm Veritas Capital has acquired global management consulting firm Navigant Consulting, Inc. for approximately $1.1 billion. The newly combined entity will bring together each organization’s strong expertise in highly regulated industries across both the commercial and government sectors, with a focus on supporting client needs in the industries of Healthcare, Financial Services, Energy, National
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KLAS: Cerner and MEDITECH Expanse Lags Behind EpicCare in Customer Satisfaction
Cerner and MEDITECH Expanse still lags behind Epic EpicCare Inpatient EMR in customer satisfaction, according to a new KLAS report. The KLAS report, Acute Care EMR: Buyers Unwilling to Settle, reveals acute care EMR buyers know what is possible from an EMR and are now unwilling to settle for less.Acute Care EMR Market Based on Number of Hospital BedsCerner, Epic, and MEDITECH are most likely to be considered for large hospitals (500+ beds) and midsize hospitals (201–500 beds). The competition
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Veritas Integrates Elsevier’s Interactive Patient Education Content
Elsevier, a provider of scientific, technical and medical information products and services, will make its Interactive Patient Education content library available to customers of Veritas, a provider of nursing education and mentorship. Developed to increase patient engagement and reduce readmissions, the content suite will be implemented as part of Veritas' Chronic Care Management Program.Elsevier's Patient Engagement suite of solutions provides print, electronic and video patient education
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