Forty percent of healthcare providers have growing IT budgets, based on an IDC Health Insight report. The report analyzed the 2015-2016 Healthcare Provider Technology Spend Survey.
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Aetna plans to stay in the public health exchange market in 2016, according to Medscape.
The medical community is divided on whether patients need to see their physicians every year for an annual checkup, according to USA Today.
Electronic medical record implementation has given healthcare providers tools to track and share patient data. But successful orthopedic surgeons are going beyond the EMR to provide better patient experience and leverage data gathering opportunities.
On a global scale, healthcare is in a period of integration. Major medical centers and physician practices are merging and acquiring one another to form larger networks and leverage partnerships going forward.
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Rockville, Md.-based DrFirst, a provider of SaaS software for healthcare, released its Rcopia 4.
The number of independent or solo practices is decreasing as physicians turn toward hospital employment. However, some specialists still prefer to strike out on their own.
The Rothman Institute was among the lead investors in a $4 million funding round for Locus Health, according to the Philadelphia Business Journal.
The Massachusetts Health Policy Commission’s 2015 report on cost trends makes recommendations for healthcare policies going forward for integrated care.
The global electronic health records system market hit about $21 billion in 2014.