The share of U.S. hospitals that adopted electronic health records rose modestly between 2008 and 2009, but only 2 percent of the hospitals had records that would meet the federal government's "meaningful use" criteria.
Highlights of the important and the interesting from the world of healthcare: Medical company listens to shareholders. U.S. medical research equipment and services company Charles River Laboratories International Inc. is canceling a $1.6 billion acquisition of WuXi PharmaTech because of shareholders objections. Charles River’s announcement of the planned purchase in April came during a rush […]
Munck Wilson Mandala Partner Greg Howison shared his perspective on some of the legal ramifications around AI, IP, connected devices and the data they generate, in response to emailed questions.
Highlights of the important and the interesting from the world of healthcare: The danger of price transparency: Congress is debating a bill that would bring more price transparency to healthcare, but Budget Director Peter Orszag says too much transparency may be a bad thing. “The markets for some health care services are highly concentrated, so […]
No single issue in any year on record has drawn as much lobbying money as health care did last year. The total stands at $648 million--and the that's not even a final tally.