Cheryl Larson, president and CEO of Midwest Business Group on Health, said employers are worried that the consolidation of healthcare companies will lead to higher costs for employers and patients. She made her comments following McKesson's announcement that it has agreed to acquire Rx Savings Solutions, but declined to speak specifically about the deal.
From 2001 to 2017, the fatal overdose rate in Cabell County increased from 16.6 to 213.9 per 100,000. Judge finds no evidence of causation.
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.
The CEOs of Pfizer, Moderna, McKesson and CVS Health explained that the distribution effort has gone well but the administration of the vaccine has now to catch up. They expect it to happen soon.
Change Healthcare bought back its pharmacy unit, eRx Network, for $212.9 million. At the same time, it sold its connected analytics business to Kaufman Hall.
The Wall Street Journal reported that at least six companies' disclosures that they had received subpoenas were related to the investigation, and subpoenas for additional companies are expected in the coming months.
The Israeli drugmaker, plus AmerisourceBergen, Cardinal Health and McKesson, reached the settlement with Ohio's Cuyahoga and Summit counties. Walgreens did not manage to reach an agreement.
At the Abarca Forward conference earlier this year, George Van Antwerp, managing director at Deloitte, discussed how social determinants of health and a personalized member experience can improve medication adherence and health outcomes.
In other news, the three largest pharmaceutical distributors in the country - AmerisourceBergen, McKesson and Cardinal Health - were reportedly in talks to settle opioid litigation for $18 billion.
Through its app, London-based Echo, which was founded in 2015, offers prescription fulfillment and reminders to take medications.
The company is currently owned by a joint venture consisting of McKesson - which owns around 70 percent of the company - and private equity firms Blackstone and Hellman & Friedman.
Megan Callahan, who previously held roles with Change Healthcare and McKesson, joins the rideshare company as its first vice president of healthcare.
We will highlight Build My Health's revenue practice management tools, which could help physician practices add up to $250,000 to their practices.
John Hammergren, who has served as the company's CEO for nearly 20 years, will retire next year, and COO Brian Tyler will take his place.
Doctor on Demand will utilize the Change Healthcare Intelligent Healthcare Network to give telemedicine patients more power over when and where their lab work is done.
Last August, Allscripts agreed to buy McKesson's hospital and health system IT business, which included the OneContent platform. Now, Westlake, Ohio-based Hyland will purchase OneContent from Allscripts for an undisclosed amount.
A new study published in the Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association uncovers the relationship between EHR vendor and Meaningful Use performance.
Big news in the world of health IT: Vendor Allscripts is acquiring McKesson's hospital and health system IT business, Enterprise Information Solutions. It's set to close in the fourth quarter of calendar year 2017.