Healthcare Moves: A Monthly Summary of Hires and Layoffs
Here is a selection of recent executive hires, exits, promotions and layoffs occurring across the healthcare industry.
Why Lawmakers Are Trying to Nix VA’s $50B+ Dollar Oracle Cerner EHR Rollout
Two Congresspeople recently introduced a bill seeking to terminate the VA's Oracle Cerner EHR rollout. The legislation said that the project is too flawed and costly to carry on — the lawmakers called for VA facilities to revert back to the department’s internally developed EHR.
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The Best Options for Diagnostic Imaging Covered by Medicare
Health care professionals can refer patients to the best options for diagnostic imaging covered by Medicare to give more people the medical assistance they need without extra financial stress.
Hot off its Cerner acquisition, Oracle is developing a national health records database
Two days after it completed its $28.4 billion acquisition of Cerner, Oracle announced plans to build a national, anonymized health information management system.
DOJ looks into Oracle buyout of Phase Forward
The U.S. Dept. of Justice is investigating Oracle Corp.’s proposed $685 million buyout of Phase Forward Inc. The U.S. Dept. of Justice is investigating Oracle Corp.’s (NSDQ:ORCL) $685 million bid to acquire Phase Forward Inc. (NSDQ: PFWD), according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Waltham, Mass.-based clinical trial data management provider […]