Will Sick Care Consolidation Increase or Decrease Prices?

Will Sick Care Consolidation Increase or Decrease Prices?

By now you know that a) hospitals are gobbling up practices , and b) hospitals are gobbling up each other and becoming vertically intergrated delivery networks , and c) health insurance companies are merging too. 

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Mobile Health Thriving with Over 165,000 Health Apps

Mobile Health Thriving with Over 165,000 Health Apps

According to a new report from the MS Institute for Healthcare Informatics, there are now more than 165,000 mobile health apps on the market. Health related apps have more than doubled over the past two years with approximately 12% of them accounting for 90% of all downloads. Nearly two thirds are focused on general wellness issues like fitness, lifestyle & stress, and diet.

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Why Hospitals Should Buy More Digital Health Startups

Why Hospitals Should Buy More Digital Health Startups

According to a new report from Accenture, healthcare mergers and acquisitions in the U.S. amounted to $241 billion by May 2015, the highest year-to-date figure ever. Accenture said the most prepared healthcare executives, “will systematically manage M&A opportunities as a portfolio, and evaluate how a potential deal will influence the whole."

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10 Reasons the Doctor-Patient Relationship Started Going South

10 Reasons the Doctor-Patient Relationship Started Going South

The doctor-patient relationship is under attack and, in many ways, has surrendered to an onslaught of technology, new business models, and changing rules, regulations, and reimbursement.

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Healthcare Startups are Flourishing in Nashville

Healthcare Startups are Flourishing in Nashville

The healthcare scene is thriving in Nashville with an astounding impact of $38.8 billion on the regional economy last year. Vic Gatto is the founder and CEO of Nashville's Jumpstart Foundry, a healthcare–focused investment platform that graduates 10 startups from its 14-week accelerator program each summer. Over the past 6 years, Jumpstart has graduated 48 companies that have raised more than $31 million in funding.

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