UnitedHealth is on the verge of acquiring Helios, who provides workers' compensation and pharmacy benefit management to some of the largest U.S. insurers and third-party administrators. It manages more than 7 million prescriptions annually.
Read MoreHillary Clinton is raising criticism on proposed mergers of the nation’s largest healthcare companies. The deals between Anthem and Cigna and between Aetna and Humana are still under review by the Department of Justice for the next year or so. Clinton has serious concerns about the pending mergers saying that customers would not benefit in any way, at least not in the way that these companies have said that they would.
Read MoreThere is a good chance that your once-independent doctor is now employed by a hospital. Dr. Michael Reilly, a Fort Lauderdale, Fla., orthopedic surgeon, does not believe this is good for physicians, patients or society.
Read MoreBy 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.
Read MoreThe EHR market is anticipated to exceed $22 billion this year. Kaveh Safavi, managing director of Accenture's global healthcare business, said, “There is a critical need for medical IT specialists who can help healthcare systems maximize the utility and impact of digital health records.” Accenture recently announced that it will acquire Sagacious Consultants, an EHR consulting practice that was recognized as the 2013 Best in KLAS for Clinical Implementation Services.
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