Bernie Monegain
Consultants found HIE is not meeting state needs and patients lack confidence so they are working on an improvement plan.
$2.4 billion came from healthcare, including high-profile settlements with EHR vendor eClinicalWorks and EpiPen maker Mylan.
Farzad Mostashari's startup gives physicians the tools and assistance to build accountable care organizations.
David Blumenthal, current CEO of Commonwealth Fund also wonders if the recent CVS-Aetna and UnitedHealth-DaVita Medical Group mergers foretell the end of traditional hospitals and nursing homes.
The 30-year veteran most recently served as the executive vice president and CFO of JDA Software Group, a privately-held supply chain provider of software and SaaS solutions.
Goal is to boost early-stage healthcare technologies and startups that have a link to Houston and the medical center.
The research is the first large-scale national study to link nurses' well-being to self-reported medical errors.
EHR maker and pharmacy, which already work together on patient care, will share data and direct patients to lower-priced medications.
Gary Fingerhut may get up to four years in federal prison for the scheme.
Consumers are driven to expect better healthcare information and technology in part because they are required to pay more out of pocket.