Economy news from FierceHealthIT
NewsTrend: Government health IT push comes at bad time for some
In all fairness, there's probably never a great time to ask hospitals to spend giant sums on new IT investments. But this is probably an especially bad time, even if you come promising subsidies, Read more...
A dispiriting HIMSS09
OK, folks, you're probably going to consider this a controversial position, but I'd argue that this year's HIMSS was something of a downer compared with the shows I've attended in prior years. I Read more...
Study: Healthcare IT spending to grow, slowly, during '09
A new study by market research firm Health Industry Insights (HII) predicts that healthcare IT spending will grow this year, albeit slowly, despite the U.S. economy's continued troubles. It's the Read more...
AHA: Economic troubles likely to slow IT investment
While they're not going away entirely, hospitals are likely to reconsider or postpone IT investments in the wake of the U.S. economy's struggles, according to a new survey by the American Hospital Read more...
| Press ReleasesHealth Price Inflation Remains Moderate While Spending Growth Ticks up Led by HospitalsANN ARBOR, Mich.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The November Health Sector Economic Indicators briefs from Altarum Institute’s Center for Sustainable Health Spending indicate that health price inflation remains Read more >> Cascade Healthcare to Become First U.S. Firm to Open Senior Care Facility in ChinaSEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Seattle-based Cascade Healthcare, a joint venture between Columbia Pacific Advisors and Emeritus Corp., has received approval from the Shanghai government to open the first Read more >> synthesis - Effective Communication - deFUDdleSEATTLE, Jan. 14, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The following was published on January 11, 2011, by Shafeen Charania, author of the synthesis blog, winner of the 2008 Weblog award for best new blog, and Read more >> KPaul Announces New Commercial-Industrial Business UnitINC 500 honored company builds upon growth in federal sectorINDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 13, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- KPaul, a service-disabled, veteran-owned, supplier of IT solutions, industrial supplies, office Read more >> |
