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Weekender 10/12/18

HIStalk Weekender

The DoJ clears CVS Health to proceed with its $69 billion merger with Aetna. GE Healthcare’s former Value-Based Care Solutions Group, now owned by Veritas Capital, renames itself Virence Health Technologies. Contribute regularly as a provider CIO, IT director, or informatics nurse (anonymous or not). Get Involved.

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150 top places to work in healthcare

Henry Kotula

The health system provides employees opportunities to take part in global mission trips, and its wellness program offers incentives for maintaining a healthy lifestyle. Advocate Health Care (Downers Grove, Ill.). For two consecutive years, the health system was named among the Best Places to Work in Illinois.

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Weekender 12/7/18

HIStalk Weekender

Connected health technology vendor ResMed will acquire Madison, WI-based Propeller Health for $225 million. Leading UK EHR vendor Emis Group will shift 40 million patient records from its servers onto AWS as part of a continued push in the UK for more flexible health data exchange. Get Involved. Sign up for email updates.