Walgreens Boots Alliance has announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by an entity affiliated with Sycamore Partners in a deal valued at $23.7 billion.
Sycamore Partners is a private equity firm specializing in retail, consum…
LAS VEGAS – The new Emerge Innovation Experience that debuted at HIMSS25 here featured speakers from health systems who talked about the importance of finding the right business partner.
“A good partner is one who wants to be part of your team, has ski…
LAS VEGAS – Republicans are expected to release the text of a spending bill as soon as this weekend, ahead of a March 14 deadline, according to Politico.
The stopgap measure would avoid a government shutdown.
A budget blueprint calls for $880 billion i…
LAS VEGAS – HIMSS President and CEO Hal Wolf addressed funding cuts for medical research during a press conference at HIMSS25 here on Tuesday.
“I think we’re at the beginning of a very shaky period,” Wolf said. “I think that we’re all concerned.”
Fifty…
LAS VEGAS – The Commonwealth of Kentucky saw a need: Foster children often have complex health needs, and in order to more effectively address them, it established the Health Information Data Sharing (KHIDS) initiative, an effort that seeks to ameliora…
LAS VEGAS – Intelligent logistics robots and social robots are having a transformative impact on healthcare. Health systems across the globe are experiencing workforce shortages, and robotics holds the promise of automating certain non-critical tasks, …
LAS VEGAS – HIMSS25 keynote speaker Robert Herjavec is a television icon, best known for his role on ABC’s Shark Tank even when it was known as Dragon’s Den in Canada when it started in 2005.
He’s been on TV for 21 years, including Dancing with the Sta…
LAS VEGAS – Smartwatches and other wearable devices can capture more information than is displayed on an ICU monitor, and while data from ICU monitors is still essential in patient care, wearable data is often ignored as a part of outpatient care. But …
LAS VEGAS – AI is the new wave for project management, according to Pierre Le Manh, president and CEO of PMI, the Project Management Institute, who spoke with HIMSS President and CEO Hal Wolf during a fireside chat at the HIMSS25 Executive Summit here …
LAS VEGAS – When promoting health in tribal communities, it’s important for public health departments to respect and understand tribal sovereignty – including when it comes to healthcare data.
