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Sep 29, 2016

Machine vs. Man – Are clinical decision support systems enough? September 2016 Healthcare IT Review

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Dear Clients and Friends, Click HERE for the September 2016 Healthcare IT Review. For years we have been hearing about the potential of sophisticated clinical decision support (CDS) software systems that can assist doctors with their decision making process. These systems bring together a variety of clinical data which are analyzed through proprietary algorithms, aiming to improve outcomes and reduce costs. The promise of precision medicine, it is argued, can only materialize through the use of advanced CDS systems. But the science of clinical decision support alone is not enough. What has been missing is the ability to combine the data…

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Sep 22, 2016

Can the good times continue to roll? Our September 2016 Market Update

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Our September 2016 Market Report on M&A values and trends is our latest report on the dozen+ sectors of the information technology industry that we follow and sometimes lead. So far it’s all looking pretty good. Read more in our September Market Update, here. The question is – can it continue in the face of business news that is not always pretty? For example, last week alone Wells Fargo was slammed, fined and is under investigation for opening sham accounts in the names of real customers; the US Department of Justice suggested that Deutsche Bank pay $14 billion related to…

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Sep 12, 2016

Banks are under pressure, is there any hope?

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Banks have long been an important and trusted pillar of the economy; from saving to lending, underwriting to trading, banks are a necessity for consumers and businesses. But, following the fallout from the recent financial crisis (nearly 10 years ago), banks have struggled, with increasing and ambiguous regulations, record low interest rates, slower global growth and higher scrutiny. Enter the latest wave of Fintech. Fintech is nothing new, with electronic trading, online brokerage, ecommerce and electronic payments well integrated into the financial ecosystems, but this time feels different. Launching a disruptive Fintech company has never been easier, with public cloud…

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Aug 26, 2016

Rational expectations (mostly) continue driving info tech M&A values upward.

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The US equity markets are now officially in the midst of the second longest continuous rise ever – and they just keep on ticking. It’s been more than 2,700 calendar days since the 2009 bottom – without a 20% pull back. Can it continue? Can we surpass the to 3,452 day bull market that ended with the tech market crash in 2000? Maybe we can – at least in the dozen+ sectors of the information-technology industry that we follow and sometimes lead. Every week, we talk to the CEOs, Board members, investors and others connected with a wide range of…

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