Pulse+IT's weekly round-up of international health IT news for the week ending January 20: Apple Watch for at-risk seniors, HIMSS sells Analytics arm, SingHealth hack, meds rec in Scotland, Boston Children's hacker jailed, Microsoft working with Allscripts and Walgreens, VA EHR, Alberta patient portal, Birmingham patient portal
Apple is in talks with private Medicare plans about bringing its watch to at-risk seniors
CNBC ~ Christina Farr ~ 16/01/2018
Apple has previously signed a deal with insurance giants Aetna and United Healthcare about subsidizing the cost of the watch.
Definitive Healthcare acquires HIMSS Analytics’ data services
Healthcare Informatics ~ Rajiv Leventhal ~ 16/01/2019
Definitive Healthcare, a data analytics and business intelligence company, has acquired the data services business and assets of HIMSS Analytics, the organizations announced today.