Cognizant Earnings Top, Fueled By TriZetto Buy
Cognizant reports Q1 results: revenue up 20 percent to $2.9 billion, EPS $0.62 vs. $0.57, beating analyst estimates on both. The company’s stock price climbed 10.8 percent, to a record high $65.55, following the results.
Imprivata Achieves Revenue Growth of 32% for the First Quarter of 2015 and Raises Annual Guidance
Imprivata reports Q1 results: revenue up 32 percent to $25 million but still resulted in an overall net loss of $6.7 million, EPS –$0.28 vs. –$2.29, beating expectations for both.
In a New York Times piece, Atul Gawande, MD discusses the tendency to overtreat patients in the US, citing a study suggesting that, every year, at least 25 percent of Medicare patients receive high-cost tests that are well-known to be wasteful.
Apple will begin offering DNA testing to some iPhone owners to support current and future ResearchKit initiatives.UCSF and Mount Sinai Hospital are planning ResearchKit-based studies that involve DNA testing.
Source:: http://histalk2.com/2015/05/05/morning-headlines-5615/