Healthcare Consolidation and Convergence: Market Trends and IT Implications

Mitch Morris, MD, National Health Care Sector Leader, and Carol Chouinard, Director, Deloitte Consulting, LLC. The M&A trend continues to accelerate in the US as does the formation of innovative affiliation agreements and partnerships.  The end result is larger and more diverse health systems that rely on IT to drive innovation, lower unit cost, and be the glue that holds it all together.  This session examines US market trends and the implications for health IT leaders.