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After just receiving knee replacement surgery, you begin to hike the Rocky Mountains. After you reach Pikes Peak, you take off your Virtual Reality glasses, and take a break from your rehabilitation in the health center. Is this the plot line to Ernest Cline’s book Ready Player One, or upcoming implementations of Virtual Reality in healthcare?

We cover a few trends we are seeing in Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR), including surgical training, therapies, and patient engagement. In our attached white paper, we highlight:

• A History of VR/AR
• VR/AR Investment Activity
• VR/AR Healthcare Companies
• Potential VR/AR use cases

Download our Virtual Reality in Healthcare Whitepaper

Blockchain has gained popularity through the hype surrounding crypto currencies. The underlying technology, however, has potential far beyond a simple digital currency. The healthcare industry is experimenting with blockchain and finding areas where a blockchain technology can have practical use.

In our paper we discuss:

• What blockchain is
• The benefits of blockchain
• The types of blockchains
  • Private
  • Consortium
  • Public
• Healthcare Blockchain Implementations
  • Sharing provider information
  • Pharmaceutical supply chain regulation
  • Credentialing
  • Medical record interoperability

Download our Blockchain White Paper

The third quarter has faced uncertainty and surprises overseas, with China’s economy suffering and the EU rejecting Italy’s 2019 budget. US markets, however, performed exceptionally well in Q3, with the Dow Jones recording a 9% growth over the previous quarter. In the month of October, market returns evaporated as a result of actions of the Fed and the geopolitical atmosphere.

Highlights Include:   

• Third Quarter Market Overview
• Economic Highlights
• Top M&A Transactions

Click to download our General Quarter 3 2018 Mergers & Acquisitions Update

The third quarter Revenue Cycle Management and Healthcare IT M&A activity waned from the second quarter’s momentum, and finished with a lower QoQ median deal size and deal count. Additionally, we dive into Virtual Reality and a few use cases in healthcare, and list notable transactions for the third quarter.

Highlights Include:   

• Top Transactions
• Virtual Reality in Healthcare
• RCM, HCIT Data and Analytics Index

Click to download our Healthcare RCM, Health IT, Data, and Analytics – Quarter 3 2018 Mergers & Acquisitions and Financial Update. 

Lawrence, Evans & Co. LLC has published our second quarter newsletter for Revenue Cycle Management (RCM), Healthcare IT (HCIT), and Data Analytics. Some highlights include:

• Top Transactions
  • Athenahealth (NASD: ATHN)
• AI & ML venture activity
• RCM, HCIT Data and Analytics Index

Read it here