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Health IT Poised to Rebound on Prospects for Increased Spending Graphic_rating_buy PHG
Rxpic
75%
 +10.46%
in 70 days

Health IT Poised to Rebound on Prospects for Increased Spending


As I wrote previously, both presidential candidates are bullish on the healthcare information technology industry – planning to increase spending and investment as a way to improve the quality of healthcare and reduce costs through automation and the widespread implementation of other technologies such as electronic prescribing and computerized medical records. The accompanying tables highlights the performance over the past year of the ETFI Health IT Index of 38 companies along with the top five
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By  Mike Havrilla   (-1.27%  risk: moderate)  10/30/08 Comment


Both Candidates Are Bullish on Health IT Graphic_rating_buy PHG
Rxpic
75%
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in 14 days
(closed on 10/30/08)

Both Candidates Are Bullish on Health IT


Both candidates in the upcoming election are bullish on Health IT spending as part of their healthcare reform proposals, with an estimated savings of $88B to the country over 10 years. However, details of these plans are lacking; although Obama's proposal would include a $50B investment in Health IT, divided evenly over a five-year period. The accompanying table presents an overview of the ETFI Global Health IT Index, which includes a total of 38 companies.

Trends in favor of Health IT include a push toward ele
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By  Mike Havrilla   (-1.27%  risk: moderate)  10/16/08 Comment


Philips is a buy Graphic_rating_buy PHG
12%
 -48.63%
in 237 days
Strong company in a market with strong demand in it's expertise.
Great overall numbers, the daily avg. is a bit low I guess but no worries, by Q4 it'll be over 41$ for sure.
By  prince0427   (-29.38%  risk: conservative)  05/16/08 Comment




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A Global Small & Mid-Cap Health IT Index
Rxpic
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The accompanying table presents statistics and the top five rated companies in the ETFI Global Health Information Technology [IT] Index, which is structured to include companies with market caps between $100M - $10B with the following business operations:

1.) electronic transmission, storage, and processing of prescriptions – such as Allscripts-Misys Healthcare Solutions (MDRX)

2.) secure e-mail transmission for healthcare facilities – such as Zix Corp (ZIXI)

3.) electronic storage and systems for administrative functions of healthcare facilities and medical records – such as Cerner (CERN)

4
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By  Mike Havrilla   (-1.27%  risk: moderate)  11/14/08 Comment


A Global Small & Mid-Cap Health IT Index
Rxpic
75%

The accompanying table presents statistics and the top five rated companies in the ETFI Global Health Information Technology [IT] Index, which is structured to include companies with market caps between $100M - $10B with the following business operations:

1.) electronic transmission, storage, and processing of prescriptions – such as Allscripts-Misys Healthcare Solutions (MDRX)

2.) secure e-mail transmission for healthcare facilities – such as Zix Corp (ZIXI)

3.) electronic storage and systems for administrative functions of healthcare facilities and medical records – such as Cerner (CERN)

4
...
By  Mike Havrilla   (-1.27%  risk: moderate)  11/14/08 Comment


Health IT Poised to Rebound on Prospects for Increased Spending
Rxpic
75%

As I wrote previously, both presidential candidates are bullish on the healthcare information technology industry – planning to increase spending and investment as a way to improve the quality of healthcare and reduce costs through automation and the widespread implementation of other technologies such as electronic prescribing and computerized medical records. The accompanying tables highlights the performance over the past year of the ETFI Health IT Index of 38 companies along with the top five rated companies in the index.

Health IT is dominated by small and mid-cap companies, with an ave...
By  Mike Havrilla   (-1.27%  risk: moderate)  10/30/08 Comment


Option Update: Global industrials volatility suggests continued price movement

Filed under: General Electric (GE), Options, Hitachi,Ltd ADR (HIT), Honeywell Intl (HON), United Technologies (UTX)

General Electric (NYSE: GE) closed at $20.35 Tuesday. GE November option implied volatility of 52 is above its 26-week average of 32 according to Track Data, suggesting larger price movement.

Siemens (NYSE: SI) closed at $63.97 Tuesday. SI November option implied volatility of 86 is above its 26-week average of 37 according to Track Data, suggesting larger price movement.

Philips Electronics (NYSE: PHG) closed at $18.71 Tuesday. PHG November option implied volatility of 68 is a

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By  Paul Foster   (+0.00%)  10/22/08 Comment


Both Candidates Are Bullish on Health IT
Rxpic
75%

Both candidates in the upcoming election are bullish on Health IT spending as part of their healthcare reform proposals, with an estimated savings of $88B to the country over 10 years. However, details of these plans are lacking; although Obama's proposal would include a $50B investment in Health IT, divided evenly over a five-year period. The accompanying table presents an overview of the ETFI Global Health IT Index, which includes a total of 38 companies.

Trends in favor of Health IT include a push toward electronic prescribing (e-prescribing), reduction of paperwork, remote patient monito
...
By  Mike Havrilla   (-1.27%  risk: moderate)  10/16/08 Comment



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