Coverage dated December 16, 2021 to December 19, 2021
Oracle to Buy Medical Records Company Cerner in Its Biggest Acquisition Ever
Headline from NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth
The acquisition will help Oracle add health-care offerings to its cloud services.
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Oracle is in talks to buy electronic medical records company Cerner Corp., according to people familiar with the matter, a deal that could be worth around $30 billion and push the enterprise-software giant further into health care.
Oracle's Larry Ellison says the deal will help "lower the administrative workload burdening our medical professionals, improve patient privacy and outcomes, and lower overall health care costs."