Monday, May 7, 2012

Tidbits

- Standard Register announced that its seven regional printing centers have received G7 Master Printer Qualifications. G7’s goal is to provide consistent, high quality color output. *********************************************************************************************** - Heidelberg’s CEO, Bernhard Schreier, in an interview, stated that the offset press industry decline is over, and that the industry will be able to defend marketshare from digital competitors. “Digital print makers now have about 10% of the market by print volume, and this shouldn’t rise to more than 20%.” *********************************************************************************************** - According to Futuresource Consulting, worldwide tablet PC sales will reach 232 million units in 2016, up from 64 million units in 2011. *********************************************************************************************** - Sharp’s stock price fell 9.3% to its lowest in 33 years, after forecasting a wider than expected net loss of $376 million. *********************************************************************************************** - Kodak, as part of if bankruptcy plan, announced it will eliminate another 140 workers in Rochester, NY. o The company has already spent $94 million on severance packages this year. o Mr. Pradeep Jotwani, president of the Kodak consumer division, has left the company *********************************************************************************************** - Nuance, maker of eCopy, announced management changes: o Michael Rich now SVP and GM of Document Imaging Division (was CEO of Equitrac, before it was acquired by Nuance) o company claims to have 50,000 Equitrac customers o Robert Weideman is now in charge of Enterprise division o both report to Paul Ricci, CEO *********************************************************************************************** - WebMD announced results of a survey of physicians in the U.S.: o 52% believe that ACOs (accountable care organizations, which will be required by Obamacare) will cause them to suffer a decline in income o 12% believe that ACOs will not have an effect o 3% currently participate in an ACO o 66% are not impressed with the law’s goal of reducing “unnecessary care” -have no plans on reducing number of tests, procedures and treatment they perform as they feel need to practice “defensive medicine” due threat of a malpractice lawsuit o 46% will discuss issue of costs of treatments if patients ask o 38% regularly discuss costs with patients o 16% never discuss costs because they think it is inappropriate ************************************************************************************************ - Health Affairs magazine research finds that small, non-teaching, and rural hospitals are slow to install EHRs: o only 26.6% of all hospitals surveyed had EHRs ************************************************************************************************ - Medscape published results of study of how many hours per week is spent on paperwork by physicians: o 53% say 1-4 hours - 5% say 20-24 hours o 13% say 5-9 hours - 13% say more than 25 hours o 10% say 10-14 hours o 5% say 15-19 hours ************************************************************************************************

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