With stories earlier this year of outrageous valuations surrounding information technology companies like Groupon and Facebook, there’s been plenty of hand-wringing about whether overzealous investors have created a “tech bubble.”
So it’s only natural to wonder whether that bubble has spread to health information technology, particularly given all the hype and promise surrounding electronic health records (EHRs) in recent years. Of course, it’s virtually impossible to definitively say whether a health IT bubble has arrived — or whether one ever will — but some investors at least acknowledge that it’s possible we’re already there.
Eve Kurtin, managing director with Pacific Venture Group and a long-time healthcare investor, said she didn’t know whether a health IT bubble has started, but said investors and strategic acquirers are at least “in danger” of creating one.
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Author:Brandon Glenn
