Oracle, Cerner, and The Quest For Healthcare Data

Shantanu Mukherjee and Amruth Rao[1] On 7th June 2021, Oracle announced that it had completed the acquisition of Cerner in a USD 28.3 billion, all-cash deal. Oracle, the world’s second-largest software company by revenue, is best known for its database software products and cloud services. Cerner, the second-largest healthcare IT company in the U.S. […]
Fitness Wearables and the Law: Part 2

By Shantanu Mukherjee and Anushka Iyer RECAP OF PART 1 The use of wearable devices capable of identifying key human biomarkers (e.g. blood pressure and oxygen levels) sharply accelerated during the Covid-19 pandemic. The deadly coronavirus came as an unpleasant reminder of the human body’s frailty and triggered a desire among many to lead healthier […]