Health IT Business News – December 23, 2012

Health IT Stocks in 2012Health IT Stocks in 2012

Day 10 of our 12 Days of Christmas Posts we look at how publicly traded Health It stocks fared this year. Some had an up and down year, impacted by mergers, management changes and general stock market conditions. Others leaped forward.

The full year performances of the stocks below are from CNN Money.
athenahealth – NASDAQ ATHN
Year To Date Up 55%
athenahealth YTD Stock
Allscripts – NASDAQ MDRX
Year To Date – Down 52%
Allscripts 2012 Performance
Cerner- NASDAQ CERN
Year To Date – Up 28%
Allscripts 2012 Performance
GE – NASDAQ NYSE
Year To Date – Up 16%
Allscripts 2012 Performance
McKesson – NYSE MCK
Year To Date – Up 25%
Allscripts 2012 Performance
MedAssets – NASDAQ MDAS
Year To Date – Up 86%
Allscripts 2012 Performance
Merge – NASDAQ MRGE
Year To Date – Down 45%
Allscripts 2012 Performance
Nuance – NASDAQ NUAN
Year To Date – Down 12%
Allscripts 2012 Performance

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12 Days of Christmas Posts

Day 1: No Reindeer Games Here – It’s a Health IT Sledfest
Day 2: A Year of Health Information Technology on Twitter
Day 3: Health IT Business News Wrap-Up – December 16, 2012
Day 4: Health Information Technology Year End List of Lists
Day 5: A Year of Healthcare Podcasts
Day 6: ONC Highlights – Year in Review
Day 7: Health IT Education Programs in the New Year
Day 8: Shining a Light on Biggest Health IT Topics in 2012
Day 9: Top Health IT Groups on LinkedIn