Home Is Where the Physician Is: CMI to Test Patient Home Care Model

January 27th, 2012
Health IT

Patients with multiple chronic disorders often spend the majority of their time going from one doctor to another. With different providers and hospital visits, it is difficult to provide clinical care coordination and communication between providers. The lack of communication and coordination usually leads to disjointed care, duplicate tests and ultimately adds to the expense of a healthcare delivery system.

Now, chronic disease patients can merely open the door to their home to receive primary care services. Pursuant to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (“Healthcare Reform Act”), the Federal Government has directed the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation

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Healthcare M&A Report – Q4 2011

January 24th, 2012
Health IT, M & A

Highlights:

  • Healthcare M&A activity was relatively active in the 4th quarter of 2011, with several notable middle market transactions announced by large private equity groups such as Bain Capital, Hellman & Friedman, JLL Partners and Kohlberg & Co.
  • In terms of total transaction value, 2011 ranks as the top performing year over the past decade.
  • Transactions valued at less than $500 million represented slightly more than 95% of the total number of closed healthcare deals in Q4.
  • Financial sponsors were responsible for 1 in 7 completed deals.

 

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Registration for New Top Level Domain Names Begins This Month

January 17th, 2012
Patents/IP

Your Name .Here — Registration for New Top Level Domain Names Begins This Month

January 2012

Introduction:

We are all familiar with the common and widely-used generic top level domain names (gTLDs) currently available on the Web, such as .com, .org, .net, .biz, and the like. Very soon, however, the number of TLDs will rapidly expand, and companies will be able to own, operate, and control their own custom TLDs (e.g., www.example.mycompany).

As described in greater detail below, companies or individuals can apply to become the operator of a new custom TLD this January 2012. These new custom TLDs may greatly impact how companies

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What Every Tech Company Needs to Know – TER Presentation

On January 17, 2011, members of MMM’s Corporate Technology practice presented the materials below at a Technology Executives Roundtable event.

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Lawmakers Propose GA Venture Capital Fund

January 13th, 2012
Venture Capital

Six members of the Georgia House of Representatives have introduced a bill that would create a $200 million venture capital fund. The bill would create a state authority to make investments in Georgia-based start-up, early-stage or growth-stage technology companies, and would use funds from auctioning insurance premium tax credits.

The proposed fund is aimed at improving Georgia’s ability to compete with states and regional VC leaders, such as Virginia and North Carolina, in attracting and retaining technology jobs.

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2012 Tax, Accounting & Legal Update – MMM Attorneys to Cover Critical Tech Business Issues

***UPDATE*** Materials from the presentation are now available here.

2012 Tax, Accounting & Legal Update Planned
MMM Attorneys to Cover Critical Tech Business Issues

Atlanta (January 2012)- Technology attorneys from Morris, Manning & Martin, LLP will shed light on critical issues in the rapidly-changing business landscape at an upcoming Technology Executives Roundtable program. The annual “Accounting, Tax and Legal Update: What Every Technology Company Needs to Know” breakfast event is set for on Jan. 17 from 7:00 to 9:00 a.m. at the City Club of Buckhead on the 18th floor of the

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MMM’s John Yates Joins Atlanta Sports Council Board

MMM’s John Yates Joins Atlanta Sports Council Board

 

Atlanta (January 2012)  John Yates, a partner at Morris, Manning & Martin, LLP, has accepted a post on the board of The Atlanta Sports Council. Yates is also the chair of The Atlanta Basketball Host Committee for the 2013 NCAA® Men’s Final Four® basketball tournament.

The mission of the Council, which is a division of the Metro Atlanta Chamber, is to continually recruit and develop major sports competitions. Its ultimate goal is for Atlanta to host more major sporting events than any city in the world.

“John’s role as Chairman

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