Volume Seventeen: Issue Five
2 / EDITOR’S NOTE
» ‘Tis the Season
4 / SHORTTAKES
» Deloitte’s ‘Business Ecosystems’
Eamonn Kelly takes us on a deep dive into
Deloitte’s latest Business Trends Report
» Case Study: Impact Advisors Offers Remedy to
Sutter Health for EHR Planning
» Bain: PE investment in healthcare hit three-year
high at nearly $30 billion
8 / KCRA INTELLIGENCE
» Market Trends for Supply Chain Consulting in Europe
» KCRA Q&A: Amtrak’s Uzma Burki
» KCRA Corner: Banding Together—More than a
Band-Aid for healthcare and life sciences
Departments
COVER STORY / PAGE 12
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