From the smallest biotechs to the biggest pharmaceutical stocks, The Motley Fool's weekly show Market Check-Up covers the health care sector's biggest headlines, industry trends, and market movers. In this segment from the show, analysts Simon Erickson and Max Macaluso discuss health care costs and focus on two electronic health record, or EHR, specialists -- Cerner (CERN +0.00%) and athenahealth (ATHN +0.00%) -- that are developing new systems that can help reduce inefficiencies and cut costs in the health care system.
2 Health Care IT Stocks to Watch Today
By Simon Erickson and Max Macaluso – Nov 25, 2013 at 6:30PM
NASDAQ: ATHN
Athenahealth
Why investors should keep an eye on Cerner (Nasdaq: CERN) and athenahealth (Nasdaq: ATHN).
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