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Study shows EHRs fail to detect and warn against drug interaction and dosing problems 30% of the time

Marla Milling Forbes Author Healthcare HandoutPosted on May 29, 2020May 29, 2020Categories EHR, Health IT Go Deeper
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Nevada's state-wide health information exchange has seen a 36% increase in usage during COVID-19, mostly due to emergency regulations that make it easier to access information

Christopher Jason EHR Intelligence Author Healthcare HandoutPosted on May 29, 2020May 29, 2020Categories Health IT Go Deeper
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Study shows more than 50% of providers never bill out of network, while majority of those billing out of network do it less than 10% of the time; Most out of network billing comes from a select few specialties

Jean Fuglesten Biniek, John Hargraves, Bill Johnson, Kevin Kennedy Health Care Cost Institute Author Healthcare HandoutPosted on May 29, 2020May 29, 2020Categories Hospitals, Insurance Go Deeper
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As recently as 2016, nursing homes lobbied the federal government to relax infectious disease rules; 43% of nursing homes were found have deficient emergency plans

Bryant Furlow, Carli Brosseau, Isaac Arnsdorf ProPublica Author Healthcare HandoutPosted on May 29, 2020May 29, 2020Categories Nursing Homes/SNF Go Deeper
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FDA gives Quest EUA for their at-home sample collection kit for COVID-19 testing; Plans to produce 500k units by end of June

William Feuer CNBC Author Healthcare HandoutPosted on May 29, 2020May 29, 2020Categories Commercial Labs, COVID-19, FDATags Quest Diagnostics Go Deeper
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BCBS plans from 6 states sue CVS for fraud, alleging they inflated generic drug prices

Alex Kacik Modern Healthcare Author Healthcare HandoutPosted on May 28, 2020May 28, 2020Categories Pharmacy, InsuranceTags CVS Go Deeper
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Trump Administration bungled distribution of initial remdesivir doses; Gave doses to hospitals that were lacking ICUs, patients, or the ability to store it properly

Yasmeen Abutaleb, Josh Dawsey, Lena Sun, Laurie McGinley The Washington Post Author Healthcare HandoutPosted on May 28, 2020May 28, 2020Categories COVID-19, Biotech, Government Go Deeper
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Bright.md raises $16.7M Series C; Offers SmartExam, a virtual and on-site patient intake data tool

Dave Muoio Mobihealthnews Author Healthcare HandoutPosted on May 28, 2020May 28, 2020Categories StartupsTags Bright.md Go Deeper
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Stork Club raises $2.7M seed; Building a platform for helping employers manage maternity healthcare costs

Christine Hall Crunchbase News Author Healthcare HandoutPosted on May 28, 2020May 28, 2020Categories StartupsTags Stork Club Go Deeper
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Experts say Medicare's new $35 copay cap for insulin is hardly a win as it applies only to insulin, doesn't change actual prices, and will drive premiums up, all while giving drug companies political cover

Bob Herman Axios Author Healthcare HandoutPosted on May 28, 2020May 28, 2020Categories CMS Go Deeper
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Orbita raises $9M; Building voice chatbots and search for healthcare, including provider focused solutions with EHR integration

Kyle Wiggers Venture Beat Author Healthcare HandoutPosted on May 28, 2020May 28, 2020Categories Artificial Intelligence, Data & Analytics, Digital Health, StartupsTags Orbita Go Deeper
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Ginkgo Bioworks raises $70M to apply its DNA sequencing infrastructure to growing DNA-based COVID-19 testing to massive scale

Kristen V Brown Bloomberg Author Healthcare HandoutPosted on May 28, 2020May 28, 2020Categories Biotech, Commercial Labs, COVID-19Tags Ginkgo Bioworks Go Deeper
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CVS partners with Nuro to pilot prescription delivery using autonomous vehicles in Houston; Customers in three zip codes will be able to select autonomous delivery free of charge

Kirsten Korosec TechCrunch Author Healthcare HandoutPosted on May 28, 2020May 28, 2020Categories Artificial Intelligence, Pharmacy Go Deeper
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Tia raises $24M Series A; Building integrative hybrid clinical and virtual healthcare services for women

Bérénice Magistretti Forbes Author Healthcare HandoutPosted on May 28, 2020May 28, 2020Categories TelehealthTags Tia Go Deeper
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2-year study of 4,800 workers shows employee wellness program with cash incentives had no significant positive effect on health, despite employees reporting they felt healthier

Ron Shinkman Healthcare Dive Author Healthcare HandoutPosted on May 28, 2020May 28, 2020Categories Employer Benefits Go Deeper
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ADA survey shows dental practices are reopening quickly, with 65% of practices open by mid-May at half normal patient volumes

Bailey Lipschultz Bloomberg Author Healthcare HandoutPosted on May 28, 2020May 28, 2020Categories Dental Go Deeper
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Relaxed regulations and improved payments lead to Medicare telehealth visits exploding from 11,000 per week in March to 1.3M in a week in April

Rebecca Pifer Healthcare Dive Author Healthcare HandoutPosted on May 28, 2020May 28, 2020Categories Medicare Advantage, CMS Go Deeper
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Employer and physician groups ask California legislature to mandate health insurers pay $2.5B of prospective monthly payments to primary care practices for 2020, 2021

Shelby Livingston Modern Healthcare Author Healthcare HandoutPosted on May 27, 2020May 27, 2020Categories Insurance, Primary Care Go Deeper
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Joint Commission to resume hospital inspections in June after pausing most activity on March 16 due to the pandemic

Bruce Japsen Forbes Author Healthcare HandoutPosted on May 27, 2020Categories Hospitals, COVID-19 Go Deeper
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Siren raises $11.8M Series B; Developing washable smart-fabric socks that monitor diabetic feet for hot spots and provide alerts via bluetooth

Greg Kumparak TechCrunch Author Healthcare HandoutPosted on May 27, 2020May 27, 2020Categories Medical Devices, StartupsTags Siren Go Deeper
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Mayo Clinic leads "The Fight Is In Us" campaign to solicit convalescent plasma donations from people who have recovered from COVID-19; Microsoft, Uber Health are among companies supporting effort through donations of technology and services

Release Mayo Clinic Author Healthcare HandoutPosted on May 27, 2020May 27, 2020Categories COVID-19, HospitalsTags Mayo Clinic, Microsoft, Uber Go Deeper
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Chan Zuckerberg Initiative distributes $3.8M in grants to 23 projects developing open source software for biomedical research

Devin Coldewey TechCrunch Author Healthcare HandoutPosted on May 27, 2020May 27, 2020Categories ResearchTags Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Go Deeper
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FDA says it abruptly shut down Gates-backed Seattle coronavirus study for lacking EUA, institutional review board ethics approvals

Erin Brodwin STAT Author Healthcare HandoutPosted on May 27, 2020May 27, 2020Categories COVID-19, FDA Go Deeper
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Samsung's smartwatch-based ECG gets approved by South Korean regulators; Can be used to detect irregularities like AFib

Laura Lovett Mobihealthnews Author Healthcare HandoutPosted on May 27, 2020May 27, 2020Categories Medical Devices, Big TechTags Samsung Go Deeper
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Higi raises $30M Series B; Operates 10,000 health kiosks in retail locations throughout the US. Babylon Health among new investors.

Natasha Lomas TechCrunch Author Healthcare HandoutPosted on May 27, 2020Categories Retail Healthcare, StartupsTags Babylon Health, Higi Go Deeper
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CDC now saying antibody tests shouldn't be used for determining individual immunity; In certain scenarios 'less than half of those testing positive will truly have antibodies'

Tommy Beer Forbes Author Healthcare HandoutPosted on May 27, 2020May 27, 2020Categories COVID-19, Commercial Labs, Government Go Deeper
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Drone delivery startup Zipline is partnering with Novant Health in North Carolina to deliver medical supplies to frontline workers

Jake Bright TechCrunch Author Healthcare HandoutPosted on May 27, 2020May 27, 2020Categories Startups, Supply ChainTags Novant Health, Zipline Go Deeper
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CMS announces 1,750 insurance plans have agreed to cap insulin costs for Medicare Advantage and Part D members at $35/month; Drugmakers have also agreed to the plan

Robert King Fierce Healthcare Author Healthcare HandoutPosted on May 26, 2020May 26, 2020Categories Medicare Advantage, CMS Go Deeper
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Level Ex, a game studio that develops mobile training apps for medical practitioners, has modified their games to train COVID-19 related skills

Elise Favis The Washington Post Author Healthcare HandoutPosted on May 26, 2020May 26, 2020Categories Digital Health Go Deeper
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Propellor Health gets 510(k) clearance for sensor-enabled inhaler for use by asthma and COPD patients; Developed as part of partnership with AstraZeneca

Alaric DeArment MedCityNews Author Healthcare HandoutPosted on May 26, 2020May 26, 2020Categories Digital Health, PharmaTags AstraZeneca, Propellor Health Go Deeper
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Insitro raises $143M; Building an AI-driven biotech for new drug development

Jason Mast Endpoints Author Healthcare HandoutPosted on May 26, 2020May 26, 2020Categories Biotech, Artificial Intelligence, Startups Go Deeper
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Physicians in London hospitals are using Microsoft's HoloLens to limit exposure to patients; One does rounds wearing the headset while the rest watch from another room

Isobel Asher Hamilton Business Insider Author Healthcare HandoutPosted on May 26, 2020May 26, 2020Categories Big Tech, Medical DevicesTags Microsoft Go Deeper
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IBM Watson Health stops offering 3 of its analytics products, offers transition path and support to 3 complimentary Vizient products

Jessica Kim Cohen Modern Healthcare Author Healthcare HandoutPosted on May 26, 2020May 26, 2020Categories Data & AnalyticsTags IBM, Vizient Go Deeper
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Researchers use algorithm and fMRI data to predict which patients will emerge from post-cardiac arrest coma; Achieved 94% accuracy in study of 17 patients

Kate Madden Yee Aunt Minnie Author Healthcare HandoutPosted on May 26, 2020May 26, 2020Categories Artificial Intelligence, Research Go Deeper
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Philips gets FDA 510(K) clearance for Biosensor BX100; Disposable chest patch that lets providers remotely monitor patient heart and respiratory rates

Elise Reuter MedCityNews Author Healthcare HandoutPosted on May 26, 2020May 26, 2020Categories FDATags Philips Go Deeper
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DeepMind algorithm for predicting kidney decline shown in study to be less accurate for female patients; Women represented only 6% of training data

Rebecca Robbins STAT Author Healthcare HandoutPosted on May 26, 2020May 26, 2020Categories Artificial Intelligence, Big TechTags DeepMind Go Deeper
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How Iora Health responded to COVID-19 by quickly shifting to a virtual care model and then fundamentally redesigning their care processes

Rushika Fernandopulle Medium Author Healthcare HandoutPosted on May 25, 2020May 25, 2020Categories Medicare Advantage, COVID-19, Primary CareTags Iora Health Go Deeper
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Twenty hospitals with $108B+ in cash reserves between them received $5B+ of CARES Act grants to cover losses related to COVID-19

Jesse Drucker, Jessica Silver-Greenber, Sarah Kliff The New York Times Author Healthcare HandoutPosted on May 25, 2020May 25, 2020Categories Hospitals, COVID-19 Go Deeper
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New remdesivir trial shows reduction in COVID-19 recovery time from 15 to 11 days; Benefits shown to decline as case severity increases with little effect on ventilated patients

Matthew Herper STAT Author Healthcare HandoutPosted on May 23, 2020May 23, 2020Categories COVID-19, Biotech, PharmaTags Gilead
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Castlight Health launches 'Working Well,' a platform for screening and monitoring employee health to aid with workplace re-entry

Mike Miliard Healthcare IT News Author Healthcare HandoutPosted on May 22, 2020May 22, 2020Categories Public HealthTags Castlight Health Go Deeper
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New hydroxychloroquine & chloroquine study doesn't demonstrate efficacy against COVID-19, but shows 2-3x increased risk of heart distress

Matthew Herper STAT Author Healthcare HandoutPosted on May 22, 2020May 22, 2020Categories Pharma, COVID-19
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CMS expands Medicare Advantage telehealth rules to allow plans to include more specialists to meet network adequacy standards; Also allows ESRD patients to enroll in MA plans

Laura Dyrda Becker's Hospital Review Author Healthcare HandoutPosted on May 22, 2020May 22, 2020Categories CMS, Medicare Advantage, Telehealth
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Nonprofit CVKey Project creating a QR-code based system for communicating health status; Intended to help businesses safely and quickly reopen

Darrell Etherington TechCrunch Author Healthcare HandoutPosted on May 22, 2020May 22, 2020Categories Public HealthTags CVKey Project Go Deeper
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VigiLanz and Datica offer 'COVID Quick Start' software free for six months; Helps providers respond to infectious disease outbreaks

Colin Hung Healthcare IT Today Author Healthcare HandoutPosted on May 22, 2020May 22, 2020Categories Health IT, COVID-19Tags Datica, VigiLanz Go Deeper
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UPMC using lottery to determine which patients receive remdesivir doses; Weighted to favor essential workers, economically distressed neighborhoods

Melanie Evans, Joseph Walker The Wall Street Journal Author Healthcare HandoutPosted on May 22, 2020May 22, 2020Categories Biotech, COVID-19, PharmaTags Gilead, UPMC Go Deeper
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HHS begins distributing CARES grants to skilled nursing facilities; Each SNF will receive $50K plus $2.5K per bed

Rachel Cohrs Modern Healthcare Author Healthcare HandoutPosted on May 22, 2020May 22, 2020Categories Nursing Homes/SNF, COVID-19, Government Go Deeper
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Medtronic CEO says hospitals are gearing up for a 'faster than anticipated recovery' in terms of resuming normal surgical activity

Michelle Fay Cortez Bloomberg Author Healthcare HandoutPosted on May 22, 2020May 22, 2020Categories Medical Devices, HospitalsTags Medtronic
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Alabama, North Dakota, and South Carolina become the first states to announce they'll use Apple and Google's exposure notification API

Elise Reuter MedCityNews Author Healthcare HandoutPosted on May 22, 2020May 22, 2020Categories Public Health, Big Tech, COVID-19Tags Apple, Google Go Deeper
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Immunity passports are reliant on an incomplete understanding of COVID-19 convalescent immunity, based on inaccurate and unavailable testing, and pose risks to fundamental human rights

Natalie Kofler, Francoise Baylis Nature Author Healthcare HandoutPosted on May 22, 2020May 22, 2020Categories COVID-19, Public Health Go Deeper
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With primary care practices in financial trouble, private insurance could help by temporarily boosting payments; Would benefit insurers in the long run through avoiding specialist coverage, further practice consolidation

Leemore Dafny, J. Michael McWilliams Health Affairs Author Healthcare HandoutPosted on May 22, 2020May 22, 2020Categories Primary Care, Insurance Go Deeper
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