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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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As independent and research labs quickly pivoted to build COVID-19 testing capacity, established purchasing and EHR workflows prevented providers from utilizing them

Katie Thomas The New York Times Author Healthcare HandoutPosted on May 22, 2020May 22, 2020Categories Commercial Labs, COVID-19, Research Go Deeper
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Survey says 50% of primary care doctors report no income from virtual visits in the last 4 weeks, with 13% predicting practice closure due to finances within the next month

Jeff Lagasse Healthcare Finance Author Healthcare HandoutPosted on May 21, 2020May 21, 2020Categories Primary Care, COVID-19
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Fitbit launches COVID-19 study; Attempting to use Fitbit data to detect coronavirus infection before onset of symptoms

Darrell Etherington TechCrunch Author Healthcare HandoutPosted on May 21, 2020May 21, 2020Categories COVID-19, Big Tech, Digital HealthTags Fitbit Go Deeper
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Centene waives telehealth cost-sharing for Medicare Advantage members through end of 2020

Jackie Drees Becker's Hospital Review Author Healthcare HandoutPosted on May 21, 2020May 21, 2020Categories Insurance, COVID-19, Medicare Advantage Go Deeper
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BARDA gives $1B to AstraZeneca to develop coronavirus vaccine from Oxford University; No trials on the vaccine are complete, and AZ is promising 1 billion doses with delivery starting in September

Vicky McKeever CNBC Author Healthcare HandoutPosted on May 21, 2020May 21, 2020Categories COVID-19, PharmaTags AstraZeneca Go Deeper
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More insurers are discounting 2020 premiums as a way of getting ahead of predicted large MLR rebates in 2021; Including for profit and non-profit plans

Shelby Livingston Modern Healthcare Author Healthcare HandoutPosted on May 21, 2020May 21, 2020Categories Insurance, COVID-19
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Apple and Google make exposure notification API available; 22 countries and multiple states that requested access will now be able to release apps that access the API

Darrell Etherington Darrell Etherington Author Healthcare HandoutPosted on May 20, 2020May 20, 2020Categories Big Tech, COVID-19, Public Health Go Deeper
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Mount Sinai Health System researchers publish study showing AI was able to detect COVID-19 in 17 of 25 lung CT scans that presented as normal

Kat Jercich Healthcare IT News Author Healthcare HandoutPosted on May 20, 2020May 20, 2020Categories Research, Artificial Intelligence, COVID-19Tags Mount Sinai
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CRISPR pioneer Mammoth Biosciences cuts commercialization deal with GlaxoSmithKline to develop and market CRISPR-based COVID-19 diagnostics

Christine Hall Crunchbase News Author Healthcare HandoutPosted on May 20, 2020May 20, 2020Categories Biotech, COVID-19, Pharma, StartupsTags GlaxoSmithKline, Mammoth Biosciences
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Analysis: How medical supply chains work, and how federal response to supply chain troubles in times of pandemic can be improved

Anand Devaiah, Michael Wijaranakula, Chinmay Kommuru, Rena M. Conti Health Affairs Author Healthcare HandoutPosted on May 20, 2020May 20, 2020Categories Supply Chain, COVID-19, Government
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Experts say Moderna hasn't released enough information to properly assess early COVID-19 vaccine trial results

Helen Branswell STAT Author Healthcare HandoutPosted on May 20, 2020May 20, 2020Categories Biotech, COVID-19, PharmaTags Moderna
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Rhode Island hires Infosys to create COVID-19 contact tracing app; "CRUSH COVID RI" app uses location tracking to create a location diary for each user

Release Infosys Author Healthcare HandoutPosted on May 19, 2020May 19, 2020Categories COVID-19, Public HealthTags Infosys
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Lab test volumes are slowly recovering to normal levels, with some labs seeing higher than normal volume due to COVID-19 testing

Adam Bonislawski 360Dx Author Healthcare HandoutPosted on May 19, 2020May 19, 2020Categories Commercial Labs, COVID-19
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FDA partners with Aetion to launch real-world evidence study for COVID-19 diagnostics and treatments

Matthew Herper STAT Author Healthcare HandoutPosted on May 19, 2020May 19, 2020Categories FDA, COVID-19, ResearchTags Aetion
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Gilead donates additional 300k remdesivir doses to federal government, enough to treat 30 - 55k more patients

Eric Boodman STAT Author Healthcare HandoutPosted on May 19, 2020May 19, 2020Categories Biotech, COVID-19, PharmaTags Gilead
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Experts opine on how COVID-19 could change U.S. healthcare industry, including telemedicine, employer-sponsored insurance, nursing homes, drug pricing, scope of practice

Lev Facher STAT Author Healthcare HandoutPosted on May 19, 2020May 19, 2020Categories COVID-19, Digital Health, Employer Benefits, Nursing Homes/SNF, Pharma, Primary Care, Public Health
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CMS says nursing homes should stay closed to visitors until they have no new COVID-19 cases for 28 days and should test workers weekly

Bruce Japsen Forbes Author Healthcare HandoutPosted on May 19, 2020May 19, 2020Categories CMS, COVID-19, Nursing Homes/SNF
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Verily launches COVID-19 antibody study to examine immune response; Partnering with Rite Aid for sample collection, and offering tests to anyone who previously received a swab test via Verily

Elise Reuter MedCityNews Author Healthcare HandoutPosted on May 19, 2020May 19, 2020Categories COVID-19, Big Tech, Commercial LabsTags Alphabet, Rite Aid, Verily
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MIT researchers are developing a protein-based paper test for COVID-19; Intended to allow PPE-free sample collection, be field stable, and deliver results in 10 minutes

Dean Koh Mobihealthnews Author Healthcare HandoutPosted on May 19, 2020May 19, 2020Categories COVID-19, ResearchTags MIT
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COVID-19 has exposed how the pharmaceutical market model fails to incentivize infectious disease drugs as demand is unpredictable and generally led by the poor

Tahir Amin, Rohit Malpani STAT Author Healthcare HandoutPosted on May 19, 2020May 19, 2020Categories Pharma, Biotech, COVID-19
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Some states are forging ahead with their own contact tracing apps, ranging from GPS tracking to personal contact diaries

Alice Miranda Ollstein, Mohana Ravindranath Politico Author Healthcare HandoutPosted on May 18, 2020May 18, 2020Categories COVID-19, Public Health
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Florida lab botched 35,000 COVID-19 tests, forcing AdventHealth to toss results and ask to test patients again

Maia Anderson Becker's Hospital Review Author Healthcare HandoutPosted on May 18, 2020May 18, 2020Categories Commercial Labs, COVID-19
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Medline, the quiet behemoth medical supply company, adapts to steep declines in its profit centers and rising costs stemming from involvement in Project Airbridge, a federal program to source more PPE from abroad

Stephanie Goldberg Crain's Chicago Business Author Healthcare HandoutPosted on May 18, 2020May 18, 2020Categories Supply Chain, COVID-19Tags Medline
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New York partners with CVS to double state's testing capacity; Adding testing to 60+ pharmacies in the state

Bruce Japsen Forbes Author Healthcare HandoutPosted on May 18, 2020May 18, 2020Categories COVID-19, Retail HealthcareTags CVS
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Moderna reports positive Phase 1 coronavirus vaccine data; Antibodies were detected in all participants after 2 vaccine injections. If successful, targeting early 2021 launch.

Berkeley Lovelace Jr. CNBC Author Healthcare HandoutPosted on May 18, 2020May 18, 2020Categories Pharma, COVID-19Tags Moderna
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Everlywell gets FDA authorization for standalone COVID-19 sample collection kit; Can be sent to numerous different labs for testing

Darrell Etherington TechCrunch Author Healthcare HandoutPosted on May 18, 2020May 18, 2020Categories COVID-19, Commercial Labs
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Experts opine on a reasonable pricing strategy for remdesivir, with suggested prices ranging between $12.50 and "impossible to overpay"

Damian Garde, Ed Silverman STAT Author Healthcare HandoutPosted on May 16, 2020May 16, 2020Categories Pharma, COVID-19 Go Deeper
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Whistleblower complaint alleges influential Stanford Santa Clara coronavirus prevalence study used improper methodologies and was subject to influence from donors

Stephanie M. Lee Buzzfeed News Author Healthcare HandoutPosted on May 16, 2020May 16, 2020Categories Public Health, COVID-19
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FDA abruptly orders Seattle Coronavirus Assessment Network, a Gates-backed initiative to do broad coronavirus testing, to stop performing tests and reporting results pending review

Mike Baker The New York Times Author Healthcare HandoutPosted on May 15, 2020May 15, 2020Categories FDA, COVID-19
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Fitbit to request Emergency Use Authorization from FDA for a ventilator prototype; Targeting mid-range functionality and price

Christina Farr CNBC Author Healthcare HandoutPosted on May 15, 2020May 15, 2020Categories COVID-19, Medical DevicesTags Fitbit
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UnitedHealth and Microsoft to partner on 'ProtectWell' app, which screens employees for COVID-19 symptoms; Offered free to all employers

Bruce Japsen Forbes Author Healthcare HandoutPosted on May 15, 2020May 15, 2020Categories Employer Benefits, Big Tech, COVID-19Tags Microsoft, UnitedHealth
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Hospitals are facing unprecedented drops in revenue due to coronavirus & readying for a shifting insurance landscape. Some are dipping into investments to fund shortfalls, while others are reliant on federal relief to keep operating

Sarah Kliff The New York Times Author Healthcare HandoutPosted on May 15, 2020May 15, 2020Categories Hospitals, COVID-19, InsuranceTags Mayo Clinic Go Deeper
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HHS makes $5M available for studies evaluating health care system response to COVID-19

Release HHS Author Healthcare HandoutPosted on May 15, 2020May 15, 2020Categories Government, COVID-19
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NY nursing home groups tell Governor Cuomo that compliance with twice-weekly testing requirement for nursing home workers is logistically impossible

Jennifer Peltz, Jim Mustian Associated Press Author Healthcare HandoutPosted on May 15, 2020May 15, 2020Categories Nursing Homes/SNF, COVID-19
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