TOP STORIES
Joslin Diabetes Center scientists believe they are within reach of a breakthrough in identifying who is more likely to develop complications from Type 1 diabetes. — Boston Business Journal
The CMS has awarded SafeGuard Services, a subsidiary of Hewlett-Packard Enterprise Services, a contract worth up to $300 million to help prevent and identify Medicare fraud.
With the Rise of AI, What IP Disputes in Healthcare Are Likely to Emerge?
Munck Wilson Mandala Partner Greg Howison shared his perspective on some of the legal ramifications around AI, IP, connected devices and the data they generate, in response to emailed questions.
The contract enlists the company as a Zone Program Integrity Contractor. Those contracts were established under the Medicare Modernization Act of 2003 requiring the CMS to implement measures for program integrity.
LIFE SCIENCES
Chiltern, a leading global contract research organization (CRO), announced it has signed a purchase agreement to acquire Theorem Clinical Research, another leading global CRO.
A Personalized Approach to Medication Nonadherence
At the Abarca Forward conference earlier this year, George Van Antwerp, managing director at Deloitte, discussed how social determinants of health and a personalized member experience can improve medication adherence and health outcomes.
“Chiltern and Theorem have carved out complementary niches, even across key geographies,” said Dr. John Potthoff, Theorem president and CEO. “In key areas, our capabilities will dovetail into current Chiltern operations — this is a mutually beneficial deal.”
— Chiltern
The marketer of the Lap-Band, the most successful medical device marketed in the U.S. to aid weight loss, has gained an FDA approval for what it hopes will lead the next wave of obesity devices–the Orbera Intragastric Balloon.
PAYERS-PROVIDERS
Dual chemotherapy treatments could be the most effective for women with ovarian cancer, but sadly not everyone who could benefit is actually being offered the treatment.
The treatment, geared specifically at women with advanced cases of ovarian cancer, involves giving patients one dose of chemo through an IV, followed immediately by a dose given directly into the abdomen. It’s increased survival rates by 10 percent. Yet, a new study looked at six of the largest academic medical centers in the country and found that only 41 percent of women eligible for this treatment are getting it.
— The James, Ohio State University
TECH
Telemedicine implementation could reach up to $34 billion by 2020.
POLITICS
A New Jersey Assembly member has introduced a bill that would reduce the amount providers can charge patients for paper and digital copies of their health records. — Health IT Analytics
New federal data reveals that the U.S. infant mortality rate, with the most leading cause of death in 2013 being congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities, has now dropped very slightly. — Time
A LITTLE BIT EXTRA
So most of us probably won’t put in the time and energy to do this, but it’s very cool. Using a plastic CD cover, a glass cutter, graph paper, tape and a pen, you can turn your smartphone into your very own hologram projector.
