TOP STORIES
KaloBios Pharmaceuticals may have fired Martin Shkreli as CEO earlier this week, but the company faces Nasdaq delisting before the end of the year. Shkreli’s alleged co-conspirator Evan Greebel was outside counsel to KaloBios, which still hasn’t filed its Q3 financials. — CNBC
The Department of Defense has modified its Defense Healthcare Management System Modification EHR contract, adding a $5 million no-bid hosting contract to primary contractor Leidos. Does this mean Cerner’s EHR technology didn’t meet the original RFP’s requirements? — HIStalk
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.
LIFE SCIENCES
Immunotheraphy company Agenus has acquired PhosImmune, which has been developing a new portfolio of cancer neoantigens. — Business Wire
Biotech startup GenSpera has raised $2.5 million in private equity to a Phase II study of a treatment for glioblastoma multiforme. — Business Wire
Avita Medical is selling its respiratory business to Medical Developments International for $2.64 million. – Marketwired
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.
A soon-to-be-approved “antidote” to blood thinners should give a boost to new warfarin competitors, including Xarelto and Eliquis. — Reuters
PAYERS-PROVIDERS
Nurses at Albany, New York’s Nathan Littauer Hospital and Nursing Home, who have been working without a contract for two years, have set a Jan. 6 strike date. — Albany Business Review
Get ready for sticker shock from patients around ER visits. – NPR
Santé, a Scottsdale, Arizona-based operator of nursing homes and assisted-living facilities, will build a $40 million complex on the site of a long-vacant office complex in nearby Glendale. — Phoenix Business Journal
Hawaii recently legalized medical marijuana dispensaries. Getting one of the first licenses is proving to be a challenge. — Pacific Business News
Be thankful for what you have. In India, two-thirds of doctors don’t feel safe at their hospitals (non-scientific study). – PR Newswire
TECHNOLOGY
What will it take to increase adoption of APIs to liberate health data? — Harvard Business Review
A family physician has an EHR wish list for Santa. — Kevin MD
ONC has published its 2016 advisory on health IT interoperability standards. — ONC Health IT Buzz
Cerner has had itself quite a year, and this story doesn’t even mention the DoD deal. — Kansas City Business Journal
Intuitive Surgical has paid Luna Innovations another $9 million for shape-sensing technology the former is incorporating into its robot-assisted surgery platform. — MassDevice
POLITICS
Kentucky has settled charges of misleading pharma advertising with Johnson & Johnson for $15.5 million and Purdue Pharma for $24 million. — Reuters
The DEA has made it slightly easier for researchers to study medicinal use of the marijuana derivative cannabidiol. — The Denver Post
A LITTLE BIT EXTRA
Someone with far too much free time has made an animated video imagining Bill Murray helping Wu-Tang Clan steal back the $2 million album from Shkreli. — Dangerous Minds
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