The Morning Read provides a 24-hour wrap up of everything else healthcare’s innovators need to know about the business of medicine (and beyond). The author of The Read published it but all full-time MedCity News journalists contribute to its content.
TOP STORIES
Tenet Healthcare Corp said it would become the largest U.S. provider of outpatient surgery services through a joint venture with United Surgical Partners International and expects to fully own the company within five years. Read this Q&A with the CEOs.
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.
Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), who might be looking for a spot in the White House, outlined an Obamacare alternative that he suggested could be put in place if the Supreme Court rules against the law. Does his plan actually hold water, though?
More Obamacare anniversary stories:
- Obamacare has led to 90 healthcare companies and 6,200 jobs
- It saved hospitals at least $7.4 billion over the last year, the administration announced.
- Don’t forget the penalties are starting.
- Arizona’s Obamacare exchange isn’t that great.
- Obamacare subsidies expanded health insurance coverage.
- Future enrollment may be sluggish
- Vox is just puking Obamacare anniversary stuff – but some of these charts are handy
And this:
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.
#ACA@5: 16m covered. Young ppl. Preexisting conditions. Women get better coverage. Repeal those things? Embrace them! pic.twitter.com/OI1m2VxD4W
— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) March 23, 2015
LIFE SCIENCE
C2N Diagnostics has struck a licensing deal with AbbVie to develop its Alzheimer’s treatment.
Blueprint Medicines is the latest to file for an IPO.
Biotech bubble biotech bubble biotech bubble biotech bubble biotech bubble (video).
The 12th Annual BIO Asia International Conference kicks off in Tokyo, Japan today (or yesterday, depending on where you are).
SolveBio and Biosof ink distribution deal.
Regeneron CEO Len Schleifer brings in $42M, but loses some perks. Poor guy.
Regeneron’s compensation committee nixed Schleifer’s automobile allowance, as well as his club membership dues and annual credit card membership fees. And money he got to pay taxes on legal, tax and financial planning advisers? That’s gone too.
Abiomed gets FDA approval for its Impella miniature blood pump.
Biotech: A retail investor’s dream?
Could a company that bills itself as the “Keurig for jello shots” revolutionize approaches to drug delivery?
PAYERS-PROVIDERS
A look behind the Humana sale of Concerta.
Check out this new approach to a medical school.
Drug-resistant TB could kill 75 million by 2050.
Many docs who diagnose Alzheimer’s don’t tell patients.
A Wisconsin man has been charged in the fatal stabbing of his estranged wife while the two visited a patient at Alexian Brothers Medical Center in Elk Grove Village, Illinois.
Millennials are officially shifting trends in healthcare, according to a recent PNC survey.
“Millennials will overtake boomers as the nation’s biggest consumer buying group, shifting the purchasing power,” said Jean Hippert, senior vice president, PNC Healthcare. “The rules of evolution dictate that those insurers and health care providers that survive or thrive will be those that adapt sooner than later to the preferences of this fast-paced, technology-driven generation.”
TECH
The functional components of wooly mammoth DNA have been transplanted into elephant cells.
Microsoft launched developer tools for the Windows 10 Technical Preview, including a Software Development Kit (SDK), so developers can now start building for universal Windows apps for Microsoft’s upcoming operating system.
A Japanese company called Exiii has created a bionic arm that connects to a smartphone and an EMG sensor.
POLITICS
HHS must address EHR fraud vulnerabilities.
A LITTLE EXTRA
Sometimes you have to get a little messy to bring in some cash… America’s human waste is worth millions.
A study published in Environmental Science and Technology earlier this year found that the waste from 1 million Americans might contain metal (including gold, silver, titanium, lead, and zinc) worth up to $13 million. With nearly 320 million people living in the United States, that’s a substantial goldmine–if scientists can figure out how sift the valuables from the sludge.
[Photo of old apothecary bottles from France3470 via Wikimedia Commons]
