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CVS Health has added clinical affiliations with Sutter Health, Millennium Physician Group, Bryan Health Connect and Mount Kisco Medical Group. It will provide prescription and visit information to the participating health care organizations.
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.
THREAD Research developed an iPhone app using Apple’s ResearchKit framework to support a study of health issues relevant to the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer community. The University of California San Francisco Pride Study will use the data collected from the apps to design longitudinal questionnaires, which will be added to the app in six to nine months. People interested in participating in the study can download the app here.
LIFE SCIENCES
Researchers found a protein that is shed by pancreatic tumors into the blood. It could be used helping in create a blood test that could catch pancreatic cancer in early stages.
Amendia acquired the minimally invasive, lumbar interbody fusion system assets from SpineSelect.
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.
Surefire Medical raised $11 million to help market its microcatheter-based infusion system that delivers embolic agents to liver cancer.
Perle Bioscience began enrollment for a Phase 3 trial to support a combination therapy for Type 1 diabetes.
TECH
A new Tractica report shows that telehealth video consultation sessions will increase form 19.7 million in 2014 to 158.4 million per year by 2020.
Researchers at Princeton developed a fully functional, 3-D bioprinted bionic ear that can detect signals outside of the normal human range of hearing.
Blackberry is looking into the development of a bacteria free phone for hospitals.
POLITICS
A GOP-led panel declined a proposal that would have allowed the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to research gun violence.
Wisconsin Gov Scott Walker issued a threat to the Obama administration declaring that if the Supreme Court rules against healthcare subsidies, states will not take steps to save the law.
A LITTLE EXTRA
A new study partially funded by the federal government found that alcohol has a greater impact on drivers than marijuana.
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.
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