Big news from this week’s MedHeads! Health Technology Reporter Neil Versel and Life Sciences Reporter Meghana Keshavan joined host Chris Seper to talk about the 21st Century Cures bill passed by The House of Representatives, Theranos’ deal with Capital Blue Cross and Boston Children’s Hospital’s new Chief Innovation Officer.
Watch the broadcast above, but also take a look at the five important topics we reviewed this week.
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.
1. Cleveland Clinic Innovations Director Gary Fingerhut ousted
Cleveland Clinic Innovations has parted with its executive director — a move triggered by an investigation from a “government agency” over financial transactions by one of the health system’s spinoff companies.
Gary Fingerhut was executive director of Cleveland Clinic’s powerful tech transfer arm for two years. This shakeup will be felt well beyond that health system, as Innovations also served as the commercialization partner for other healthcare organizations, such as Maryland’s MedStar Health.
2. Cerner wins DoD pathology lab contract; EHR bids still pending
It’s not the coveted $11 billion DoD Healthcare Management System Modernization contract, but health IT giant Cerner has won a Department of Defense solicitation to replace the Military Health System‘s anatomic pathology laboratory information system.
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.
3. Cleveland to host its first healthcare hackathon
Hackathons have become commonplace at major healthcare institutions of late, and the Cleveland Clinic has hosted an annual innovation summit for 13 years, but the city of Cleveland has never hosted a healthcare hackathon. That will change this fall, as the Clinic will join with other area health systems to convene the first Cleveland Medical Hackathon.
4. NYC’s Mount Sinai has multi-layered approach to health apps
Mount Sinai Health System in New York City is in the process of recruiting 300 patients with inflammatory bowel disease for a randomized clinical trial of HealthPromise, a homegrown app that collects patient-reported data in the context of disease status and aggregates this information with patient records.
5. White House honors 9 as precision medicine “Champions of Change”
The White House has honored nine Americans for being “Champions of Change” in precision medicine.
The Champions of Change designation spans a range of issues — from foster care to climate education to those leading local efforts in pushing forward the Affordable Care Act.
