TOP STORIES
The FDA has relaxed labeling requirements for abortion drug Mifeprex. In most states, this will reduce the number of doctor visits women need to make and extend the window for receiving the drug from 49 to 70 days from an individual’s last menstrual period. The decision probably won’t sit well in conservative states. — The New York Times
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 CEO of a Dallas-area hospice company is under FBI investigation for allegedly telling nurses to overdose patients in order to speed up their deaths. Charges have not been filed against Brad Harris, founder of Novus Health Care Services, Frisco, Texas. — KFOR-TV
LIFE SCIENCES
The FDA has approved Roche’s investigational test to screen blood for the Zika virus, allowing Puerto Rico to resume blood donations. — FDA
The battle against Zika has made for some strange bedfellows in the research community. — The New York Times
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.
Former biotech investor Stephen Burrill will pay the SEC nearly $6 million and accept a ban from the securities industry to settle charges that he looted his own company. — MassDevice
Sensus Healthcare has delayed its $20 million IPO for reasons not immediately known. — Renaissance Capital
Overall, the first quarter has been the worst for IPOs since the depth of the Great Recession in 2009. — Dallas Business Journal
PAYERS-PROVIDERS
“Thousands of doctors across the U.S. are on medical probation for reasons including drug abuse, sexual misconduct, and making careless—sometimes deadly—mistakes. But they’re still out there practicing. And good luck figuring out who they are.” — Consumer Reports
Johns Hopkins Medicine has performed the first HIV-to-HIV liver transplant in the U.S. — Healthcare Dive
Stanford surgeons completed the first heart-lung-heart “domino” transplant there since 1994. — Business Wire
Texas is a good place to be a doctor, at least based on malpractice payouts. — San Antonio Business Journal
Are Boston’s big medical centers responsible for the struggles of suburban community hospitals in Massachusetts? — Boston Business Journal
TECHNOLOGY
CSC announced a new chronic care management service, which it calls the first in the U.S. CSC said Reliance ACO in Michigan is the first customer. — Business Wire
Monique Levy, a longtime digital health and global health analyst, has joined PatientsLikeMe as head of customer strategy and value delivery. — Business Wire
The WHO has launched a reference app for healthcare professionals responding to the Zika outbreak. — iMedicalApps
China’s Alibaba has a healthcare division, and it just invested $35 million in a medical imaging company. — TechCrunch
The College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) and COACH: Canada’s Health Informatics Association are teaming up on cross-border professional development. — CHIME
The global EHR market could reach $29.8 billion by 2022, according to Research and Markets. — Business Wire
A LITTLE BIT EXTRA
The Los Angeles-based AIDS Healthcare Foundation is honoring the recently departed Patty Duke for her efforts to defeat a 1986 proposal championed by fringe politician Lyndon LaRouche that may have forced California to quarantine AIDS patients. — Business Wire
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