TOP STORIES
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.
Behavioral Health, Interoperability and eConsent: Meeting the Demands of CMS Final Rule Compliance
In a webinar on April 16 at 1pm ET, Aneesh Chopra will moderate a discussion with executives from DocuSign, Velatura, and behavioral health providers on eConsent, health information exchange and compliance with the CMS Final Rule on interoperability.
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 Deep-dive Into Specialty Pharma
A specialty drug is a class of prescription medications used to treat complex, chronic or rare medical conditions. Although this classification was originally intended to define the treatment of rare, also termed “orphan” diseases, affecting fewer than 200,000 people in the US, more recently, specialty drugs have emerged as the cornerstone of treatment for chronic and complex diseases such as cancer, autoimmune conditions, diabetes, hepatitis C, and HIV/AIDS.
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.
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