Last week, the DOJ filed a civil lawsuit to block UnitedHealthcare/Optum’s acquisition of Change Healthcare. Credit Suisse https://www.credit-suisse.com highlighted their thoughts in their note “DOJ Sues to Block UNH/CHNG Deal, UNH Reportedly Planning to Litigate: What’s Next?” …Continue reading
FDA Publishes CDRH Report
On January 31, 2022, FDA published the Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH) Annual Report. The report discusses the establishment of the Digital Health Center of Excellence to enable patients, healthcare practitioners, researchers, and medical device firms to advance healthcare. …Continue reading
AFCEA Panel Tackles Vital Issues
The Armed Forces Communications Electronics Association (AFCEA) Bethesda Chapter https://www.afceabethesda.org discussed HHS IT and Data Objectives at their opening session of the #HealthIT2022 virtual meeting held on February 1, 2022. …Continue reading
CMS to Replace DC Program
Credit Suisse https://www.credit-suisse.com announced that on February 24, 2022, CMS made their decision to replace the Direct Contracting (DC) program with a more equity-focused and provider-led ACO model in 2023. …Continue reading
NIAID’s Preparedness Plan
The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) https://www.niaid.nih.gov within NIH, has developed their new Pandemic Preparedness Plan with preparedness efforts on two fronts. …Continue reading
Project CONNECT Collects data
Developers led by the Dell Medical School and the Steve Hicks School of Social Work at the University of Texas at Austin https://www.utexas.edu/austin, have created a digital reporting and surveillance system to track drug overdoses statewide which is referred to as Project Connect. …Continue reading
MeHI’s Awards for Digital Health
The Mass eHealth Institute (MeHI) at Mass Tech https://mehi.masstech.org has announced that $165,950 in new awards from the Massachusetts Digital Health Sandbox Grant Program is going to go to four Massachusetts startups. …Continue reading