Morning Headlines 12/12/16
HIMSS-owned Personal Connected Health Alliance merges with the Wireless-Life Sciences Alliance. Both organizations focus on promoting the use of technology in improving health and wellness.
21st Century Cures and the Road Ahead
John Halamka, MD presents his thoughts on the 21st Century Cures Act in a recent blogpost.
Partners posts $108m operating loss, its largest
Boston-based Partners Healthcare posts a $108 million operating loss, its largest in 22 years, despite a seven percent rise in revenue. Partners attributes its losses almost entirely to it low-income families and individuals on the state’s Medicaid program.
NIH competition seeks wearable device to detect alcohol levels in real-time
NIH launches a design competition with a $200,000 first place prize that challenges hardware developers to create a wearable that can actively monitor blood alcohol levels.
Sounds reasonable, until you look at the Silicon Valley experience. Silicon Valley grew like a weed precisely because employees could…