Morning Headlines 10/5/17
Scott Gottlieb rocketed to the top of FDA. He may keep rising
STAT reports that FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, who has earned bipartisan praise of his work thus far, may replace Tom Price as secretary of HHS.
Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Orrin Hatch (R-UT), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), and Bill Cassidy (R-LA) write a bipartisan letter to the GAO outlining topics they would like addressed in the 21st Century Cures Act-mandated report on improving patient matching.
In digital health’s biggest year of funding, women CEOs emerge as Q3 2017 winners
Rock Health publishes its Q3 2017 digital health funding report. 2017 has been a record-breaking year for startup investments, with Q3 funding raising $1.2 billion, bringing the year-to-date total to $4.7 billion.
In Puerto Rico, Health Concerns Grow Amid Lack of Clean Water, Medical Care
The Wall Street Journal covers worsening conditions in Puerto Rico as the healthcare delivery network on the island struggles to return to operations.
A couple of years ago I had a conversation with one of my physician colleagues about how EHRs and MU…