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Morning Headlines 1/2/18
Meuhedet Signs Giant Telemedicine Agreement With US Startup
Israel-based HMO Meuhedet inks a deal with American Well valued at between $50 million and $60 million. The company, which is the country’s third-largest HMO, will be the first non-US business to work with American Well. Israeli-born brothers Ido and Roy Schoenberg – both physicians – founded the telemedicine company in 2006.
US medical device tax back in effect after two-year pause
A medical device sales tax of 2.3 percent goes back into effect after a two-year hiatus, a development the Advanced Medical Technology Association believes will stifle innovation and lead to the loss and/or creation of jobs.
FDA chief: I’m surprised it took big tech this long to get into health care
FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, MD shares his thoughts on the ways in which Amazon, Apple, and Alphabet will transform the healthcare industry.
New year set to bring overhauled electronic health records system to Newman Regional Health
In Kansas, Newman Regional Health deploys Meditech 6.16 – its first medical records upgrade in 21 years.
What’s the shelf-life on calling something a “start up”? Founded in 2006 is a start up? 12 years ago?
Or is it just a more hip way to say “small business” with no implicit time constraint?