Morning Headlines 7/16/13
Personal health record vendor MyMedicalRecord announces that it is on the verge of securing a patent for what is essentially e-prescribing technology. The patent describes "providing a user with the ability to access and manage prescriptions online by providing features that include sending prescriptions to a pharmacy, accessing prescriptions from a pharmacy, scheduling prescription refills, sending reminders regarding prescription refills including by text or email, and identifying adverse drug interactions by analyzing prescription medications."
The news about AHRQ is very unfortunate. The AHRQ staff were always excellent to collaborate with. They had an impressive…