Morning Headlines 9/1/15
CMS continues ICD-10 education, names “ombudsman”
CMS names Williams Rogers, MD as the ICD-10 ombudsman. Rogers currently leads the Physician Regulatory Issues Team for CMS.
Vermont becomes final state to legalize e-prescribing of controlled substances
Five years after the DEA legalized e-prescribing of Schedule II through V drugs, Vermont becomes the 50th state to change its prescribing regulations and adopt e-prescribing of controlled substances.
Sanofi To Collaborate With Google Life Sciences To Improve Diabetes Health Outcomes
Google’s Life Sciences unit announces yet another diabetes-related business partnership, this time with the world’s leading insulin manufacturer, Sanofi. The team will co-develop Web-enabled insulin injectors and glucometers.
The DoD will partner with private industry and academia to fund a new Silicon Valley-based innovation center focused on developing “flexible hybrid electronics,” including advanced sensors for use in new wearable devices and health monitoring technologies.
The UHC hiding the breach notice page is one thing but it looks like Nebraska is suing Change Healthcare for…