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Morning Headlines 10/17/17
Trump says opioid emergency will be declared next week
President Trump indicates that he will formally declare a national emergency over the opioid epidemic as soon as next week.
VA Secretary Shulkin Has White House Interview To Head HHS
VA Secretary David Shulkin, MD heads to the White House to interview for the role of Secretary of HHS.
Apple explored buying a medical-clinic start-up as part of a bigger push into health care
CNBC’s Christine Farr reports that Apple considered entering the healthcare provider space by acquiring Crossover Health, which works with employers to build and run on-site medical clinics. Apple was reportedly in earlier talks with One Medical, but neither deal materialized.
AMA to Unleash a New Era of Patient Care
AMA announces a project to develop a shared framework for organizing health data in collaboration with IBM, Cerner, Intermountain Healthcare, American Heart Association, and American Medical Informatics Association.
RE:AMA to Unleash a New Era of Patient Care — Waiting for the new era when the CPT code library is available without a charge from the AMA.