Morning Headlines 11/27/17

Amazon’s cloud is about to announce a huge health-care deal with Cerner, sources say

Cerner and Amazon’s AWS business are partnering to bring Cerner’s population health product, HealtheIntent, to the cloud.

Cottage Hospital Pays $2 Million to Settle Security Breach Lawsuit

Cottage Hospital (CA) reaches a $2 million settlement with the California Attorney General’s office after the health system left a server containing patient records exposed to the Internet for over three years. Investigators found that Google searches led to hundreds of records being inappropriately accessed during that time.

Many doctors aren’t checking Florida database for opioid control, study finds

In Florida, only 21 percent of physicians and 57 percent of pharmacists have registered with the state’s PDMP. The state has had a PDMP since 2011, but adoption has been slow because checking the database is voluntary, and EHR integration is still missing.

Ginger.io Builds on AI Foundation, Offering New Model of Emotional and Mental Health Support

Ginger.io, a digital health startup building a behavioral health surveillance and disease management platform, pivots its strategy due to lackluster demand for its product. The company will now move into the provider space, offering technology-driven behavioral health services.