Morning Headlines 6/5/20
Amwell confidentially files for IPO amid surging demand for remote health care
Telemedicine company Amwell files for an IPO that may take place in September.
Surgisphere: governments and WHO changed Covid-19 policy based on suspect data from tiny US company
An investigation finds that governments have changed their COVID-19 policies using apparently flawed research findings from virtually unknown US analytics vendor Surgisphere.
New U.S. Data Rules Aim at Clearing Up Jumbled Virus Picture
HHS issues new guidance to standardize the reporting of COVID-19 testing data, requiring facilities to submit data on race, gender, and zip code, among other details, by August 1.
Intermountain Healthcare Names Ryan Smith as New VP and Chief Information Officer
Ryan Smith, MBA (Health Catalyst) will become Intermountain Healthcare’s VP/CIO upon the retirement of Marc Probst, MBA, later this month.
HHS Provides an Additional $250 Million to Help U.S. Health Care Systems Respond to COVID-19
HHS provides health systems an additional $250 million to help them expand virtual care and telemedicine services, train staff, procure PPE, and coordinate COVID-19 responses.
Looks like the House rep for Spokane and one of the Senators from Washington State are engaged: https://mcmorris.house.gov/posts/mcmorris-rodgers-blasts-va-cerner-for-patient-harm-at-spokane-va https://www.murray.senate.gov/murray-mcmorris-rodgers-secure-va-commitment-to-hold-town-halls-for-veterans-in-eastern-washington/ That…
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How Cerner fumbles VA and rolls out at DHA without issue, and Congress to my knowledge doesn't as why, so…
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That BH ER experience matches mine even years before the pandemic - went in with a suicidal friend, and they…