Morning Headlines 12/20/22

GAO Makes Appointments to the Health Information Technology Advisory Committee

The General Accounting Office appoints seven members to HITAC.

Fujifilm Announces Asset Purchase Agreement with Inspirata, Inc. to acquire the company’s Digital Pathology Business

Fujifilm will expand its Synapse Enterprise Imaging with the integration of pathology images and data using the technology of Tampa-based Inspirata.

Google can now read your doctor’s bad handwriting

Google is working with pharmacists in India to decipher handwritten prescriptions by snapping a photo of the document that is then analyzed by Google Lens.

The Failed Promise of Online Mental-Health Treatment

A Wall Street Journal report finds that investor-backed digital mental health services have sacrificed quality in their focus on growth, advertising, and the use of questionably qualified contractors.

Epic Defeats Another Prolific Patent Troll, Protecting Members of the Epic Community From Vexatious Patent Litigation

A US District Court invalidates the patents of non-practicing entity (patent troll) Decapolis Systems, which had sued Epic customers in claiming patent infringement, after Epic files a declaratory judgment lawsuit in the company’s South Florida home town.