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.
I hear, and personally experience instances where the insurance company does not understand (or at least can explain to us…