Morning Headlines 12/10/18
NHS banned from buying any more fax machines
In England, Health Secretary Matt Hancock bans NHS from buying new fax machines and insists that they be phased out by March 31, 2020.
Hospital Beds Get Digital Upgrade
Hill-Rom’s newest hospital bed will include FDA-approved sensors for monitoring heart and respiratory rates, checking vital signs 100 times per minute, and alerting nurses of abnormalities.
Apple scoops up CEO of Mango Health, a start-up that helps people keep track of their medications
Apple hires former Mango Health CEO and co-founder Jason Oberfest, spurring speculation that the company is looking to tackle medication adherence.
Top cancer center’s business deals created a web of conflicts, say ethics experts
STAT calls into question Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center’s deal with data analytics vendor Cota, whose founder helped to broker a partnership between MSK and his employer, Hackensack Meridian Health.
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