Morning Headlines 3/12/20
Health IT and consulting company Emids announces an undisclosed amount of funding from BlueCross BlueShield Venture Partners.
Amazon and Gates Foundation may team up to deliver coronavirus test kits to Seattle homes
Amazon Care considers the logistics of working with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to deliver COVID-19 home testing kits in Seattle.
Former National Coordinators Applaud Interoperability Rules
Six former ONC leaders applaud the publication of the final interoperability rules and highlight several areas they are especially pleased with, including the development and enforcement of information-blocking rules.
Diagnostic Errors, Maternal Health Top ECRI’s 2020 Patient Safety Concerns
ECRI includes patient matching in the EHR, overrides of automated dispensing cabinets, and communication breakdowns across care settings in its annual list of top patient safety concerns.
It’s so funny watching Lotus Health get 40 million in the same week Carbon Health declares bankruptcy. There’s a sucker…