...resident in Quincy, Massachusetts but brought by three Midwest law firms in the US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, states that VillageMD used trackers that transferred this personal information to Meta Networks’ Facebook and Instagram, as well as other third parties like Google, for use in targeted advertising, in violation of HIPAA and other regulations. The lawsuit seeks 1) an injunction stopping Village Medical from using ad trackers and 2) monetary redress via damages–actual, compensatory, statutory, and punitive for the entire affected class. The suit also alleges that VillageMD violated its own internal procedures. Crain’s Health Pulse,... Continue Reading
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Why is the US DOJ filing an antitrust lawsuit against Apple–on monopolizing the smartphone market?
...over the iPhone to engage in a broad, sustained, and illegal course of conduct, using its monopoly power to extract as much revenue as possible. The specifics include some centering on the Apple Watch: Apple has exclusive software features–apps–that Android manufacturers don’t have or don’t work as well, for instance Apple Pay, iMessage, Find My Phone, FaceTime, and AirTags. Apple Pay blocks other financial institutions from instituting their own cross-platform payment systems. Apple’s control over app developers in their ‘walled garden’, locking them in especially in the cloud gaming area, but generally imposing contractual restrictions on and withholding critical access... Continue Reading
Reality Bites Again: UHG being probed by DOJ on antitrust, One Medical layoffs “not related” to Amazon, the psychological effects of cyberattacks
...full read is recommended. Helplessness or loss of control, especially at a collective level, can be psychologically and emotionally taxing. Recognizing a threat but not knowing what to do about it can increase one’s stress, anxiety and fear. The lack of a known end point of a cyberattack like Change is experiencing can intensify psychological distress. Some independent therapists, for instance, have noted they have halted their insurance billing for a week due to the downtime and expressed fear about going longer without income. These mental effects, while lesser-discussed, are exactly what cyberthreats intend to bring on. Cyberterrorists want to... Continue Reading
Roundup: Walgreens’ new chief legal officer; Digital Health Collaborative launched; fundings/M&A defrosting for b.well, R1 RCM, Abridge, Reveleer; Veradigm likely delists, buys ScienceIO–mystery? (updated)
...indebtedness, working capital and transaction expenses) has approximately $44 million deferred, substantially all of which is payable in installments on each of the first three anniversaries of the closing date. Release This is not the first acquisition that Veradigm has made with the delisting hanging. In January, Veradigm announced the acquisition of Koha Health, which specializes in orthopedic/musculoskeletal (MSK) revenue cycle management (RCM). Updated 28 Feb: Nasdaq is delisting Veradigm effective 29 February. It will continue to trade OTC under MDRX until whatever time they become compliant with their reports. Veradigm is not appealing at this time. Healthcare Innovation. Veradigm... Continue Reading
Mid-week roundup: Cotiviti’s $10.5B stake to KKR; Cigna buys back $3.2B shares; VA Oracle Cerner faulty med records; LockBit ransomware websites cold-busted at every level, principals indicted; Trualta partners with PointClickCare
...government watchdog. David Case, deputy inspector general for the VA, reported at a House Veterans Affairs Committee Technology Modernization Subcommittee meeting last week, that while VA had no reports of harmful drug interactions, Case had at least one instance of a veteran not given a critical medication for adrenal insufficiency, leading to a near-disastrous outcome. The VA has also not informed the 250,000 veterans with prescription records in the Oracle Cerner system that the records may have errors.. In the VA facilities that have Oracle Cerner, providers, pharmacists, and frontline staff must perform complex manual medication safety checks to replace... Continue Reading
Another icy bucket: who is liable when a healthcare AI system fails?
...having consulted software in making care decisions (e.g., to screen patients for certain conditions or generate medication regimens). In cases of harm, those physicians’ decisions are evaluated against what other specialists would have done–standard of care. Apparent malfunctions of software embedded within devices, such as implantables, surgical robots, or monitoring tools. Plaintiffs may assert malpractice claims against physicians and hospitals, alleging negligent use, installation, or maintenance of these devices, including human error in reprogramming. Plaintiffs may also sue developers, alleging defects in manufacturing, design, and warnings. Moving ahead, the study’s recommendations on weighing liability risk against the benefits of adoption... Continue Reading
News roundup: Musk’s Neuralink implants first human BCI; Cigna’s $3.7B MA sale to HCSC; no Amazon deal for iRobot; DispatchHealth-Instacart food Rx; 5 India health tech fundings (updated)
...hospital alternative care; and recovery care. With Instacart Health, Dispatch creates meal plans and medically tailored meals through shopping lists on Instacart that can be delivered direct to home. Payment must be made by the patient or if their Medicare Advantage plan permits. Food is a significant part of social determinants of health (SDOH) and Dispatch has found that 33% of their patients struggle with this and 22% have serious food insecurity. Orders can be made by phone, phone app, or website. McKnights Home Care, Mobihealthnews, DispatchHealth release DispatchHealth has also experienced recent layoffs of 88 employees. Home Health Care... Continue Reading
News roundup: Owlet’s Dream Sock, BabySat go to market; General Catalyst’s HATco agrees to buy Summa; Cigna’s contrasting provider strategy; new ElliQ robot assistant debuts at CES
...footprint which makes it easier to both place and handle, along with a fully integrated screen. Technical improvements include an octa-core SoC and a built-in AI processing unit (APU); 33% more RAM, twice the amount of computing power and memory, and an inclusion of a dual-core AI processing unit (APU), all of which are needed to power generative AI for greater ‘conversant’ capabilities. The LLM technology integrated into the Relationship Orchestration Engine makes real-time decisions regarding actions, scripted conversation, and generative AI conversations. For instance, the person speaking with ElliQ may talk about activities and beliefs, which are stored and... Continue Reading
Amazon Clinic announces 50-state rollout 1 August. Were the privacy issues fixed?
...and you’ll have to re-enter it if you visit us again. You can change your mind If you give us permission to save your health information, then change your mind, that’s OK. To revoke your HIPAA Authorization, just email your request to clinic.privacy@amazon.clinic. Make sure to include your name, date of birth, address, and phone number, or download the HIPAA revocation form, fill it out, and send it as an attachment to your email. Unless this is not operating reality, Amazon may have come to its senses and installed proper guardrails on this service. Amazon is making a massive bet... Continue Reading
Ireland’s Clare Island as multimodal rural telehealth and telemonitoring testbed
...monitoring, including blood pressure, weight, and blood glucose. This connects to clinics on the mainland, freeing up local clinic time. Irish company MyPatientSpace provides the platform. The RPM for islanders is augmented by an artificial intelligence algorithm that allocates clinic slots if data readings for blood pressure or glucose readings indicate the need for an in-person clinic visit. A recent demonstration showed how a drone could deliver an epipen to the local clinic, while MADRA the robot (Medical Autonomous Droid Remote Assistance–above left) scaled mountainous terrain to deliver first aid. A private 5G wireless system was installed to facilitate video... Continue Reading
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