...for executive speeches at these conferences, virtual and in-person. When scattered across multiple lines of business, it’s a little difficult to track ROI. And perhaps, that is the real Googly Goal. This Editor is of the opinion [TTA 24 Aug] that health is only a part-time pursuit for Big Tech, and that the real game is monetizing data–on people and what can be sold to healthcare organizations. When Big Tech tries to solve the problem of health by itself–which surely sounds what Dr. DeSalvo is about–it stumbles. Just ask David Feinberg, who decamped for Cerner after many frustrations at Google.... Continue Reading
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Is healthcare too much for Big Tech’s Google and Apple? Look at the track record. And David Feinberg’s $34M Cerner package.
...In Healthcare in his HealthcareITNews article here…. Healthcare is a part-time job for Big Tech Big tech firms want to solve the healthcare problem by themselves Selling technology is not the same as selling healthcare services …but holds out some hope that the initial success of “digital-first and virtual-first providers of healthcare emerging as challengers” will point the way for them. And speaking of Google Health and former employees, Cerner’s necessary SEC disclosure today of new CEO and president David Feinberg, MD’s compensation package was sure to create some talk in Googleville among his now-scattered team. $34.5 million over the... Continue Reading
Breaking: Google Health shutting down, most employees scattered to other divisions (updated)
Breaking Google Health is disbanding, according to an ‘insider’ report in the (paywalled) Business Insider, reported secondarily in Becker’s Health IT and in specialized websites such as Apple Insider. This comes on the heels of the departure of Google Health head and Google VP David Feinberg MD after two years on 1 Sept. He will become CEO and president of Cerner starting 1 October. Healthcare IT News, Healthcare Dive Reports about the internal memo sent to Google employees from what Apple Insider calls “Google research whiff” (?) Jeff Dean indicates that the teams working on various health projects will be... Continue Reading
News roundup: AliveCor’s latest FDA clearance plus antitrust vs. Apple, VRI on the market, Walgreens’ ‘tech-enabled future’ indefinite plus VillageMD status, monthly telehealth usage drops 12.5%
...QT prolongations in patients. Prolongations can be triggered by medications including anti-arrythmia drugs, anti-fungals, antibiotics, and some psychiatric drugs. AliveCor release. In other recent news, in June they acquired CardioLabs, a monitoring and cardiac diagnostic service provider based in Tennessee, to expand their clinical servies. Release. And in David Sues Goliath–Again–News, AliveCor also filed, in that quiet week right before Memorial Day, a Federal antitrust suit in the Northern District of California. This lawsuit is over Apple’s exclusion of other heartrate analysis providers from the Apple Watch, harming AliveCor and consumers, and seeks damages plus an injunction to cease the... Continue Reading
The Theranos Story, ch. 74: defense questionnaire trimmed; Holmes loses attorney-client privileges on 13 emails, doctor/patient testimony allowed
...Theranos after it closed in 2018 waived the company’s privilege to the documents, yet another factor. Boies Schiller represented Theranos up to 2016. Managing partner David Boies was a Theranos board director and a bulldog of an advocate from the company until then. Mr. Boies is now aged 80 and remains chairman of the law firm. (One wonders if the well-seasoned litigator, or his deposition, will be part of the trial.) Judge Davila has also set the trial schedule–three days per week from late August into December, earlier disclosed as Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays, with relatively short days to fight... Continue Reading
NHS Digital GPDPR medical database data extraction start postponed from 1 July to 1 September
...revised release On 4 June, before the extension announcement, the Doctors Association UK (DAUK), the Citizens, openDemocracy, the National Pensioners Convention, and Conservative MP David Davis were among the signatories to a legal letter sent to the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) threatening action to halt the data collection from GPs. Pulse (may require registration) While Ms. Churchill, Mr. Hancock, and Simon Bolton collectively insist that the additional time will be used for consultations with patients, doctors, health charities, and others, the proof will be in both the data collection and how informed patients will be of their... Continue Reading
David sues Goliath: AliveCor claims patent infringement by Apple–ITC filing requests bar on Apple Watch US importation
Adrian Scaife It tuned out quite well for David :)... Continue Reading
CareCentrix files ‘corporate espionage’ on trade secrets lawsuit against Signify Health, former employee
...product, though not on their management page. The lawsuit claims that Signify “targeted, recruited, and hired former CareCentrix executive Marcus Lanznar in a covert scheme that succeeded in providing access to CareCentrix’s confidential information and trade secrets” and also was aware of the conflict presented by the restrictive covenant. It seeks to prevent Mr. Lanznar and Signify Health from using its trade secrets and to award it damages and attorneys’ fees. This is a David versus Goliath matchup. Signify Health in February had a highly successful IPO gaining over $560 million and is valued with a market cap of over... Continue Reading
Coming up *this* Tuesday: UKTelehealthcare All IP Forum Webinar Tuesday 2 March
...Events. Highlights: All IP update and panel including representatives from BT, Openreach, Virgin Media, TalkTalk, Ofcom and OTA2. Hosted by Steve Smith (CEO of TECS Advisory Ltd.) and presentations by Hawkeye and Medequip. Presentation by Hawkeye – Gary Doran (Managing Director) Panelists on the all IP Panel – Hosted by Steve Smith (Director, TECS Advisory) BT – Sodhi Dhillon (Device Partnerships Special Services) TALK TALK – Phil Cain (Industry and Vendor Liaison) Virgin Media – David Christie (Senior Regulatory Specialist) Openreach – John Livermore (All IP Industry Engagement Manager) Ofcom – Huw Saunders (Director, Network Infrastructure and Resilience) OTA2 –... Continue Reading
Breaking: Teladoc and Livongo close merger in $18.5 billion deal, staff/board changeovers
...CFO Lee Shapiro (widely conceded as the merger engineer), and SVP of business development Steve Schwartz. David Sides, Livongo’s COO, and Arnnon Geshuri, Cheif (sic) Human Resources Officer, retain their same position as at Teladoc. According to their latest (29 Oct) 8-K, new members of the board effective 19 November will include Glen Tullman (formerly Livongo Executive Chair), Chris Bischoff (Kinnevic AB), Karen L. Daniel, Sandra Fenwick, and Hemant Taneja (General Catalyst, of which more follows). MedCityNews detailed the above plus that R&D will be headed on an interim basis by Yulun Wang, PhD, who came over from InTouch. Also,... Continue Reading
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