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Information​ technology

HIE provides hospital with vital patient data after ransomware attack | Health Data Management

After Erie County Medical Center was hit with ransomware that took down its EHR, the hospital system's providers turned to Healthelink, a regional health information exchange, to access patient records.

Florida bill would ban the use of telemedicine to prescribe medical marijuana | Mobihealthnews

Included in a set of medical marijuana bills recently passed by the Florida legislature is a restriction on the use of telemedicine for prescribing the drug.

Safety,​ quality​ and​ clinical​ practice

Some light shopping with your drug infusion? | The Wall Street Journal

As traditional retailers leave malls, something non-traditional is coming to take their place: major healthcare providers.

Pharmaceuticals

Could third time be the charm for Advair copycats? Novartis' Sandoz aims to find out | Fierce Pharma

Novartis' Sandoz may soon gain approval for its generic version of Advair, which other companies have tried for—and failed to get.

Medical​ devices

Stryker to pay $700m for Novadaq | Mass Device

Stryker is buying Novadaq Technologies for $700 million, a deal that Novadaq CEO Rick Mangat said "creates a strong opportunity" for the company.

In​ other​ news

Injured bones reconstructed by gene and stem cell therapies | Science Daily

A team of researchers has found a bone-growing technique that could replace bone grafts. They used stem cells, ultrasound, and gene therapies to stimulate bone growth.