Information technology
HIT coalition pushes CMS to revamp telehealth policies | Health Data Management
Industry group Health IT Now sent a letter to Seema Verma outlining concerns about telehealth policy. "Providers are not allowed the flexibility to design telehealth benefits in a way that works best for them and their patients," the group wrote.
Report: Five ways to bolster real-world evidence from mobile devices | Mobihealthnews
The Duke-Margolis Center for Health Policy recommended five ways the healthcare industry can use mobile apps and devices in clinical trials. One of those recommendations is creating standards for patient-generated data.
Safety, quality and clinical practice
Without price breaks, rural hospitals struggle to stock costly, lifesaving drugs | Kaiser Health News
A detail in the ACA makes rural hospitals pay more for the expensive drugs for rare diseases that are discounted for larger hospitals.
Pharmaceuticals
FDA clears biotech drug copycats, but buying them isn't so easy | Bloomberg
The mountain of patents involved in biologic drugs makes for a long, arduous process of bringing drug copies to market.
Fosun revives $1.1 billion deal for India's Gland Pharma | The Wall Street Journal
Shanghai Fosun Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., part of the Fosun Group, is buying 74% of Gland Pharma, a company based in India. Earlier, the Indian government stopped the deal.
