Information technology
Cerner protests $62M Epic EHR implementation at UI medical center | EHR Intelligence
Cerner alleges that the University of Illinois medical center's conflict of interest led the organization to choose Epic for its EHR.
Genetic testing firms filing for bankruptcy deprive CMS of hundreds of millions | Medcity News
Medicare ordered Companion Dx, a genetic testing lab, to repay $16 million for genetic tests deemed unnecessary. But the company filed for bankruptcy after Medicare requested the money, something that's becoming more common for companies after Medicare catches them billing for unnecessary tests.
Pharmaceuticals
The new price of hope | The Boston Globe
Biogen's Spinraza, which has been approved for a year, is difficult to obtain, both geographically and financially, with the drug costing $750,000 for the first year of treatment.
How to reboot the FDA | Politico
Dan Diamond outlines five ways that FDA could change how it operates and approves drugs
In other news
Words banned at multiple HHS agencies include 'diversity' and 'vulnerable' | The Washington Post
"Vulnerable," "entitlement," "diversity," "transgender," "fetus," "evidence-based," and "science-based" are the words and phrases the Trump administration told HHS that it should avoid using in budget documents.
