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Trump Halts FTC Insulin Price-Fixing Case

DistilINFO Hospital IT - (Tuesday April 15, 2025)
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FTC’s Landmark Antitrust Investigation Suspended
The Federal Trade Commission’s groundbreaking antitrust case against the nation’s three largest pharmacy benefit managers has been placed on hold following President Donald Trump’s controversial dismissal of two Democratic commissioners….

Senate Tackles High Drug Prices 2025

DistilINFO Hospital IT - (Tuesday April 15, 2025)
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Bipartisan Push to Lower Medication Costs
The United States Senate Judiciary Committee has taken decisive action to address the rising cost of prescription medications. On April 3, 2025, the committee approved six bipartisan bills designed…

Teladoc Launches Virtual Cardiometabolic Health Program

DistilINFO Hospital IT - (Tuesday April 15, 2025)
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Comprehensive Remote Health Management
Teladoc Health has expanded its virtual care offerings with a new Cardiometabolic Health Program designed to address the growing challenges of diabetes, hypertension, and obesity. This innovative program combines remote health…

How One Startup Is Making Egg Freezing More Affordable and Equitable

MedCity News - (Tuesday April 15, 2025)
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Cofertility, a Los Angeles-based startup aimed at making family-building more equitable and accessible, closed a $7.25 million Series A funding round this month. The financing round — which brings Cofertility’s total funding to date…

Curbside Consult with Dr. Jayne 4/14/25

HIStalk - (Tuesday April 15, 2025)
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Mr. H currently has a poll in the field, courtesy of this week’s Monday Morning Update, that asks, “What’s your biggest red flag when evaluating a health IT vendor?”
Of the listed response options,…

Q/A: Unpacking the Power of WiFi 7 for Healthcare with Wyebot CEO Roger Sands

HIT Consultant - (Tuesday April 15, 2025)
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Roger Sands, CEO and co-founder of Wyebot

What You Should Know: 

The landscape of healthcare is increasingly digital, relying on a robust and reliable network infrastructure to support everything from patient monitoring to advanced medical imaging. The…

Merck Manuals Integrates Trusted Medical Knowledge into Microsoft Copilot Studio for Clinicians

HIT Consultant - (Monday April 14, 2025)
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What You Should Know: 

– Merck Manuals, an independent medical reference resource announced a significant collaboration with Microsoft to integrate its comprehensive professional medical content into the healthcare agent service within Microsoft Copilot Studio. 

– The…

Enhancing Self-Management Support Apps for Spinal Cord Injury: The Missing Role of Caregivers

JMIR mHealth and uHealth - (Monday April 14, 2025)
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Dexcom receives FDA clearance for G7 15 Day glucose monitoring system

MobiHealthNews - (Monday April 14, 2025)
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Glucose monitoring specialist Dexcom announced it received FDA clearance for its G7 15 Day continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) system for people 18 and older with type 1, type 2 and gestational diabetes. G7 15 Day,…

White House releases guidance on federal AI use and procurement

MobiHealthNews - (Monday April 14, 2025)
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The White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) released two memos directed to the heads of all executive branch departments and agencies establishing policies on federal AI use and purchase of AI in…