INSIGHTS
January 27, 2020

An epic storm is brewing

It’s not every day Epic CEO Judy Faulkner emails her Rolodex of hospital system CEOs. Last week, she urged them to unite in opposition to HHS’ proposed information blocking rules. Her reasoning? The rules undermine patient privacy—and “patients have been able to download their health information since 2010.” Industry-wide pushback was swift. And while tech companies have been relatively quiet, Apple and Microsoft are attending a meeting today with a focus on finalizing the rules.

What other issues are top of mind in 2020? Here’s what we heard from enterprise leaders during JPM. Plus, in our latest podcast episode, we sat down with our CEO Bill Evans and Flare Capital’s Michael Greeley to survey the digital health landscape. Listen here.

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2020 Vision: A Look Ahead At Digital Health
What investors are watching in the year to come Rock Health Podcast | (Tweet)

Will FDA Give The Go-Ahead To A Prescription Video Game?
Akili has new data—and potentially a new market strategy STAT | (Tweet)

Inside The Big Business Of Babymaking
“The modern fertility industry remains a relative newborn” Fortune | (Tweet)

Why 23andMe Is Laying Off 100 Employees
Sales of DNA tests were growing—until they weren’t CNBC | (Tweet)

Pfizer And Ro Strike Up An ED Drug Deal
Generic Viagra will be available exclusively to Ro customers FiercePharma | (Tweet)

Verily Study Watch Cleared For A New Capability
The watch will include a form of irregular pulse monitoring MobiHealthNews | (Tweet)

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