Apple lays down new health app laws

Let’s take a ride around the USA. In the Golden State, a bill to minimize surprise medical bills overwhelmingly passed in the state legislature this week and Apple laid down some new laws for health app developers. Voters (and employers) in the Lone Star State cried out in favor of telemedicine. And in Iowa, our very own TelePharm was acquired by Cardinal Health!

Headlines

Apple Is Getting Stricter About Health Apps
Tweet | BuzzFeed

Playing An iPad Game Is Just As Soothing As Sedatives
Tweet | Popular Science

Are Workplace Wellness Programs A Sham?
Tweet | Slate

The Growing Need To Train Physicians On Handling Virtual Patient Visits
Tweet | Modern Healthcare

The Healthcare Issues Americans Care Most About
Tweet | Kaiser Family Foundation

What Have We Learned From Four Years Of Digital Health Patent Fights?
Tweet | MobiHealthNews

Rock Health in the News

Cardinal Health Acquires Retail Pharmacy-Focused TelePharm
Tweet | MobiHealthNews

Overview: Health Tech Startups Innovating The Behavioral Health Space
Tweet | MobiHealthNews

Funding

 

Company	Amt	Investors	Source
Zillion	$28M	TwinFocus Capital Partners	MedCity News
SHYFT Analytics	$12.5M	McKesson Ventures, Medidata Solutions, Health Enterprise Partners, Milestone Venture Partners	HIT Consultant
Cordata	$3M	First Health Capital Partners, CincyTech	HIT Consultant

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