Watson gets benched

Medical research is a $200B industry—but is operated in an antiquated way that fails to be searchable, machine-readable, or reproducible. In our latest podcast episode, we hung out with the CEOs of Benchling and Elemental Machines to understand what's at stake, and how technology is being used to advance scientific research. Take 15 minutes and listen.

Here's your policy "hot tip in a hot minute." A leaked ACA plan drafted two weeks ago "almost certainly reveals an important shift from earlier GOP plans."

Headlines

MD Anderson Benches IBM Watson In Setback For AI In Medicine
Tweet | Forbes

Uncertainty Surrounds Nation's Largest Health IT Gathering
Tweet | Modern Healthcare

Children's Health Uses Proteus Sensor To Improve Adherence In Transplant Patients
Tweet | MobiHealthNews

How To Get Patients To Take More Control Of Their Medical Decisions
Tweet | The Wall Street Journal

The Power—And The Fear—Of Knowing Your Cancer Genome
Tweet | STAT

Fitbit Is Definitely Building A Smartwatch, Continues To Look To Health
Tweet | MobiHealthNews

Rock Health in the News

Why Former Tech Execs Are Leaving Google And Twitter For Healthcare (Amino)
Tweet | Fast Company

The ACA Launched A New Wave Of Start Ups. Now They Brace For What’s Next. (Stride)
Tweet | The Washington Post

Elder Care Gets An Upgrade (Honor)
Tweet | The Wall Street Journal

Funding

• Doctor.com raised $5M for its physician practice marketing automation tools