Epic Systems, a major electronic health record company, has decided to no longer pursue integrations with Google Cloud. Instead, it will focus on integrating with Amazon Web Services and Microsoft’s Azure service due to “insufficient interest” from customers in Google. This comes as Cerner, Epic’s rival, also chose AWS despite being offered incentives from Google. Google has faced privacy and security concerns after partnering with Ascension Health for a data-sharing deal. The scope of how patient information is being used is still unclear.
Startup OMass Secures $310M to Advance Drug for Rare Endocrine Disorder
OMass’s molecule is vying to become an alternative to a Neurocrine Biosciences drug that is currently the only FDA-approved therapy for congenital adrenal hyperplasia. But
