Health IT
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Brian Tucker / Healthcare Dive
MA, Part D final rule gives more star ratings weight to patient experience
The rule also attempts to let more MA plans comply with network adequacy standards by reducing the percentage of rural beneficiaries that must reside within maximum time and distance areas.
By Shannon Muchmore • May 22, 2020 -
Omada Health snaps up physical therapy startup Physera for $30M
With the deal, Omada adds video access to a national physical therapist network to its lineup of digital services, which includes diabetes prevention and management, hypertension and mental health.
By Rebecca Pifer • May 21, 2020 -
Trendline
Interoperability
After years of public and private efforts to tear down data silos in the healthcare system, the Trump administration in March finalized two sweeping rules prohibiting information blocking and standardizing EHR and software data exchange.
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CIO case study: Understanding Nebraska Medicine's technology backbone, years in the making
The coronavirus tested Nebraska Medicine and University of Nebraska Medical Center's cloud- and mobile-first strategy.
By Naomi Eide • May 21, 2020 -
Retrieved from Apple Newsroom on April 12, 2020
Apple-Google COVID-19 contact tracing software released
About two dozen countries and states including Alabama, North Dakota and South Carolina have requested and been given access to the technology, the companies told Healthcare Dive.
By Rebecca Pifer • May 20, 2020 -
Despite $33M in approvals, FCC has sent just 1 provider CARES telehealth funds
"We expect the number of invoices to increase steadily as more funding continues to be approved," an FCC spokesperson told Healthcare Dive.
By Rebecca Pifer • May 20, 2020 -
Microsoft launches 1st industry-specific offering in healthcare
Though the service is tailored to providers, Tom McGuinness, the company's corporate VP of healthcare, said expanding to payers, pharma and life sciences is part of the tech giant's near-term plan.
By Rebecca Pifer • May 20, 2020 -
Jacob Bell / BioPharma Dive
FDA OKs 1st home COVID-19 test kit for use with multiple labs
Everlywell's emergency use authorization is for self collection and analysis at outside labs. It follows earlier EUAs to LabCorp and Rutgers Clinical Genomics Laboratory for at-home specimens for analysis at their own labs.
By Nick Paul Taylor • May 18, 2020 -
Courtesy of UnitedHealth Group
UnitedHealth, Microsoft launch COVID-19 screening app for employers
UnitedHealth will control employees' medical data and manage opt-in and consent requirements for users, the healthcare behemoth said Friday. The app will not provide tracking or contact tracing information.
By Rebecca Pifer • May 15, 2020 -
Intermountain Healthcare
Doctor on Demand 1st telehealth vendor to move into Medicare Part B as pandemic expands virtual care
It's a previously untapped market for telehealth made attainable by the Trump administration's March expansion of coverage in traditional fee-for-service Medicare, an action spurred by the COVID-19 pandemic.
By Rebecca Pifer • May 14, 2020 -
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Philips, startups look to deploy new ultrasound tech amid coronavirus
The need for point-of-care imaging for lung and cardiac complications among COVID-19 patients has led to a flurry of expedited FDA reviews.
By Nick Paul Taylor • May 14, 2020 -
Pushback against transparency, patient data plans in ONC's roadmap
Insurers and providers don't want negotiated rates made public while EHR vendors want to avoid federal "micromanagement," among other asks during the public comment period on the five-year federal health IT plan.
By Rebecca Pifer • May 12, 2020 -
Bookings a bright spot for Allscripts, despite earnings and revenue miss
Allscripts, taking advantage of the surge in telehealth demand, released an EHR-agnostic virtual care offering that went from no demand pre-pandemic to over 70,000 total visits in April alone.
By Rebecca Pifer • May 07, 2020 -
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Deep DiveTelehealth is having a moment. What does its future look like after COVID-19?
Employers should expect workers to embrace telehealth post pandemic, sources said, even if concerns about billing and security persist.
By Ryan Golden • May 07, 2020 -
Fitbit launches its 1st large-scale, virtual AFib study
The atrial fibrillation detection effort follows work by wearables rival Apple targeting the stroke risk factor that affects 33.5 million people globally.
By Greg Slabodkin • May 07, 2020 -
Cardiovascular societies offer roadmap to restart TAVR, other postponed surgeries
As more states ease coronavirus-driven restrictions on elective medical care, North American cardiovascular groups laid out stages of safe reintroduction for invasive procedures and diagnostic imaging.
By Nick Paul Taylor • May 05, 2020 -
Ventilator sharing critical to save COVID-19 patient lives, Health Affairs paper says
Without a coordinated federal effort to promote the exchange of the breathing assist machines, thousands more Americans will die in the coming weeks as the virus continues its rampage across the U.S., the paper warns.
By Susan Kelly • May 04, 2020 -
Teladoc hikes 2020 guidance after seeing visits double in Q1
Results were historically strong but fell short of Wall Street expectations as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to spur virtual care adoption.
By Rebecca Pifer • April 30, 2020 -
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Telehealth startup 98point6 grows membership 16% with 4 major employer deals
The mobile app-based vendor can now count Boeing and Chipotle among its clients as its clinic volume has more than tripled since the start of this year.
By Rebecca Pifer • April 30, 2020 -
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Q&AQ&A with Cerner's chief client and services officer on the vendor's Q1, COVID-19
Healthcare Dive talked with John Peterzalek about how the four-decade-old vendor is changing its priorities amid the outbreak and the status of some embattled federal projects.
By Rebecca Pifer • April 30, 2020 -
Cerner bookings drag down top line, guidance cut due to COVID-19
"It would be an understatement to say this has been an uneventful quarter. It's been extreme," CEO Brent Shafer said on a call with investors late Tuesday, but so far the pandemic has had "only minor impacts" on the vendor.
By Rebecca Pifer • April 29, 2020 -
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Sponsored by McKessonFour ways analytics can improve non-acute supply chain operations
Using analytics built specifically for non-acute care sites can help deliver insights that alleviate process inefficiencies, drive standardization and reduce non-acute clinical spend.
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Half of US physicians using telemedicine amid pandemic, survey finds
Nearly one-third of physicians who responded to Merritt Hawkins said they plan to change practice settings, leave patient care roles, temporarily shut their practices or retire after the COVID-19 crisis.
By Hailey Mensik • April 23, 2020 -
Digital contact tracing needs consumer buy-in, but privacy fears could hamstring efforts
Half of Americans would download an app on their phone to tell them if they're in close contact with an individual who tested positive for COVID-19, but 47% wouldn't, according to a new survey from the Kaiser Family Foundation.
By Rebecca Pifer • April 23, 2020 -
Peter Ashkenaz, ONC
Trump admin delays interoperability deadlines amid COVID-19
The move was widely expected but controversial as the pandemic increases digital delivery of medical care and highlights the need for real-time exchange of data.
By Rebecca Pifer • April 21, 2020 -
Google opens up healthcare API to fight COVID-19
The move comes as the tech behemoth faces an HHS probe after using the personal health information of millions of Americans provided by Ascension to develop new healthcare product lines without patient consent.
By Rebecca Pifer • April 21, 2020
