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OpinionBetter data sharing among MCOs, public health, Medicaid could boost vaccination efforts
The CEO of Medicaid Health Plans of America says plans are already helping states manage and respond to the COVID-19 pandemic by using data analytics and demographic information to target outreach to those most at risk.
By Craig Kennedy • June 21, 2021 -
Medicare CGM eligibility widened in potential boon for Abbott, Dexcom
CMS opened up coverage for therapeutic continuous glucose monitors, eliminating a rule that patients must use a blood glucose monitor and require at least four self-monitoring blood glucose tests per day to have devices covered.
By Ricky Zipp • June 21, 2021 -
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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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FDA lays out device cybersecurity efforts as feds look to implement Biden executive order
The president signed an order last month seeking to bolster the nation's cyber posture amid growing threats from hackers.
By Greg Slabodkin • June 17, 2021 -
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FDA rejects Verily filing for wrist-worn Parkinson's clinical trial device
The sister company of Google developed the feature to collect data on the motor function of Parkinson's patients in between visits to trial sites. However, the agency questioned the wearable's ability to have a meaningful effect.
By Nick Paul Taylor • June 17, 2021 -
Mobile health apps have 'serious problems' with patient privacy, study warns
An analysis in the BMJ of more than 20,000 health-related applications found 88% had access and the ability to share user data.
By Rebecca Pifer • June 16, 2021 -
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Health data giants Ciox, Datavant merge in $7B deal
Real-world health data company Datavant and health record IT firm Ciox Health say combining forces will result in the largest health data ecosystem in the U.S.
By Rebecca Pifer • June 10, 2021 -
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One Medical and Iora serve radically different populations. Here's why the $2.1B tie-up might make sense.
With its multibillion-dollar acquisition of value-based Iora, One Medical is betting big on capturing longitudinal care and the profitability of risk.
By Rebecca Pifer • June 09, 2021 -
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Amazon gets EUA for direct-to-consumer, at-home COVID-19 test
As the COVID-19 pandemic intensified, the tech behemoth initiated an in-house COVID-19 testing service for employees, initially in the U.S. and later in the U.K.
By Nick Paul Taylor • June 09, 2021 -
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Telehealth use dropped again in March, but at slower rate
In another shift from February to March, psychotherapeutic and psychiatric visits replaced E/M among the top five telehealth procedures, Fair Health found.
By Rebecca Pifer • June 09, 2021 -
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Apple unveils new health features aimed at patient-doctor data exchange
The tech giant also announced more in-app information about lab tests without having to run an Internet search, and hearing assistance, a mobility feature and a respiratory tracker on its devices.
By Rebecca Pifer • June 08, 2021 -
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OpinionNonprofit health plan CMOs: Data sharing needed to drive vaccine equity
To achieve vaccine equity and approach herd immunity, healthcare organizations need access to timely, comprehensive vaccine data, the CMOs at the Alliance of Community Health Plans and PacificSource Health Plans argue.
By Connie Hwang and Edward McEachern • June 07, 2021 -
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Cancer tech dominates FDA's latest batch of breakthrough devices
The agency's recent breakthrough designations feature a clutch of oncology devices and diagnostics from companies including Viome and Avenda Health.
By Nick Paul Taylor • June 07, 2021 -
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One Medical buying Medicare-focused Iora in $2.1B deal
The acquisition by the Google-backed primary care chain aligns two players in the value-based care movement, which eschews traditional payer-provider arrangements in favor of a concierge membership model.
By Shannon Muchmore • June 07, 2021 -
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Former FDA official Abernethy joins Google health spinoff
The agency's former acting CIO pushed development of real world evidence as well as improved data sharing. At Verily, she'll head up the unit's clinical research business.
By Jonathan Gardner • June 03, 2021 -
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More hospitals letting patients send data to third-party apps: ONC
But small, rural, independent and critical access hospitals were less likely than their wealthier and more urban counterparts to give inpatients access to their health data electronically.
By Rebecca Pifer • June 03, 2021 -
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London-based digital health startup Babylon to go public in $3.6B blank check deal
The deal valuing the firm at 46 times its 2020 revenue is the latest in a rush of digital health companies going public, spurred in part by COVID-19.
By Rebecca Pifer • June 03, 2021 -
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OpinionCVS Caremark CMO on addressing disparities through data
Data and analytics will play a key role in reducing health disparities and supporting chronic disease management post-pandemic, CVS Caremark's chief medical officer argues.
By Sree Chaguturu • June 01, 2021 -
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Sponsored by Pulse88 questions every health plan should ask a healthcare analytics and technology vendor
Hiring a healthcare analytics and technology vendor? Ask questions to know if they are the right fit for you.
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Rising hospital ransomware attacks could endanger patients, hit bottom lines hard, Moody's says
Systems have become more vulnerable due to COVID-19 as non-clinical employees working from home led to use of "less secure networks, increasing the number of access points vulnerable to a breach," a new report said.
By Ron Shinkman • May 27, 2021 -
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Doctor On Demand, Grand Rounds purchase LGBTQ care navigator Included Health
The newly merged telehealth giant's buy comes as more startups look to tackle healthcare for the community, including Queerly, Violet, Plume and Folx.
By Rebecca Pifer • May 27, 2021 -
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Ransomware, other cyber threats mount as medtech industry tries to adapt
"Everything is hackable," said Kevin Fu, the FDA's medical device cybersecurity chief, who noted that ransomware in particular can render a device useless.
By Greg Slabodkin • May 27, 2021 -
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HCA pens pact with Google Cloud to create new clinical decision-making platform
The deal is the latest among provider networks partnering with cloud computing giants to help automate functions and drive new clinical insights.
By Rebecca Pifer • May 26, 2021 -
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Medtronic HeartWare system hit with slew of Class I recalls, device reports since 2012 PMA
The pump has a higher rate of malfunction reports than rivals, according to an ECRI analysis of the FDA's MAUDE database. But it's hard to draw conclusions from a disparate system of safety reporting.
By Ricky Zipp • May 24, 2021 -
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Pandemic scrambled priorities of hospital CIOs, according to survey
Stoltenberg Consulting's annual exec poll concludes that COVID-19 has placed a new priority on the digital needs of patients as opposed to other facets of healthcare IT.
By Ron Shinkman • May 20, 2021 -
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Banner launches digital health program through its Cerner EHR
The Arizona system's partnership with Xealth aims to give clinicians tools like therapeutics and remote monitoring directly.
By Hailey Mensik • May 20, 2021
