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Microsoft acquires clinical voice-to-text company Nuance for $19.7B
Microsoft has had a relationship with Nuance since 2019, but permanently marrying Nuance — and its provider and vendor relationships — greatly expands the software giant's reach in the healthcare space.
By Rebecca Pifer • April 12, 2021 -
Kaiser Permanente taps chief information technology officer
Diane Comer, who joined the integrated system in 2007, helped deploy the tech systems needed to support the Affordable Care Act and health insurance exchanges.
By Roberto Torres • April 09, 2021 -
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TrendlineThe Healthcare Dive Outlook on 2021
The next steps for the explosion of telehealth, the Biden administration's efforts to roll back Trump-era policies and the road back to a new normal way of doing business for payers and providers are Healthcare Dive’s big trends for 2021.
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CommonSpirit inks deal with women's health startup Tia on primary care network
The initial pilot will launch virtual-first in the spring, followed by the first brick-and-mortar clinic in Phoenix this October.
By Rebecca Pifer • April 08, 2021 -
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Fewer heart tests ordered for telehealth patients during pandemic
Research published in JAMA Network Open also found those using the virtual services were more likely to be Asian, Black or Hispanic.
By Susan Kelly • April 07, 2021 -
Courtesy of Verizon
Verizon latest tech giant to elbow into telehealth space with provider platform
The platform, which will be generally available in May, was designed with the aim of improving visit efficiency and ease of use, even for patients new to virtual care.
By Rebecca Pifer • April 06, 2021 -
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Digital health funding hits new high after Q1 rich in megadeals
U.S. digital health companies raised a record $6.7 billion in the first quarter of 2021, putting the industry on track to easily top the $14 billion in investment last year.
By Nick Paul Taylor • April 06, 2021 -
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Pfizer, BioNTech's vaccine protects 12- to 15-year-olds from COVID-19 in study
The positive finding should pave the way for broader use of the vaccine among adolescents, an important step for reaching herd immunity against the virus.
By Ben Fidler , Jonathan Gardner • April 01, 2021 -
Medtronic inks value-based care pact with Spectrum Health
The risk-based deal, initially focused on cardiac resynchronization therapy, will have the medtech giant paying the provider if certain patient metrics are not met, according to a spokesperson for the health system.
By Nick Paul Taylor • April 01, 2021 -
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SOC Telemed acquires acute telehealth vendor Access Physicians for $194M
Relying on inorganic growth to drive revenue could be a bit of a gamble for SOC Telemed, which took on a considerable amount of debt to fund the purchase and is facing a flagging topline.
By Rebecca Pifer • April 01, 2021 -
IBM, Cleveland Clinic launch 10-year quantum computing deal
The joint venture will also investigate approaches to public health crises for proactive ways to head off the next viral emergency, averting another COVID-19 catastrophe.
By Rebecca Pifer • March 30, 2021 -
UnitedHealth Group
DOJ to investigate UnitedHealth's $13B Change buy
"The parties have been working cooperatively with the DOJ and will continue to do so," Change Health said in a Friday filing with the SEC.
By Rebecca Pifer • March 29, 2021 -
Stryker, Zimmer make data and analytics top priority as robotic procedures ramp up
Through partnerships with big tech or developments of smart implants, the orthopaedic companies say tapping troves of patient data is the next logical strategic step.
By Ricky Zipp • March 29, 2021 -
Payer lobbies cheer new bipartisan bill allowing audio-only telehealth in MA
"Lawmakers have recognized the importance of telehealth, and this important legislation recognizes that for many seniors, a phone call is their only option for health care at home," AHIP CEO Matt Eyles said Wednesday.
By Rebecca Pifer • March 25, 2021 -
Uber
Uber Health expands prescription delivery to 37 states with ScriptDrop deal
The move suggests the ride-hailing giant is betting that consumer demand for at-home drug delivery remains a lasting trend beyond COVID-19.
By Rebecca Pifer • March 24, 2021 -
Reality check: Amazon Care may not be that big of a deal
Currently, the effort is a more direct threat to employer-facing point solutions, instead of the more comprehensive offerings from entrenched vendors.
By Rebecca Pifer • March 23, 2021 -
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FDA grants EUA to COVID-19 screening device using machine learning
While the product gives institutions another screening tool for those without symptoms, with antigen testing scaling up Tiger Tech faces competition in that market.
By Nick Paul Taylor • March 23, 2021 -
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ASCs gave medtechs alternate care sites amid pandemic hospital elective shutdown
After surgeries moved to ambulatory surgery centers during the pandemic's upending of non-emergency care, experts and industry believe some procedures may never go back.
By Ricky Zipp • March 23, 2021 -
VA launches strategic review of beleaguered $16B Cerner EHR project
The review, partially due to issues managing the massive undertaking amid the pandemic, won't completely pause implementation.
By Rebecca Pifer • March 19, 2021 -
UnitedHealth Group
AHA urges strict antitrust review of UnitedHealth's $13B Change buy
The diversified health giant declined to comment directly on anticompetitive concerns, though an Optum spokesperson argued the two companies have "distinct and complementary capabilities."
By Rebecca Pifer • March 19, 2021 -
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Becerra confirmed as HHS secretary
The 50-49 vote in the Senate was almost entirely along party lines. The only Republican to cross the aisle was Sen. Susan Collins of Maine.
By Shannon Muchmore • March 18, 2021 -
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Q&AHealth Affairs' Alan Weil reflects on 1 year of COVID-19
The editor in chief of the respected industry journal spoke with Healthcare Dive about the role of equity in health research, the staying power of telemedicine and how to effectively communicate important public health messages.
By Shannon Muchmore • March 18, 2021 -
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Virtual behavioral healthcare skyrocketed last year as COVID-19 stressed US mental health
All behavioral health visits, both in-person and virtual, oscillated within 20% of 2019 levels from January to August last year, even as in-person visits for other medical needs nosedived, Milliman found.
By Rebecca Pifer • March 18, 2021 -
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Amazon Care goes nationwide with telehealth, courts outside employers
Shares in publicly traded telehealth vendors plunged Wednesday morning following the company's announcement.
By Rebecca Pifer • March 17, 2021 -
Despite pandemic, MedPAC advises few changes to 2022 provider payments
To the extent that the effects of the crisis are temporary and vary significantly depending on provider, they're best addressed through targeted yet temporary funding policies, the congressional advisers said in an annual report.
By Rebecca Pifer • March 16, 2021 -
Courtesy of Doctor On Demand
Doctor on Demand, Grand Rounds merge to create multibillion-dollar digital health company
The tie-up, expected to close in the first half of this year, is an all-stock deal with no capital from outside investors.
By Rebecca Pifer • UPDATED: March 17, 2021 at 8:53 a.m.
