Health IT
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Tenet, CVS and Cigna lead Healthcare Dive's JPM20 coverage
Molina and Centene also touted their organic growth potential at the annual investor conference drawing some of the biggest industry names.
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Trump admin releases 5-year health IT roadmap as industry waits for interoperability update
The report will not impact long-awaited rules promoting interoperability in healthcare, which HHS plans to release early this year.
By Rebecca Pifer • Jan. 15, 2020 -
Nationwide Children's, a gene therapy leader, launches manufacturing spinout
Andelyn Biosciences, named after two children treated with gene therapy at Nationwide, will operate as a for-profit subsidiary of the Ohio-based hospital.
By Ned Pagliarulo • Jan. 15, 2020 -
Deep DiveWill more employers get off the healthcare bench in 2020?
"At the end of the day, employers have to put their hands on the steering wheel as purchasers of healthcare," Suzanne Delbanco, executive director of Catalyst for Payment Reform, said.
By Rebecca Pifer • Jan. 14, 2020 -
Robotic surgeries surge to 15% of all procedures, despite limited evidence
Robot-assisted procedures jumped from 1.8% of all general surgeries in 2012 to 15.1% in 2018. Closer monitoring is needed to ensure clinical benefits and safety are prioritized, researchers said.
By Susan Kelly • Jan. 14, 2020 -
Health IT to lead 2020 deals as hospital activity slows, KPMG says
Just under 40% of investors say the overall sector is at or nearing a bubble, down from about half of respondents last year, according to the new report.
By Linda Wilson • Jan. 14, 2020 -
Teladoc acquires provider telehealth company InTouch for $600M
Teladoc, which expects to report revenues of $552 million in the 2019 fiscal year, saw its stock climb almost 8% in morning trading Monday on the news.
By Rebecca Pifer • Jan. 13, 2020 -
Alphabet snaps up 2nd ex-ONC head for life sciences team
Vindell Washington is the latest in Alphabet's ongoing campaign to hire top healthcare talent as the Google parent company doubles down on the industry.
By Rebecca Pifer • Jan. 09, 2020 -
Latest FDA clinical decision support software draft a step forward, industry says
Still, the American Medical Association wrote the guide could "lead to the proliferation of CDS tools for 'non-serious conditions' that are faulty, inaccurate, and without validation, potentially leading to patient harm."
By David Lim • Jan. 08, 2020 -
Digital health M&A flatlined in 2019, but IPO activity promising
Rock Health sees creation of remote patient monitoring reimbursement codes and progress on data blocking rules as potential growth catalysts for the sector.
By Nick Paul Taylor • Jan. 08, 2020 -
Illumina scraps $1.2B PacBio takeover amid regulatory pushback
Cowen analysts listed Agilent, Danaher and Thermo Fisher as potential buyers of Pacific Biosciences.
By Nick Paul Taylor • Jan. 03, 2020 -
Google AI tool bests clinicians in breast cancer detection study
The findings published in Nature come as clinicians remain skeptical of the tech's efficacy in the exam room.
By Rebecca Pifer • Jan. 02, 2020 -
ONC data reveal safety issues in some EHRs
The types of potential patient safety issues included laboratory test results not importing into the EHR properly and decimal points being removed from medication dosage entries, according to new JAMA research.
By Linda Wilson • Dec. 19, 2019 -
Telehealth provider Ro to offer De Novo-winning obesity capsule
Biotech company Gelesis has been expanding its manufacturing capacity as it prepares for a limited launch of the hydrogel treatment in the second half of next year.
By Susan Kelly • Dec. 18, 2019 -
Florida medical group to pay $85K for not providing medical records to patient
It's the second enforcement action against a provider in such a case by the Office for Civil Rights at HHS.
By Ron Shinkman • Dec. 16, 2019 -
Livongo, Propeller, Omada tapped for Express Scripts digital health formulary
The PBM presented the formulary as a way for health plans and employers to access digital health products that have been vetted for effectiveness, security and value.
By Nick Paul Taylor • Dec. 13, 2019 -
Digital assistant Notable nets large system deal with CommonSpirit
Notable's voice-enabled assistant allows physicians to automatically document conversations with patients via their Apple Watch. Voice-to-text and AI products are fueling growth in the lucrative medical documentation space.
By Rebecca Pifer • Dec. 12, 2019 -
CVS launches precision medicine program for oncology
Executives have teased a cancer care pilot for much of this year as they look for ways to capitalize on overlap between retail locations and Aetna.
By Rebecca Pifer • Dec. 12, 2019 -
Care coordination less robust in US than other countries
Lack of interoperability between electronic medical-record systems might be part of the problem, according to a study published in Health Affairs.
By Linda Wilson • Dec. 12, 2019 -
SponsoredHow AI can help health plans become member-centric
Improving the customer experience and providing member-centric care helps drive member acquisition and retention and improve reimbursement.
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Dive Awards
Executive of the Year: Larry Merlo, CVS Health
Merlo has a vision for the future of the industry, and he's leveraging all of the retail giant's many assets to try and get there.
By Rebecca Pifer • Dec. 09, 2019 -
Dive Awards
Health IT Company of the Year: Surescripts
Depending on who you ask, e-prescribing giant Surescripts is either a groundbreaking tech that's improved medication safety and lowered costs for consumers, or a monopoly seeking to keep rivals out of the market.
By Rebecca Pifer • Dec. 09, 2019 -
Dive Awards
The Healthcare Dive Awards for 2019
From the Affordable Care Act lawsuit to CVS Health CEO Larry Merlo, these are the companies, executives and movements that shaped U.S. healthcare this year.
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Roche MRSA test wins FDA OK
The agency said the novel diagnostic technology can deliver results in as little as five hours, compared to the one- to two-day wait time with conventional methods.
By Nick Paul Taylor • Dec. 06, 2019 -
Philips to offer Paige.AI's prostate cancer detection tech
Weeks after Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center spinout Paige.AI won a CE mark for its diagnostic tools, Philips announced it will combine its own digital pathology capabilities with the startup's prostate cancer product.
By Dana Elfin • Dec. 05, 2019
