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Retrieved from Lyft on October 17, 2017
Cigna-HealthSpring, Lyft tout Medicare Advantage ride numbers
Meanwhile, MedStar’s partnership with Uber, now in its second year, has lowered transportation costs to 60% of the cost of a cab ride, extending the reach of the nonemergency transport budget by 40%.
By Meg Bryant • Dec. 1, 2017 -
Retrieved from Apple on March 10, 2015
AliveCor gets FDA nod on EKG app for Apple Watch
The app is the first medical device accessory for Apple Watch to get the agency's green light.
By Meg Bryant • Nov. 30, 2017 -
Trendline
Artificial intelligence
Amid mounting interest and investment in the space, it's clear AI’s applications in healthcare will only continue to grow.
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Family physicians warming to value-based payments, but barriers remain
More than half of family physicians are now participating in value-based payment models, and some believe they lead to greater collaboration between primary care physicians and specialists.
By Les Masterson • Nov. 30, 2017 -
Physician ratings drop when patient requests denied, study says
The study suggests that improved communication between doctors and patients could help mitigate lower physician ratings, based on observational analysis.
By Meg Bryant • Nov. 30, 2017 -
Deep Dive
Apple's future in healthcare: What we know (and can guess)
Apple has shown clear interest in the healthcare space this year, and is poised for a big 2018 in the market. Whether the IT giant will really be disruptive, however, is still an open question.
By Jeff Byers , Shannon Muchmore • Nov. 30, 2017 -
Global healthcare cloud computing market on course for $10B in 2021
Fueling the investment is a need to store burgeoning reams of health data.
By Meg Bryant • Nov. 29, 2017 -
Nuance announces AI marketplace for diagnostic imaging
The trend toward AI in radiology could help increase revenues, improve patient care according to the company, but buy-in from radiologists is needed, one expert says.
By David Lim • Nov. 29, 2017 -
Epic outperforms competitors on 6 Meaningful Use criteria, report says
A study, published in JAMIA, claims it is the first to look at the relationship between EHR vendors and hospital's Meaningful Use performance.
By Meg Bryant • Nov. 28, 2017 -
Change Healthcare, Google Cloud team up on enterprise imaging solutions
The aim is to improve coordination of care by bringing actionable insights to providers wherever they are.
By Meg Bryant • Nov. 28, 2017 -
Opinion
To meet new blood pressure guidelines, we will need artificial intelligence
Julia Hu, CEO and co-founder of Lark, says AI can help with managing the newly updated guidelines.
By Julia Hu • Nov. 27, 2017 -
Google: Doctors will be able to use speech recognition tech for taking notes
This technology could alleviate administrative burdens so doctors can spend more time with their patients.
By Jeff Byers • Nov. 27, 2017 -
CNBC: Amazon, Cerner close to closing on deal
Amazon Web Services is already offering cloud-based programs to other industries, including financial services, energy and government.
By Les Masterson • Nov. 26, 2017 -
VA's Shulkin wants to boost use of private care
The VA has been moving toward more consumer choice in healthcare for some time.
By Meg Bryant • Nov. 22, 2017 -
Report: Supportive policies needed to advance connected health technologies
Top priorities include reimbursement, remote patient monitoring and interoperability.
By Meg Bryant • Nov. 22, 2017 -
Healthcare leaders call for transparency, timely data in CMMI models
CMS Administrator Seema Verma has asked for feedback as she looks to reshape the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation.
By Les Masterson • Nov. 22, 2017 -
Deceased man's estate files $1B suit against eClinicalWorks
The lawsuit comes months after eClinicalWorks and employees agreed to pay $155 million to settle False Claims Act charges.
By Les Masterson • Nov. 18, 2017 -
CHIME ends patient ID challenge
“We ultimately did not achieve the results we sought to this complex problem,” said CHIME President and CEO Russell Branzell.
By Meg Bryant • Nov. 17, 2017 -
Altarum launches value-based reimbursement contracting company
Payformance Solutions aims to bridge the gap in provider-payer negotiations.
By Meg Bryant • Nov. 17, 2017 -
Meditech launches cloud EHR for critical access hospitals
The MaaS suite of tools includes revenue cycle, clinical decision support, patient access and more functionalities.
By Meg Bryant • Nov. 16, 2017 -
Survey shows major leap in telemedicine use over past 3 years
Most organizations are also looking to grow their programs — including overseas.
By Meg Bryant • Nov. 16, 2017 -
FDA greenlights first 'smart' pill
Abilify MyCite contains an ingestible sensor that tracks if and when patients take their medication.
By Meg Bryant • Nov. 15, 2017 -
Deep Dive
What you need to know about the new nominee to lead HHS
Alex Azar's previous stint at the agency is a plus in the eyes of many, but his more recent time as an executive for pharma giant Eli Lilly casts doubt on the Trump administration's promise to rein in drug prices.
By Shannon Muchmore • Nov. 15, 2017 -
Nomad Health adds online telehealth jobs network
The medical staffing startup is working with more than 10 telehealth providers.
By Meg Bryant • Nov. 14, 2017 -
Trump nominates former pharma exec Azar to head HHS
Alex Azar served as deputy secretary for HHS from 2005 to 2007 under President George W. Bush and until January of this year served as Eli Lilly’s president.
By Shannon Muchmore • Nov. 13, 2017 -
Health IT professionals see salaries drop 20% in 2017
The one category that bucked the trend was health IT executives, who saw median salaries climb to roughly $150,000 from about $127,000 a year ago.
By Meg Bryant • Nov. 10, 2017
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