Health IT: Page 102
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Allscripts to acquire McKesson's hospital IT business for $185M
McKesson's Enterprise Information Solutions portfolio includes Paragon, STAR and HealthQuest, Lab Analytics and Blood Bank and OneContent.
By Jeff Byers • Aug. 4, 2017 -
Zuckerberg gifts UCSF $10M for EHR, Big Data initiative
The UCSF Institute for Computational Health Sciences will commingle EHR data from across five medical centers to identify patterns and improve care.
By Meg Bryant • Aug. 3, 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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McKesson to open distribution center in northern California, adding 166 jobs
Two smaller Sacramento-area facilities will be consolidated into the Roseville center.
By Meg Bryant • Aug. 3, 2017 -
Deep Dive
CMMS advances are improving inventory control but few systems have a complete ERP
“The supply chain is like the circulatory system of a healthcare provider,” says T2C’s Greg Melendez.
By Meg Bryant • Aug. 3, 2017 -
CMS hospital payments to increase by $2.4B
The agency is moving forward with a controversial new formula for calculating uncompensated care payments that uses Medicare Cost Reports.
By Shannon Muchmore • Aug. 3, 2017 -
Hospitals sticking with population health despite ACA uncertainty
Sixty-eight percent of hospitals say population health management is “very important” to their healthcare delivery strategy for the next two years.
By Meg Bryant • Aug. 2, 2017 -
Athenahealth eyes $100M in cost-savings while CEO Bush loses president title
The 20-year-old health IT company has been making moves since Elliot Management disclosed a majority of outstanding shares in May.
By Jeff Byers • Aug. 1, 2017 -
Anthem breached again after contractor emailed file with 18,500 members' info
The contractor was an employee of LaunchPoint Ventures, a third-party administrator which provides insurance coordination services to the payer.
By Naomi Eide • Aug. 1, 2017 -
Cerner bookings hit record high in 2nd quarter
The EHR vendor reported U.S. revenue of $1.3 billion and net earnings of $179.7 million.
By Meg Bryant • Aug. 1, 2017 -
eClinicalWorks CEO says it's time to 'move forward' from false claims settlement
The health IT company posted strong sales growth in Q2.
By Jeff Byers • July 31, 2017 -
CNBC: Amazon secretly working on EHRs, telehealth
A Seattle-based team dubbed 1492 is said to be exploring the space.
By Meg Bryant • July 28, 2017 -
Circulation snags $10.5M to expand NEMT services
Humana, Intermountain Healthcare and Boston Children’s Hospital joined in the Series A financing round.
By Meg Bryant • July 27, 2017 -
HIMSS appoints Hal Wolf as new CEO
Wolf will replace H. Stephen Lieber, who is stepping down after 17 years as CEO.
By Meg Bryant • July 27, 2017 -
FDA unveils digital health pilot program to speed up certification process
The agency also published its Digital Health Innovation Action Plan, which provides detail and timelines related to digital health and the 21st Century Cures Act.
By Jeff Byers • July 27, 2017 -
Former Microsoft exec named as Providence St. Joseph Health's CFO
Venkat Bhamidipati, as EVP and CFO for the 50-hospital system, is looking toward technology investments as an area of business growth.
By Jeff Byers • July 26, 2017 -
Deep Dive
What's needed to scale up digital health in the clinical provider space
"You have to figure out what exactly you’re shooting for so that you’re hitting it. There are really no shortcuts around that," says Omada Health co-founder and CEO Sean Duffy.
By Meg Bryant • July 26, 2017 -
KKR snaps up WebMD for $2.8B
The online health information search engine site will be folded into KKR’s Internet Brands unit.
By Meg Bryant • July 25, 2017 -
Rural wait times for EMS more than twice that for urban, suburban areas
Training bystanders to provide care until an ambulance arrives could save lives, a new study suggests.
By Meg Bryant • July 21, 2017 -
Athenahealth beats Q2 earnings expectations amid acquisition rumors
Net income for Q2 was $9.9 million, compared to a net income loss of $1.9 million in Q2 2016.
By Jeff Byers • July 21, 2017 -
NewYork-Presbyterian launches pediatric telehealth option
Pediatric urgent care will be available from 6 pm to midnight seven days a week via NYP.org and the NYP mobile application.
By Meg Bryant • July 20, 2017 -
Venture fund targets type 1 diabetes
More than 100 million U.S. adults are living with diabetes or prediabetes, according to new CDC statistics.
By Meg Bryant • July 20, 2017 -
Cerner's Genesis goes live at second DOD site as Senate passes VA funding bill
Cerner has hired a VA technology expert to assist with the agency’s IT systems overhaul.
By Meg Bryant • July 19, 2017 -
Jvion, Mayo Clinic launch cognitive computing tool
Bedside Patient Rescue seeks to reduce deaths by identifying patients at risk of clinical deterioration and in need of clinical intervention.
By Meg Bryant • July 19, 2017 -
Deep Dive
The BCRA is dead, but don't take your eye off Capitol Hill
The healthcare industry may have dodged a bullet, but this week’s legislative stumbles for the GOP don’t mean healthcare is off the table for Congress. Here's what to watch.
By Shannon Muchmore • July 18, 2017 -
Lawmakers prod CMS to collect Meaningful Use overpayments
A recent HHS Inspector General’s investigation found CMS paid more than $700 million to healthcare professionals who did not meet the program's requirements.
By Meg Bryant • July 18, 2017