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Moody's: Quality of care, operating margins linked for nonprofit hospitals
A recent report found nonprofit hospitals are strategically focusing on risk management and technology.
By Les Masterson • May 24, 2017 -
Warby Parker develops eye tests via mobile app
The once pure-play retailer is testing a new app allowing customers to confirm their vision prescriptions, but claims it isn't trying to replace eye doctors — yet.
By Dan O'Shea • May 23, 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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Trump budget calls for steep cuts to Medicaid, public health programs
In addition to chopping Medicaid by $610 billion, the budget would slash the budgets of the ONC, NIH, CDC and FDA.
By Shannon Muchmore • May 23, 2017 -
Telehealth companies see sunnier skies ahead in Texas
Thanks to a new bill, doctors in the state will soon not have to conduct an in-person exam to establish a doctor-patient relationship.
By Meg Bryant • May 23, 2017 -
Change Healthcare joins blockchain advocacy effort Hyperledger
The healthcare technology company is the first healthcare organization to join Hyperledger as a premier member.
By Les Masterson • May 22, 2017 -
Athenahealth's stock soars after activist investor discloses 9% economic interest
The stock purchase comes after the company reported a $1.4 million net loss for Q1.
By Les Masterson • May 18, 2017 -
Can EHRs predict health? University of Chicago Medicine, Google are looking to find out
Stanford Medicine and the University of California, San Francisco, are also working with Google on the project.
By Les Masterson • May 18, 2017 -
Deep Dive
Why digital health M&A could just be warming up
“Digital health is going to be one of the most active healthcare sectors for the foreseeable future,” PwC’s Dan Farrell said.
By Meg Bryant • May 18, 2017 -
GAO warns about IoT security, privacy and safety issues
The government watchdog said hackers accessed “hundreds of thousands of weakly-secured IoT devices” in 2016.
By Les Masterson • May 18, 2017 -
Partners HealthCare, GE Healthcare announce AI partnership
The program aims to use artificial intelligence for patient interactions, workflow challenges and administrative needs.
By Les Masterson • May 17, 2017 -
Deep Dive
4 lessons for hospitals from WannaCry's global ransomware attack
One of the first takeaways to keep software patches up to date and backups tested.
By Jeff Byers , Shannon Muchmore • May 17, 2017 -
Oscar Insurance reports lower losses in Q1 versus last year
The insurer lost $25.8 million in the first three months of 2017, which is less than the $48.5 million it lost a year earlier.
By Les Masterson • May 16, 2017 -
Trump issues cybersecurity executive order amid rising threats
The executive order requires all government agencies to modernize their IT systems.
By Meg Bryant • May 16, 2017 -
ONC announces new deputy health IT coordinator
Genevieve Morris has worked in the health IT field for more than 10 years.
By Les Masterson • May 14, 2017 -
More than 800K physicians get MACRA reporting reprieve for 2017
The change came after the CMS used an updated formula to estimate providers' Medicare revenue.
By Les Masterson • May 14, 2017 -
UK hospitals paralyzed by massive cyberattack; fear over second wave dies down
The ransomware attack on Friday left hospitals in the U.K. scrambling and put health systems around the world on high alert. A feared second wave has been relatively mild Monday.
By Shannon Muchmore • May 13, 2017 -
BCBS and Lyft team up to reduce patient no-shows
The collaboration will target communities that lack viable transportation alternatives.
By Meg Bryant • May 11, 2017 -
Apple enters sleep tracker market with Beddit purchase
This is the tech giant's second known digital health acquisition.
By Meg Bryant • May 11, 2017 -
Deep Dive
MACRA: Why cloud-based solutions could be the answer for small practices
Most (80%) of the medical practices with 15 physicians or fewer that were recently surveyed by Healthcare Informatics said they were not ready for MACRA or needed help.
By Meg Bryant • May 11, 2017 -
Survey: Telehealth becoming mainstream at many hospitals
Patient-oriented objectives like increasing patient engagement and enhancing outcomes were the leading telemedicine program goals.
By Meg Bryant • May 10, 2017 -
Hospital CXOs seek front-line input on technology decisions
Accountability continues to be the biggest challenge for hospital experience leaders, according to Experience Innovation Network.
By Meg Bryant • May 10, 2017 -
Senate confirms Scott Gottlieb as FDA chief
Gottlieb will have to strike a balance between the Trump administration's push to deregulate and defending the FDA's "gold standard" for reviewing the safety and efficacy of new drugs.
By Ned Pagliarulo • May 10, 2017 -
Worldwide healthcare analytics market on track for $24B in 2021
Major growth opportunities for data analytics lie in precision medicine and patient registries, among others.
By Meg Bryant • May 9, 2017 -
Teladoc beats expectation with Q1 earnings increase of 60%
The telemedicine company also reported increases in total membership and visits.
By Shannon Muchmore • May 9, 2017 -
NYC Health + Hospitals aims to improve revenue cycle with Epic technology
The Epic revenue cycle product is expected to help the health system capture an additional 5% annually (up to $142 million) of adjusted patient revenue.
By Les Masterson • May 6, 2017
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