Apple sees health business opportunity, announces heart feature for new watch

The tech giant is partnering with Stanford Medicine to see if Apple Watch’s heart rate sensor can detect irregular heart rhythms.

By Jeff Byers , Meg Bryant • Sept. 13, 2017

Study: Scribes improved physician satisfaction, charting efficiency

The authors said the use of scribes is "a promising strategy to improve healthcare efficiency and reduce physician burnout."

By Les Masterson • Sept. 13, 2017

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Interoperability

Interoperability is a long term-challenge for the healthcare industry, but the Trump administration has big ambitions to improve data sharing and patient access — even though its plans so far have few details.

By Healthcare Dive staff

Telehealth could lure more providers to ACOs

At a recent MedPAC meeting, members noted Medicare telehealth payments are increasing, but usage is low overall and dominated by a small number of providers and beneficiaries.

By Meg Bryant • Sept. 12, 2017

IBM and MIT partner on $240M AI lab

The 10-year collaboration aims to advance hardware, software and algorithms used in cognitive learning.

By Meg Bryant • Sept. 12, 2017

FDA begins digital health hiring efforts

The digital health advisor will be responsible for providing technical expertise on focus areas such as software lifecycle management processes, mobile medical apps and interoperability.

By Jeff Byers • Sept. 11, 2017

Online physician ratings fail to adequately provide quality information

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center researchers said online ratings should not be used solely to select doctors.

By Les Masterson • Sept. 8, 2017

Past ONC coordinators, HIT execs clash on HITECH value

Nearly all U.S. hospitals and 80% of office-based physician practices use certified EHRs eight years after the HITECH Act took effect.

By Jeff Byers , Meg Bryant • Sept. 8, 2017

FDA finalizes guidance on medical device interoperability

The guidance includes considerations for designing interoperable devices and recommendations on premarket submissions and labeling.

By Meg Bryant • Sept. 7, 2017

Coalition issues final guidelines on CDS software design

The 21st Century Cures Act removes clinical decision support tools and certain other categories of software from FDA regulation.

By Meg Bryant • Sept. 7, 2017

EDI market growing at 9.4% CAGR, could near $6B by 2025

Key players in the healthcare EDI market include McKesson, GE Healthcare and Allscripts.

By Meg Bryant • Sept. 6, 2017

NQF offers guidance on advancing telehealth, interoperability

Travel, timeliness of care and care coordination are some of the key factors to assess telehealth, the organization stated.

By Meg Bryant • Sept. 6, 2017

Health IT groups seek clarification on information blocking

More than a dozen organizations signed a letter asking HHS to further define certain phrases in the provision of the 21st Century Cures Act that prohibits the practice.

By Meg Bryant • Aug. 31, 2017

Medicare payments for telehealth up 28% last year

The increase in payments was fueled by a 33% jump in telehealth claims.

By Meg Bryant • Aug. 31, 2017

Outcome Health looks to scale up with new chief engineer post

Former Twitter executive Nandini Ramani will be the company's first chief engineering officer and is charged with strengthening the firm’s technology platform and customized tablets for improving patient engagement.

By Meg Bryant • Aug. 30, 2017

New ransomware virus targets healthcare organizations

The virus is different from most recent attacks in that it spreads via a Microsoft Word document appearing to come from a specific, trusted source.

By Meg Bryant • Aug. 30, 2017

B2B model rules in digital health

More than eight in 10 digital health startups identify as enterprise-focused, according to Rock Health.

By Meg Bryant • Aug. 29, 2017

Providers, payers adjust to keep services available for Harvey victims

The hurricane has made treatment access for affected communities difficult, if not impossible. Longterm, the storm will also result in a financial hit for the southeast Texas healthcare industry.

By Shannon Muchmore • Aug. 29, 2017

Keys to accelerating transformation in healthcare

Constance Sjoquist, chief content officer for the health innovation event HTLH, argues there is no magic bullet to revolutionize the industry, but there are strategies that can result in significant change. 

By Constance Sjoquist • Aug. 29, 2017

California fines Kaiser Permanente again for not providing Medicaid data

The company said it is not appealing the $2.2 million fine and has made significant technology investments to improve its ability to provide the required data.

By Les Masterson • Aug. 29, 2017

What's happening with the 21st Century Cures Act?

Seven months since the bipartisan bill was signed into law, several roadblocks have appeared. Enacting its measures could take longer than anticipated. 

By Les Masterson • Aug. 28, 2017

Study: EHR gap remains for hospitals

A recent survey found most hospitals haven't fully adopted EHR data for performance measurement and patient engagement functions.

By Les Masterson • Aug. 28, 2017

Clampdown on network directories fueling online solutions

"It’s problematic for both sides,” MGMA’s Robert Tennant says about the effort to keep health plan network directories updated.

By Meg Bryant • Aug. 24, 2017

CliniComp sues VA over Cerner EHR contract

CliniComp said the VA should have used the competitive bidding process for the EHR contract, but the agency said at the time it needed to forego bidding to expedite the new EHR.

By Les Masterson • Aug. 24, 2017

Artificial intelligence experiencing record deals in healthcare

Investment deals in the space are set "to reach a six-year high in 2017," according to CB Insights. 

By Jeff Byers • Aug. 23, 2017

Rush University Medical Center suing over patient monitoring system problems

Rush spent $18 million on the Draeger monitoring system, but dropped it after five years.  

By Les Masterson • Aug. 23, 2017