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AHIP17: Payers, providers disagree on value-based care preparedness
More than half of surveyed health plans said providers have the tools they need to support value-based care, but 43% of physicians said they are still lacking these tools, according to a new Quest Diagnostics study.
By Ana Mulero • June 12, 2017 -
Apple hires Stanford Medicine's digital health executive director
The hire is the tech giant's latest play into the healthcare industry.
By Les Masterson • June 11, 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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Report: C-suites not keeping up with digital revolution
Just over half of executives say their digital IQ as “strong” or “very strong,” down 15% from 2015.
By Meg Bryant • June 9, 2017 -
Opinion
A vision for measuring success in digital health
Organizations should "take a hard look at who is engaged in making the recommendations and ultimately the decisions regarding digital health technologies," said Dr. Travis Good, founder and CEO of Datica.
By Dr. Travis Good • June 9, 2017 -
Report finds millennials lean on payers to find providers
The wide-ranging study on patient communication found roughly the same share of American adults store health records at home as in online patient portals.
By Meg Bryant • June 8, 2017 -
TMF: Patient portals can reduce phone calls
LexisNexis Risk Solutions and the AMA have also jointly launched an online portal designed to keep health plan provider directories up to date.
By Meg Bryant • June 8, 2017 -
Athenahealth to buy Praxify Technologies for $63M
Praxify's EHR capabilities will be integrated into athena's cloud platform.
By Jeff Byers • June 8, 2017 -
Epic to continue online scheduling for VA despite new Cerner EHR contract
Epic’s five-year $624 million contract will remain in effect.
By Les Masterson • June 8, 2017 -
Surescripts sees surge in e-prescriptions
Surescripts’ interoperable network handled nearly 11 billion transactions in 2016, including 1.6 billion electronic prescriptions.
By Meg Bryant • June 7, 2017 -
Apple wants a piece of the artificial intelligence pie
The tech giant is playing catch-up to companies like Google, Microsoft and IBM, which already have AI tools to boost the usefulness of apps and other services.
By Meg Bryant • June 7, 2017 -
Deep Dive
Is value-based care making a difference?
“CMS is pleased with the trend … but the actual dollar amounts that are being saved are not huge compared to the healthcare spend overall,” says healthcare consultant Holly Martin.
By Meg Bryant • June 7, 2017 -
HHS task force: Healthcare cybersecurity in 'critical condition'
A much-anticipated report calls for more cooperation across the industry and additional federal resources to bolster cybersecurity, including a new federal point person for the issue.
By Meg Bryant • June 6, 2017 -
Opinion
Performance improvement initiatives: Are you playing 'whack-a-mole'?
Without looking at enterprise-wide performance indicators and their often complex interplay, organizations risk playing “whack-a-mole” with their performance improvement efforts, argues David Costello, chief analytics officer at Verscend Technologies.
By David Costello • June 5, 2017 -
Cerner lands Veterans Affairs EHR contract
Secretary of Veterans Affairs Dr. David Shulkin held to his commitment he would announce the contract's winner by July 1.
By Jeff Byers • June 5, 2017 -
Black Book releases EHR rankings for medical specialties
The most popular vendors differed widely across the different specialties.
By Ana Mulero • June 5, 2017 -
Watson Health matches lung cancer treatment recommendations in 96% of cases
The cognitive technology cut clinical trial screening time by 78% to 24 minutes.
By Meg Bryant • June 2, 2017 -
Outcome Health snags $500M in its first funding round
Investors include Goldman Sachs, Leerink Transformation Partners and Alphabet’s CapitalG
By Ana Mulero , Meg Bryant • June 2, 2017 -
eClinicalWorks false claims settlement could kick off more EHR investigations
It’s clear the federal government wanted to make a statement on the accountability of EHR vendors.
By Les Masterson • June 2, 2017 -
AMA: Share of doctor-owned practices drops below 50%
Physician burnout and recent regulatory reforms are driving more doctors to work for other employers, according to the AMA's findings.
By Meg Bryant • June 1, 2017 -
EHR vendor eClinicalWorks to pay $155M in False Claims Act case
This is the first time an EHR vendor has been held accountable by the government "for failing to meet federal standards designed to ensure patient safety and quality patient care,” a partner at Phillips & Cohen said.
By Meg Bryant • June 1, 2017 -
Deep Dive
Tech giants and startups alike taking on diabetes
It's possible to fundamentally reverse the disease and get diabetics' blood sugars in a healthy range without medications, according to Virta Health founder and CEO Sami Inkinen.
By Meg Bryant • June 1, 2017 -
Deep Dive
As telemedicine grows up, it needs some ground rules
Telemedicine is booming and new developments are happening constantly. But the field has been hampered by its inability to craft clinical guidelines.
By Shannon Muchmore • June 1, 2017 -
Providers moving to the cloud at their own pace
A new report offers guidance on developing a cloud strategy that can drive higher return from investments.
By Meg Bryant • May 31, 2017 -
Texas governor signs law expanding telehealth services
The new law abolishes the need for patient and telehealth doctors to first establish an in-person relationship.
By Meg Bryant • May 31, 2017 -
Opinion
What happens to telemedicine if we lose net neutrality?
The current war on net neutrality could create barriers to care access for patients, Beatriz Mallory, SVP, managing director at healthcare marketing practice SensisHealth, argues.
By Beatriz Mallory • May 31, 2017
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