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Providers beware: Consumers have low tolerance for cyberattacks
A recent survey found respondents trust healthcare providers with their data more than retail organizations, but most consumers would consider leaving a provider if it was attacked.
By Meg Bryant • May 30, 2017 -
Cerner says it holds about a quarter of acute EHR market
The tech company identified opportunities at 2,400 hospitals that operate on legacy platforms and could be looking for a replacement.
By Les Masterson • May 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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Apple's ResearchKit on 'verge of becoming medically useful'
The company recently announced it was exploring healthcare opportunities with Nokia.
By Les Masterson • May 28, 2017 -
VA set to expand Epic MASS pilot
The agency has been under pressure to replace its outdated patient records system with one that is fully automated.
By Meg Bryant • May 26, 2017 -
Healthcare startup investments vary amid ACA uncertainty
Startups that target insurance solutions are most challenged in the current regulatory climate.
By Meg Bryant • May 26, 2017 -
Intermountain Healthcare joins American Well Exchange
More providers look to telehealth as a way to expand access to quality care while holding down costs.
By Meg Bryant • May 25, 2017 -
Northwell Health, Peerbridge Health partner on remote cardiac monitoring
In a clinical trial, the Peerbridge monitoring device had less motion artifact and fewer false positives than traditional heart monitors.
By Meg Bryant • May 24, 2017 -
Nomad Health expands its freelance clinical marketplace to California and Texas
The New York-based startup is betting on a growing physician shortage in the U.S.
By Meg Bryant • May 24, 2017 -
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 -
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
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