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

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

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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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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

Allscripts reports 20% revenue increase, but $20M loss in Q1

In announcing the financials, Paul Black, CEO at Allscripts, said the company begins “2017 on a solid footing.”

By Les Masterson • May 6, 2017

Doctor On Demand to offer lab services starting this summer

Patients can choose to have their tests performed by the lab that suits their price and location needs.

By Meg Bryant • May 4, 2017

Small hospitals increased EHR market share in 2016

More small hospitals chose Cerner than any other EHR vendor, according to a new KLAS Research report.

By Meg Bryant • May 4, 2017

How hospitals can help ensure the security of IoT devices

“One of the questions that healthcare organizations need to ask is what types of solutions are in place with the manufacturers they partner with,” said Richard Henderson, global security strategist at Absolute Software.

By Meg Bryant • May 4, 2017

Olympus snaps up Image Stream Medical for $87M

Image Stream makes video equipment and system integration solutions for operating rooms.

By Meg Bryant • May 3, 2017

Study: Telemental health use remains low, varies across states

The number of virtual visits grew on average 45.1% annually among Medicare patients diagnosed with a mental illness, a new study in Health Affairs concluded.

By Meg Bryant • May 3, 2017

Declining physician visits, payments contribute to disappointing athenahealth Q1

The company had a net loss of $1.4 million for the year's first quarter. Stocks went down 19.4% by close of business Friday.

By Meg Bryant • May 2, 2017

Study finds issues with home blood pressure monitoring devices

The small study found that most blood pressure devices were not accurate.

By Les Masterson • April 28, 2017

Philips launches teleICU solution

The global teleICU market is growing because of the aging population and increasing incidence of chronic diseases like cancer and neurological disorders.

By Meg Bryant • April 27, 2017

Tech giants back startup Arsanis with $45.5M toward fighting infections

Arsanis will use the money to fight part of the World Health Organization’s recently published, first-ever list of antibiotic-resistant “priority pathogens.”

By Meg Bryant • April 27, 2017

Report finds flaws with hospital, health system call centers

Kyruus found three-quarters of call center agents could not find an available appointment with the appropriate provider within a three-week timeframe.

By Les Masterson • April 27, 2017

How patient portals can improve patient engagement

“There are a lot of workflow challenges, and the low bar within Meaningful Use hasn’t motivated a lot of practices to try and promote [portal] adoption and use,” says Chilmark Research’s Brian Eastwood.

By Meg Bryant • April 27, 2017

Price at Health Datapalooza: 'Rules of the road' are needed for 'true interoperability'

“True interoperability has always been the goal,” HHS Secretary Tom Price said at the conference.

By Ana Mulero • April 27, 2017

Partners Healthcare, Persistent Systems to develop open-source platform

The digital platform will be based on SMART and FHIR specifications.

By Meg Bryant • April 26, 2017

American Well launches tool to make telehealth visits easier

The telehealth company's Amwell platform is now live on the Samsung Health app.

By Meg Bryant • April 26, 2017

ATA17: 6 takeaways on the state of telemedicine

Several trends took center stage at this year's American Telemedicine Association conference, from high patient satisfaction with telemedicine to a growing push for standardized practice guidelines.

By Shannon Muchmore • April 26, 2017

Kaiser Permanente CEO reports strong use of telehealth

The integrated health system invests about 25% of its $3.8 billion annual spend on health IT.

By Meg Bryant • April 25, 2017