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    DEA proposes long-awaited rule for telehealth controlled substance prescriptions

    However, telehealth advocates raised concerns about restrictions included in the rule, with one group asking President-elect Donald Trump to withdraw the proposal.

    By • Jan. 16, 2025
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    Teladoc joins Amazon’s digital health benefits program

    Entering the marketplace could help drive enrollment in Teladoc’s chronic care management programs, executives with the virtual care company said at the J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference this week.

    By • Jan. 15, 2025
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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.

    By Healthcare Dive staff
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    Mayo Clinic expands AI documentation partnership with Abridge

    The notetaking assistant will first be available to about 2,000 clinicians serving one million patients.

    By • Jan. 15, 2025
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    Top healthcare technology trends in 2025

    The shape of AI regulation will be uncertain under the Trump administration this year, while healthcare companies will continue bolstering cyber defenses to withstand increasing attacks, experts say.

    By • Jan. 15, 2025
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    Hospital evaluation of AI predictive tools for bias is inconsistent, study finds

    Hospitals with more financial resources and technical expertise were more likely to locally test their models, suggesting a potential digital divide that could impact patient care.

    By • Jan. 14, 2025
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    HHS lays out strategic plan for healthcare AI

    The agency’s road map, which outlines goals for promoting safe and equitable adoption, comes as the future of AI policy is uncertain under the incoming Trump administration.

    By • Jan. 14, 2025
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    Amwell sells virtual psychiatric care business to Avel eCare for $21M

    The divestiture “fortifies our confidence” to reach positive cash flow in 2026, said Amwell CEO Ido Schoenberg.

    By • Jan. 9, 2025
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    Healthcare venture capital investment amplified by AI in 2024: report

    Nearly 30% of the funding poured into healthcare startups last year went to companies leveraging artificial intelligence, according to Silicon Valley Bank.

    By • Jan. 9, 2025
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    Transcarent to acquire fellow health benefits navigator Accolade for $621M

    If closed, the deal will take Accolade private and create a single firm with more than 1,400 employer and payer clients.

    By • Jan. 8, 2025
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    FDA aims to stem AI device bias, boost transparency in draft guidance

    The document follows the agency’s first digital health advisory meeting and a final guidance on postmarket updates to AI devices.

    By Elise Reuter • Jan. 7, 2025
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    HHS proposes HIPAA update to boost healthcare cybersecurity

    The security rule update, which would be the first since 2013, aims to clarify and provide more instruction on securing health data as cyberattacks and breaches in the sector skyrocket.

    By • Jan. 3, 2025
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    VA to resume Oracle EHR deployments in mid-2026

    More than a year after the agency largely put new deployments on hold, the Department of Veterans Affairs will soon begin work to roll out the medical record to four facilities in Michigan.

    By • Jan. 2, 2025
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    Ascension cyberattack exposes data from 5.6 million people

    The breach was the third largest reported to a portal managed by federal regulators last year.

    By • Dec. 20, 2024
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    Telehealth groups call for urgent action as Medicare flexibility deadline looms

    A sweeping funding bill that would have preserved the pandemic-era policies for two years was derailed by President-elect Donald Trump, less than two weeks before the flexibilities are set to expire.

    By • Dec. 19, 2024
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    7 of the biggest healthcare cyberattack and breach stories of 2024

    Cyberattacks targeting the healthcare industry continued to rise last year. Here are some of the largest incidents, from Change Healthcare to Ascension.

    By • Dec. 19, 2024
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    ASTP finalizes information blocking exception for reproductive health

    The policy allows providers, health IT developers or data exchanges to restrict information sharing when there’s risk it could expose patients or clinicians to legal fallout.

    By • Dec. 19, 2024
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    Stopgap funding bill includes sweeping PBM reform, preserves telehealth flexibilities

    The bipartisan agreement will fund the government through March. It could also reshape the pharmacy supply chain by reforming how controversial drug middlemen do business.

    By • Dec. 18, 2024
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    GoodRx appoints former PBM exec as permanent CEO

    Wendy Barnes will take up the role more than a year after the drug discount and digital health company’s founders stepped down as co-chief executives.

    By • Updated Dec. 19, 2024
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    What’s in store for the health and life sciences industries in 2025

    Advances in cloud, AI, and autonomous systems are driving breakthrough innovation in healthcare. Here’s what’s in store for 2025.

    By Seema Verma, Executive Vice President and General Manager, Oracle Health and Life Sciences • Dec. 16, 2024
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    Environments that support sensory preferences can boost mental health

    Enhancing mental health starts with environments that support individual sensory needs—boosting comfort, therapy engagement and recovery.

    Dec. 16, 2024
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    ASTP finalizes pared down HTI-2 interoperability rule

    The final rule focuses on regulating information sharing networks and doesn't include standards that could have sped up prior authorizations. Regulators suggested those could come in the future.

    By • Dec. 12, 2024
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    Artivion says cybersecurity incident has disrupted order, shipping processes

    The heart device manufacturer has taken certain systems offline in response to the incident, which involved the acquisition and encryption of files.

    By Nick Paul Taylor • Dec. 11, 2024
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    AI is top technology ‘hazard’ facing healthcare in 2025: report

    Healthcare organizations need to clearly define their AI goals, validate and monitor performance, and insist on transparency from model developers, according to safety and quality research firm ECRI.

    By • Dec. 9, 2024
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    Mount Nittany Health to pay $1.8M to settle online tracking technology lawsuit

    It's the latest provider to be hit with a hefty settlement. Earlier this year, Novant Health and Cerebral paid $6.6 million and more than $7 million, respectively, to settle similar claims.

    By Susanna Vogel • Dec. 6, 2024
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    Corewell Health to adopt Abridge’s AI documentation tool

    The deployment is one of Abridge’s largest health system partnerships, said CEO Shiv Rao. The product will be available to 4,000 employed physicians and advanced practice providers.

    By • Dec. 5, 2024