Study casts doubt on benefits of glucose self-monitoring

Patients who use glucose monitoring devices do better when they get physician feedback on the readings.

By Meg Bryant • June 20, 2017

Epic extends M*Modal collaboration with AI to help EHR workflow

The technology analyzes clinical notes and delivers real-time physician feedback on gaps and potential problems.  

By Les Masterson • June 19, 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

Oscar, Cleveland Clinic team up to offer health plans in Ohio

The payer has also signed on to offer plans for small business employers on the HealthPass New York exchange.

By Meg Bryant • June 16, 2017

Apple rumored to be eyeing personal health records on iPhones

The company has been talking with hospitals and scouting around for possible acquisitions.

By Meg Bryant • June 16, 2017

Hospitals paying big bucks for devices that don't connect

Hospitals need to use their purchasing power to pressure health IT vendors to embrace interoperability, Johns Hopkins researchers say.

By Meg Bryant • June 15, 2017

Salesforce extends Health Cloud beyond physician office, enables multiple care plans

The CRM leader also announced two new apps available on Health Cloud.

By Meg Bryant • June 15, 2017

House sets expectations for VA-Cerner contract

The new Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations bill includes $65 million for EHR modernization.

By Meg Bryant • June 14, 2017

Oscar unveils clinical dashboard to enhance patient profiles

The dashboard can merge with hospitals and telehealth sessions to provide doctors with discharge summaries and consultation notes.

By Meg Bryant • June 14, 2017

Sutter Health, Aetna to launch jointly-owned health plan

The joint venture aims to improve engagement "through combined data analytics that identify at-risk patients sooner and provides them with earlier access to care."

By Ana Mulero • June 14, 2017

OIG: Medicare overpaid $729M in EHR incentives

The report chided the CMS on its scant documentation reviews, which put the program at risk of abuse and misused funds.

By Meg Bryant • June 13, 2017

HIMSS, PCHAlliance ask for flexible broadband regulations that support telehealth

The groups called for more short-term access to broadband connections for individuals to facilitate remote patient monitoring of chronic conditions.

By Meg Bryant • June 13, 2017

Drones respond quicker than emergency services in heart attack simulations, study finds

The findings published in JAMA could have implications for patients in rural and medically underserved areas.

By Meg Bryant • June 13, 2017

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

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

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

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

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