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ACA Round-Up: Fault lines show as ACA battle wages on
Democrats work to rally public support while Republicans strive to move quickly to dismantle Obamacare in this political minefield.
By Kathleen McGuire Gilbert • Jan. 5, 2017 -
Cleveland Clinic deploys deep brain stimulation in 'nation's first' stroke recovery surgery
By combining DBS with traditional physical therapy, investigators hope to boost recovery and reduce long-term deficits.
By Meg Bryant • Jan. 5, 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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Forbes' young healthcare leaders are all about technology
Healthcare leaders around the nation are looking at various methods - from telemedicine to wearable technologies - to improve healthcare quality and access.
By Luke Gale and Ana Mulero • Jan. 5, 2017 -
Deep Dive
How to set up a telemedicine practice
“Telemedicine services are becoming an expectation of consumers,” says Sarah Sossong, director of the Center for Telehealth at Massachusetts General Hospital.
By Meg Bryant • Jan. 5, 2017 -
Survey: Consumers wary about health IT
The number of patients refusing to divulge all their personal information jumped from 33% in 2013 to 87% last year.
By Meg Bryant • Jan. 5, 2017 -
Deep Dive
What's at stake across the industry for ACA repeal and delay
Let's take a beat to assess the storylines behind the new "if you like your plan, you can keep it" battle.
By Jeff Byers & Meg Bryant • Jan. 4, 2017 -
UnitedHealthcare partners with Fitbit to boost workplace wellness program participation
The managed care company will give participants the opportunity to benefit financially from meeting activity goals monitored by the wearable.
By Kathleen McGuire Gilbert • Jan. 4, 2017 -
Pop health vendors challenged by range of provider needs
“The world of population health is so vast that there is not one vendor that does it all for providers,” says KLAS’ Bradley Hunter.
By Meg Bryant • Jan. 4, 2017 -
FDA
FDA finalizes cybersecurity recs for medical devices
The 30-page guidance establishes a risk-based framework for identifying and addressing vulnerabilities in device cybersecurity.
By Meg Bryant • Jan. 4, 2017 -
Deep Dive
3 technologies that are disrupting healthcare logistics
Drones, ride-sharing apps and voice assistants are making a big splash.
By Meg Bryant • Jan. 3, 2017 -
Digital health investments remained strong in 2016
With investments reaching nearly $8 billion in 2016, the future of digital health remains bright.
By Kathleen McGuire Gilbert • Jan. 3, 2017 -
Abbott closes $25 billion St. Jude Medical acquisition
The companies’ combined cardiovascular and neuromodulation portfolios have annual sales of about $87 billion.
By Meg Bryant • Jan. 3, 2017 -
S&P says 2017 a 'one-time pricing correction' for ACA markets
The report predicts next year will see the insurers that sell ACA plans "getting close to break even or better."
By Jeff Byers & Meg Bryant • Dec. 23, 2016 -
Provider demand for 3-D imaging solutions rose nearly 10% this year
Spending on 3-D imaging systems is likely to continue increasing as providers embrace computer-assisted surgeries and 3-D printing technologies.
By Kathleen McGuire Gilbert • Dec. 22, 2016 -
OIG: IT infrastructure cause for concern when it comes to Quality Payment Program
The Office of the Inspection General said CMS technical assistance programs “must quickly be ramped up to full-scale” to help ensure the success of providers.
By Luke Gale • Dec. 22, 2016 -
EHR helped Nationwide Children's Hospital save $1.36M
The one-year pilot study led to fewer hospitalizations, emergency room visits, and urgent care visits.
By Meg Bryant • Dec. 22, 2016 -
Miami Cardiac implants dissolving heart stent
About 600,000 people require coronary stents each year.
By Meg Bryant • Dec. 21, 2016 -
GreatCall snags remote monitoring firm Healthsense
The deal gives aging-in-place health IT company GreatCall access to a broader range of services for senior living and healthcare.
By Meg Bryant • Dec. 21, 2016 -
Healthcare IT News: athenahealth shoots for EHR ROI in 2017
“Our big moonshot…is getting back to a true ROI,” Todd Rothenhaus, CMO of athenahealth, said.
By Meg Bryant • Dec. 20, 2016 -
Japanese execs plead the fifth on safety-related correspondence
Olympus Corp.'s duodenoscopes have been linked to at least 35 deaths in American hospitals since 2013.
By Kathleen McGuire Gilbert • Dec. 20, 2016 -
HIMSS CEO will retire in 2017
A global search is underway to find a successor to H. Stephen Lieber.
By Kathleen McGuire Gilbert • Dec. 20, 2016 -
Report: Global HIT market to exceed $228B by 2020
The fastest growing segment within the market over the next four years is that of clinical product solutions.
By Meg Bryant • Dec. 20, 2016 -
New Geisinger initiative digs deep into the wild, unstructured world of big data
The company has implemented a system that pulls data from previously siloed sources to gain new insights for patient care.
By Kathleen McGuire Gilbert • Dec. 19, 2016 -
Rock Health: Nearly half of consumers embrace digital health tools
When it comes to the confidentiality of their health data, Americans trust their family members and physicians the most and government and tech companies the least, according to the organization's latest survey.
By Kathleen McGuire Gilbert • Dec. 15, 2016 -
Medisafe, major EHRs spotlight interoperable medication lists
A new report by Surescripts shows 93% of surveyed patients favor storing all their medications in one location.
By Meg Bryant • Dec. 15, 2016
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