Meet Forward, a doctor office startup run by ex-Uber, Google employees

Forward offers unlimited access to a range of services from baseline screening to nutrition counseling for a monthly fee in lieu of insurance or a co-pay.

By Jeff Byers • Jan. 18, 2017

ONC, CMS offer roadmap for continued shift to value-based payments

Barriers and frustrations around the digitization of healthcare remain, National Coordinator for Health IT Dr. Vindell Washington and CMS acting Administrator Andy Slavitt wrote in a recent blog post. 

By Meg Bryant • Jan. 18, 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.

By Healthcare Dive staff

ONC unveils winners of consumer, provider health data app contests

Contestants were required to use Fast Health Interoperability Resources and open application programming interfaces.

By Meg Bryant • Jan. 18, 2017

Mobile health trackers could have potential new measures, study finds

Although it remains to be seen whether mobile health devices prove to be useful aids for weight loss and fitness over time, Stanford researchers have found the devices can reveal emerging health issues by monitoring subtle physiological changes.

By Kathleen Gilbert • Jan. 15, 2017

Wider adoption of electronic transactions could save healthcare $9.4B, report says

While CAQH makes the case for the fiscal benefits of digital transactions, implementing an electronic workflow has seen some struggles in provider settings.

By Meg Bryant • Jan. 13, 2017

ECRI's top 10 tech picks for 2017

Technologies to watch include liquid biopsies and UV-C LEDs for disinfection.

By Meg Bryant • Jan. 12, 2017

Health IT start-up Nuna takes Medicaid into the Cloud

CMS acting Administrator Andy Slavitt called the database “near historic” in providing a broad-brush view of the Medicaid program.

By Meg Bryant • Jan. 12, 2017

New weapons in infection control and prevention

Determining what technologies to invest in should start with a good cost analysis.

By Meg Bryant • Jan. 12, 2017

HealthTap unveils AI personal triage system

The company has been experimenting to provide people with access to physician knowledge even if they cannot use smartphones or websites.

By Meg Bryant • Jan. 11, 2017

IBM Watson, FDA aim to tackle, tame blockchain for data exchange

"At the core this technology can address various frictions in the health system, such as meaningful collaboration and coordination in healthcare," Shahram Ebadollahi, Vice President for Innovations and Chief Science Officer, IBM Watson, told Healthcare Dive.

By Jeff Byers • Jan. 11, 2017

Cal INDEX-Empire Health Information Exchange merger will boost big data

The merger of these two California data exchanges will result in the country’s largest database of insurance claims and medical records.

By Kathleen Gilbert • Jan. 11, 2017

Mind the gap: Bridging care coordination, IT infrastructure no easy feat

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Office of Inspector General identified backend IT infrastructure as a critical vulnerability for the implementation of the Quality Payment Program in the coming year. 

By Meg Bryant • Jan. 11, 2017

St. Jude issues patch for heart device cyber vulnerabilities

This is the eighth software update in the past three years for the Merlin@home transmitter.

By Meg Bryant • Jan. 11, 2017

$475,000 fine marks first HIPAA enforcement action over breach notification timing

Presence Health reported a breach but not within 60 days of discovering the problem, as is required by law.

By Kathleen Gilbert • Jan. 10, 2017

IBM allies with Illumina on precision medicine

The Watson Genomics platform will be available with Illumina’s tumor-sequencing panel early this year.

By Meg Bryant • Jan. 10, 2017

Medical tech investments reflect shifts in reimbursement models

As value-based reimbursement models become more prominent, investors are turning their attention to startups developing products that can help hospitals reduce costs. 

By Luke Gale • Jan. 9, 2017

CES 2017: Big ideas for the future of healthcare

With digital health, there’s a gadget for everyone.

By Kathleen Gilbert • Jan. 9, 2017

NQF guidance aims to reduce quality measure variation

The guidance provides a decision-logic framework for determining if variation exists and how to address it.

By Meg Bryant • Jan. 6, 2017

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

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

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

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