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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 -
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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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 -
Blockchain: Healthcare has 'most aggressive deployment plans of any industry'
HHS launched a challenge in July to use blockchain to solve privacy, security and scalability issues in electronic health records.
By Meg Bryant • Dec. 15, 2016 -
Carequality, CommonWell partner on interoperability, data sharing
The collaboration’s aim is to make it easier for providers to get health information that could be useful in making decisions about diagnosis and treatment for their patients.
By Meg Bryant • Dec. 15, 2016 -
Deep Dive
Is there a robot in the house?
“Robots are not yet disrupting the healthcare landscape, but they have the capacity to do so in the future,” says Ayanna Howard, founder of the Human-Automation Systems Laboratory at Georgia Institute of Technology.
By Meg Bryant • Dec. 15, 2016 -
Patients are unhappy with the handling of their health data, survey finds
Most patients are tired of repeating the same information to providers at each visit, both on forms and verbally.
By Kathleen McGuire Gilbert • Dec. 14, 2016 -
Patient mix-ups a major drain on hospital revenues, physician productivity
Positive patient identification using biometrics could cut down on misidentifications, said respondents to a survey conducted by the Ponemon Institute.
By Meg Bryant • Dec. 14, 2016 -
Deep Dive
Dr. Vindell Washington on health IT: Where should we go from here?
The National Coordinator for Health IT discussed in an interview with Healthcare Dive how the next administration can help keep the momentum going with current health IT priorities.
By Ana Mulero • Dec. 14, 2016 -
Humana CEO offers 5-point plan for curbing ER use
Primary care providers should act as the “quarterback” in the healthcare system, directing patients to specialists as needed and helping to reduce unnecessary ER visits, CEO Bruce Broussard says.
By Meg Bryant • Dec. 13, 2016
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