Telehealth increasingly seen as criteria for choosing primary doc, study finds

Most willing to switch doctors were parents of children under age 18 and 35 to 44 year olds, American Well stated.

By Meg Bryant • Jan. 26, 2017

John Halamka offers health IT advice to Trump administration

Enabling IT infrastructure, reducing clinical burden and cybersecurity are among the major issues the new administration should focus on, the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center CIO says. 

By Meg Bryant • Jan. 26, 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

More healthcare organizations using interoperability services

The majority of transactions using DirectTrust's framework involve care coordination, referrals, and alerts.

By Meg Bryant • Jan. 26, 2017

Study: EMRs aren't giving the full picture

Self-reported symptoms on a questionnaire often don’t make it into the patient’s electronic medical record, according to researchers at the University of Michigan.

By Meg Bryant • Jan. 26, 2017

How patient engagement technology can deliver care outside hospitals

Patient outreach tools like Emmi Solutions and Patient IO are changing the way providers and patients interact.  

By Meg Bryant • Jan. 26, 2017

Banner Health, Philips underscore telehealth value in high-cost populations

The electronics company's Intensive Ambulatory Care pilot program helped cut hospitalizations and overall costs.

By Meg Bryant • Jan. 24, 2017

athenahealth partners with health clinics company OurHealth

As employers explore new ways to get workers engaged with their health, opportunity abounds for companies like athenahealth and OurHealth. 

By Luke Gale • Jan. 24, 2017

Behavioral health interest is rising. ACA repeal could change that

Growth rates for telehealth, virtual reality, mHealth apps and wearables in the space are expected to be in the double digits over the next five years, according to a new Frost & Sullivan report.

By Meg Bryant • Jan. 20, 2017

Lost and found: Keeping track of healthcare equipment

The global healthcare asset management market is expected to reach $29.6 million in 2020.

By Meg Bryant • Jan. 19, 2017

McKesson settles alleged CSA violations for record $150M

The Fortune 500 healthcare services and IT company must hire an independent monitor to assess compliance with controlled substances regulations as part of the settlement.

By Meg Bryant • Jan. 19, 2017

Healthcare IT reels in $5B with 2016 funding

A new report from Mercom Capital Group shows venture capital funding thrived last year, while M&A deals decreased slightly.

By Meg Bryant • Jan. 19, 2017

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 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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