FitBit launches FitBit Group Health

The launch centers on corporate wellness partners, insurers, clinical researchers and weight management leaders. 

By Nina Flanagan • June 9, 2016

Q&A with HealthTap's Ron Gutman: Mobilizing public health assistance

With over 101,000 physicians in the company's network, HealthTap harnesses the speed of mobile tech to help public health relief efforts.

By Jeff Byers • June 9, 2016

Explore the Trendline➔

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

Big IT ideas for small practices

Despite financial and technical challenges, EHR and physician-focused social media apps can offer real benefits for solo and small medical practices.

By Meg Bryant • June 9, 2016

Poll: Allscripts, athenahealth top ambulatory providers in EHR satisfaction, loyalty

Marshfield Clinic Information Services ranked top vendor among users in multispecialty clinics for the first time. 

By Nina Flanagan • June 9, 2016

Bipartisan bill seeks a national adoption of telehealth model

A project brewing in New Mexico can lead to reduced costs and chronic disease rates, according to an AMA executive.

By Nina Flanagan • June 9, 2016

Medtronic's surgical robot to boost revenue in 2019

The world's largest standalone medical device maker said its robot will initially launch in India. 

By Nina Flanagan • June 8, 2016

National Cancer Institute launches Genomic Data Commons to share data

The unified data system, which will operate out of the University of Chicago, promotes genomic and clinical data sharing between researchers.

By Nina Flanagan • June 7, 2016

Healthcare groups weigh in on ONC interoperability measures

The new measures must be provided by July 1.

By Nina Flanagan • June 7, 2016

You can't do that in healthcare: 5 tips on staying true to HIPAA

Doctors should establish documented social media use policies and procedures and see that everyone within the practice follows them consistently.

By Meg Bryant • June 6, 2016

McKesson considers letting go its IT unit

The company may divest in order to focus on its core drug-distribution business.

By Heather Caspi • June 3, 2016

California regs find hospital broke law not reporting outbreak of dirty scopes

Eleven of at least 16 patients who were infected by contaminated medical scopes died at Huntington Hospital.

By Ana Mulero • June 3, 2016

Cancer Moonshot gets boost from new data-sharing network

The Oncology Precision Network will launch with 100,000 datasets in its database.

By Meg Bryant • June 3, 2016

ONC provides new transparency on certified health IT products

Purchasers will now be able to compare competing products.

By Heather Caspi • June 2, 2016

Medical records for thousands of NFL players were stolen

The professional football league is legally liable and may face a violation of medical privacy laws.

By Ana Mulero • June 2, 2016

HHS pushes for health data sharing

Some of the remaining challenges for the agency's goal regarding the universal adoption of EHRs include interoperability, privacy, cybersecurity, and common standards.

By Nina Flanagan • June 2, 2016

HIEs pilot 'patient-centered data home'

The Arizona Health-e Connection, the Colorado Quality Health Network, and the Utah Health Information Network are using a method of data sharing between exchanges based on flagging episodes. 

By Nina Flanagan • June 2, 2016

How are algorithms changing healthcare?

“It’s not just about big data," says Apervita co-founder and Chief Marketing Officer Rick Halton. "It’s really small data that you’re putting into practice.” 

By Meg Bryant • June 2, 2016

CHIME launches new Cybersecurity Center to develop best practices

The new center will focus on collaboration and information sharing to better address cyberattacks. 

By Nina Flanagan • June 1, 2016

Mayo Clinic locks into precision medicine with $142M NIH grant

The biospecimens will be stored at the Minnesota and Florida campuses.

By Meg Bryant • June 1, 2016

Predictive software helps physicians decide on treatment course

Physicians who used the tool wrote 25% less antibiotic prescriptions.  

By Nina Flanagan • June 1, 2016

ONC: EHRs now in play at most U.S. hospitals

Newly released data show that eight in 10 small, rural and, critical-access hospitals have adopted basic EHR systems.

By Meg Bryant • June 1, 2016

Montefiore launches predictive analytics program for crisis patients

The health system is one of the first to implement a semantic data lake as the basis for its predictive analytics and advanced clinical decisions. 

By Nina Flanagan • June 1, 2016

Food label updates, nutrition apps signal gain for population health

Researchers argue a real impact requires not just labels, but relatable information, such as how many minutes of running it will take to burn off a soda.

By Meg Bryant • May 31, 2016

'Big data' effort saves $1.5B in Medicare fraud

Analytics are now being used to prevent fraudulent payments before they are made.

By Heather Caspi • May 30, 2016

PwC identifies top 3 strategies for scaling population health

Healthcare organizations capable of showing evidence that their population health programs are working are more likely to be rewarded in risk-based deals with insurers, according to the report. 

By Heather Caspi • May 26, 2016