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Reports: Healthcare top target for 2017 cyberattacks, gets a 'D' for cybersecurity
EHRs will continue to be the primary target for hackers and ransomware attacks, a report by Experian warns.
By Meg Bryant • Dec. 6, 2016 -
Health Catalyst aims to 'democratize' machine learning in healthcare
The open source repository is the first specifically for healthcare, the Utah-based data analytics company says.
By Meg Bryant • Dec. 2, 2016 -
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
Healthcare supply chain apps: Turning financial risks into rewards
Carle Foundation Hospital cites $165,000 in annualized savings with the use of healthcare supply chain app Curvo.
By Ana Mulero • Dec. 1, 2016 -
IBM unveils new imaging solutions from Watson Health, Merge Healthcare
The new tools draw on more than a decade of machine learning and artificial intelligence work.
By Meg Bryant • Dec. 1, 2016 -
Deep Dive
Health systems lining up to offer telehealth options
“Everybody is trying to do more with less, and technology is affording providers that opportunity,” says American Well’s Danielle Russella.
By Meg Bryant • Dec. 1, 2016 -
University Hospitals taps Medtronic for care delivery solutions
The partnership is the medtech giant's first Integrated Health Systems agreement in the U.S.
By Meg Bryant • Dec. 1, 2016 -
Boston Children's Hospital, GE Healthcare developing cloud-based solution for pediatric brain imaging
Interpreting imaging studies in very young children can be tricky because their brains are developing so rapidly.
By Meg Bryant • Dec. 1, 2016 -
VA, Flow Health team up on precision medicine for veterans
The partnership represents a “watershed moment for deep learning in healthcare,” Flow Health CMO Robert Rowley says.
By Meg Bryant • Dec. 1, 2016 -
Emails shed light on Apple's healthcare musings
FDA and Apple officials conferred on a range of topics from 510(k)s to diagnostic apps and the App Store review process, according to emails obtained by MobiHealthNews.
By Meg Bryant • Nov. 30, 2016 -
Deep Dive
The 2016 Dive Awards for healthcare
From administrator to feud of the year, Healthcare Dive reveals the winners and identifies trends shaping healthcare in 2016.
By Jeff Byers and Ana Mulero • Nov. 29, 2016 -
Healthcare IT News' Best Hospital IT winners vary widely in experience
Most reported significant work toward value-based care initiatives.
By Luke Gale • Nov. 27, 2016 -
Experts outline new public health roadmap
Life expectancy in the U.S. has been flat in the past three years, Karen DeSalvo and Georges Benjamin stated.
By Meg Bryant • Nov. 23, 2016 -
Cleveland Clinic CEO: Hospitals' high risk of closure is driving consolidation
U.S. hospitals are operating at only 65% occupancy, Toby Cosgrove said in an interview with FOX Business Network.
By Meg Bryant • Nov. 23, 2016 -
A new surgical procedure for a new tech age
An emerging procedure called dynamic-model amputation shows how medical advancements are being made alongside technological innovations.
By Luke Gale • Nov. 23, 2016 -
Deep Dive
How Doctor On Demand tackles marketing and care access in a saturated consumer market
"I think the number of people who need mental health in this country compared to the people that actually get it is a huge gap to close," says CEO Hill Ferguson.
By Jeff Byers • Nov. 22, 2016 -
Opinion
Where should digital health elevator pitches really start?
Health2047's Jack Stockert discusses origin stories and their implications for the healthcare industry.
By Jack Stockert • Nov. 22, 2016 -
Shipments of healthcare robots to nearly triple by 2021
Revenues for surgical, hospital and rehab robots could hit $2.8 billion in five years, market intelligence firm Tractica projects.
By Meg Bryant • Nov. 22, 2016 -
Jiff data shows promise for wearable devices in the workplace
Nearly 1 in 3 employers surveyed offered a wellness program that incorporated wearables, and another 23% were considering a wearable program in the future.
By Luke Gale • Nov. 21, 2016 -
CMS releases API tool to ease MACRA reporting
The tool is the first in a series of efforts aimed at relieving the burden of participating in the Quality Payment Program.
By Meg Bryant • Nov. 18, 2016 -
St. Jude's newest heart pumper bests earlier version in clinical trial
The trial results are a spot of good news in an otherwise dreary news cycle for the medical device company this fall.
By Meg Bryant • Nov. 17, 2016 -
Cerner partners with American Well on EHR-telehealth solution
The collaboration could pressure other electronic health records to integrate with telehealth platforms.
By Meg Bryant • Nov. 17, 2016 -
Deep Dive
Recognizing and preventing medical device fraud
“The medical device area is particularly susceptible to kickbacks for physicians,” says Arnall Golden Gregory partner and former Justice Department attorney Sara Lord.
By Meg Bryant • Nov. 17, 2016 -
ContextMedia snaps up AccentHealth
As the hype surrounding digital health tools grows, the company has made it a goal to introduce interactive technology platforms in 70% of doctors’ offices by 2020.
By Luke Gale • Nov. 17, 2016 -
FDA approves new treatment for irregular heartbeats
The Medtronic device uses algorithms to sense the heart’s electrical impulses and adjust the rate at which they’re delivered.
By Meg Bryant • Nov. 16, 2016 -
AMA issues roadmap for blending mHealth apps with clinical practice
Not all mobile health apps are FDA-regulated and safety and accuracy can vary.
By Meg Bryant • Nov. 16, 2016