Healthcare venture capital investment amplified by AI in 2024: report

Nearly 30% of the funding poured into healthcare startups last year went to companies leveraging artificial intelligence, according to Silicon Valley Bank.

By Emily Olsen • Jan. 9, 2025

Transcarent to acquire fellow health benefits navigator Accolade for $621M

If closed, the deal will take Accolade private and create a single firm with more than 1,400 employer and payer clients.

By Emily Olsen • Jan. 8, 2025

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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

FDA aims to stem AI device bias, boost transparency in draft guidance

The document follows the agency’s first digital health advisory meeting and a final guidance on postmarket updates to AI devices.

By Elise Reuter • Jan. 7, 2025

HHS proposes HIPAA update to boost healthcare cybersecurity

The security rule update, which would be the first since 2013, aims to clarify and provide more instruction on securing health data as cyberattacks and breaches in the sector skyrocket.

By Emily Olsen • Jan. 3, 2025

VA to resume Oracle EHR deployments in mid-2026

More than a year after the agency largely put new deployments on hold, the Department of Veterans Affairs will soon begin work to roll out the medical record to four facilities in Michigan.

By Emily Olsen • Jan. 2, 2025

Ascension cyberattack exposes data from 5.6 million people

The breach was the third largest reported to a portal managed by federal regulators last year.

By Emily Olsen • Dec. 20, 2024

Telehealth groups call for urgent action as Medicare flexibility deadline looms

A sweeping funding bill that would have preserved the pandemic-era policies for two years was derailed by President-elect Donald Trump, less than two weeks before the flexibilities are set to expire.

By Emily Olsen • Dec. 19, 2024

7 of the biggest healthcare cyberattack and breach stories of 2024

Cyberattacks targeting the healthcare industry continued to rise last year. Here are some of the largest incidents, from Change Healthcare to Ascension.

By Sydney Halleman • Dec. 19, 2024

ASTP finalizes information blocking exception for reproductive health

The policy allows providers, health IT developers or data exchanges to restrict information sharing when there’s risk it could expose patients or clinicians to legal fallout.

By Emily Olsen • Dec. 19, 2024

Stopgap funding bill includes sweeping PBM reform, preserves telehealth flexibilities

The bipartisan agreement will fund the government through March. It could also reshape the pharmacy supply chain by reforming how controversial drug middlemen do business.

By Rebecca Pifer Parduhn • Dec. 18, 2024

GoodRx appoints former PBM exec as permanent CEO

Wendy Barnes will take up the role more than a year after the drug discount and digital health company’s founders stepped down as co-chief executives.

By Emily Olsen • Updated Dec. 19, 2024

What’s in store for the health and life sciences industries in 2025

Advances in cloud, AI, and autonomous systems are driving breakthrough innovation in healthcare. Here’s what’s in store for 2025.

By Seema Verma, Executive Vice President and General Manager, Oracle Health and Life Sciences • Dec. 16, 2024

Environments that support sensory preferences can boost mental health

Enhancing mental health starts with environments that support individual sensory needs—boosting comfort, therapy engagement and recovery.

Dec. 16, 2024

ASTP finalizes pared down HTI-2 interoperability rule

The final rule focuses on regulating information sharing networks and doesn't include standards that could have sped up prior authorizations. Regulators suggested those could come in the future.

By Emily Olsen • Dec. 12, 2024

Artivion says cybersecurity incident has disrupted order, shipping processes

The heart device manufacturer has taken certain systems offline in response to the incident, which involved the acquisition and encryption of files.

By Nick Paul Taylor • Dec. 11, 2024

AI is top technology ‘hazard’ facing healthcare in 2025: report

Healthcare organizations need to clearly define their AI goals, validate and monitor performance, and insist on transparency from model developers, according to safety and quality research firm ECRI.

By Emily Olsen • Dec. 9, 2024

Mount Nittany Health to pay $1.8M to settle online tracking technology lawsuit

It's the latest provider to be hit with a hefty settlement. Earlier this year, Novant Health and Cerebral paid $6.6 million and more than $7 million, respectively, to settle similar claims.

By Susanna Vogel • Dec. 6, 2024

Corewell Health to adopt Abridge’s AI documentation tool

The deployment is one of Abridge’s largest health system partnerships, said CEO Shiv Rao. The product will be available to 4,000 employed physicians and advanced practice providers.

By Emily Olsen • Dec. 5, 2024

FDA issues final guidance on postmarket updates to AI-enabled devices

By using pre-determined change control plans, manufacturers can update AI-enabled devices without filing an additional FDA submission.

By Elise Reuter • Dec. 4, 2024

AI adoption for medical imaging soars: Klas Research

More than half of survey respondents reported using an AI algorithm for at least one imaging use case, compared with just 17% in 2018.

By Emily Olsen • Dec. 4, 2024

8 experts on leveraging AI in healthcare

Healthcare organizations must carefully vet AI tools, address patient concerns and keep an eye on standards and regulation, according to industry experts who spoke at a Healthcare Dive virtual event.

By Sydney Halleman • Dec. 3, 2024

HIPAA audits not effective at improving cybersecurity: OIG

The HHS’ Office for Civil Rights’ audit program was too narrow in scope to effectively assess data protections and reduce cyber risks in the healthcare sector, according to the report.

By Emily Olsen • Nov. 26, 2024

AI could be ‘transformational’ for payers, experts say

Insurers could save 20% in administrative costs and 10% in medical costs by harnessing the technology, experts said during a panel hosted by Healthcare Dive.

By Susanna Vogel • Updated Nov. 25, 2024

Tenet to deploy Commure’s AI scribe at physician network

The deal comes weeks after Commure partnered with another for-profit provider, HCA Healthcare, and acquired AI documentation firm Augmedix.

By Emily Olsen • Nov. 22, 2024

Providers will need to boost cyber defenses amid AI adoption: Moody’s

AI could ease labor shortages, but health systems will need to increase cybersecurity spending to manage heightened risks, according to the credit ratings agency.

By Emily Olsen • Nov. 21, 2024