Rock Health: Digital health funding lands $2B in face of predicted lull this year

Analytics and big data led the investing pack with $309 million invested in the first half of 2016.

By Jeff Byers • July 19, 2016

Happy patient, healthy hospital: Taking a cue from the hospitality industry

“Patient experience is not about smiling or putting mints on pillows," says hospitality consultant Paul Westbrook.

By Meg Bryant • July 18, 2016

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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.

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NYC Health + Hospitals addressing everything adolescents always wanted to know about sex (but were afraid to ask about an eggplant emoji)

A campaign will use emojis and social media to engage teens in sexual health education.

By Jeff Byers • July 18, 2016

Partnership trends persist as Princeton, Penn Med eye proposal

PHCS hopes to draw on Penn’s health IT expertise to advance efforts in population health. 

By Meg Bryant • July 15, 2016

CMS, FDA want device identifiers on Medicare claims forms

Collecting UDI data on claims forms would let providers and payers compare costs and outcomes of implants at the model level.

By Meg Bryant • July 15, 2016

Evolent, Valence Health join forces in $145M deal

The deal will shape the companies' future impacts on the value-based care market.

By Heather Caspi • July 14, 2016

AMA guidelines offer roadmap for ethical use of telemedicine

Teladoc called the AMA guidelines a “significant step forward” in the use of telemedicine to advance patient care.

By Meg Bryant • July 14, 2016

FDA officials call for better tracking of medical devices

The call for better postmarket tracking of health technology comes at the same time that medical professionals have put together more extensive registries on procedural outcomes. 

By Shalina Chatlani • July 13, 2016

Amino releases new price-shopping tools for 49 procedures

The San Francisco-based company launched last October.

By Jeff Byers • July 13, 2016

OCR arms healthcare orgs with new guidance to face ransomware threats head on

The agency says the guidance reinforces activities required by HIPAA that can help organizations prevent, detect, contain, and respond to threats.

By Jeff Byers • July 11, 2016

Interoperability is a four-letter word: Inching toward true exchange

The systems may need to talk to each other but the industry needs to engage the same conversation. ONC's Dr. Vindell Washington, athenahealth's Jonathan Bush, and AMA's Steven Stack weigh in.

By Jeff Byers • July 11, 2016

UPMC enlists IBM's Watson in new supply-chain venture

The pairing will help hospitals attack growing supply-chain costs — the second greatest healthcare expense behind labor for providers.

By Heather Caspi • July 11, 2016

EHR market dominance can influence HIE usage

"Policies designed to promote cross-vendor HIE may need to take local market competition into account," the authors wrote.

By Heather Caspi • July 11, 2016

CISOs plagued by too much information, over-promised solutions

Investors have injected more than $7.3 billion in cybersecurity startups over the past five years.

By Meg Bryant • July 8, 2016

CMS proposes site-neutral outpatient payment rates, flexibility in EHR program

The American Hospital Association is not happy with the decision over the proposed rule.

By Heather Caspi • July 7, 2016

NIH to deploy precision medicine to target breast cancer research among black women

Breast cancer incidence rates among black women have spiked 0.4% from 2008 to 2012, the American Cancer Society found.

By Heather Caspi • July 7, 2016

Aprecia Pharmaceuticals raises $30 million for 3-D printed medicine

The pharmaceutical company's first FDA-approved product manufactured using 3-D printing was made available to the U.S. market earlier this year. 

By Ana Mulero • July 7, 2016

5 ways virtual reality is disrupting healthcare

The global market for virtual reality in the healthcare market could reach $3.8 billion by 2020.

By Meg Bryant • July 7, 2016

Business agility key to surviving in today's fast-paced marketplace

Despite technological advances, communication remains a key challenge in managing a project team, a recent survey shows.

By Meg Bryant • July 6, 2016

Apple eyeing Health app to encourage iPhone users to become organ donors

Someone is added to the national transplant organ waiting list every 10 minutes, according to the White House.

By Ana Mulero • July 6, 2016

AHA's Health Forum champions 'Most Wired' hospitals

Most Wired hospitals are using telehealth to fill gaps in care and expand access to medical specialists, the survey found.

By Jeff Byers • July 6, 2016

Why McKesson is divesting its IT portfolio in favor of stronger drug distribution

Reaction to the news has been favorable, with several financial analysts giving the company a “buy” rating.

By Meg Bryant • July 6, 2016

ONC's new MACRA-required interoperability metrics look to mitigate reporting fatigue

Many of the comments received were related to four topics: burden, scope, outcomes, and complexity.

By Ana Mulero • July 6, 2016

Google DeepMind looks into AI for eye care with NHS partnership

The project with the Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust seeks to give providers a digital solution to detect eye defects faster.

By Jeff Byers • July 5, 2016

How insurers use gamification for customer wellness

Interactive tools, such as gaming, can make payer products more attractive to consumers and motivate customers to adopt healthy habits.

By Julie Henry • July 5, 2016