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Sen. Murray calls for new medical device tracking system
Sen. Murray's recent report exposes failures by the FDA, medical device manufacturers, and hospitals that contributed to nationwide antibiotic-resistant infections from a gastrointestinal scope.
By Nina Flanagan • Feb. 3, 2016 -
Visual social media sites spreading health misinformation
Pinterest, with nearly 74 million users, is becoming a popular site for health discussions, but a recent study found there's a substantial amount of misinformation.
By Nina Flanagan • Feb. 3, 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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On-demand healthcare's allure predicted to net $1B in 2017
Willingness of large payers to reimburse for such services are driving investment interests.
By Meg Bryant • Feb. 3, 2016 -
The Company Formerly Known As Google still gambling on healthcare tech despite Q4 losses
While Google’s Internet and ad business propelled Alphabet to surpass Apple as the world’s most valuable company, its “Other Bets” category, which includes the company’s healthcare pipeline, suffered an operating loss.
By Meg Bryant • Feb. 3, 2016 -
How EMR miscommunication can contribute to $1.7B in US malpractice claims
Poor communication continues to be a major factor in malpractice claims, 22 years after a Boston Globe reporter’s death propelled the problem into the national spotlight.
By Meg Bryant • Feb. 3, 2016 -
Epic named 'Best in KLAS' for 6th consecutive year
Impact Advisors was also congratulated as Overall IT Services Firm for the fourth year in a row.
By Heather Caspi • Feb. 1, 2016 -
Partners HealthCare invites entire workforce to put on thinking caps for $1M innovation grants
Partners is encouraging workplace innovation in a big--and inclusive--way.
By Heather Caspi • Feb. 1, 2016 -
Healthcare data groups to coordinate security initiatives
Two large health data organizations, the Electronic Healthcare Network Accreditation Commission and the National Health Information Sharing and Analysis Center say they will coordinate their security initiatives.
By Nina Flanagan • Jan. 28, 2016 -
Cambia shutters down medical costs tracking startup
Wellero had a mobile app that enabled patients to track their medical costs and avoid unexpected out-of-pocket expenses.
By Nina Flanagan • Jan. 28, 2016 -
Deep Dive
How one LA hospital spent $70M on a 'cutting-edge' IT infrastructure
South Los Angeles MLK Community Hospital officials had many considerations when designing their new health IT system.
By Meg Bryant • Jan. 28, 2016 -
FDA
Two Colorado-based clinical testing companies to merge, focus on genetic cancer testing
Strand Life Sciences will be bought by Venaxis over several months and initially focus on genetic testing for cancer.
By Nina Flanagan • Jan. 28, 2016 -
Two-way health info sharing starts between Ohio, Indiana exchanges
Indiana and Ohio-based health information exchanges now sharing data bidirectionally.
By Nina Flanagan • Jan. 28, 2016 -
CMS gives telehealth green light for face-to-face Medicaid visits
In addition, CMS recently launched its first home health patient experience of care star ratings.
By Ana Mulero • Jan. 28, 2016 -
Task force sends recs for health IT comparison tool to ONC
The Certified Technology Comparison Task Force provided recommendations for a national health IT tool at a recent Health IT Joint Committee meeting.
By Nina Flanagan • Jan. 27, 2016 -
Centene misplaces hard drives; 950,000 affected
The bad news comes as Centene is working to close a merger deal with HealthNet.
By Meg Bryant • Jan. 27, 2016 -
How some insurers are tackling opioid abuse through social work
The plans are betting beefing up their social worker ranks will enable real recoveries and cut costs.
By Heather Caspi • Jan. 27, 2016 -
Deep Dive
Treating whole communities: Why on-demand transit partnerships matter
As Uber, Lyft, and other on-demand services are entering into the medical transport space, some believe such partnerships will help contain provider costs.
By Meg Bryant • Jan. 26, 2016 -
Consumers may pay to keep health data private
An expert panel at the World Economic Forum said consumers may want more privacy as they become more aware of the ads showing up on their computers.
By Nina Flanagan • Jan. 26, 2016 -
Cerner CEO to begin cancer treatment
Neal Patterson recently announced he has been diagnosed with soft tissue cancer.
By Nina Flanagan • Jan. 26, 2016 -
EHR bigwigs join new Carequality Interoperability Framework
The framework aims to advance secure, interoperable health information exchange.
By Heather Caspi • Jan. 25, 2016 -
Carlyle Group drops price for Symantec's Veritas to $7.4B
The deal, originally announced in August, was set for Symantec to receive $8 billion in cash.
By Nina Flanagan • Jan. 25, 2016 -
Omnyx's digital pathology system could be close to FDA approval
The company says an FDA approval for the system could occur thanks to a device reclassification with fewer regulatory requirements.
By Nina Flanagan • Jan. 25, 2016 -
Secretive startup Vizzario raises $2M, hints at use for eye-care tech
The company hasn't divulged what the money will be used for, but its website highlights eye diagnostic technology.
By Nina Flanagan • Jan. 25, 2016 -
Practice Fusion eyeing 2017 IPO
The cloud-based EHR boasts a client base of 30,000 physician practices and 5 million patient visits per month.
By Meg Bryant • Jan. 22, 2016 -
HealthSpot files Chapter 7 bankruptcy, shutters telehealth kiosks
HealthSpot offered telemedicine kiosks for retail and workplace locations.
By Nina Flanagan • Jan. 21, 2016
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