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VA reveals companies sharing $22B contract for IT upgrade
The contract is part of the Transformation Twenty-One Total Technology Next Generation program set to improve the VA's coordination and services.
By Nina Flanagan • March 10, 2016 -
Healthcare IT vendors sign pledge to share data
The Patient Safety Movement Foundation's Open Data Pledge has been signed by 49 healthcare technology vendors.
By Nina Flanagan • March 10, 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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HHS seeks nominees for cybersecurity task force
The Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015 required HHS to set up a Health Care Industry Cybersecurity Task Force to defend healthcare data against more complex and sophisticated cyberattacks.
By Nina Flanagan • March 10, 2016 -
Deep Dive
5 ways artificial intelligence is changing the face of healthcare
IBM's Watson Health is partnering with about 30 companies and institutions to create more specialized uses for its AI platform.
By Meg Bryant • March 10, 2016 -
City of Hope email hack exposes patient information
The incident is another example for the need for greater cybersecurity in the industry.
By Meg Bryant • March 9, 2016 -
FDA
Bionic fingertip restores amputee's touch in groundbreaking study
Using the bionic fingertip, the amputee was able to distinguish between rough and smooth textures 96% of the time.
By Meg Bryant • March 9, 2016 -
Study: Health apps are missing privacy policies and share data
20% of smartphone owners had health apps in 2012 and 7% of primary care physicians recommended one to their patients.
By Nina Flanagan • March 9, 2016 -
Deep Dive
'Doctorpreneurs' breathing new life into healthcare seed funding
Instead of building something that works great outside of healthcare, and trying to force-fit it into healthcare, innovators must take the opposite approach—working first with investors or partners
By Meg Bryant • March 8, 2016 -
Telehealth savings potential estimated at $6B annually
While the potential is great, some challenges remain.
By Heather Caspi • March 7, 2016 -
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Deep DiveHealthcare Dive presents The HIMSSzies
The lights, the tweets, the pink socks! HIMSS16 had it all this year.
By Jeff Byers • March 6, 2016 -
Deep Dive
Healthcare startups still face a rocky road as market matures
Startups have the potential to shape the future of healthcare, but the road to success isn't easy.
By Nina Flanagan • March 5, 2016 -
Universal American continues to lose money over ACOs
Since entering the accountable care organization sector, Universal American scaled back operations from 34 ACOs to 22.
By Meg Bryant • March 4, 2016 -
Bevin touts $20M savings by transitioning KY to federal exchange
Kentucky officials said the cost to insure Kentuckians on the federal exchange would be about $6.4 million, a substantial savings over Kynect.
By Meg Bryant • March 4, 2016 -
CMS announces interoperability initiative for Medicaid providers
Funding will be available to connect a broader variety of providers.
By Heather Caspi • March 3, 2016 -
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HIMSS survey: Gender disparity evident in health IT field
The findings suggest there is gender disparity in senior management and executive leadership roles.
By Ana Mulero • March 3, 2016 -
Deep Dive
HIMSS16: Arien Malec warns MACRA preparation needs to begin now
Every dollar for how you’re going to get paid by CMS is going to change, Malec says.
By Jeff Byers • March 3, 2016 -
HHS incentivizes API innovation with provider user-experience challenge
HHS has opened submissions for its challenge designed to create provider apps that sync consumers' data using open APIs.
By Nina Flanagan • March 3, 2016 -
Deep Dive
FBI v Apple: Is medical records privacy at risk?
The battle over encrypted information on an iPhone used by one of the San Bernardino terrorists should give pause to anyone who signs a privacy agreement with a HIPAA-covered entity, said security expert Kevin Johnson.
By Meg Bryant • March 3, 2016 -
ONC proposes new rule to modify its Health IT Certification Program
The proposed rule is aimed at improving the safety, reliability, transparency, and accountability of certified health IT products.
By Nina Flanagan • March 2, 2016 -
IBM, American Sleep Apnea Association launch SleepHealth app
The new app will be used in a patient-driven study to identify connections between sleep habits and health outcomes.
By Nina Flanagan • March 2, 2016 -
CareSync, NextGen Healthcare partner to provide chronic care management services
NextGen Healthcare's customers will be able to use CareSync CCM (chronic care management) to more easily meet requirements in Medicare's CCM program .
By Nina Flanagan • March 2, 2016 -
German hospitals' quick reaction limits impact of hackers' ransomware
Though hackers used malware on several hospitals in Germany, officials quickly responded to take their systems offline to stop the viruses from spreading.
By Naomi Eide • March 1, 2016 -
Cloud-sharing service receives FDA approval
Box for Healthcare enables hospitals to communicate with patients via mobile devices.
By Nina Flanagan • March 1, 2016 -
ONC appoints Accenture to develop patient-generated health data policies
The data includes not only a person's health and treatment history, but also symptoms and lifestyle choices.
By Nina Flanagan • March 1, 2016 -
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Interoperability gets a big win with Burwell's announcement at HIMSS16
Companies that provide 90% of EHRs used by U.S. hospitals have committed to improve health IT.
By Jeff Byers • Feb. 29, 2016
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