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Michigan HIE invests $250,000 to coordinate Flint healthcare
A Michigan health information exchange, Great Lakes Health Connect, is partnering with the Greater Flint Health Coalition to connect providers to improve healthcare for thousands of residents exposed to lead-contaminated water.
By Nina Flanagan • Feb. 17, 2016 -
Partners HealthCare reports lower earnings after Epic EHR implementation
The company's operating income dropped to $12.8 million from $74.1 million a year ago.
By Nina Flanagan • Feb. 17, 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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Los Angeles hospital pays hackers ransom for decryption key
The attackers were paid a 40 bitcoin ransom to regain control of their systems.
By Naomi Eide • Feb. 17, 2016 -
Centralized patient teletracking goes live at NYP
The Patient Placement Operations Center will automate patient flow data.
By Meg Bryant • Feb. 12, 2016 -
Deep Dive
Interoperability: Why is it so hard?
Like building a house, a blueprint for interoperability would ensure the job gets done right.
By Meg Bryant • Feb. 11, 2016 -
Obama's 2017 budget proposes $22M for ONC, $19B for cybersecurity
Republicans, critical of the budget's proposed spending increases, will most likely approve very little of it.
By Nina Flanagan • Feb. 11, 2016 -
FitBit detects altered heartbeat in woman, revealing pregnancy
What seemed like a Fitbit error at first, turned out to reveal a woman's pregnancy before she even knew.
By Nina Flanagan • Feb. 11, 2016 -
Google plans to delete My Tracks app
The company plans to invest in more wide-reaching mapping projects.
By Nina Flanagan • Feb. 11, 2016 -
CMS eases final rule requiring providers, suppliers to report overpayments
The agency seeks to clarify requirements for the reporting and returning of self‑identified overpayments but will insurers get behind it?
By Jeff Byers • Feb. 11, 2016 -
AHA responds to CMS new electronic reporting rules
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services extended the public comment period from Feb. 1 to Feb. 16 for electronic quality reporting measures.
By Nina Flanagan • Feb. 10, 2016 -
Cerner strikes another large DOD contract to the tune of $50.7M
The data housing deal marks Cerner's second large contract with the DOD; it won a $4.3 billion contract last year to upgrade the military's EHR system.
By Nina Flanagan • Feb. 10, 2016 -
Cotton candy machines sweet for creating artificial capillaries
When a Vanderbilt professor got the idea, he headed to Target for a $40 machine.
By Heather Caspi • Feb. 10, 2016 -
Zenefits CEO steps down over broker compliance problems
BuzzFeed News discovered last year that the company had apparently allowed unlicensed brokers to sell insurance products.
By Kathryn Moody • Feb. 9, 2016 -
This EMR company just cut its staff by 25%
The San Francisco EMR firm Practice Fusion underwent a shakeup in management last year.
By Meg Bryant • Feb. 5, 2016 -
Deep Dive
Nuance Exec on status on speech recognition, where the field is going
As speech recognition becomes more precise and integrated into EMRs, Nuance is looking to mine that information for use in ways that will enhance population health.
By Meg Bryant • Feb. 4, 2016 -
Survey: 76 percent of U.S. adults would use health tracker if clinically accurate, easy to use
The 2015 survey shows 84% of adults believe tracking their medical data would help improve their health.
By Nina Flanagan • Feb. 4, 2016 -
Doctor on Demand adds psychiatry services
Board-certified psychiatrists are now available from Doctor on Demand, which hopes to fill the gap in areas where access to mental health services is limited.
By Nina Flanagan • Feb. 4, 2016 -
Bipartisan bill would expand telehealth via Medicare coverage
The new bill aims cut healthcare costs and improve health outcomes and help providers meet MACRA goals.
By Nina Flanagan • Feb. 4, 2016 -
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 -
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
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