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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 -
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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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 -
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
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