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

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Interoperability

Interoperability is a long term-challenge for the healthcare industry, but the Trump administration has big ambitions to improve data sharing and patient access — even though its plans so far have few details.

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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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