How current robotics advancements can have real-world applications

"For clinicians, we are designing new types of tools to help improve healthcare delivery and safety," says one expert from the Robotics, Health and Communication Lab at Notre Dame. 

By Heather Caspi • April 2, 2015

Joint replacement registry publishes patient-reported outcomes data

The data reveals what patients thought of their treatment and recovery after filling out detailed surveys.

By Anne Zieger • March 30, 2015

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Telehealth

Virtual visits remain significantly elevated compared to pre-COVID-19 levels, as patients report high satisfaction with digitally delivered care.

By Healthcare Dive staff

CommonWell Health Alliance hires new director

The Alliance will also be rolling out a new interoperability platform at HIMSS in April. 

By Julie Henry • March 30, 2015

Boston Children's Hospital weathers 5-day EHR crash

The hospital continued to function using paper and manpower.

By Julie Henry • March 30, 2015

The case for national physician licensing for telehealth

When licensing requirements were solidified state-by-state, telemedicine and the physician shortages weren't necessarily considerations.

By Anne Zieger • March 27, 2015

Study: Most patients would leave their provider after a data breach

"The hours and days immediately following a data breach are crucial for consumers' perceptions of a healthcare provider."

By Heather Caspi • March 27, 2015

RWJF awards $468K grant to Partners for mHealth engagement

The newly-announced grant will help Partners create an "Engagement Engine" connecting patients to health trackers for the long term.

By Anne Zieger • March 26, 2015

Study: 25% of small practices dissatisfied with EMR

Cerner, PCC, GE, Greenway, PrimeSUITE and athenahealth were the only vendors with fewer than 20% of their customers venting dissatisfaction in the survey.

By Anne Zieger • March 26, 2015

Pros and cons: What 3 IT experts have to say about the MU Stage 3 proposal

The patient engagement elements of the proposed rules in particular have drawn industry criticism. 

By Heather Caspi • March 26, 2015

Bill offers $50M to solve DoD interoperability problems

Congressman Phil Roe thinks the carrot is the best way to ensure the DoD EHR is compatible with the VA's open-source Vista platform.

By Anne Zieger • March 26, 2015

Arkansas legislators say no to telemedicine

Legislators say lower costs don't equal good medicine.

By Julie Henry • March 25, 2015

ONC's proposed 2015 Edition Certification rule pushes interoperability

The new proposed rule is scheduled to be published on March 30. 

By Julie Henry • March 24, 2015

Audit warned Premera of vulnerabilities before breach

The company received the audit just weeks ahead of the cyberattack.

By Heather Caspi • March 20, 2015

CMS releases meaningful use Stage 3 proposed rule

The draft rule would require hospitals, physicians and other EPs to meet Stage 3 requirements by 2018.

By Katie Bo Williams • March 20, 2015

3 key challenges to health IT

Culture challenges continue to hamper health IT initiatives.

By Anne Zieger • March 20, 2015

Study: CIOs and CMOs need to collaborate

Hospital execs might take note of the cultural differences between the two roles. 

By Anne Zieger • March 19, 2015

Blue Cross, WebMD partner for digital health

"Employers know the value of wellness programs, and how the right program can... help better manage overall health care costs," Blue Cross says. 

By Anne Zieger • March 19, 2015

How the new UPMC, Pitt collaboration will leverage big data

"We are using the system to bring patients and doctors closer through intelligent data analytics," said the founding director of the Center for Machine Learning and Health. 

By Heather Caspi • March 19, 2015

Report: Some progress made toward WEDI vision, more work needed

The Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange framework was designed to help organizations lower costs, improve delivery and achieve better outcomes.

By Julie Henry • March 19, 2015

UPMC, other Pittsburgh hospitals form health data alliance

CEO Jeffrey Romoff wants to unleash "the next generation of healthcare, the next generation of IT and the next generation of Pittsburgh."

By Julie Henry • March 18, 2015

Premera Blue Cross breach exposes 11M

Healthcare security expert Dave Kennedy told Reuters that this is the largest breach to date involving medical information.

By Katie Bo Williams • March 17, 2015

Covenant projects $1.8M in savings using data-driven health plans

The nonprofit is using MedeAnalytics' Population Health solution to gain insights into its 7,000 employees and beneficiaries.

By Heather Caspi • March 17, 2015

Top 3 causes of physician burnout–and how technology can help

When asked what caused him to experience burnout, one physician laughed and asked, "Where do I start?"

March 17, 2015

Study: Facebook ratings may be linked to quality of care

Researchers found Facebook ratings to be an indicator of hospital readmission rates.

By Julie Henry • March 17, 2015

New projects push telehealth expansion in the Northeast

New York's Mount Sinai Health System, Boston telemedicine vendor American Well and Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Massachusetts are all involved. 

By Anne Zieger • March 16, 2015