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Cleveland Clinic Innovations exec departs amid FBI investigation
The agency says Gary Fingerhut violated the health system's financial policies.
By Julie Henry • July 13, 2015 -
Florida Hospital patients sue over breach—even though no one stole their data
Does it legally matter whether breaches result in identity theft?
By Heather Caspi • July 10, 2015 -
Trendline
Artificial intelligence
Amid mounting interest and investment in the space, it's clear AI’s applications in healthcare will only continue to grow.
By Healthcare Dive staff -
Deep Dive
Why payers have struggled to participate in HIEs
A new study provides the first in-depth look at the payer perspective on HIEs.
By Heather Caspi • July 9, 2015 -
FDA
Theranos to partner with Capital BlueCross to provide DTC testing
The partnership will bring testing to 1.3 million enrollees on the East Coast. But questions are starting to emerge about the famous testing "disruptor."
By Nina Flanagan • July 9, 2015 -
Cleveland Clinic, others host first Cleveland Medical Hackathon
Other participating institutions include University Hospitals, MetroHealth Systems and life sciences collaborative BioEnterprise.
By Nina Flanagan • July 8, 2015 -
Carena launches virtual clinic for Spanish-speaking patients
"Race and ethnicity continue to influence a patient's chances of receiving many specific healthcare interventions and treatments," says RWJF.
By Nina Flanagan • July 8, 2015 -
HIMSS survey: Two-thirds of providers faced 'significant' security breach in the past year
IT execs say the security tools currently available to them are insufficient to guard against security threats.
By Nina Flanagan • July 7, 2015 -
Former Beth Israel Deaconess Care Organization CMO to join Arcadia Healthcare Solutions
The vendor hires Dr. Richard Parker on the heels of a significant acquisition intended to bolster market share.
By Katie Bo Williams • July 7, 2015 -
Emdeon spending $910M to buy Altegra Health
This isn't the first significant insurance-related IT acquisition that Emdeon has made in the last year.
By Nina Flanagan • July 7, 2015 -
CMS to reimburse for incorrect ICD-10 codes for one year
...and the American Medical Association is (finally) on board.
By Katie Bo Williams • July 7, 2015 -
Federal grand jury issues 21-count indictment in UPMC identity theft
Thousands of stolen identities of UPMC employees were used to file 935 false tax refunds for a total of $1.4 million.
By Nina Flanagan • July 2, 2015 -
Cerner EHR transition criticized by county grand jury
The $50-million transition involves two hospitals and 40 clinics run by the Ventura County Health Care Agency.
By Nina Flanagan • July 2, 2015 -
Industry faces significant IT staff shortages
A third of surveyed healthcare managers had to postpone an IT project due to inadequate staffing—and many clincians lack competency.
By Nina Flanagan • July 2, 2015 -
Goldman Sachs: Digital healthcare will revolutionize industry
Analysts say up to $305 billion in savings from digital healthcare is possible in the near future.
By Nina Flanagan • July 2, 2015 -
Deep Dive
Supreme Court API ruling rattles entire software industry—and HIT
Developers targeting U.S. markets will now have to tread carefully with JAVA APIs and other proprietary interfaces. How will health IT be impacted?
By Heather Caspi • July 2, 2015 -
Nanthealth says IPO will happen this year with big Allscripts investment
A strong IPO for the company would likely turn a quick profit for Allscripts—but how long until it generates significant revenue?
By Nina Flanagan • July 2, 2015 -
Arcadia strengthens midwest presence with Sage Technologies acquisition
"The Arcadia strategy is predicated on the notion that healthcare is in an irreversible transition from volume-based to value-based care," says CEO Sean Carroll.
By Nina Flanagan • June 25, 2015 -
75% of RI physicians not using state's HIE
The exchange initially received over $25 million in federal funding, followed by millions in state funds.
By Nina Flanagan • June 25, 2015 -
Bolder Healthcare acquires Avectus for undisclosed amount in hot RCM marketplace
The company continues to look at additional acquisition candidates in the RCM market.
By Nina Flanagan • June 25, 2015 -
Deep Dive
How common is meaningful use fraud?
Some suggest that MU fraud could be occurring among institutions looking to obtain payments under Medicare's EHR Incentive Program.
By Heather Caspi • June 24, 2015 -
CommonWell Health Alliance adds new HIEs, vendors
The alliance plans to grow its provider network to 5,000 across the U.S. by the end of this year.
By Nina Flanagan • June 24, 2015 -
Study: Home healthcare market to reach $355B by 2020
Market growth will be driven by telehealth and other emerging technologies, the study predicts. What will the fastest growing services market be?
By Heather Caspi • June 24, 2015 -
Iowa Supreme Court okays abortion via telemedicine
The court has rejected the state board of medicine's 2013 ban.
By Nina Flanagan • June 24, 2015 -
Montefiore employee steals 12,000 patients' personal information
The employee sold the health records for as low as $3 a piece.
By Nina Flanagan • June 23, 2015 -
Data Computer Corporation of America snags $24M meaningful use contract
The contract will support the program's core system, the National Level Repository.
By Nina Flanagan • June 23, 2015
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