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BCBS subsidiary agrees to pay Maryland $45M for failed exchange
Maryland's health exchange crashed immediately after launching Oct. 1, 2013.
By Nina Flanagan • July 23, 2015 -
DOD to standardize IT infrastructure before massive EHR upgrade
The $11-billion transition to a new EHR—the contract for which is still yet to be awarded—will support 9.7 million beneficiaries at 2,300 locations.
By Nina Flanagan • July 23, 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.
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Remote training program for clinicians gets $14M boost
The money is to be used to extend Project ECHO to federally qualified health centers nationwide.
By Julie Henry • July 22, 2015 -
Allscripts stock hits 11-month high
One analyst wrote that exceeding Wall Street estimates was "something the company has not accomplished in a long time."
By Nina Flanagan • July 21, 2015 -
Breach at UCLA impacts up to 4.5M
The information accessed by the hackers was unencrypted.
By Katie Bo Williams • July 17, 2015 -
The top 10 revenue-producing IT companies
Which vendor jumped from number 12 last year to number one this year?
By Nina Flanagan • July 17, 2015 -
Wikipedia healthcare editors given access to DynaMed Plus
There are more than 155,000 medical articles on Wikipedia and its healthcare content received more than 4.88 billion views in 2013.
By Heather Caspi • July 17, 2015 -
Salesforce launches cloud-based compliance and governance services
Can the platform be used to build HIPAA-compliant apps?
By Nina Flanagan • July 16, 2015 -
Deep Dive
FCC exemption opens debate on healthcare messaging
Providers have some more freedom to contact patients, but "there will be litigation, undoubtedly," over the scope and purpose of messaging.
By Heather Caspi • July 16, 2015 -
McCullough-Hyde Hospital/TriHealth investing $22M for upgrades
Part of that investment is almost $10 million used to implement Epic.
By Nina Flanagan • July 16, 2015 -
Health plan selection tool secures $4M in funding
Industry executives involved include: Tenet CEO Trevor Fetter, Amedisys CEO Paul Kusserow and Humana's former president of health and well-being services, Bruce Perkins.
By Heather Caspi • July 15, 2015 -
Epic developing tool to reduce risk of falls in elderly
Falls result in 11,000 fatalities annually, according to the Joint Commission—so it's no surprise Epic already has a national taker to test out the new tool.
By Judy Packer-Tursman , Nina Flanagan • July 15, 2015 -
Medtronic announces $235M purchase of RF Surgical Systems
The company has been on a buying spree this year.
By Nina Flanagan • July 14, 2015 -
Hospital fined $218K for repeated HIPAA violations
An insecure file-sharing app was the culprit.
By Julie Henry • July 14, 2015 -
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 -
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
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