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Can testing irregular power flow uncover malware in hospitals?
Two hospitals are trying out WattsUpDoc, which works by "listening to the power outlets" and "looking for anomalies in power flow."
By Julie Henry • May 11, 2015 -
Mercy to open first US virtual care center
The facility is a hub for all of Mercy's telehealth efforts because "separately and in silos, [telehealth] becomes a distraction," said Dr. Tom Hale.
By Julie Henry • May 11, 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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Cerner reports lower-than-expected revenue following Siemens acquisition
CEO Zane Burke remained positive: "Every piece of our pipeline picked up. We see approximately 50% more decisions than we saw all last year."
By Katie Bo Williams • May 11, 2015 -
Healthcare cyberattacks rise 125%, study says
For the first time, criminal attacks have replaced lost hardware as the number-one cause of data breaches in the industry.
By Katie Bo Williams • May 7, 2015 -
IBM completes Phytel acquisition
The purchase bolsters IBM's ability to extract meaningful data from the glut of personal health information flooding the industry.
By Katie Bo Williams , Nina Flanagan • May 7, 2015 -
Deep Dive
Inside the latest Watson Health partnership with Epic, Mayo
What should IT professionals know about how to access and leverage Watson via Epic—and will the relationship be exclusive?
By Heather Caspi • May 7, 2015 -
Mixed Q1 for athenahealth: Losses and revenues up
"We are pregnant with a whole bunch of baby hospitals that we just, that we adopted I should say, through the Razor marriage," said CEO Jonathan Bush.
By Nina Flanagan • May 7, 2015 -
Cleveland Clinic latest provider to share analytics algorithms on Apervita
The industry heavyweight joins the Mayo Clinic on the Apervita platform.
By Nina Flanagan • May 7, 2015 -
DeSalvo nominated to HHS position, to leave ONC if confirmed
The move was expected in some quarters; DeSalvo is already serving as acting assistant secretary.
By Katie Bo Williams • May 7, 2015 -
Deep Dive
The 3 biggest analytics challenges providers face—and how to overcome them
"Organizations feel they need to jump on the big data bandwagon," says one expert, but are they approaching it the right way?
By Julie Henry • May 5, 2015 -
Healthcare IT business pushes Cognizant revenue, growth
Cognizant says its acquisition of TriZetto, a healthcare IT services provider, will drive growth.
By Nina Flanagan • May 5, 2015 -
American Well launches HD telehealth app
The software pings a physician to see if he or she is available, moving on to the next doc within 20 seconds if not. Another 'Uber for healthcare'?
By Julie Henry • May 5, 2015 -
Healthcare.gov project manager retires
Of four who testified before a congressional committee, Henry Chao was the only one to refute claims that the site rollout was an "abysmal failure."
By Julie Henry • May 5, 2015 -
Partners notifies 3,300 patients of data breach
A group of employees received phishing emails and provided information in response.
By Katie Bo Williams • May 1, 2015 -
Senate working group: $28B spent subsidizing EHRs not worth the effort
The group will attempt to identify a list of tasks to improve EHR usability. Can they make a genuine impact?
By Heather Caspi • May 1, 2015 -
Deep Dive
What CIOs can learn from Duke's successful Apple HealthKit pilot
The university health system is moving beyond its initial pilot to serve clinics across the system.
By Heather Caspi • April 30, 2015 -
Former CFO to pay $4.4M for meaningful use fraud
Joe White received almost $800,000 in federal incentive funding in January 2013 for "successful" demonstration of meaningful use.
By Katie Bo Williams • April 30, 2015 -
UPDATED: Teladoc files for IPO, files antitrust suit against Texas Medical Board
Will the recent decision by the TMB to restrict telemedicine hamper the Dallas-based provider's chances of success?
By Katie Bo Williams • April 30, 2015 -
Mount Sinai to build new patient referral system
Hundreds of thousands of patients are referred within the Mount Sinai health system each year.
By Julie Henry • April 29, 2015 -
39K compromised in Seton Healthcare phishing attack
An email from a provider is "four times more likely to be fraudulent than one that is purportedly from a social-media company like Facebook."
By Julie Henry • April 29, 2015 -
TriCore merges with software vendor Rhodes Group
The new company will offer lab solutions in population health management, lab management and other areas.
By Julie Henry • April 28, 2015 -
Deep Dive
How waived EHR data fees could make interoperability a 'commodity'
Experts note that some vendors' data exchange fee arrangements may still have limitations.
By Heather Caspi • April 23, 2015 -
LabCorp to offer direct-to-consumer testing
13 states currently prohibit lab testing without a physician order.
By Katie Bo Williams • April 23, 2015 -
FDA offers $1M grant for EHR data mining
The grant will go to a bidder that can develop "new analytic methodologies" to identify pharmaceutical-related safety issues.
By Katie Bo Williams • April 23, 2015 -
Health information exchange between hospitals, outside providers up 23% in 2014
More hospitals are communicating electronically with each other and with ambulatory providers, a new AHA survey says.
By Julie Henry • April 21, 2015
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