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Beth Israel CIO Halamka slams MU stage 3 draft at CHIME forum
The new proposal—open for public comment until May 29—has drawn its fair share of criticism.
By Nina Flanagan • May 21, 2015 -
CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield breach impacts 1.1M
"We have constant monitoring going on, every second of every day, but the nature of this attack was sophisticated enough that we couldn't detect it," CEO Chet Burrell said.
By Katie Bo Williams • May 20, 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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New bill would mandate 18-month transition period for ICD-10
CMS would have to accept dual coding of claims and conduct comprehensive end-to-end testing.
By Nina Flanagan • May 20, 2015 -
AMA head supports bill to skip ICD-10, wants to wait for ICD-11
The Cutting Costly Codes Act 2015 would prohibit HHS from adopting ICD-10 as a replacement for ICD-9. Is a longshot?
By Nina Flanagan • May 19, 2015 -
ONC publishes Interoperability Roadmap comments, responses mixed
What did industry stakeholders have to say about the document, originally published at the beginning of the year?
By Nina Flanagan • May 19, 2015 -
Interstate telehealth licensing compact passes key hurdle
Alabama just became the necessary seventh state required to make the measure a reality.
By Katie Bo Williams • May 18, 2015 -
Optum to relinquish Healthcare.gov contract
The company is leaving the federal contract (worth $40 million per year) to pursue other projects.
By Heather Caspi • May 15, 2015 -
Deep Dive
A GIF guide to the most important animal ICD-10 codes
An incomplete index of animals to avoid beginning October 1.
By Katie Bo Williams • May 15, 2015 -
ONC awards $300K to IT startups in pilot challenge
The grants are designed to help startups connect with healthcare organizations to evaluate their technologies.
By Nina Flanagan • May 14, 2015 -
EHR vendors to face tough penalties under revised 21st Century Cures draft
Critics suggest the new penalties also punish the providers who purchased offending vendors' software.
By Katie Bo Williams • May 14, 2015 -
Deep Dive
Inside Cerner's aggressive partnership strategy
Senior vice president and chief strategy officer Joanne Burns shares the IT giant's overall vision in a landmark year of collaborations.
By Heather Caspi • May 14, 2015 -
MEDNAX to acquire tele-radiology firm for $500M
Virtual Radiologic Corp. reads over 5 million diagnostic imaging studies annually, making it one of the largest telemedicine companies in the U.S.
By Nina Flanagan • May 14, 2015 -
Banner, Philips telehealth program reduces hospitalizations by 45%
The pilot program used a broader care team and focused on the highest-cost patients.
By Julie Henry • May 13, 2015 -
Medicare reimbursement for telemedicine close to $14M in 2014
CMS has paid out more than $57 million for telemedicine since 2001—much less than the Congressional Budget Office's estimate at the time.
By Nina Flanagan • May 12, 2015 -
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 -
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