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Report: HIEs are not financially stable
That's despite the $600 million of federal funding allocated to support their growth, according to Rand. Still, it's not all bad news.
By Marisa Torrieri • Dec. 4, 2014 -
Hospital social media use varies by hospital characteristics
Which kinds of hospitals show the highest rates of social media activity?
By Anne Zieger • Dec. 3, 2014 -
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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Sophisticated hackers successfully targeting healthcare execs
The hackers are native English speakers who are familiar with investment lingo and the inner workings of healthcare companies.
By Marisa Torrieri • Dec. 3, 2014 -
'Snooping' Cleveland hospital employee breaches data for 692
Data breach: It's not always due to international hackers or laptop thieves.
By Marisa Torrieri • Dec. 2, 2014 -
AHA says FDA should hold device makers accountable for cybersecurity
It's not just up to hospitals and other organizations to protect patient data, says the association.
By Marisa Torrieri • Dec. 2, 2014 -
Health IT job postings drop slightly
What's with the pre-holiday slump?
By Marisa Torrieri • Dec. 1, 2014 -
Study: Providers increasingly outsourcing revenue cycle management
While revenue cycle management costs run from $30 to $90 per transaction, outsourcing RCM lowers expenses, researchers say.
By Anne Zieger • Nov. 26, 2014 -
FDA
ProMedica's new incubator to nurture medical device innovations
ProMedica's launch in Toledo, OH is a win for medical device startups.
By Marisa Torrieri • Nov. 26, 2014 -
Google Glass: All it's cracked up to be for the healthcare market?
Google Glass may not be the next big thing for consumers, but what about healthcare?
By Marisa Torrieri • Nov. 25, 2014 -
FDA
Bill would relax federal oversight of EHRs
Even if the draft bill becomes law and eases regulation a bit, some oversight mechanisms would remain in place.
By Anne Zieger • Nov. 25, 2014 -
US healthcare cloud to hit $3.5B, but security challenges remain
Barriers to cloud adoption include security and performance, according to a new Frost and Sullivan report.
By Marisa Torrieri • Nov. 24, 2014 -
Study: Providers consider quitting over EMR alert fatigue
Problems like out-of-control EMR alerts can lower healthcare providers' job satisfaction, increasing the odds that they will quit.
By Anne Zieger • Nov. 24, 2014 -
RCM firm Emdeon to acquire Change Healthcare in $135M deal
The deal will give Emdeon cost transparency and consumer engagement tools.
By Marisa Torrieri • Nov. 21, 2014 -
CVS Health launches digital innovation lab in Boston
Of the new hub's 100 employees, 90% will be new hires, hinting at CVS' commitment to tech in the healthcare space.
By Marisa Torrieri • Nov. 21, 2014 -
CMS taps Niall Brennan for new chief data office post
Brennan will oversee data-collection and dissemination efforts in CMS' new Office of Enterprise Data and Analytics.
By Marisa Torrieri • Nov. 20, 2014 -
Health groups urge Congress to keep next year's ICD-10 deadline
As the groups noted, HHS projects that any additional delays could cost payers and providers as much as $6.6 billion.
By Anne Zieger • Nov. 20, 2014 -
New government data on Obamacare premiums shows encouraging trends
Initial 2015 Obamacare data from 38 states shows an increased number of insurers and improved competition.
By Marisa Torrieri • Nov. 19, 2014 -
Devices stolen from Boston physician in armed robbery led to data breach
Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston is now letting patients know that their medical data was breached following an armed robbery involving a BWH physician.
By Marisa Torrieri • Nov. 19, 2014 -
ICD-10: Maybe not the crisis hospitals anticipated?
Is the ongoing hue and cry from providers justified? New numbers suggest not.
By Anne Zieger • Nov. 19, 2014 -
New CA Ebola regulations are among toughest in the country
Pressure from nurses and other healthcare workers prompted the new mandatory rules, which go beyond CDC guidelines.
By Marisa Torrieri • Nov. 18, 2014 -
Which state had a troubled exchange roll-out on Saturday?
Last year's open enrollment period was a technological disaster. This year went much smoother for Healthcare.gov, but at least one state exchange did face problems.
By Katie Bo Williams • Nov. 17, 2014 -
Retrieved from Apple on September 09, 2014
FTC: Is Apple doing enough to safeguard health data?
The agency is concerned about the exposure of protected health information and in talks with Apple about how its new smart watch will protect personal data.
By Marisa Torrieri • Nov. 17, 2014 -
Cleveland Clinic spin-off to commercialize clinical innovations
Adeo LLC hopes to promote and distribute medical technologies developed by the Clinic and its partners that might not have come to light otherwise.
By Anne Zieger • Nov. 17, 2014 -
Obama confident as Healthcare.gov 2.0 launches
The second version of the ACA's online insurance marketplace rolled out on Saturday with few glitches.
By Marisa Torrieri • Nov. 17, 2014 -
Are hospitals profiting from defective medical devices?
An OIG report unearthed $548,000 in Medicare overpayments due to hospitals failing to report free defective device swaps.
By Marisa Torrieri • Nov. 17, 2014
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