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

EHRs through time: The early adopter story

How do early adopters of electronic health records, big and small, really feel about the technology?

By Judy Packer-Tursman • Nov. 17, 2014

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Interoperability

Interoperability is a long term-challenge for the healthcare industry, but the Trump administration has big ambitions to improve data sharing and patient access — even though its plans so far have few details.

By Healthcare Dive staff

The cost of ICD-10 implementation: Only $2,000 to $6,000?

New AHIMA estimates are a far cry from the numbers used by the American Medical Association, which puts costs between $22,560 and $105,506. 

By Katie Bo Williams • Nov. 14, 2014

Samsung announces 24 health IT partners, including Cleveland Clinic, Cigna, Aetna

...and they're not the only big names that have come on board to work with Samsung's HealthKit competitor The Samsung Digital Health Platform.

By Anne Zieger • Nov. 14, 2014

Study: Few elderly use Web health info, EMRs

Only one in 10 seniors with low health literacy—a poor ability to navigate the health system—go online for health-related matters, researchers found.

By Anne Zieger • Nov. 13, 2014

EMRs can be too costly for late adopters

The industry faces financial stresses now that it didn't several years ago when early adopters like Kaiser jumped in.

By Anne Zieger • Nov. 12, 2014

RiteAid, Cleveland Clinic partner to pilot telehealth kiosks

The kiosks could provide a meaningful challenge to retail clinics. 

By Anne Zieger • Nov. 12, 2014

Siemens agrees to keep healthcare unit after all

After talks with trade union IG Metall, Siemens has agreed to change course and keep its healthcare unit as part of its core portfolio.

By Anne Zieger • Nov. 11, 2014

Intermountain partners with Healthbox on innovation initiative

The new program will both leverage employee concepts and invest in growing healthcare businesses.

By Anne Zieger • Nov. 7, 2014

HealthCare.gov's cybersecurity measures upgraded

Security staffers say the site is far better protected now than it was last year, when site managers failed to complete security testing.

By Anne Zieger • Nov. 7, 2014

4 healthcare buzzwords that have lost all meaning

These words are popular at conferences and in opinion columns, but what do they really mean?

By Katie Bo Williams • Nov. 5, 2014

Study: Hospitals putting off investing in RCM tech

But most smaller health systems still have "no choice" but to find a next-gen revenue cycle management system if they want to stay solvent.

By Anne Zieger • Nov. 5, 2014

Siemens may spin off entire healthcare division

The spinoff would dispose of Siemens' most profitable division, but would spare it the large investments needed to stay competitive.

By Anne Zieger • Nov. 5, 2014

New CMS data shows lackluster Stage 2 numbers

CHIME called the numbers "disappointing, yet predictable."

By Katie Bo Williams • Nov. 4, 2014

MedStar inks 7-year IT contract with Cerner

The deal is unusual for both its scope and duration. 

By Anne Zieger • Nov. 4, 2014

The final 4 vendors up for the $11B DoD contract

The bidders are competing to replace several massive parts of the Department of Defense's existing EMR system.

By Anne Zieger • Nov. 4, 2014

Enterprise platforms set to change mHealth dramatically

...and it might not take as long as you think.

By Anne Zieger • Nov. 4, 2014

Aetna shores up private exchange business with $400M purchase

The cash purchase allows Aetna to continue to position itself as a benefits administrator.

By Katie Bo Williams • Nov. 3, 2014

Medicare telehealth payments to rise in 2015

The American Telemedicine Association still did not get everything it asked for in the new 2015 payment rules.

By Katie Bo Williams • Nov. 3, 2014

Microsoft jumps into wearables market

Microsoft's move pits it against giants like Apple and Google, which are also looking to take command of the health tracking market.

By Anne Zieger • Nov. 3, 2014

Insurer uses communication pilot to reduce malpractice suits

The California-based insurer is hoping that a simple digital health tool will help reduce orthopedic claims.

By Tammy Worth • Nov. 3, 2014

Happy Halloween: 5 best healthcare horror flicks

From deadly epidemics to mad scientists' experiments, these five horror/thriller movies are sure to get your heart racing on Halloween. 

By Sy Mukherjee • Oct. 31, 2014

Feds sue vendor and NYC for millions in Medicaid fraud

The Times reports that false diagnosis data was used on more than 600,000 claims totaling $49M in payments in just a four-day period in 2009.

By Tammy Worth • Oct. 31, 2014

DeSalvo to stay involved at ONC

The agency has responded to concerns that the gap in leadership might cause problems with meaningful use and forward progress on interoperability. ​

By Tammy Worth • Oct. 29, 2014

How reliable is Google Trends as a research tool?

A new study looks at Google Trends' potential as a population health data tool. 

By Tammy Worth • Oct. 28, 2014