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PwC: Dramatic changes in health care market ahead
PwC suggests that new entrants and tech-friendly consumers—who are ready to spend 13.6B a year on health-related products—will drastically disrupt the health care marketplace.
By Anne Zieger • April 14, 2014 -
Deep Dive
5 ways hospitals can leverage social media
41% of respondents in a recent survey said that social media would affect their choice of a specific doctor or hospital. Healthcare Dive takes an in-depth look at what makes up a successful social media strategy.
By Anne Zieger • April 9, 2014 -
Trendline
Telehealth
Virtual visits remain significantly elevated compared to pre-COVID-19 levels, as patients report high satisfaction with digitally delivered care.
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Nine health systems kick off 'open notes' initiative
The project will open up physician notes to 2 million patients by the end of 2015.
By Anne Zieger • April 8, 2014 -
Deep Dive
ICD-10 delay: What next?
With no guidance yet from CMS, providers face a number of unanswered questions in the wake of the delay.
By Anne Zieger • April 7, 2014 -
FDA
Health IT regulation guide released
The report from HHS, the FDA and the FCC addressed whether or not health care IT products—particularly mHealth—will be regulated as medical devices.
By Anne Zieger • April 4, 2014 -
Almost two-thirds of healthcare firms have EMR governance policies
The FDA will rely heavily on the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT to direct standards, certification, and the issuance of best practices for this category.
By Anne Zieger • April 4, 2014 -
Lawsuit targets exchange glitches
Thousands of Nevadans may have paid for health exchange plans but remain uninsured, according to a class action lawsuit.
By Anne Zieger • April 3, 2014 -
Fitness trackers for patients? Mobile app helps cut cardiac readmissions
Has the Mayo Clinic designed an activity tracker for hospital use? The Mayo Clinic's pilot study mobile app tracked patients' health and provided educational content on how to avoid future cardiac problems.
By Anne Zieger • April 2, 2014 -
Data breaches have hit 30M individuals since 2009
HHS keeps a running list of health care breaches that affect 500 or more individuals. There are almost 1,000 breaches on that list.
By Anne Zieger • April 2, 2014 -
Global health IT market should hit $66B in six years
The U.S. has the largest worldwide health IT market currently, but the Asia-Pacific region is likely to grow the fastest.
By Anne Zieger • April 1, 2014 -
Study: Benefits of telemedicine in ICUs outweigh costs
Telemedicine implementation has a significant influence on mortality rates and length of stay—significant enough to impact the bottom line.
By Anne Zieger • April 1, 2014 -
Senate Approves SGR Patch, Delays ICD-10
If the president adds his signature to the measure, it will be the 17th such patch that Congress has passed.
By Katie Bo Williams • April 1, 2014 -
New tool helps providers assess HIPAA risk
The free ONC tool will help health care organizations produce documentation that demonstrates they have considered security risks.
By Anne Zieger • March 31, 2014 -
AHIMA wants to set limits on EMR cut-and-paste
The trade group argues copy-and-paste functionality in EMRs creates risk for "inaccurate, fraudulent or unwieldy documentation."
By Anne Zieger • March 31, 2014 -
6% of hospitals don't use EMRs
Hundreds of hospitals—mostly smaller organizations—still haven't converted even their most basic services to EMRs.
By Anne Zieger • March 30, 2014 -
Survey: EMR adoption shoots up among single-physician practices
The survey found that EMR adoption rates grew overall—but the most dramatic increase occurred in single physician offices.
By Anne Zieger • March 25, 2014 -
Healthcare lags badly in leveraging mobile
70% of CIOs in all industries surveyed said they had some form of consumer mobile strategy; the figure for health care companies was much lower.
By Anne Zieger • March 25, 2014 -
Deep Dive
4 reasons we may see more hospitals suing IT vendors
With Cerner making payment of $106 million to settle a dispute with Trinity Healthy over faulty IT, Healthcare Dive takes a closer look at the emerging trend of hospitals suing IT vendors.
By Katie Bo Williams • March 24, 2014 -
EHR adoption varies widely from state to state
Leading states for EHR adoption include North Dakota at 83%; New Jersey lags behind at 21%.
By Anne Zieger • March 20, 2014 -
ONC aims to improve emergency data exchange
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT wants to offer a more accurate picture of a patient's medical history during emergencies, but there are challenges involved.
By Anne Zieger • March 20, 2014 -
Security, M&A among top hospital CIO concerns
Mergers, acquisitions and partnerships -- along with security issues -- are keeping hospital CIOs up at night.
By Anne Zieger • March 19, 2014 -
Patient monitoring tech market to reach $5.1B in six years
The US market for patient monitoring technology is shifting quickly out of hospitals to alternate care and home settings.
By Anne Zieger • March 19, 2014 -
Docs, nurses work on relationships in simulation game
Researchers have developed a videogame simulation designed to teach doctors and nurses how to work together in tense situations.
By Anne Zieger • March 17, 2014 -
Telehealth services market to grow rapidly
Telehealth services should grow 30.7% each year for the next five years, researchers say.
By Anne Zieger • March 17, 2014 -
Tech company helps providers prepare for cyber attacks
A new service has been launched in partnership with HHS to help healthcare providers better defend themselves against cyber attacks.
By Anne Zieger • March 13, 2014
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