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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 -
Deep Dive
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 -
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TrendlineAgentic AI
Agentic AI shows promise for alleviating healthcare tasks without requiring much human intervention. But the industry is still figuring out how to harness its independence without introducing undue risk.
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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 -
The 3 major IT threats to healthcare providers
Providers were briefed at the American Society of Healthcare Risk Management annual conference.
By Tammy Worth • Oct. 28, 2014 -
Salesforce plans massive push into healthcare market
The company intends to start bringing in $1 billion in annual revenue, or a fifth of its current annual sales, in healthcare contracts.
By Katie Bo Williams • Oct. 27, 2014 -
Survey: Mobile EHR users more satisfied than desktop
The report found that more than three-quarters of users are still using desktops or laptops to access their EHRs.
By Tammy Worth • Oct. 27, 2014 -
CMS announces $840M IT program
The program is expected to support approximately 150,000 providers.
By Tammy Worth • Oct. 27, 2014 -
California hospital faces collapse after $77M EMR investment
Will the county government be able to rescue the system from disaster?
By Anne Zieger • Oct. 27, 2014 -
DeSalvo to leave ONC for HHS Ebola response team
...and she's not the only one leaving.
By Katie Bo Williams • Oct. 24, 2014 -
The Uber for healthcare is actually Uber
Uber held a somewhat unsuccessful one-day flu shot campaign. Is healthcare ready to be this mobile?
By Tammy Worth • Oct. 24, 2014 -
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation announces big data initiative
The organization is holding five events nationwide to understand and support the usage of health data to improve community health.
By Tammy Worth • Oct. 20, 2014 -
Deep Dive
What are the risks of the 'Instagram for docs' to physicians?
Figure 1 is spreading its reach to Western Europe this year, but lingering concerns surrounding privacy and compliance remain.
By Tammy Worth • Oct. 20, 2014 -
Bombshell new report suggests EMR incentive payments ineffective
A controversial new study concludes that HITECH Act incentives haven't been effective at increasing adoption of EMRs by hospitals. But didn't incentives get the ball rolling?
By Anne Zieger • Oct. 17, 2014 -
Cyber thieves turning data to cash
Will providers soon be on the hook for more than just HIPAA noncompliance?
By Anne Zieger • Oct. 16, 2014 -
Telehealth market poised to hit $43.4B by 2019
Telemedicine is expected to be the fastest growing sector, with much of the growth stemming from hospital services.
By Tammy Worth • Oct. 16, 2014 -
Study: EMRs not ready to integrate with big data
But new research suggests that providers will invest in technologies which make such integration possible by next year.
By Anne Zieger • Oct. 16, 2014 -
Google and Facebook invest $700,000 in Hello Doctor
The mobile health record platform raises $700,000 from investors as it looks to change the landscape of medical record technology.
By Tammy Worth • Oct. 15, 2014 -
Google to pilot telehealth services through 'Hangouts'
Will the IT giant's new move into the market be the catalyst for a telehealth boom?
By Tammy Worth • Oct. 14, 2014 -
Lawsuits against Community Health Systems begin to pile up
How will class-action suits affect the large health system's bottom line?
By Tammy Worth • Oct. 14, 2014 -
Deep Dive
Healthcare reform: Then and now
A year after implementation of major provisions of the ACA, healthcare has been turned upside down.
By Tammy Worth • Oct. 13, 2014 -
FTC to IT vendors: You're on notice
The FTC and the ONC are on the lookout for anti-competitive practices, including intentionally hampering interoperability.
By Tammy Worth • Oct. 13, 2014 -
Ochsner first to integrate EMR with HealthKit
But is the set-up vulnerable to HIPAA violations?
By Anne Zieger • Oct. 10, 2014 -
Confidential testing of Healthcare.gov begins
Insurers are now allowed on the site to test for the November launch but their results won't be reported.
By Tammy Worth • Oct. 8, 2014