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ACO enrollment expected to top 130M by 2017
But how is "accountable care organization" being defined?
By Judy Packer-Tursman • July 25, 2014 -
Court blocks $4B privacy suit targeting Sutter Health
The court ruled the patients didn't have the grounds to seek civil damages after a hard drive containing HIPAA-protected information was stolen.
By Anne Zieger • July 24, 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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NY hospital rents space to tech startup to boost IT efforts
In a unique move, New York-Presbyterian Hospital is setting up its IT shop within a tech incubator in hopes of increasing its own level of innovation.
By Anne Zieger • July 23, 2014 -
Doctors protest grueling certification standards
Will rigorous new board-certification standards keep physicians up-to-date or force them out of practice?
By Judy Packer-Tursman • July 22, 2014 -
Survey: Few healthcare organizations have access to patient harm data
While 90% of survey respondents said that patient harm is frequently discussed in their organization, they lack detailed data on harm rates and patterns.
By Anne Zieger • July 22, 2014 -
How Google helped one hospital attract patients
Dayton Children's Hospital uses a suite of Google services to reach families in its region who are researching care for their children.
By Anne Zieger • July 21, 2014 -
Most MA health groups use EMR systems
Providers may finally leverage their electronic health systems as a relationship builder and marketing advantage.
By Anne Zieger • July 21, 2014 -
Duke Medicine leverages geographic data in EHR
Can nontraditional data help predict outcomes?
By Katie Bo Williams • July 18, 2014 -
E-prescribing shoots up thanks to federal incentives
As of April, the rate of doctors e-prescribing via EMRs had hit 70%.
By Anne Zieger • July 18, 2014 -
Deep Dive
The Friday Dive: Halifax, ICD-10 and the rural health crisis
Healthcare Dive's editor looks back on the biggest news from the last week.
By Katie Bo Williams • July 18, 2014 -
Loma Linda unveils $1.2B expansion plan
The huge California health system expects to complete four major projects by 2020.
By Judy Packer-Tursman • July 17, 2014 -
Deep Dive
What hospitals can learn from recent anthrax and smallpox incidents
Hospital labs deal with biohazards on a daily basis. Are there lessons for them in how CDC and NIH handled their labs' recent lapses?
By Judy Packer-Tursman • July 17, 2014 -
Research: 75% of patients want digital health services
Patient uptake of digital healthcare services is relatively low because existing services are of low quality or don't meet patient needs, researchers found.
By Anne Zieger • July 15, 2014 -
Digital health venture funding spikes dramatically
Payer administration saw the largest jump, up 354% between all of last year and the first six months of 2014 alone.
By Anne Zieger • July 15, 2014 -
EHR cyber-security: 'You get what you pay for'
The swift move from paper to digital health records has left EHRs incredibly vulnerable and hospitals aren't spending the money to fix the problem.
By Judy Packer-Tursman • July 15, 2014 -
Critical access hospitals face tough EHR barriers
What options do rural hospitals have to meet federal standards?
By Judy Packer-Tursman • July 14, 2014 -
EMR incentive payments approach $25B
The volume of Medicare providers participating in Meaningful Use has been climbing, but few providers have attested to Stage 2.
By Anne Zieger • July 14, 2014 -
CMS demands fixes in state Medicaid backlogs
Six states must explain how they're going to correct problems to allow timely processing of applications. How are states responding?
By Judy Packer-Tursman • July 14, 2014 -
CMS hands out new round of innovation money
CMS wants to drive down costs and improve care for federal beneficiaries through innovation. What types of newly-funded projects are hospitals involved in?
By Judy Packer-Tursman • July 11, 2014 -
Hospitals using EHRs aren't found to overbill Medicare
But how conclusive is this latest study? Some critics say researchers were looking in the wrong place.
By Judy Packer-Tursman • July 10, 2014 -
Clinical devices underpin exploding mHealth market
Research suggests diagnostic devices will make up about 75% of the mHealth device market by 2023—but EMR vendors could change that.
By Anne Zieger • July 10, 2014 -
Deep Dive
Top 10 EHR vendors by number of MU attestations
Who is providing technology solutions that meet the federal standards?
By Katie Bo Williams • July 9, 2014 -
Michigan merger forms HIE for 5 million people
Health insurance exchanges have long struggled for financial sustainability. Is bigger better?
By Judy Packer-Tursman • July 9, 2014 -
How one hospital sped through stage 2 attestation
Through hard work and vendor cooperation, one TN hospital kicked meaningful use stage 2 into gear within two weeks.
By Anne Zieger • July 8, 2014 -
NSA data collection included medical records
An expose by the Washington Post suggests that patient records may be vulnerable to government review.
By Anne Zieger • July 8, 2014
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