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Google doesn't want to get into healthcare, but BlackBerry does
They think they can create driverless cars, so what's scaring Larry Page and Sergey Brin away from healthcare?
By Katie Bo Williams • July 7, 2014 -
CMS may expand telehealth coverage
There's still a long way to go before telemedicine becomes a widely-reimbursed service, but if the proposal is enacted, commercial insurers may follow suit.
By Anne Zieger • July 7, 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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The BeneStream plan: New startup exploits ACA 'loophole'
The company enrolls eligible employees in Medicaid to help businesses comply with the employer mandate while keeping costs down.
By Katie Bo Williams • July 2, 2014 -
Medical boards draft interstate compact to ease telehealth restrictions
The compact would "speed the licensing" of physicians wishing to practice medicine in multiple states.
By Katie Bo Williams • July 2, 2014 -
CMS creating ICD-10 timeline to help providers
The national timeline will include specific timeframes by which the agency wants all stakeholders ready to test.
By Anne Zieger • July 1, 2014 -
University of Utah cuts costs with data tool
A multi-departmental team created a program that shows the cost of care for every patient in the system's hospitals.
By Anne Zieger • July 1, 2014 -
Study: Hospitals saved 10% per admission with advanced EHRs
...but is the study concrete evidence of a positive return on investment for EHR implementation?
By Judy Packer-Tursman • July 1, 2014 -
Providers worried, but surprisingly prepared for ICD-10
Despite revenue concerns, many providers believe that they will be ready to do end-to-end testing by the end of this year.
By Anne Zieger • June 30, 2014 -
Physicians still grappling with Meaningful Use
Only 59% of doctors who are registered for the MU incentive program have met the initial requirements.
By Anne Zieger • June 27, 2014 -
CMS technology prevents $210M in fraud
The anti-fraud system is part of a larger strategy that has generated in $19.2 billion in fraud recoveries over the last five years. But is it good enough?
By Anne Zieger • June 27, 2014 -
Salesforce launches healthcare cloud
The company is best known for its customer service product, but on Thursday unveiled a remote patient monitoring tool.
By Katie Bo Williams • June 26, 2014 -
Competition heats up for DoD contract
Another powerhouse group has put its name in the ring for the $11-billion contract.
By Anne Zieger • June 25, 2014 -
Verizon launches telehealth product
Verizon Virtual Visits partners with an unnamed provider network and can be white-labeled or offered under the Verizon brand.
By Katie Bo Williams • June 25, 2014 -
Feds investigate embarrassing HIPAA breach in Cincinnati
A patient with an STD ended up the target of a malicious Facebook post that will likely have serious consequences for the hospital.
By Anne Zieger • June 25, 2014 -
Researchers seeing early success with health tracking devices
Products studied include fitness trackers like Fitbit and other tech such as devices monitoring a child's body temperature.
By Anne Zieger • June 25, 2014 -
New app gives hospitals instant access to pricing info
Premier Inc.'s mobile tool aggregates huge amounts of data, and gives its members access to real-time pricing information.
By Judy Packer-Tursman • June 25, 2014 -
House panel wants to put information in consumer hands
Advancing digital and personalized care means proper, but not stifling, regulatory controls.
By Judy Packer-Tursman • June 25, 2014 -
Meaningful Use shifts are long overdue
ONC is retooling how it judges the EMR adoption process, and it's about time. The agency needs to focus on quality, rather than demand documentation.
By Anne Zieger • June 24, 2014 -
Healthcare cyberattacks rising dramatically
Experts say that it's critical that healthcare employees understand why cybersecurity efforts are necessary.
By Anne Zieger • June 23, 2014 -
Congressman proposes meaningful use improvements
U.S. Rep. Tom Price, MD argues that the program is forcing providers into an awkward adoption of EMRs, and offers a three-point solution.
By Anne Zieger • June 23, 2014 -
Patients more honest with virtual doctors
Study participants disclosed information more honestly and openly when speaking privately with a "virtual human."
By Anne Zieger • June 23, 2014 -
Athenahealth's EHR dominates Stage 2 attestation
Of the 500 eligible providers who have attested for Stage 2, over 50% use athenahealth's EMR athenaClinicals.
By Katie Bo Williams • June 20, 2014 -
Telemedicine groups keep the pressure on
Telehealth is held back by payer reimbursement policies and dated licensing policies, but if increased pressure on Congress works, there could be dramatic changes.
By Anne Zieger • June 20, 2014 -
AHA pushes regulators to expand certified EMR choices
The organization argues that if providers don't get more flexibility in EMR adoption, many are likely to abandon the Meaningful Use program.
By Anne Zieger • June 20, 2014 -
'A Tale of Two Cities': Where hospitals are investing capital
A new survey shows stark differences between what ailing and prospering hospitals prioritize. Hint: Coding and collections are big ones.
By Judy Packer-Tursman • June 20, 2014
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