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Futurist says health care has 'hit the wall'
The massive consolidation of hospitals across the country could result in 100 to 200 large regional systems that are too huge to innovate — but they must to please demanding baby boomers.
By Anne Zieger • May 15, 2014 -
Health software funding hits record high
According to the Wall Street Journal, the Affordable Care Act might have something to do with the tech boom... but is it a bubble?
By Anne Zieger • May 14, 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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Remote monitoring improves patient outcomes, studies suggest
Use of patient care networks like Merlin.net is gradually becoming accepted across the industry as a way to improve care and reduce costs.
By Anne Zieger • May 14, 2014 -
Insurers and non-profit create tool to open up cost data
The online portal represents an unprecedented partnership between Aetna, Humana and UnitedHealthcare and the Health Care Cost Institute. But will consumers use it?
By Anne Zieger • May 14, 2014 -
Providers struggling with mobile strategies
The results of a new HIMSS survey suggest that comfort with mobile technologies varies widely among health care organizations.
By Anne Zieger • May 14, 2014 -
Data security concerns rise for ACOs
Participating providers are using a wide range of techniques to protect patient health information.
By Anne Zieger • May 13, 2014 -
More startups offering online concierge health
Growth in this kind of service is partly due to the national shift towards personalized health care, but the market is not established and prices still vary widely.
By Anne Zieger • May 9, 2014 -
Telepsychiatry improves patient outcomes in NC
There is a significant shortage of psychiatric services in North Carolina, with 28 counties lacking a psychiatrist.
By Anne Zieger • May 8, 2014 -
Home health revenue to hit $12.6B in 2018
The increased use of home health technologies will result in an explosion of patient-generated data, which some physicians may struggle to integrate into their workflow.
By Anne Zieger • May 8, 2014 -
Mobile health monitoring market to hit $8B by 2019
43.3%: That's the whopping compound growth rate at which researchers project the mHealth monitoring and diagnostics market will grow between 2013 and 2019.
By Anne Zieger • May 7, 2014 -
Accenture: Most patients want control of health data
According to the survey, 69% of all respondents said they believed they had a right to access all of their health care information.
By Anne Zieger • May 6, 2014 -
Major data breach at UMass Memorial Medical Center
A now-former employee accessed about 2,400 patients' information between 2002 and 2014.
By Anne Zieger • May 6, 2014 -
Telehealth leaders urge expansion of Medicare coverage
According to one expert, telehealth language in the Social Security Act hasn't been updated since the year 2000.
By Anne Zieger • May 2, 2014 -
Survey: Doctors using search engines more often to make clinical decisions
...but according to the same survey, patients who also use online resources often misinterpret what they read, which causes tension in the doctor-patient relationship.
By Anne Zieger • May 1, 2014 -
CMS sets ICD-10 changeover deadline for Oct. 1, 2015
CMS quietly announced the new deadline as part of a nearly 1,700-page proposed rule on 2015 inpatient payment policies released Wednesday.
By Anne Zieger • May 1, 2014 -
Premier urges CMS to set ICD-10 deadline at Oct. 1, 2015
In a letter to CMS Administrator Marilyn Tavenner, Premier Healthcare Alliance argues that the new code set will "improve quality while safely reducing costs."
By Anne Zieger • April 30, 2014 -
Beth Israel CIO names top priorities for IT security
With cyber attacks on health care organizations growing more common, Beth Israel's John Halamka created a "wish list" for security fund spending.
By Anne Zieger • April 30, 2014 -
Twitter offers rich but unreliable drug reaction data
Adverse drug reactions were reported three times more often on Twitter than to the FDA, but researchers question the usefulness of the data.
By Anne Zieger • April 30, 2014 -
E-mail campaign cuts superbug rate dramatically
The weekly email to hospital leaders included infection data and provided action plans designed to improve infection control.
By Anne Zieger • April 29, 2014 -
UPMC sells in-house analytics software
The software was built with University of Pittsburg Medical Center physicians in mind, but discussions are taking place to expand distribution with potential partners.
By Anne Zieger • April 29, 2014 -
Med devices extremely vulnerable to cyberattack, security exec says
When a technology exec at a hospital tested out the security of the medical equipment at his institutions, the results were sobering.
By Anne Zieger • April 29, 2014 -
Survey: 90% of adults would share health data to improve care
Of those who would share their data, 40% would share it only if promised all data would be anonymous.
By Anne Zieger • April 28, 2014 -
Idaho med board cites telemedicine doc
Physician Ann DeJong prescribed an antibiotic over the phone without an in-person exam of the patient.
By Anne Zieger • April 28, 2014 -
NIH offers funding for mHealth projects
The National Institutes of Health plans to award funding for mobile tools that help with the treatment and self management of chronic diseases in underserved populations.
By Anne Zieger • April 25, 2014 -
Oregon might switch to federal health insurance exchange
Oregon has spent at least $134 million on its exchange site to date and is set to become the first state to give up on its own exchange in lieu of Healthcare.gov.
By Anne Zieger • April 24, 2014
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