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HealthCare.gov issues pose threat to insurers
A failure to fix HealthCare.gov's back end could expose the federal government and insurers to serious financial harm.
By Anne Zieger • Jan. 23, 2014 -
E-mails to doctors impose hidden costs
The flood of mass e-mails could be costing millions of dollars.
By Anne Zieger • Jan. 23, 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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Security expert: HealthCare.gov is '100% insecure'
A security expert exposed 70,000 HealthCare.gov records in just four minutes.
By Anne Zieger • Jan. 22, 2014 -
Telemedicine not ideal for palliative care, caregivers say
Palliative care team members were concerned about ethical and practical issues arising from permanent telemonitoring in the patient's home.
By Anne Zieger • Jan. 21, 2014 -
CMS names McKesson, Meditech as 'designated test EHRs'
Providers using the CMS-designed test EMRs must successfully conduct an exchange test with one of those systems during the EMR reporting period.
By Anne Zieger • Jan. 21, 2014 -
Most sensors may be implanted by 2018
Wearable devices may make the transition from wrist-worn to completely embedded in and on a user's body by 2018.
By Anne Zieger • Jan. 20, 2014 -
Health information exchanges cut excess imaging in emergency rooms
The study concludes that HIEs could save millions on redundant imaging.
By Anne Zieger • Jan. 20, 2014 -
Hackers breach 4,200 individuals' health data
Hackers gained access to Adobe software used to operate the company's website, and then coupled it with malware.
By Anne Zieger • Jan. 20, 2014 -
Government offers guidance for safer EMR use
The toolkits are designed to help providers be safer use of EMRs and other health IT.
By Anne Zieger • Jan. 16, 2014 -
Feds, healthcare companies to simulate cyberattacks
The tests should determine whether federal and commercial health organizations can withstand hacking attacks.
By Anne Zieger • Jan. 15, 2014 -
Health IT companies raised $2.2B in VC funding last year
VC funding for health IT companies nearly doubled from 2012 to 2013.
By Anne Zieger • Jan. 14, 2014 -
Accenture takes over HealthCare.gov operations
Accenture replaces CGI Federal, whose three year contract will not be renewed when it expires on Feb. 28th.
By Anne Zieger • Jan. 13, 2014 -
What's holding telemedicine back?
A wide variety of factors -- human, regulatory and technological -- are holding telemedicine back.
By Anne Zieger • Jan. 13, 2014 -
Self-care med devices market to expand dramatically
This market should grow at a CAGR of 7% from 2013 to 2019, driven by the support of big biotechs.
By Anne Zieger • Jan. 9, 2014 -
Mass. launches next phase of HIE
In its first year, the health information exchange connected 55 Massachusetts hospitals and medical centers.
By Anne Zieger • Jan. 9, 2014 -
Deep Dive
How one telemedicine provider built their business
"All you need to know to access our service is to dial a phone," says Telecure CEO Garick Hismatullin.
By Anne Zieger • Jan. 9, 2014 -
HHS OIG says CMS isn't doing enough to detect EHR-based fraud and abuse
The HHS OIG says that CMS hasn't done enough to looking into EHR-based fraud and abuse.
By Anne Zieger • Jan. 8, 2014 -
Online searches for health terms spiked during recession
A new report found a total of 200 million excess searches for terms related to health problems over a three-year period.
By Anne Zieger • Jan. 8, 2014 -
Bill would require HIXs to notify data breach victims promptly
The proposed bill would require HHS to inform consumers quickly about any breach experienced by the federal and state-operated health insurance exchanges.
By Anne Zieger • Jan. 7, 2014 -
Aetna collects mobile apps to help chronic conditions, improve med adherence
CarePass is a one-stop hub for consumer health and wellness apps.
By Anne Zieger • Jan. 6, 2014 -
Three-quarters of doctors who use EMRs see clinical benefits
The majority of the study's respondents had been alerted to med errors or critical lab values by using an EMR.
By Anne Zieger • Jan. 3, 2014 -
Digital health funding shot up to $1.92 billion last year
Such funding has grown 35% since 2012, and more than 100% since 2011.
By Anne Zieger • Jan. 2, 2014 -
Deep Dive
Health IT leaders will struggle in 2014, and here's why
Health IT is always challenging, but 2014 should be a doozy.
By Anne Zieger • Jan. 2, 2014 -
Health IT pay continues to rise
Consulting firms and software companies doled out some of the biggest health IT paychecks.
By Anne Zieger • Dec. 23, 2013 -
Growing number of physician practices opting out of Meaningful Use
With incentives tailing off, and penalties minimal, growing numbers of physicians are deciding not to pursue Meaningful Use Stage 2.
By Anne Zieger • Dec. 23, 2013
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