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COVID-19 fell from top telehealth diagnoses in September
Telehealth use has remained steady this year and did not change nationally from August to September, accounting for 5.4% of all medical claims, according to Fair Health.
By Hailey Mensik • Dec. 8, 2022 -
CommonSpirit says ransomware attack exposed patient information
The cyberattack has interrupted access to electronic health records and delayed patient care in multiple regions.
By Samantha Liss • Dec. 5, 2022 -
Explore the Trendline➔
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After federal incentives spurring widespread adoption more than a decade ago, EHRs have become the bedrock of clinical data in the healthcare industry.
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Proteomic tests empower better detection and prevention of severe cardiovascular events
Cardiovascular disease is the number one cause of death. Proteomic tests can arm providers with insights to better predict, monitor and prevent severe CVD events.
Dec. 5, 2022 -
Deep Dive
As complaints roll in, ‘complexity’ holding up HHS information blocking enforcement, health IT coordinator says
The HHS has yet to finalize disincentives for providers or say how the OIG will go about investigating and applying civil monetary penalties to health IT vendors. “We’re working really, really hard,” Micky Tripathi told Healthcare Dive.
By Rebecca Pifer • Dec. 1, 2022 -
Google Health inks first licensing agreement for mammography AI tech
Under the agreement, medtech company iCAD will work to validate and incorporate Google’s mammography AI — which Google has been building and testing for several years — into its products for use in clinical practices.
By Rebecca Pifer • Nov. 28, 2022 -
Cerebral sues ousted CEO over unpaid $50M loan
Cerebral alleges the company loaned Kyle Robertson $49.8 million in January so he could purchase more than 1 million shares in Cerebral.
By Samantha Liss • Nov. 28, 2022 -
Opinion
How to address healthcare’s unique cybersecurity challenges
Although the U.S. is entering a post-COVID era, many factors straining the healthcare industry will continue and more risk factors will kick in, argues Syed Kaptan of cybersecurity intelligence company ThreatQuotient.
By Syed Kaptan • Nov. 28, 2022 -
Q&A
How digital and information officers are shaking up health systems
Healthcare Dive caught up with Providence’s Sara Vaezy and Intermountain’s Craig Richardville just months into their tenure to discuss the challenges and opportunities ahead as patients have come to expect more digital access.
By Samantha Liss • Nov. 23, 2022 -
Overturning of Roe v. Wade
State AGs urge Apple to protect consumers’ reproductive health data
Apps holding sensitive health data should be required to delete nonessential information and clearly inform consumers what information they share with parties such as law enforcement, the 10 state attorneys general said.
By Rebecca Pifer • Nov. 22, 2022 -
Deep Dive
Health tech companies weigh options to stem cash burn as IPO market sags
Healthcare technology companies are delaying initial share sales as public market stocks and valuations plunge across the sector. Where will they turn in the meantime?
By Sydney Halleman • Nov. 21, 2022 -
Epic ensnared in Texas probe of parental access to teen medical records
The state is at the forefront of an intensifying legal battle over the rights of transgender and non-binary children to gender-affirming healthcare.
By Susan Kelly • Nov. 21, 2022 -
UnitedHealth-Change deal approval faces appeal from DOJ, states
Antitrust experts said it’s surprising regulators took this long to file an appeal, while UnitedHealth slammed the move as “entirely without merit.”
By Samantha Liss • Nov. 21, 2022 -
HLTH22
‘Not in la la land’: As digital health funding ebbs, VCs urge startups to be conservative
The explosion of funding during the pandemic was a good thing, but the ongoing market correction is a good thing too as only the best business models will survive, prominent investors argued at HLTH.
By Rebecca Pifer • Nov. 18, 2022 -
Cleveland Clinic billing for certain messaging on MyChart
Patient messaging on the portal has doubled since 2019, prompting the system to start billing for those that require more time and expertise.
By Hailey Mensik • Nov. 17, 2022 -
HLTH22
Google hasn’t given up on personal health records
The tech giant, despite past setbacks, is continuing user testing around a consumer-facing health record. “It’s an ongoing curiosity,” Chief Health Officer Karen DeSalvo told Healthcare Dive at HLTH.
By Rebecca Pifer • Nov. 16, 2022 -
HLTH22
Included Health launches new virtual care, navigation product
By January, the new All-Included Health model will be live for six clients representing 700,000 members.
By Rebecca Pifer • Nov. 15, 2022 -
General Catalyst adds 10 new health system partners, including UHS
The venture capital firm connects health systems to health tech startups, allowing partner hospitals to develop new technologies in exchange for the startups testing their products on the ground.
By Rebecca Pifer • Nov. 15, 2022 -
Amazon launches virtual doctor marketplace in newest healthcare play
The company is doubling down on virtual care with its latest health business: a marketplace allowing customers to choose from a network of telehealth providers for a variety of common medical needs.
By Rebecca Pifer • Nov. 15, 2022 -
HLTH22
Google, Epic partnering to allow Epic hospital clients to run EHRs on Google Cloud
Signing a large EHR vendor as a partner allows cloud companies to expand their reach with providers.
By Rebecca Pifer • Nov. 14, 2022 -
HHS cybersecurity center warns of new ransomware threat
The ransomware has attacked targets worldwide, including at least one U.S. health group, since it was first identified in mid-August.
By Susan Kelly • Nov. 14, 2022 -
HLTH22
Google Cloud to launch healthcare data capabilities in bid to improve health equity, patient management
The accelerators, announced this week at the HLTH conference, were developed in tandem with several Google customers, including LifePoint Health and Hackensack Meridian Health.
By Rebecca Pifer • Nov. 14, 2022 -
Cigna’s MDLive will add chronic care program to virtual primary care plans
Initially, the program will be available for patients with hypertension, but will expand throughout the year to other common chronic conditions.
By Rebecca Pifer • Nov. 14, 2022 -
Slower digital health funding prompts rise in M&A activity: report
Companies are expected to continue to explore tie-ups during an unfavorable fundraising period.
By Hailey Mensik • Nov. 10, 2022 -
HLTH22
More than the main stage: 5 key panels at HLTH 2022
Major healthcare players will discuss private equity, value-based care, digital health funding and more at the fifth annual HLTH conference next week.
By Rebecca Pifer • Nov. 10, 2022 -
5 takeaways from the FDA’s list of AI-enabled medical devices
As the number of devices increases, the agency is looking to adapt its regulatory framework to the new technology, including faster approval of algorithm updates.
By Elise Reuter • Nov. 8, 2022