Oracle’s plan to build national health records database ‘going great,’ Feinberg says

Oracle Health Chairman David Feinberg sat down with Healthcare Dive at HIMSS to give an update on the Cerner-Oracle integration.

By Rebecca Pifer • April 21, 2023

Report names connected medical devices with the biggest cybersecurity risks

The findings come as medical device makers face upcoming FDA requirements for providing cybersecurity information as part of their pre-market submissions.

By Nick Paul Taylor • April 21, 2023

Explore the Trendline➔

Telehealth

Virtual visits remain significantly elevated compared to pre-COVID-19 levels, as patients report high satisfaction with digitally delivered care.

By Healthcare Dive staff

Verizon to deploy 5G in new-build Cleveland Clinic hospital

The project, slated to be finished in July, is Verizon’s first full 5G hospital installation, according to an executive.

By Rebecca Pifer • April 20, 2023

Seema Verma, Trump CMS administrator, to join Oracle

Verma, who oversaw a number of controversial initiatives while at the CMS, will be senior vice president and general manager of Oracle Life Sciences.

By Rebecca Pifer • April 19, 2023

The evolution of Amazon Pharmacy

Amazon health leader Vin Gupta discusses affordability initiatives, how Amazon Pharmacy needs to spread awareness among providers and what its effect could be on small community pharmacies.

By Rebecca Pifer • April 19, 2023

Pharmacists stump for more active role in primary care

At the HIMSS conference in Chicago on Tuesday, pharmacists argued that state and federal regulators should allow them to do more to practice the full scope of their licenses.

By Rebecca Pifer • April 18, 2023

Teladoc expands provider-based program to prediabetes, weight management as demand surges for weight loss drugs

The virtual care vendor said it plans to apply evidence-based guidelines to prescribe a class of diabetes medication that includes Ozempic when clinically appropriate.

By Rebecca Pifer • April 18, 2023

Microsoft, Epic partner to integrate Azure OpenAI into EHRs

One of the integration’s tools, which helps automatically draft message responses, is being implemented at UC San Diego Health, UW Health and Stanford Health Care, according to the companies.

By Sydney Halleman • April 17, 2023

5 ways to offer modern health benefits

Benefits can be excellent incentives and tools for acquisition and retention — when they’re understood. Learn more about how to build better health benefits.

April 17, 2023

Moody’s report highlights need for investment in healthcare cybersecurity

The ratings agency said healthcare’s vulnerable state makes it “target rich,” which could bring service disruptions and personal data disclosures.

By Brian T. Horowitz • April 13, 2023

Privia Health names new CEO

Parth Mehrotra will succeed Shawn Morris, who led the company through its 2021 initial public offering.

By Sydney Halleman • April 13, 2023

HHS proposes rule shoring up HIPAA to protect reproductive health data, including around abortions

Privacy lawyers said the regulation would insulate physicians from the chilling effect of abortion bans, freeing them to have honest conversations with patients about their healthcare options — even in states where abortion is illegal.

By Rebecca Pifer • April 12, 2023

New ONC rule aims to raise trust in clinical decision support algorithms

The rule proposed Tuesday would give providers more information in their electronic health record system to assess clinical decision support algorithms and their results.

By Rebecca Pifer • April 12, 2023

Last year was second-best ever for healthcare private equity deals, Bain finds

PE transactions were buoyed by a strong first half of the year, with deals declining in the second half due to tensions from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and growing inflationary pressures.

By Sydney Halleman • April 11, 2023

Pear Therapeutics files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy

The maker of subscription apps for insomnia and substance abuse, which is still seeking a sale, also laid off the majority of its workforce.

By Elise Reuter • April 10, 2023

Scope of CommonSpirit data breach larger than initially disclosed

More than 100 current and former CommonSpirit facilities in 13 states might have been affected by the ransomware attack on the health system last year.

By Rebecca Pifer • April 10, 2023

Preparing for digital transformation in healthcare

John Glaser, an executive in residence at Harvard Medical School, and Ranil Herath, president at Emeritus Healthcare, address healthcare’s digital transformation and how to successfully adapt to change.

By John Glaser and Ranil Herath • April 7, 2023

‘Turbulent waters’: The rocky digital health funding market post-SVB collapse

If funding in the next three quarters matches the average funding in the prior three, 2023 is on pace to see the lowest level of digital health funding since 2019, a new report from Rock Health found.

By Rebecca Pifer • April 6, 2023

Telehealth use rose for third straight month in January among privately insured

Fair Health, which recently began tracking audio-only telehealth data, also found that audio-only utilization fell nationally from December to January.

By Hailey Mensik • April 5, 2023

Study finds ‘ubiquitous’ third-party tracking on hospital websites, compromising user data

Almost 99% of hospital websites include tracking software that transfer data to third parties, including technology and social media companies, data brokers, advertisers and even private equity firms, a new study found.

By Rebecca Pifer • April 4, 2023

How open-loop networks are changing health rewards as we know them

Health rewards have traditionally included limited offerings that not all members can access. Now, open-loop rewards offer more choices than ever.

April 3, 2023

Uber Health launches same-day prescription delivery

The service is made possible through integrating Uber Health’s dashboard with ScriptDrop, a tech platform Uber first partnered with in 2021 for prescription delivery.

By Rebecca Pifer • March 31, 2023

Fair Health finds 76% drop in telehealth use from 2020 to 2021

Although telehealth use declined overall compared to the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, virtual visits still comprised the highest percentage of medical claim lines in 2021.

By Brian T. Horowitz • March 30, 2023

IT in healthcare: Enabling a more efficient and satisfied workforce

People who dedicate their careers to healthcare often do so because of a deep desire to help others.

March 27, 2023

Healthcare administrative staff are burnt out from operational overload; here’s a solution

Learn how to help address common printing challenges, manage the breadth of printed materials required for internal and external communications and reduce costs.

March 27, 2023