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

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Artificial intelligence

Amid mounting interest and investment in the space, it's clear AI’s applications in healthcare will only continue to grow.

By Healthcare Dive staff

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

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

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

HIPAA reform should protect patients, scale back silos around medical data

Lifespark chief executive Joel Theisen argues for an update of HIPAA that acknowledges an advanced technology landscape and gives providers a fuller picture of patient health.

By Joel Theisen • March 24, 2023

Majority of healthcare leaders struggle with inefficient data, report finds

The report comes as provider groups increasingly use AI to combat clinician burnout and tech companies invest in healthcare data management.

By Sydney Halleman • March 23, 2023

Microsoft’s Nuance integrates GPT-4 into medical scribe

DAX Express will be Nuance’s first fully automated clinical documentation software. Historically, Nuance has sent the notes generated by its AI to a human for quality review before returning them to physicians.

By Rebecca Pifer • March 21, 2023

IBM installs quantum computer on-site at Cleveland Clinic

The IBM Quantum System One is the first quantum computer solely dedicated to healthcare research, and the first IBM-managed quantum computer in the U.S. outside of IBM’s own facilities.

By Rebecca Pifer • March 21, 2023

AI scribe shows potential in documentation for orthopedists but needs corrections, study finds

Although the AI scribe understood most verbal commands and handled most medical documentation, it was at times unable to form a medical plan.

By Brian T. Horowitz • March 16, 2023

Google plans to boost Medicaid information during redeterminations

Google also shared an updated version of its medical artificial intelligence that can answer clinical questions at an “expert” level at an annual event Tuesday.

By Rebecca Pifer • March 15, 2023

Fall of SVB hits healthcare sector as federal regulators step in

The closure of the major healthcare and life sciences lender Friday was the culmination of a rapid four-day nosedive that left some healthcare companies temporarily locked out of funds.

By Sydney Halleman • March 13, 2023

3 trends that will define the future of healthcare

Over the next 12 months in healthcare, we expect AI technology will help organizations withstand increasing pressures and improve their confidence.

March 13, 2023

Telehealth use rose at end of last year, Fair Health finds

COVID-19 stayed as the third most diagnosed condition nationally and accounted for a larger share of claims in December, Fair Health found.

By Hailey Mensik • March 9, 2023

Hacking incident at Michigan surgical group exposes information of 15K patients

It appears that patient information was uploaded to the dark web by ransomware group BianLian, Brett Callow, threat analyst for cybersecurity firm Emsisoft, confirmed to Healthcare Dive.

By Samantha Liss • March 8, 2023