Health IT: Page 31

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    Amazon Pharmacy expands insulin manufacturer coupons

    Amazon began automatically applying manufacturer coupons for some drugs in March, and is now adding new discounts for diabetes-related products.

    By • Aug. 15, 2023
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    Microsoft-Epic partnership yields EHR cloud solution

    Mount Sinai Health System is the first provider to implement Azure Large Instances, which scales database capacity to the level needed for health record workloads.

    By Matt Ashare • Aug. 14, 2023
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    Interoperability

    Interoperability is a long term-challenge for the healthcare industry, but the Trump administration has big ambitions to improve data sharing and patient access — even though its plans so far have few details.

    By Healthcare Dive staff
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    Rebuilding trust to empower the future of healthcare

    See how the latest in AI can move the conversation back to the forefront with clinical documentation that writes itself—all within the EHR—so clinicians can focus on their patients.

    By Diana Nole | Executive Vice President & General Manager, Healthcare Division • Aug. 14, 2023
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    Doximity slashes 10% of workforce amid post-COVID pressures

    CEO Jeff Tangney attributed the company’s slowdown to “post-COVID upsell weakness,” while also reducing Doximity’s revenue guidance.

    By Brian T. Horowitz • Aug. 10, 2023
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    Healthcare M&A hit three-year low in Q2, report finds

    Continuing financial pressures could keep deal-making low in the second half of the year, but M&A could heat up in early 2024, a new KPMG report finds.

    By • Aug. 10, 2023
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    Hospitals’ data breach risk doubles just before and after M&A, research finds

    The complexity of combining IT systems and increased media attention before a deal could explain hospitals’ increased vulnerability, according to the paper.

    By • Aug. 8, 2023
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    Cleveland Clinic hires first chief analytics officer

    Albert Marinez, who previously held a similar role at Intermountain Health, will focus on using data to cut costs and improve patient care.

    By • Aug. 8, 2023
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    Babylon’s take-private deal with MindMaze collapses

    The digital health firm said it was exiting its core operations in the U.S. and searching for a buyer for its U.K. business. 

    By • Aug. 7, 2023
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    DEA open to considering special registration for telehealth controlled substance prescriptions

    The announcement comes after the agency received more than 38,000 public comments in response to a proposal that would restrict telehealth prescriptions, with “a significant majority” expressing concern.

    By • Aug. 7, 2023
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    Sponsored by the Digital Medicine Society (DiMe)

    It just got easier to navigate digital health product regulations

    Learn how to navigate digital product regs and build a strong regulatory strategy with DiMe’s new course.

    Aug. 7, 2023
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    How Henry Ford Health uses data to combat inflation and improve its supply chain

    The health system leverages data to track costs, engage with suppliers and fortify itself against future disruptions.

    By Deborah Abrams Kaplan • Aug. 3, 2023
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    Amwell lowers 2023 revenue outlook, racks up impairment charge in Q2

    The telehealth company’s results are being impacted by churn on Amwell’s legacy platform as it migrates customers to its Converge software, CFO Robert Shepardson said.

    By • Aug. 3, 2023
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    AI reduces radiologist workload in mammography clinical trial but expert urges caution

    The trial linked the AI-supported screen-reading procedure, ScreenPoint Medical’s Transpara, to a 44% reduction in radiologist workload.

    By Nick Paul Taylor • Aug. 3, 2023
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    ‘Chaotic’ digital health market needs independent evaluation, new institute says

    Independent evaluation could help the healthcare industry figure out which digital health products are backed by evidence, argues Caroline Pearson, executive director of the nonprofit Peterson Center on Healthcare.

    By • Aug. 3, 2023
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    Amazon’s virtual care marketplace expands nationwide

    Amazon Clinic — now available to consumers in all 50 states — launched shortly after the company announced plans to shutter a separate virtual care offering.

    By • Aug. 1, 2023
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    Digital health funding, deals reach lowest levels in years

    Digital health startups across the globe raised $3.4 billion across 348 deals in the second quarter, with mega-rounds making up more than a quarter of all funding.

    By • July 31, 2023
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    Hospital, payer lobbies urge CMS to reconsider ‘conflicting’ prior authorization standards

    The groups, normally at odds, have found a source of agreement in proposed rules meant to standardize data exchange processes.

    By Brian T. Horowitz • July 31, 2023
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    CMS says data of 612K Medicare beneficiaries affected in MoveIt breach

    A data breach earlier this year has affected tens of millions of individuals to date, and also compromised the sensitive personal and medical information of Medicare seniors.

    By • July 28, 2023
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    FTC reaches proposed settlement with Surescripts in antitrust case

    The lawsuit alleged the health IT vendor monopolized e-prescription drug markets for routing and eligibility through exclusivity agreements, threats and other exclusionary conduct.

    By • July 28, 2023
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    AWS’ head of health AI on Amazon’s new clinical documentation play

    AWS’ Tehsin Syed shared what differentiates HealthScribe from other AI-based medical scribes and how Amazon is approaching tricky questions of accuracy and responsibility around generative AI in healthcare.

    By • July 27, 2023
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    Microsoft, Blue Shield partner to develop integrated data hub

    The hub, which the companies are calling “The Blue Shield Experience Cube,” will create an integrated digital health record as its first use case.

    By Brian T. Horowitz • July 27, 2023
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    Teladoc raises revenue guidance after beating Wall Street expectations in Q2

    Executives made the case to investors that the company's whole-person virtual care products will beat the competition in a crowded market.

    By • July 26, 2023
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    Amazon launches generative AI-based clinical documentation service

    With the release of HealthScribe, Amazon is the latest tech giant to leverage the futuristic algorithms to streamline medical notetaking for physicians.

    By • July 26, 2023
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    Average cost of healthcare data breach reaches $11M, report finds

    Healthcare continues to be the most expensive industry for data breaches, with costs increasing 53% since 2020.

    By • July 25, 2023
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    How AI helps healthcare organizations achieve the Quintuple Aim

    Learn how ambient clinical intelligence (ACI) can help move the needle on every aspect of the Quintuple Aim—and the impact it's having on clinicians and patients at WellSpan Health.  

    July 24, 2023