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Deep Dive
After CommonSpirit ransomware attack: Why healthcare M&A is a ‘huge’ cybersecurity risk
The cybersecurity incident comes three years after the health system’s megamerger, which potentially made it vulnerable to an attack, security experts say.
By Samantha Liss • Oct. 27, 2022 -
Teladoc shares on upswing as it sets up for ‘achievable’ growth
The vendor lowered its fourth-quarter and full-year outlooks on Wednesday. But industry watchers cheered Teladoc for setting up obtainable Q4 growth coming out of pandemic highs.
By Rebecca Pifer • Oct. 27, 2022 -
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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After pandemic highs, digital health funding slouches to early 2019 levels
Global digital health funding of $4.6 billion fell 36% from the second quarter to the third quarter this year, according to a new report from CB Insights.
By Rebecca Pifer • Oct. 25, 2022 -
Sponsored by SomaLogic
The future of healthcare is in proteomics
Proteins can shed light on current health status and the likelihood of future severe health events.
By SomaLogic • Oct. 24, 2022 -
DOJ requests more info on CVS, Signify deal
The second request, which CVS and Signify received on Wednesday, gives regulators another 30 days to review the proposed transaction.
By Rebecca Pifer • Oct. 21, 2022 -
Advocate Aurora breach exposes health information of 3M patients
Information like dates and times of scheduled appointments may have been shared, as well as communications sent through the MyChart patient portal.
By Samantha Liss • Oct. 21, 2022 -
Providers are doubling down on software investments, report finds
About 45% of providers increased their software investments over the past year, while only 10% decelerated spending, according to a new report from KLAS and Bain.
By Rebecca Pifer • Oct. 20, 2022 -
Q&A
Calm CEO David Ko on the meditation’s app expansion into clinical mental health
Calm's bread and butter is meditation and sleep improvement, but its new business relies on condition-specific programs meant to bridge the gap between mental and physical healthcare.
By Rebecca Pifer • Oct. 20, 2022 -
GE forms pact with AMC Health to enable more remote monitoring in home care
As costs of caring for chronic disease rise and hospital staffing remains challenging, remotely monitored home care is emerging as a cost-saving frontier.
By Nick Paul Taylor • Oct. 20, 2022 -
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How technology can fix the prior-authorization challenge for payers
Paperwork-intensive prior-authorization processes have become an impediment to timely healthcare delivery.
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CommonSpirit Health confirms it was hit by ransomware attack
The October ranswomware attack compromised the protected health information of more than 623,700 people, CommonSpirit eventually told regulators.
By Samantha Liss • Oct. 13, 2022 -
GoodRx launching platform for providers
Targeting providers directly is a pivot from GoodRx’s traditional focus, but the company sees an opportunity to capture more pharmaceutical advertising revenue, Executive Medical Director Preeti Parikh said.
By Hailey Mensik • Oct. 13, 2022 -
CommonSpirit’s ‘IT security incident’ was likely cyberattack, security experts say
Moving systems offline and interrupting access to electronic health records is viewed as a defensive move, experts told Healthcare Dive.
By Samantha Liss • Oct. 7, 2022 -
Providers now required to share greater scope of patient data
As of Thursday, the amount of data that healthcare entities must share to comply with sweeping information blocking regulations has increased, despite providers saying they’re not ready for the change.
By Rebecca Pifer • Oct. 6, 2022 -
Google launches suite of digital tools around medical images
Medical images make up the majority of healthcare data, and have been a key target for companies looking to leverage algorithms to improve care delivery.
By Rebecca Pifer • Oct. 6, 2022 -
Details emerge on CommonSpirit’s ‘IT security incident’ as more regions report disruptions
Some CommonSpirit hospitals across the country have been cut off from their electronic health records, forcing them to revert to paper charts. Ambulances were diverted from facilities in Iowa for a short period on Monday.
By Samantha Liss • Oct. 5, 2022 -
CommonSpirit Health says it experienced ‘IT security incident’ in multiple regions
Details are still emerging on the incident, which is impacting multiple divisions of the 140-hospital system and causing patient procedures to be rescheduled in some areas.
By Samantha Liss • Oct. 3, 2022 -
Telehealth use rose overall in July, report finds
Telehealth use increased in the West, Midwest and South in July while it fell in the Northeast, according to Fair Health’s monthly telehealth data out Monday.
By Hailey Mensik • Oct. 3, 2022 -
Sponsored by Zelis
Removing the complexity from healthcare payments
The healthcare industry has made significant strides in care quality improvement, but its approach to submitting and paying claims is still overly complex.
Oct. 3, 2022 -
Sponsored by Zelis
Optimizing your provider network
Organizations that strategically manage and engage their networks will see substantial results in the form of both revenue and growth.
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Digital pathology picking up among US providers, vendors, report finds
Digital pathology technologies, already popular in Europe, are primed for growth in the U.S., according to a report from KLAS research.
By Hailey Mensik • Sept. 29, 2022 -
AHA asks HHS to delay Oct. 6 deadline for information blocking compliance
Health groups must start sharing health information electronically as regulators seek to make it easier for consumers to access their health data. But groups warn they’re not prepared to meet the deadline.
By Hailey Mensik • Sept. 27, 2022 -
DOJ’s case against UnitedHealth’s Change buy was hampered by ‘serious flaws,’ judge finds
The most serious flaws were failing to prove that UnitedHealth is likely to misuse Change Healthcare’s data to advantage the company, Judge Carl Nichols wrote.
By Samantha Liss • Sept. 23, 2022 -
Q&A
Friday Q&A: Scripps’ Jay Pandit talks about wearables, decentralized trials and what’s next for digital health
As wearables confirm their ability to collect data, the big question is what to do with it all. And the next technical challenge: improving wrist-based blood pressure monitors.
By Elise Reuter • Sept. 22, 2022 -
COVID-19 testing startup Curative pivots to health plan offering
The plan will offer $0 copays and $0 deductibles to employers in the Austin, Texas, area after a baseline health visit is conducted.
By Shannon Muchmore • Sept. 22, 2022