Health IT: Page 32


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    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 Oct. 27, 2022
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    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 Oct. 27, 2022
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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
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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 Oct. 25, 2022
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    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
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    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 Oct. 21, 2022
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    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 Oct. 21, 2022
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    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 Oct. 20, 2022
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    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 Oct. 20, 2022
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    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.

    Oct. 17, 2022
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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 Oct. 13, 2022
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    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
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    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 Oct. 7, 2022
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    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 Oct. 6, 2022
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    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 Oct. 6, 2022
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    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 Oct. 5, 2022
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    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 Oct. 3, 2022
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    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
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    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
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    Optimizing your provider network

    Organizations that strategically manage and engage their networks will see substantial results in the form of both revenue and growth. 

    Oct. 3, 2022
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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
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    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
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    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 Sept. 23, 2022
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    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
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    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 Sept. 22, 2022