Telehealth visits across most specialties don’t require in-person follow-up, study finds

The follow-up visits were likely due to patients needing additional care — not duplicative treatment, Epic researchers said.

By Rebecca Pifer • Dec. 15, 2022

HHS examines automation’s role in healthcare cybersecurity

The Office of Information Security outlined ways that hackers are using artificial intelligence and machine learning to build more effective malware.

By Susan Kelly • Dec. 13, 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

CommonSpirit ransomware attack exposed personal information of 623K people, system says

This is the first time that the health system has disclosed the number of people potentially affected by the cyberattack earlier this year.

By Samantha Liss • Dec. 12, 2022

COVID-19 fell from top telehealth diagnoses in September

Telehealth use has remained steady this year and did not change nationally from August to September, accounting for 5.4% of all medical claims, according to Fair Health.

By Hailey Mensik • Dec. 8, 2022

CommonSpirit says ransomware attack exposed patient information

The cyberattack has interrupted access to electronic health records and delayed patient care in multiple regions.

By Samantha Liss • Dec. 5, 2022

Proteomic tests empower better detection and prevention of severe cardiovascular events

Cardiovascular disease is the number one cause of death. Proteomic tests can arm providers with insights to better predict, monitor and prevent severe CVD events.

Dec. 5, 2022

As complaints roll in, ‘complexity’ holding up HHS information blocking enforcement, health IT coordinator says

The HHS has yet to finalize disincentives for providers or say how the OIG will go about investigating and applying civil monetary penalties to health IT vendors. “We’re working really, really hard,” Micky Tripathi told Healthcare Dive.

By Rebecca Pifer • Dec. 1, 2022

Google Health inks first licensing agreement for mammography AI tech

Under the agreement, medtech company iCAD will work to validate and incorporate Google’s mammography AI — which Google has been building and testing for several years — into its products for use in clinical practices.

By Rebecca Pifer • Nov. 28, 2022

Cerebral sues ousted CEO over unpaid $50M loan

Cerebral alleges the company loaned Kyle Robertson $49.8 million in January so he could purchase more than 1 million shares in Cerebral.

By Samantha Liss • Nov. 28, 2022

How to address healthcare’s unique cybersecurity challenges

Although the U.S. is entering a post-COVID era, many factors straining the healthcare industry will continue and more risk factors will kick in, argues Syed Kaptan of cybersecurity intelligence company ThreatQuotient.

By Syed Kaptan • Nov. 28, 2022

How digital and information officers are shaking up health systems

Healthcare Dive caught up with Providence’s Sara Vaezy and Intermountain’s Craig Richardville just months into their tenure to discuss the challenges and opportunities ahead as patients have come to expect more digital access.

By Samantha Liss • Nov. 23, 2022

State AGs urge Apple to protect consumers’ reproductive health data

Apps holding sensitive health data should be required to delete nonessential information and clearly inform consumers what information they share with parties such as law enforcement, the 10 state attorneys general said.

By Rebecca Pifer • Nov. 22, 2022

Health tech companies weigh options to stem cash burn as IPO market sags

Healthcare technology companies are delaying initial share sales as public market stocks and valuations plunge across the sector. Where will they turn in the meantime?

By Sydney Halleman • Nov. 21, 2022

Epic ensnared in Texas probe of parental access to teen medical records

The state is at the forefront of an intensifying legal battle over the rights of transgender and non-binary children to gender-affirming healthcare.

By Susan Kelly • Nov. 21, 2022

UnitedHealth-Change deal approval faces appeal from DOJ, states

Antitrust experts said it’s surprising regulators took this long to file an appeal, while UnitedHealth slammed the move as “entirely without merit.”

By Samantha Liss • Nov. 21, 2022

‘Not in la la land’: As digital health funding ebbs, VCs urge startups to be conservative

The explosion of funding during the pandemic was a good thing, but the ongoing market correction is a good thing too as only the best business models will survive, prominent investors argued at HLTH.

By Rebecca Pifer • Nov. 18, 2022

Cleveland Clinic billing for certain messaging on MyChart

Patient messaging on the portal has doubled since 2019, prompting the system to start billing for those that require more time and expertise.

By Hailey Mensik • Nov. 17, 2022

Google hasn’t given up on personal health records

The tech giant, despite past setbacks, is continuing user testing around a consumer-facing health record. “It’s an ongoing curiosity,” Chief Health Officer Karen DeSalvo told Healthcare Dive at HLTH.

By Rebecca Pifer • Nov. 16, 2022

Included Health launches new virtual care, navigation product

By January, the new All-Included Health model will be live for six clients representing 700,000 members.

By Rebecca Pifer • Nov. 15, 2022

General Catalyst adds 10 new health system partners, including UHS

The venture capital firm connects health systems to health tech startups, allowing partner hospitals to develop new technologies in exchange for the startups testing their products on the ground.

By Rebecca Pifer • Nov. 15, 2022

Amazon launches virtual doctor marketplace in newest healthcare play

The company is doubling down on virtual care with its latest health business: a marketplace allowing customers to choose from a network of telehealth providers for a variety of common medical needs.

By Rebecca Pifer • Nov. 15, 2022

Google, Epic partnering to allow Epic hospital clients to run EHRs on Google Cloud

Signing a large EHR vendor as a partner allows cloud companies to expand their reach with providers.

By Rebecca Pifer • Nov. 14, 2022

HHS cybersecurity center warns of new ransomware threat

The ransomware has attacked targets worldwide, including at least one U.S. health group, since it was first identified in mid-August.

By Susan Kelly • Nov. 14, 2022

Google Cloud to launch healthcare data capabilities in bid to improve health equity, patient management

The accelerators, announced this week at the HLTH conference, were developed in tandem with several Google customers, including LifePoint Health and Hackensack Meridian Health.

By Rebecca Pifer • Nov. 14, 2022

Cigna’s MDLive will add chronic care program to virtual primary care plans

Initially, the program will be available for patients with hypertension, but will expand throughout the year to other common chronic conditions.

By Rebecca Pifer • Nov. 14, 2022