Slower digital health funding prompts rise in M&A activity: report

Companies are expected to continue to explore tie-ups during an unfavorable fundraising period.

By Hailey Mensik • Nov. 10, 2022

More than the main stage: 5 key panels at HLTH 2022

Major healthcare players will discuss private equity, value-based care, digital health funding and more at the fifth annual HLTH conference next week.

By Rebecca Pifer • Nov. 10, 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.

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5 takeaways from the FDA’s list of AI-enabled medical devices

As the number of devices increases, the agency is looking to adapt its regulatory framework to the new technology, including faster approval of algorithm updates.

By Elise Reuter • Nov. 8, 2022

Senator outlines potential cybersecurity mandates for health systems

Cybersecurity can no longer be treated as a secondary concern and must become incorporated into every organization’s core business model, according to the chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence.

By Susan Kelly • Nov. 7, 2022

Referring and ordering physician monitoring: How to ensure continuous compliance

Best practices for monitoring, referring and ordering physician populations, exposing the gaps and vulnerabilities that could leave you open to risk.

Nov. 7, 2022

Proteomic tests empower precision medicine

Measuring proteins can improve the accuracy of prognostic and diagnostic testing and can help uncover new treatment options for patients.

Nov. 7, 2022

COVID-19 telehealth diagnoses fell in August

There was no change in telehealth use in the Midwest and Northeast in August, but utilization rose 4.7% in the South and fell 1.4% in the West.

By Hailey Mensik • Nov. 3, 2022

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

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

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

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

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

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