Health IT: Page 38
-
Getty Images
Digital health funding is cooling down
This year’s trajectory suggests overall funding will fall significantly short of last year’s, as investor confidence is shaken by global conflict and inflation concerns, according to Rock Health reports.
By Rebecca Pifer Parduhn • July 12, 2022 -
Courtesy of CVS Health
CVS names executive to new chief data, tech officer role
Tilak Mandadi will be responsible for the healthcare giant’s digital and tech strategy, along with overseeing company growth through digital and consumer-focused services.
By Rebecca Pifer Parduhn • July 11, 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.
By Healthcare Dive staff -
Drew Angerer via Getty Images
Overturning of Roe v. WadeHouse oversight committee launches investigation into reproductive health data collection
The committee sent letters to five data broker companies and five personal health apps requesting information on how they store and share user data.
By Rebecca Pifer Parduhn • July 11, 2022 -
Carol Highsmith. (2005). "The Apex Building" [Photo]. Retrieved from Wikimedia Commons.
Overturning of Roe v. WadeLawmakers amplify calls for federal agencies to increase data privacy after Dobbs decision
Seventy-two Democratic members of Congress want the FTC to use its full power to guard patients from data brokers collecting and selling data that could be used to prosecute pregnancy-related crimes.
By Rebecca Pifer Parduhn • July 7, 2022 -
Getty Images
Major payment vendor data breach, North Korean threat raise ransomware concerns for hospitals
A recently disclosed ransomware attack could have exposed patient data from more than 650 healthcare providers.
By Rebecca Pifer Parduhn • July 7, 2022 -
Biden signs law requiring more VA transparency on EHR rollout costs
The new law received bipartisan support as lawmakers become increasingly frustrated with the VA’s management of the seven-year-old program, which has been dogged by delays, growing spending and operational issues.
By Rebecca Pifer Parduhn • June 30, 2022 -
Permission granted by Zimmer Biomet
Deep DiveCompanies see a future for smart implants. Doctors are waiting for proof.
Zimmer Biomet and Canary Medical are rolling out the first knee implant with an integrated sensor, though it will take time to learn how to incorporate that data into patient care, experts say.
By Elise Reuter • June 30, 2022 -
Getty Images
Overturning of Roe v. WadeHHS issues guidance on when providers may be forced to share patient information
The HHS Office for Civil Rights issued privacy guidelines Wednesday clarifying how to protect patient health information following the Supreme Court's ruling ending the constitutional right to an abortion.
By Samantha Liss • June 30, 2022 -
Permission granted by Davita
Sponsored by Davita Kidney CareOvercoming psychosocial barriers for long-term success on home dialysis
As patient utilization of home dialysis grows, the nephrology community must focus on breaking down psychosocial barriers to ensure long-term success.
By Dr. Mihran Naljayan, Chief Medical Officer, Home Modalities at DaVita Kidney Care • June 27, 2022 -
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images via Getty Images
Meta hit with class action suit alleging it mined providers' patient data
The lawsuit identified at least 644 hospital systems or “medical provider web properties” from which Facebook allegedly knowingly receives patient data to create targeted advertising both on and off Facebook’s website.
By Sydney Halleman • June 23, 2022 -
Epic to join TEFCA — 'One of our more significant interoperability projects'
Epic is interested in joining the new nationwide data-sharing framework due to its private-sector-friendly nature and focus on privacy, an interoperability lead at the EHR vendor told Healthcare Dive.
By Rebecca Pifer Parduhn • June 22, 2022 -
Permission granted by ZS
OpinionThe doctor's visit of the future will be like having coffee with a friend. Here's why
Solv Health CMO Robert Rohatsch contends that digital healthcare transformation will help GPs finally get back to what most of us really want to do in the first place — keep patients healthy.
By Robert Rohatsch • June 22, 2022 -
Megan Quinn/Healthcare Dive
Deep DiveAs cross-state telemedicine waivers expire, virtual care advocates focus on long-term policy changes
There’s a complication: No one solution to the U.S.’ patchy physician licensing infrastructure has universal buy-in.
By Rebecca Pifer Parduhn • June 21, 2022 -
Permission granted by Apple
Apple Watch monitoring features for AFib, Parkinson's cleared by FDA
With the new feature, atrial fibrillation patients may have an easier way to track the frequency of the condition over time and see whether lifestyle changes may have positive effects.
By Nick Paul Taylor • June 16, 2022 -
Getty Images
Kaiser Permanente, Arizona hospital hit with cybersecurity breaches
The two cyberattacks, which affected almost 770,000 patients, continue a dizzying trend of healthcare security breaches this year.
By Sydney Halleman • June 14, 2022 -
Justin Sullivan via Getty Images
Oracle announces plans to create national health record database on heels of Cerner deal
“There’s a healthy skepticism that they’ll have the magic bullet to overcome any of the existing barriers to interoperability,” one data sharing expert said.
By Rebecca Pifer Parduhn • June 10, 2022 -
Sean Gallup via Getty Images
2 million patients' data exposed in cyberattack on New England health services provider
The attack, disclosed by Shields Health Care Group earlier this week, is the largest so far this year, according to HHS’ data breach portal.
By Rebecca Pifer Parduhn • June 9, 2022 -
Oracle closes $28B buy of 'huge growth engine' Cerner
With the deal’s close, the days of standalone EHR vendors are increasingly in the rearview mirror.
By Rebecca Pifer Parduhn • June 8, 2022 -
Permission granted by Surescripts
E-prescribing network Surescripts appoints new CEO
Incoming CEO Frank Harvey is a pharmacist who has held numerous senior leadership roles in his more than three decades in the health sector.
By Rebecca Pifer Parduhn • June 7, 2022 -
istock.com/BCN Tempura Images
Sponsored by MedHubReconciling fatigue to transform the future of medical education
Telemedicine. Virtual learning experiences. Remediation gaps. Born out of the pandemic, these innovations present opportunities for a medical education community currently faced with obstacles.
June 6, 2022 -
Change shares peek at 2023 as UnitedHealth merger trial looms
The data analytics company highlighted its momentum heading into the next fiscal year, outlining what 2023 could look like if its controversial $13 billion merger with UnitedHealth falls through.
By Rebecca Pifer Parduhn • May 31, 2022 -
Mark Wilson via Getty Images
HHS asks for more information blocking authority from Congress
If Congress grants regulators the expanded authority, actors could be protected from steep fines for data-sharing practices the HHS previously said were acceptable under complex information blocking regulations.
By Rebecca Pifer Parduhn • May 27, 2022 -
Opinion
Millions of people counting on Congress to protect telehealth access
Patients who have come to rely on telehealth have been left waiting and wondering if they will be able to receive the virtual care they need once the COVID-19 public health emergency has ended.
By Julia Mirich • May 26, 2022 -
Permission granted by Clover Health
Clover Health appoints Scott Leffler as CFO following role turnover
Leffler joins the nine-state insurtech from sterilization and lab services provider Sotera, where he was CFO for five years.
By Rebecca Pifer Parduhn • May 26, 2022 -
Sean Gallup via Getty Images
Employees cause more cyber breaches in healthcare than other industries, report finds
Employees were responsible for 39% of healthcare breaches last year. That's compared to 18% across all industries, according to new Verizon research.
By Rebecca Pifer Parduhn • May 24, 2022
Previous
