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Q&A
Medtronic surgical robotics head talks Hugo, taking on Intuitive, COVID-19 challenges
Megan Rosengarten spoke to MedTech Dive about challenging Intuitive Surgical's 20-year lead in soft tissue robotics, growing global robotics usage and the stress of entering a new market amid COVID-19.
By Ricky Zipp • Oct. 21, 2021 -
Oak Street Health buys specialty telemed provider for $130M
The deal comes as major U.S. clinical networks increasingly build out their suite of services to jockey for employer and payer clients in the competitive space.
By Rebecca Pifer • Oct. 21, 2021 -
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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UnitedHealthcare to launch virtual-first primary care plan by end of year, COO says
The company is seeking to capitalize on the preference for home-based and telehealth care, a trend that took off during the pandemic.
By Rebecca Pifer • Oct. 19, 2021 -
Amazon teases 5 more cities to get virtual Amazon Care offering this year
Amazon Care is currently live in the Washington, D.C. and Baltimore area, and will be rolled out in Dallas, Chicago, Philadelphia, Boston and Los Angeles this year, the unit's director told the HLTH conference Tuesday.
By Rebecca Pifer • Oct. 19, 2021 -
Microsoft integrates health-specific cloud offering with Cerner EHR
Microsoft is looking to capitalize on healthcare organizations that want to invest in virtual care for the long term.
By Rebecca Pifer • Oct. 19, 2021 -
Walmart, Transcarent partner to pitch self-insured employers
The retail giant will make its low-cost prescription drugs, along with its optical, telehealth and other services available to self-insured employers while leveraging Transcarent’s digital platform.
By Hailey Mensik • Oct. 18, 2021 -
Doctor on Demand, Grand Rounds rebrand as Included Health to compete in crowded benefits space
Seven months after announcing plans to merge, virtual care company Doctor on Demand and clinical navigator Grand Rounds are launching a new brand for their combined company.
By Rebecca Pifer • Oct. 18, 2021 -
UnitedHealth, with profit up 29%, expects contested Change acquisition to close early 2022
The closing news is likely to anger hospital groups, which have raised concerns the deal could hurt health IT competition and give the payer an unfair advantage in contract negotiations. DOJ is investigating the deal.
By Rebecca Pifer • Oct. 14, 2021 -
Best Buy's latest health acquisition builds on plan to expand at-home care
It's the third healthcare buy for the Minneapolis-based consumer electronics giant, as the company looks to capitalize on the aging population and rising demand for lower-cost care.
By Rebecca Pifer • Oct. 12, 2021 -
Sponsored by IQVIA
The 21st Century Cures Act update: where we've been and where we're going
Learn what's changed and how you can leverage technology and data to shape the healthcare of tomorrow.
Oct. 11, 2021 -
Optum inks deal with largest health system to date, SSM Health
As part of the agreement, about 2,100 SSM employees across revenue cycle and hospital care management will become Optum employees in an outsourcing deal.
By Rebecca Pifer • Oct. 8, 2021 -
Deep Dive
Will a software bill of materials help or hurt medical device cybersecurity?
For years, FDA has talked about the need for an electronically readable inventory of third-party components in devices, as a way to address the problem of widespread cyber vulnerabilities.
By Greg Slabodkin • Oct. 8, 2021 -
Teladoc expands virtual primary care pilot to plans nationwide
The vendor hopes Primary360 will serve as an access point to the healthcare system while also enticing patients to its other services.
By Rebecca Pifer • Oct. 7, 2021 -
Deep Dive
How Morgan Health hopes to finally move the needle on employer health costs: 5 insights from a chat with the venture's CEO
Morgan Health learned a lot from Haven, but is a different beast with better knowledge of the buy-in needed to disrupt the health benefits space, CEO Dan Mendelson told Healthcare Dive.
By Rebecca Pifer • Oct. 7, 2021 -
Digital health funding reaches new heights with $21.3B so far this year
Overall deal volume decreased, though, with 169 deals in Q3 compared to 223 deals in Q2. The third quarter also saw fewer megadeals of $100 million or above.
By Hailey Mensik • Oct. 5, 2021 -
Ransomware attacks put availability of medical devices at risk, FDA cyber chief says
Industry reached a "watershed moment" earlier this year when a device outage caused by malware endangered patient lives, Kevin Fu, acting director of cybersecurity at CDRH said. "That was something we haven't seen before."
By Greg Slabodkin • Oct. 4, 2021 -
Sponsored by Teva Respiratory, LLC
Dr. J. Allen Meadows: How digital inhalers have led to more informed treatment discussions in my practice
Dr. J. Allen Meadows worked with Teva Pharmaceuticals to share his experience with the Digihaler® family of inhalers and accompanying platforms.
By J. Allen Meadows, MD, FACAAI • Oct. 4, 2021 -
Consumer satisfaction with telehealth fell from last year, J.D. Power finds
Among direct-to-consumer brands, Teladoc ranked highest for consumer satisfaction, followed by MDLive. Among payer-sponsored services, UnitedHealthcare ranked the highest.
By Hailey Mensik • Sept. 30, 2021 -
Healthcare workers report cybersecurity, burnout woes worsened by COVID-19
Nearly three quarters of healthcare professionals are concerned that patient health information is being sent through unsecured tools, according to a new survey from hospital communication firm Spok.
By Shannon Muchmore • Sept. 30, 2021 -
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OpinionBroadband investments can improve health, as long as insurers don't roll back telehealth coverage
Jason Resendez of Consumers for Quality Care argues it's time for insurers, policymakers and health systems to embrace telehealth as an integral part of the future of healthcare.
By Jason Resendez • Sept. 27, 2021 -
Sponsored by ZS
Healthcare 2025: Health plans look ahead to emerging business opportunities
Eager to learn how health plans view their role and other stakeholders in the overall healthcare ecosystem today?
Sept. 27, 2021 -
Quarter of providers saw mortality rates rise after ransomware attacks, survey finds
This study of health delivery organizations is one of the first finding a direct impact on patient care down the line, and comes roughly a year after a patient in Germany died as a result of delayed care following a ransomware attack.
By Rebecca Pifer • Sept. 23, 2021 -
Sponsored by GE Healthcare
How artificial intelligence is making health care more human
Health-care institutions have been anticipating the impact that artificial intelligence (AI) will have on the performance and efficiency of their operations and their workforces—and the quality of patient care.
Sept. 22, 2021 -
Sponsored by West Monroe
Managing patient access in an ever-changing world
How healthcare organizations can continually adapt their patient experience strategies.
Sept. 20, 2021 -
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FTC warns app makers fall under breach notification rule
The agency noted that a breach must be reported regardless of whether it was the result of malicious action. Any unauthorized access, including sharing information without consent, would trigger the rule.
By Shannon Muchmore • Sept. 16, 2021