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

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

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Interoperability

Interoperability is a long term-challenge for the healthcare industry, but the Trump administration has big ambitions to improve data sharing and patient access — even though its plans so far have few details.

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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

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

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

Pear more than doubles revenue from last quarter, shares new economic data

Analysts said the data would be important in conversations with payers. Pear reiterated its $22 million revenue forecast for this year.

By Elise Reuter • May 19, 2022

VA EHR implementation facing patient data, access concerns, audit finds

The multibillion-dollar Cerner implementation hasn't improved data exchange as well as some had hoped, as the departments "did not take all actions needed to achieve interoperability," the audit found.

By Rebecca Pifer Parduhn • May 12, 2022

Allscripts CEO Paul Black steps down after a decade

Black will be replaced with current president Rick Poulton effective immediately. In a note, one analyst said investors will likely react positively to the news, given Poulton's record of deal execution.

By Rebecca Pifer Parduhn • May 6, 2022

Hospital, payer, IT groups urge Congress to overturn ban on unique patient identifier

Industry groups are ratcheting up the pressure on Congress to nix a decadesold ban on using federal funding to create a UPI. Subcommittees, meanwhile, are continuing hearings for 2023 appropriations bills.

By Rebecca Pifer Parduhn • May 5, 2022

ACLA, AdvaMed urge Congress to immediately replenish COVID-19 testing fund

The lab and medtech groups joined a coalition of more than 60 organizations warning congressional leaders the funding expiration puts the most vulnerable Americans at risk of losing resources to diagnose new infections.

By Nick Paul Taylor • April 28, 2022

Tenet says 'cybersecurity incident' disrupted hospital operations

Most critical functions have been restored following the incident last week, while affected facilities are starting to resume normal operations, according to the Texas-based operator.

By Rebecca Pifer Parduhn • April 26, 2022

UnitedHealth plans to sell Change's claims editing unit for $2.2B to aid merger

"I don't think UnitedHealth's offer to sell Change's claims payment business is going to move the competition thermometer one degree," said antitrust attorney David Balto.

By Rebecca Pifer Parduhn • April 26, 2022

Teladoc names new chief medical officer

Vidya Raman-Tangella joins Teladoc from Amazon subsidiary AWS, where she led strategy for healthcare solutions.

By Rebecca Pifer Parduhn • April 25, 2022

HHS warns providers of 'exceptionally aggressive' ransomware group

The Hive group practices double extortion — demanding payment to free data it has encrypted while also threatening to release the unencrypted data publicly.

By Shannon Muchmore • April 21, 2022

Medtech survey finds widespread cybersecurity noncompliance despite rising investment

Over 80% of respondents see device security as a competitive advantage and almost every company budgeted more money for it this year. However, 80% view the issue as a "necessary evil" imposed by regulators.

By Nick Paul Taylor • April 21, 2022

Pear's VR product for postoperative pain granted FDA STeP designation

The agency's designation under the Safer Technologies Program for medical devices could expedite regulatory review for the virtual reality-based digital therapeutic, one of several products in Pear's pipeline.

By Elise Reuter • April 14, 2022

Can digital therapeutics become profitable?

As more software-based treatments gain FDA clearance, they still face hurdles ahead, including insurance reimbursement and garnering adoption among patients and physicians.

By Elise Reuter • April 12, 2022

Going beyond HIPAA compliance is worthwhile

Just because HIPAA doesn't require the use of data governance technology doesn't mean you can do without it. 

April 11, 2022

FDA clarifies cybersecurity recommendations for device makers in new guidance

The draft guidance, which replaces a 2018 document, sets recommendations for how medical device companies should approach cybersecurity in premarket submissions.

By Elise Reuter • April 8, 2022

Advocate Aurora investment arm acquires remote monitoring firm

This is the fourth transaction for the newly minted Advocate Aurora Enterprise, which launched last year with the aim of building a portfolio of companies beyond acute medical care.

By Samantha Liss • April 7, 2022

Nearly 80% of patients with infection following cardiac implant not treated appropriately: study

A Duke University study, which was supported by Philips, showed that roughly four out of five patients with an infection following a cardiac implant did not have devices extracted, which goes against clinical guidelines.

By Ricky Zipp • April 6, 2022

CISA warns about cyber flaw in Philips MRI monitoring software

Philips' e-Alert has a vulnerability that could allow an unauthorized user to remotely shut down the system, the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency said in an advisory.

By Greg Slabodkin • April 1, 2022

Pear expects $22M in revenue this year, as it banks on growing adoption of digital therapeutics

Pear still has substantial challenges going forward, as it faces several unknowns about the long-term adoption and reimbursement of its products. The company has been operating at a net loss, seeing a $65 million loss last year.

By Elise Reuter • March 31, 2022

Two years into the COVID-19 pandemic

Hospitals overhauled their operations in COVID-19's early days. Now, two years into the pandemic, they are looking ahead at the future of their business, including revenue diversification and workforce stability.

March 29, 2022

Streamlined processes can ease systemic burnout in medical education

How tools and improved processes can ward off burnout at the source in medical education programs.

March 28, 2022