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Amazon gets EUA for direct-to-consumer, at-home COVID-19 test
As the COVID-19 pandemic intensified, the tech behemoth initiated an in-house COVID-19 testing service for employees, initially in the U.S. and later in the U.K.
By Nick Paul Taylor • June 9, 2021 -
Lance Cheung. (2018). "20180927-RD-LSC-0093" [Photograph]. Retrieved from Flickr.
Telehealth use dropped again in March, but at slower rate
In another shift from February to March, psychotherapeutic and psychiatric visits replaced E/M among the top five telehealth procedures, Fair Health found.
By Rebecca Pifer • June 9, 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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Apple unveils new health features aimed at patient-doctor data exchange
The tech giant also announced more in-app information about lab tests without having to run an Internet search, and hearing assistance, a mobility feature and a respiratory tracker on its devices.
By Rebecca Pifer • June 8, 2021 -
Opinion
Nonprofit health plan CMOs: Data sharing needed to drive vaccine equity
To achieve vaccine equity and approach herd immunity, healthcare organizations need access to timely, comprehensive vaccine data, the CMOs at the Alliance of Community Health Plans and PacificSource Health Plans argue.
By Connie Hwang and Edward McEachern • June 7, 2021 -
Cancer tech dominates FDA's latest batch of breakthrough devices
The agency's recent breakthrough designations feature a clutch of oncology devices and diagnostics from companies including Viome and Avenda Health.
By Nick Paul Taylor • June 7, 2021 -
One Medical buying Medicare-focused Iora in $2.1B deal
The acquisition by the Google-backed primary care chain aligns two players in the value-based care movement, which eschews traditional payer-provider arrangements in favor of a concierge membership model.
By Shannon Muchmore • June 7, 2021 -
Former FDA official Abernethy joins Google health spinoff
The agency's former acting CIO pushed development of real world evidence as well as improved data sharing. At Verily, she'll head up the unit's clinical research business.
By Jonathan Gardner • June 3, 2021 -
More hospitals letting patients send data to third-party apps: ONC
But small, rural, independent and critical access hospitals were less likely than their wealthier and more urban counterparts to give inpatients access to their health data electronically.
By Rebecca Pifer • June 3, 2021 -
London-based digital health startup Babylon to go public in $3.6B blank check deal
The deal valuing the firm at 46 times its 2020 revenue is the latest in a rush of digital health companies going public, spurred in part by COVID-19.
By Rebecca Pifer • June 3, 2021 -
Opinion
CVS Caremark CMO on addressing disparities through data
Data and analytics will play a key role in reducing health disparities and supporting chronic disease management post-pandemic, CVS Caremark's chief medical officer argues.
By Sree Chaguturu • June 1, 2021 -
Sponsored by Pulse8
8 questions every health plan should ask a healthcare analytics and technology vendor
Hiring a healthcare analytics and technology vendor? Ask questions to know if they are the right fit for you.
June 1, 2021 -
Rising hospital ransomware attacks could endanger patients, hit bottom lines hard, Moody's says
Systems have become more vulnerable due to COVID-19 as non-clinical employees working from home led to use of "less secure networks, increasing the number of access points vulnerable to a breach," a new report said.
By Ron Shinkman • May 27, 2021 -
Doctor On Demand, Grand Rounds purchase LGBTQ care navigator Included Health
The newly merged telehealth giant's buy comes as more startups look to tackle healthcare for the community, including Queerly, Violet, Plume and Folx.
By Rebecca Pifer • May 27, 2021 -
Ransomware, other cyber threats mount as medtech industry tries to adapt
"Everything is hackable," said Kevin Fu, the FDA's medical device cybersecurity chief, who noted that ransomware in particular can render a device useless.
By Greg Slabodkin • May 27, 2021 -
HCA pens pact with Google Cloud to create new clinical decision-making platform
The deal is the latest among provider networks partnering with cloud computing giants to help automate functions and drive new clinical insights.
By Rebecca Pifer • May 26, 2021 -
Deep Dive
Medtronic HeartWare system hit with slew of Class I recalls, device reports since 2012 PMA
The pump has a higher rate of malfunction reports than rivals, according to an ECRI analysis of the FDA's MAUDE database. But it's hard to draw conclusions from a disparate system of safety reporting.
By Ricky Zipp • May 24, 2021 -
Pandemic scrambled priorities of hospital CIOs, according to survey
Stoltenberg Consulting's annual exec poll concludes that COVID-19 has placed a new priority on the digital needs of patients as opposed to other facets of healthcare IT.
By Ron Shinkman • May 20, 2021 -
Banner launches digital health program through its Cerner EHR
The Arizona system's partnership with Xealth aims to give clinicians tools like therapeutics and remote monitoring directly.
By Hailey Mensik • May 20, 2021 -
Deep Dive
Virtual proctoring, training poised to be new normal in post-pandemic surgical interactions
Prior to the COVID-19 public health crisis, momentum to transition operating rooms into digitally connected learning environments was building. Social distancing mandates accelerated those efforts.
By Greg Slabodkin • May 20, 2021 -
Anthem, Epic launch data-sharing partnership
The collaboration will integrate Epic's payer platform into Anthem's operating system, in a bid to streamline administrative processes like electronic prior authorization while harnessing more real-time data on patient behaviors.
By Shannon Muchmore , Rebecca Pifer • May 20, 2021 -
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More than 1 in 4 Medicare beneficiaries used telehealth between summer and fall last year
A Kaiser Family Foundation report also found a majority of beneficiaries using virtual care accessed it over the phone, hinting at continued demand for audio-only telehealth beyond the COVID-19 public health emergency.
By Rebecca Pifer • May 20, 2021 -
Sponsored by LexisNexis Risk Solutions
2021 mental health report validates surge in mental health telehealth visits during pandemic
To understand the dramatic spike on mental health telehealth visits, the report tracks data from eight key metrics, including visits for anxiety, depression, and substance abuse.
May 20, 2021 -
Clover net loss balloons due to higher-than-expected medical costs
An ongoing SEC probe could pose a significant risk to the payer, which gets most of its revenue from government programs.
By Rebecca Pifer • May 18, 2021 -
Seth Cohen, co-CEO and co-founder of OODA Health (left) and Florian Otto, CEO and co-founder of Cedar (right). Permission granted by Cedar Health.
Medical billing startup Cedar to acquire Ooda Health for $425M, moving into insurance market
The deal is aimed at helping the fintech player broaden its products to focus on new features integrated with both payers and providers.
By Rebecca Pifer • May 18, 2021 -
Sponsored by Axonius
3 challenges healthcare security teams should solve on the road to zero trust
Explore the top 3 challenges healthcare security teams should overcome on the path to Zero Trust.
May 17, 2021