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HHS says hospitals must now report flu data as well as COVID-19 numbers
Facilities will have 14 weeks to comply with the requirement that will inform distribution of treatment and supplies as public health officials worry about a dangerous clash of flu season and the pandemic.
By Hailey Mensik • Oct. 7, 2020 -
Courtesy of Amwell
Amid pandemic, specialty telehealth outpaces urgent care, Amwell poll says
The vendor-sponsored survey also found a big spike in use by seniors and more doctors dropping their reluctance to virtual care.
By Rebecca Pifer • Oct. 6, 2020 -
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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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MA startup Clover Health goes public in blank check deal valuing it at $3.7B
The transaction expected to close in early 2021 is the latest in a string of IPOs and deals for digital-focused healthcare companies.
By Rebecca Pifer • Oct. 6, 2020 -
UnitedHealth, Cigna to expand Medicare Advantage footprints, touting telehealth for 2021
Humana, Anthem and Aetna are also moving into new geographies with the popular and lucrative program. In addition, smaller player Clover Health is partnering with Walmart to offer plans in Georgia.
By Shannon Muchmore • Oct. 2, 2020 -
Amwell expands partnership with Tyto Care
The two first partnered on remote exams in 2016, integrating Tyto devices for patients to check health and symptoms during an at-home primary or urgent care visit with Amwell's virtual care platform.
By Rebecca Pifer • Oct. 1, 2020 -
$6B fraud bust includes numerous telehealth schemes
Providers quickly pivoted many services to virtual care during the COVID-19 pandemic, potentially inviting fraud.
By Shannon Muchmore • Oct. 1, 2020 -
Telehealth vendor Hims & Hers goes public in blank check deal
It's the latest in a string of big deals in the virtual care industry as Wall Street continues to warm to digital health amid COVID-19. The merger values the three-year-old company at about $1.6 billion.
By Rebecca Pifer • Oct. 1, 2020 -
HHS launching effort to better track office-based EHR use
Office-based physicians' responses to surveys tracking health IT utilization have been waning. A new partnership with the American Board of Family Medicine is meant to revitalize data collection to inform future rulemaking.
By Rebecca Pifer • Sept. 30, 2020 -
Digital health poised for record Q3, with fast growth in mental, women's health investment
As COVID-19 continues to spur interest, funding in the sector could bypass $8 billion by the third quarter's close this week. That would be up from $5.8 billion in the second, according to experts at CB Insights' conference.
By Rebecca Pifer • Sept. 29, 2020 -
UHS
UHS confirms Sunday ransomware attack, some 250 hospitals still affected
The for-profit operator confirmed reports malware was behind a massive system outage that affected its entire U.S. operations, including more than 250 hospitals that continue to use paper documentation.
By Rebecca Pifer • Updated Oct. 2, 2020 -
Trump administration may push back interoperability rules, again: Rucker
HHS is "looking at needed changes" to deadlines for its information blocking rules, ONC head Don Rucker said last week. His comments followed a rule quietly sent to OMB with a title implying extension of certain compliance dates.
By Rebecca Pifer • Sept. 28, 2020 -
FDA launches years-in-the-making digital health center
The center's focus areas will include the Pre-Cert program, AI and machine learning in software as a medical device, as well as cybersecurity and wireless medical devices.
By Susan Kelly • Sept. 24, 2020 -
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Quest, Walmart pilot drone delivery of COVID-19 tests
The same-day service being tested in Las Vegas will use drones to drop at-home collection testing kits on driveways, front sidewalks and backyards.
By Nick Paul Taylor • Sept. 24, 2020 -
Sam's Club, 98point6 to sell telehealth slightly pricier than vendor's DTC product
Walmart's retail warehouse club said its subscription was a bit more expensive because members can purchase it quarterly instead of annually, and it includes pediatric care.
By Rebecca Pifer • Sept. 22, 2020 -
Microsoft Teams integrates with EHRs for provider telehealth
Epic will be the first EHR to offer Teams in its portal, with support for other systems "coming soon," Microsoft said.
By Rebecca Pifer • Sept. 22, 2020 -
Georgia practice to pay $1.5M after hacker accessed thousands of patient records
The group calling itself The Dark Overlord used a vendor's credentials and attempted to sell the data, including medical procedures and other personal information, online.
By Shannon Muchmore • Sept. 22, 2020 -
[Photograph]. Retrieved from Regional Health Command Atlantic.
In COVID-19's wake, hospitals look to hybrid model with in-person, virtual care on equal footing
Comments throughout the AHA conference reflected a clear agreement that not only is telehealth here to stay, but it's also going to be at the heart of care delivery going forward.
By Shannon Muchmore • Sept. 17, 2020 -
Fewer than half of healthcare institutions met national cybersecurity standards last year
NIST standards for managing and protecting businesses against cyber attacks include five key tenets: identify, protect, detect, respond and recover. CynergisTek found declines among its clients in all but one of those in 2019.
By Hailey Mensik • Sept. 17, 2020 -
Google-backed Amwell prices upsize IPO above range at $18
Before its NYSE debut on Thursday, Amwell increased the price and number of shares, locking in the Boston-based telehealth vendor's valuation at nearly $4.1 billion.
By Rebecca Pifer • Sept. 17, 2020 -
Medical services costs for telehealth could swell to $106B by 2023, vendor predicts
Doximity's report estimates about 20% of all medical visits will be conducted virtually this year, and found particular interest in virtual care from the chronically ill population.
By Rebecca Pifer • Sept. 17, 2020 -
OCR settles with 5 more providers on HIPAA right of access violations
Three of the providers failed to give the patient medical records access until after a second complaint to the HHS Office of Civil Rights was submitted and validated.
By Shannon Muchmore • Sept. 16, 2020 -
In deal with Apple, CVS clients get temporary access to new fitness feature
CVS CEO Larry Merlo also gave an update at Morgan Stanley's annual healthcare conference on its conversion of retail locations to HealthHUBs.
By Rebecca Pifer • Sept. 16, 2020 -
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Centene added 1.1M members since March amid COVID-19 job losses
The payer also announced a partnership with Samsung to give 13,000 smartphones to patients in rural and underserved areas to help increase access to virtual care.
By Rebecca Pifer • Sept. 15, 2020 -
Courtesy of Fitbit
Fitbit receives FDA clearance for ECG app
The wearables giant has trailed rivals in product development and approval in the heart rhythm tracking arena. The nod brings it up to speed with Apple and Samsung.
By Rebecca Pifer • Sept. 14, 2020 -
Targeted cyberattacks on telehealth vendors skyrocketed along with adoption, report finds
A new analysis from SecurityScorecard and DarkOwl found security alerts at telehealth vendors during COVID-19 jumped 30% compared to pre-pandemic levels.
By Rebecca Pifer • Sept. 10, 2020
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