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Surgeons, device makers grow more confident in elective care comeback
As some medtechs indicate forecasts entering Q2 may have been too conservative, a Bain & Co. survey of physicians and administrators suggests rising capacity for elective procedures, albeit without sales reps at full force.
By Maria Rachal • June 15, 2020 -
FCC surpasses $100M in CARES telehealth funding approvals as House seeks more oversight
Top leadership in the House Energy and Commerce committee sent a letter Friday to the FCC requesting more transparency in the telehealth program, which passed the halfway mark in allocated funds earlier this week.
By Rebecca Pifer • Updated June 12, 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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Geisinger, Siemens ink 10-year digital health partnership
It's one of the medtech's largest partnerships of its kind in North America, as it plans to provide diagnostic imaging and artificial intelligence-enabled applications to the health system over the next decade.
By Greg Slabodkin • June 9, 2020 -
To revamp 'antiquated' EHR system, VA needs more specialty docs involved, GAO says
The VA has spent billions of dollars on the new Cerner system and said some 78 billion records have been transferred to a centralized database.
By Ron Shinkman • June 8, 2020 -
Amwell files for IPO — report
The telehealth player is reportedly preparing to go public on the heels of raising almost $200 million in funding amid widespread enthusiasm for virtual care brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic.
By Rebecca Pifer • June 5, 2020 -
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Months into pandemic, Trump admin mandates labs report demographic data of COVID-19 tests
HHS is now requiring labs to submit a much broader range of demographic COVID-19 testing data, including age, race, ethnicity and sex.
By Rebecca Pifer • Updated June 5, 2020 -
Cerner sells troubled revenue cycle management arm for $30M
Chicago-based R1 is acquiring the business and its commercial, non-federal client relationships, while Cerner will extend R1's EHR-agnostic revenue cycle capabilities to its clients and new prospects.
By Rebecca Pifer • June 4, 2020 -
$250B of all healthcare spend could be digitized, McKinsey estimates
Some analysts expect telehealth use to flag in the second half of 2020 if the novel coronavirus loses steam. But McKinsey researchers think these dynamics will persist for up to 18 months at least, or until a vaccine is widely available.
By Rebecca Pifer • June 4, 2020 -
Pandemic causes expected wearable shipments to plummet by 27M this year
But analysts expect a drawn-out recovery for the sector as wearables bolster their advanced health monitoring features and consumers remain increasingly health-conscious coming out of the COVID-19 crisis.
By Rebecca Pifer • June 4, 2020 -
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Pandemic highlights need for unique patient identifier, industry tells ONC
"We want to see that ban removed and hope we can have that conversation on a national level," Mark Probst, VP and CIO of Intermountain, said at the virtual conference.
By Rebecca Pifer • June 2, 2020 -
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CVS Pharmacy tests self-driving vehicle delivery for prescriptions
The partnership with robotics company Nuro will be tested out in the Houston area this month.
By Tatiana Walk-Morris • June 2, 2020 -
Emergency authorization granted to COVID-19 ICU prediction software
The nod for the system from Israel-based CLEW Medical is among a series of regulatory OKs for products designed to inform care of infected patients.
By Nick Paul Taylor • May 28, 2020 -
Medicare members using telehealth grew 120 times in early weeks of COVID-19 as regulations eased
CMS head Seema Verma said her department is evaluating the telehealth waivers to determine if they should be extended past the scope of the national emergency, and is in the process of additional rulemaking around the issue.
By Rebecca Pifer • May 27, 2020 -
Pandemic response complicated by public health agencies' inability to receive data from hospitals
Hospitals in regions forecast to be some of the hardest hit from COVID-19 were more likely to say public agencies were unable to receive health data electronically, according to a new study published in JAMIA.
By Rebecca Pifer • May 27, 2020 -
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MA, Part D final rule gives more star ratings weight to patient experience
The rule also attempts to let more MA plans comply with network adequacy standards by reducing the percentage of rural beneficiaries that must reside within maximum time and distance areas.
By Shannon Muchmore • May 22, 2020 -
Omada Health snaps up physical therapy startup Physera for $30M
With the deal, Omada adds video access to a national physical therapist network to its lineup of digital services, which includes diabetes prevention and management, hypertension and mental health.
By Rebecca Pifer • May 21, 2020 -
CIO case study: Understanding Nebraska Medicine's technology backbone, years in the making
The coronavirus tested Nebraska Medicine and University of Nebraska Medical Center's cloud- and mobile-first strategy.
By Naomi Eide • May 21, 2020 -
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Apple-Google COVID-19 contact tracing software released
About two dozen countries and states including Alabama, North Dakota and South Carolina have requested and been given access to the technology, the companies told Healthcare Dive.
By Rebecca Pifer • May 20, 2020 -
Despite $33M in approvals, FCC has sent just 1 provider CARES telehealth funds
"We expect the number of invoices to increase steadily as more funding continues to be approved," an FCC spokesperson told Healthcare Dive.
By Rebecca Pifer • May 20, 2020 -
Microsoft launches 1st industry-specific offering in healthcare
Though the service is tailored to providers, Tom McGuinness, the company's corporate VP of healthcare, said expanding to payers, pharma and life sciences is part of the tech giant's near-term plan.
By Rebecca Pifer • May 20, 2020 -
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FDA OKs 1st home COVID-19 test kit for use with multiple labs
Everlywell's emergency use authorization is for self collection and analysis at outside labs. It follows earlier EUAs to LabCorp and Rutgers Clinical Genomics Laboratory for at-home specimens for analysis at their own labs.
By Nick Paul Taylor • May 18, 2020 -
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UnitedHealth, Microsoft launch COVID-19 screening app for employers
UnitedHealth will control employees' medical data and manage opt-in and consent requirements for users, the healthcare behemoth said Friday. The app will not provide tracking or contact tracing information.
By Rebecca Pifer • May 15, 2020 -
Doctor on Demand 1st telehealth vendor to move into Medicare Part B as pandemic expands virtual care
It's a previously untapped market for telehealth made attainable by the Trump administration's March expansion of coverage in traditional fee-for-service Medicare, an action spurred by the COVID-19 pandemic.
By Rebecca Pifer • May 14, 2020 -
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Philips, startups look to deploy new ultrasound tech amid coronavirus
The need for point-of-care imaging for lung and cardiac complications among COVID-19 patients has led to a flurry of expedited FDA reviews.
By Nick Paul Taylor • May 14, 2020 -
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Pushback against transparency, patient data plans in ONC's roadmap
Insurers and providers don't want negotiated rates made public while EHR vendors want to avoid federal "micromanagement," among other asks during the public comment period on the five-year federal health IT plan.
By Rebecca Pifer • May 12, 2020
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