Amazon's Alexa can now answer simple queries about drugs

The smart speaker became HIPAA-compliant in April, giving it an edge in healthcare over rivals Google Home and Apple's Siri.

By Rebecca Pifer • March 3, 2020

Allscripts eyes margin improvement following $182M loss in 2019

The Chicago-based EHR vendor plans to hire a financial advisory firm to create an improvement plan following what the CFO called "disappointing" margins and "pathetic" free cash flow.

By Rebecca Pifer • March 3, 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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Trump to attend HIMSS20 as organizers prep for coronavirus

It would have been the first time a sitting U.S. president attended the annual HIMSS conference, now canceled over coronavirus concerns.

By Rebecca Pifer • March 2, 2020

HIMSS: DXC Technology drives personalized care with smart health technology

See the latest technology that facilitates positive change for providers and helps patients engage with their caregivers.

March 2, 2020

'Feeding the flywheel': Teladoc sees opportunity in coronavirus

Though the global telehealth vendor did not quantify expected tailwind from the novel coronavirus, its CEO noted: "We do benefit from people becoming new users."

By Rebecca Pifer • Feb. 27, 2020

LivaNova loops Verily into depression device study

A clinical trial meant to support CMS coverage of the U.K. medtech's vagus nerve stimulation system will incorporate a wearable device and phone app from Alphabet's life sciences research organization.

By Maria Rachal • Feb. 27, 2020

AI clinical documentation player Nuance preps for nationwide expansion

The technology, built in partnership with Microsoft, includes a wall-mounted device with microphones and other multi-sensory capabilities to record patient interactions and upload them into the EHR.

By Rebecca Pifer • Feb. 25, 2020

More healthcare organizations admit lax mobile data security 'to get the job done'

Nearly 38% surveyed admitted to having suffered a compromise involving a mobile device in the past year, according to a new report from Verizon.

By Hailey Mensik • Feb. 25, 2020

HHS issues advice to lower EHR burden as industry awaits interoperability rules

The strategy released Friday includes near-term suggestions like developers upping the user-friendliness of their interfaces and aligning reporting requirements across federal payer programs.

By Rebecca Pifer • Feb. 24, 2020

Opaque pricing, data silos still mar interoperability progress, HITAC says

ONC head Don Rucker also teased at the meeting that his agency's part of final rules to promote free exchange of data would be coming soon.

By Rebecca Pifer • Feb. 20, 2020

Teleflex strikes $260M deal, gaining device used in TAVR procedures

In releasing quarterly results, the Wayne, Pennsylvania-based medtech also gave updates on a new direct-to-consumer ad campaign and headwinds expected from the coronavirus outbreak.

By Nick Paul Taylor • Feb. 20, 2020

Most large hospitals embrace patient-facing digital tools despite cost concerns

Respondents said they were helping patients manage simple tasks like accessing health records, making appointments and paying bills, according to a new survey from the Center for Connected Medicine.

By Hailey Mensik • Feb. 19, 2020

LabCorp weathers rising personnel costs to beat expectations in Q4

Quest Diagnostics said the trend is an emerging source of pressure, while LabCorp had a more tempered reaction.

By Nick Paul Taylor • Feb. 13, 2020

Intuitive buys IT startup for surgical video sharing, archiving, analysis

Orpheus Medical's clinical video management and analytics platforms are meant to support interoperability and help hospitals process and archive images.

By Maria Rachal • Feb. 13, 2020

Rollout of VA's troubled Cerner EHR system delayed

More time is needed to complete the records system and ensure clinicians and other users are properly trained on it. A new launch date will be announced in coming weeks, the agency said.

By Hailey Mensik • Feb. 12, 2020

Wearable heart rate sensor accuracy didn't vary across skin tones in small Duke study

But results from an analysis of 53 people, published Monday in NPJ Digital Medicine, revealed differences in accuracy by device manufacturer across activity type.

By Susan Kelly • Feb. 11, 2020

Hospitals, clinics most likely to be hit with ransomware attack

Nearly 1,500 healthcare companies have been hit with an attack over the past four years, affecting 6.6 million patients, according to a report published Tuesday by Comparitech, which rates IT privacy tools.

By Shannon Muchmore • Feb. 11, 2020

FDA OKs 1st AI tool to help non-specialists take cardiac ultrasounds

The De Novo authorization comes weeks before the agency will host a meeting on artificial intelligence in radiology.

By Maria Rachal • Feb. 10, 2020

AMA survey shows more doctors embracing telehealth

The use of clinical decision support within EHRs, the promotion of patient engagement to treat chronic conditions and allowing patient access to clinical data have also grown, but at more modest rates.

By Ron Shinkman • Feb. 7, 2020

One Medical's CFO on why primary care is ripe for disruption

The company's IPO was for 17.5 million shares at $14, the low end of its range. On the listing day Jan. 31, shares jumped to about $20. Since then, the stock price has continued to rise.​

By Shannon Muchmore • Feb. 7, 2020

Azar touts 2019 greatest hits, glosses over setbacks in state of HHS speech

He skated over some high-profile efforts from the Trump administration that didn't bear fruit or sparked bad publicity last year, such as efforts to lower drug prices, Medicaid work requirements and cutting away at the ACA.

By Rebecca Pifer • Feb. 7, 2020

Epic found not liable for product inaccessible to blind employee

The National Federation of the Blind sued the EHR giant, claiming its software is inaccessible to blind users, in violation of Massachusetts law.

By Jennifer Carsen • Feb. 7, 2020

VA facility claimed as 'world's 1st' 5G-enabled hospital

The Palo Alto Health Care System's 5G infrastructure — the fifth generation of cellular mobile communications — will be operational this week, VA Secretary Robert Wilkie said Wednesday.

By Rebecca Pifer • Feb. 6, 2020

Cerner teases M&A, divestitures, touts backing for interoperability rules

CEO Brent Shafer re-upped the EHR giant's support for two HHS rules promoting free data sharing between health IT systems, due to be finalized any day, which rival Epic Systems has lobbied stridently against.

By Rebecca Pifer • Feb. 4, 2020

Epic takes top award in KLAS survey for 10th year

The findings come as the giant vendor has drawn fire from patient advocates and some physicians for a bid to scuttle a final HHS proposed rule that would require EHRs to be able to share data with third-party apps.

By Ron Shinkman • Feb. 3, 2020