In stents v. statins debate, analysts call potential impact of Ischemia trial overhyped

The study seemed to favor a conservative approach to treating stable heart disease. But many sell-side analysts called results expected, predicting they won't meaningfully hurt sales for device makers like Boston Scientific.

By Maria Rachal • Nov. 19, 2019

You thought HIPAA compliance was enough: Introducing the HITRUST CSF

The HITRUST CSF certification is the most comprehensive and widely applied security framework in the U.S. healthcare system today.   

By Jeff Solis, Sr. Product Marketing Manager • Nov. 19, 2019

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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.

By Healthcare Dive staff

IT execs call for HIPAA overhaul in 'Project Nightingale' wake

"People aren't doing anything against the law, but we're starting to think differently," Geisinger's chief informatics data officer said. "There's the legal court and then the court of public opinion, and that's starting to shift a little bit."

By Rebecca Pifer • Nov. 18, 2019

Landmark Apple Watch AFib study yields mixed results

Researchers touted an apparent low incidence of false positives, but many who didn't receive a notification were subsequently diagnosed with atrial fibrilation, according to research published in the New England Journal of Medicine.

By David Lim • Nov. 14, 2019

Doctors give their EHRs an F for usability

"The findings will not come as a surprise to anyone who practices medicine," American Medical Association President Patrice Harris said in a statement.

By Rebecca Pifer • Nov. 14, 2019

Providers shell out $2.76B annually to update directories

Medical practices spend nearly $1,000 per month updating lists of insurers' in-network providers, according to a new report from an alliance of big payers.

By Linda Wilson • Nov. 14, 2019

Nascent digital therapeutics group defines best practices, ethics code

The two-year-old group is looking to distinguish higher-risk products that claim to prevent, manage or treat a disease from more general digital health lifestyle and wellness apps.

By Susan Kelly • Nov. 13, 2019

Google's 'Project Nightingale' prompts HHS investigation

The Office of Civil Rights launched a federal inquiry into Google's R&D using the personal health information of tens of millions of patients from Ascension, the nation's second-largest health system.

By Rebecca Pifer • Updated Nov. 13, 2019

From telehealth to 'Medicare for All': takeaways from HLTH19

All of Healthcare Dive's coverage from the health innovation conference's second year.

Nov. 8, 2019

OCR fines Texas agency, University of Rochester Medical Center millions for breaches

HHS' Office of Civil Rights fined the two organizations a combined $4.6 million for not taking proper steps to secure patient data.​

By Ron Shinkman • Nov. 8, 2019

Patients still aren't accessing their medical records online

Hospitals that are part of a larger system were more likely to see patients engage with online records as well as teaching and public hospitals, according to research in Health Affairs.

By Shannon Muchmore • Nov. 7, 2019

American Well to buy Aligned Telehealth in behavioral bet

The Boston-based telehealth giant is rounding out its specialty products after acquiring Avizia last year. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

By Rebecca Pifer • Nov. 7, 2019

After stumble, diabetes membership jump drives Livongo to Q3 beat

The digital heath company has struggled to live up to expectations since going public earlier this year, but posted third quarter sales Wednesday of $46.7 million, almost $4 million above the top end of its outlook.

By Nick Paul Taylor • Nov. 7, 2019

Retail makes its case, telehealth and voice tech dominate: 6 takeaways from HLTH19

Consumerism has its limits, interoperability rules face execution challenges and more from Las Vegas.

By Rebecca Pifer • Nov. 6, 2019

1st round picks in AI challenge include Mayo, Merck, IBM

CMS said it received entries from more than 300 groups for the competition to develop tools that can predict unplanned hospital admissions and adverse events.

By Shannon Muchmore • Nov. 4, 2019

HLTH19: Telehealth seeks to move beyond flu, but stymied by regulations

"I think we're past the tipping point of where virtual care becomes expected or embedded," Teladoc COO David Sides said at the conference. "I don't think you can put the genie back in the bottle."

By Rebecca Pifer • Nov. 1, 2019

Google to acquire Fitbit in $2.1B deal, challenging Apple

The deal deepens the big tech's position in healthcare, giving it a line of wearables that could assess conditions like atrial fibrillation and sleep apnea.

By Maria Rachal • Nov. 1, 2019

A UK challenger to da Vinci seeks to chip away at robotic surgery 'monopoly'

Having filed a submission with FDA and won a CE mark, CMR Surgical has a head start on household names like Medtronic and J&J, all of which are seeking a slice of the robot-assisted minimally invasive surgery market.

By Maria Rachal • Oct. 31, 2019

Teladoc revenues, visits rise on heels of UnitedHealth contract

The virtual health company had the greatest population expansion in its history in the third quarter and now expects total U.S. paid membership to be about 35 million for the full year.

By Linda Wilson • Oct. 31, 2019

AI voice tech startup Suki partners with Google Cloud

Suki's CEO told Healthcare Dive the digital assistant will be announcing two "very, very large" deployments with major U.S. health systems in the next month or so.

By Rebecca Pifer • Oct. 30, 2019

A rough flu season is predicted — but it's an opportunity for some

The ultimate impact for hospitals depends heavily on how widespread and severe the virus is, analysts say. For telehealth companies, it's a chance to nab new regular customers.

By Shannon Muchmore • Oct. 30, 2019

Google eyes AI to cut hospital red tape, move providers beyond 'data clerks'

Former Geisinger chief David Feinberg laid out the search giant's health vision at HLTH on Monday, including pushing the movement to outpatient care.

By Rebecca Pifer • Oct. 29, 2019

Livongo inks pacts with Doctor on Demand, MDLive

The digital chronic disease company that recently went public will offer telehealth services to its behavioral health members and users of its diabetes and hypertension platforms and services soon after.

By Linda Wilson • Oct. 29, 2019

Facebook launches preventive care tool in tandem with healthcare groups

Though Facebook's head of healthcare promised the social media giant wouldn't sell or use the personal health information, the announcement is likely to rile consumer privacy groups.

By Rebecca Pifer • Oct. 28, 2019

Patients give high marks to telehealth, but uptake still limited

Teladoc edged out Doctor on Demand by a hair in the J.D. Power survey that found patient satisfaction with virtual care is high overall.

By Ron Shinkman • Oct. 28, 2019