Uber lands EHR deal with Cerner

The partnership announced Sunday at the HLTH conference​ will allow clients to schedule non-emergency medical transportation for their patients in the ride-hailing giant's first EHR integration.

By Rebecca Pifer • Oct. 28, 2019

FDA clears duodenoscope add-on device aimed at reducing infection

GI Scientific CEO Scott Miller, who formerly held strategy roles at Covidien and Edwards Lifesciences, said study data on the device's efficacy will be published in the coming weeks.

By Maria Rachal • Oct. 28, 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.

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Mastercard launches new healthcare unit on billing, data security

New products include predictive analytics built into a health system's billing platform, allowing the provider to personalize patient payment plans, and AI tech to detect suspicious claims activity and fraud.

By Rebecca Pifer • Oct. 27, 2019

Race-based bias in care extends even to algorithms, study says

A new study in the journal Science claims that a widely-used algorithm intended to refer patients in a neutral manner may actually be biased against black patients.

By Ron Shinkman • Oct. 24, 2019

7 can't-miss panels at HLTH19

Some of healthcare's biggest names are converging in Las Vegas in just a few days for the second annual HLTH conference. We've combed through the dozens of panels so you don't have to.

By Rebecca Pifer • Oct. 24, 2019

Cerner reports mixed Q3 earnings amid 'eventful' quarter

Revenue of $1.43 billion, up almost 7% year over year, was in line with Wall Street expectations, although the Kansas City-based EHR company slightly missed earnings estimates.

By Rebecca Pifer • Oct. 24, 2019

Amazon acquires digital health startup, 1 year post-Pillpack

Health Navigator, which provides online symptom checking, clinical documentation support and triage tools to route patients to the correct site of care, will be folded into the retail giant's virtual medical clinic, Amazon Care.

By Rebecca Pifer • Oct. 24, 2019

Canon gets FDA nod for AI tech to enhance CT images

Rising use of CT scans, which expose patients to far more radiation than X-rays, has intensified focus on the risks of the imaging technique, particularly in the pediatric population.

By Nick Paul Taylor • Oct. 24, 2019

5 insights from a chat with Larry Merlo, CEO of CVS Health

Healthcare Dive talked to Merlo, who rose up the ranks to lead the giant chain over three decades, about CVS' rivals, the path to the Aetna acquisition and potential arenas for disruption.

By Rebecca Pifer • Oct. 23, 2019

Cleveland Clinic, American Well partner on virtual visits with specialists

The joint venture extends the relationship between the nonprofit system and telehealth vendor, which have collaborated since 2014 to provide 24-hour access to virtual non-emergency care for many minor illnesses and injuries.

By Linda Wilson • Oct. 23, 2019

UPS flies further into healthcare with CVS, AmerisourceBergen, provider partnerships

UPS has "started with a hospital campus environment and [is] now expanding scale and use-cases" as it doubles down on healthcare, the company's chief strategy and transformation officer said.

By Shefali Kapadia • Oct. 22, 2019

Cerner expands federal investment with acquisition of VA software consultant AbleVets

Virginia-based AbleVets is one of the key IT companies in the controversial plan to transition vets from the VA system to private healthcare services.

By Ron Shinkman • Oct. 21, 2019

Surescripts CEO on monopoly accusations, private sector's role in interoperability

Healthcare Dive talked with Surescripts' Tom Skelton about the Federal Trade Commission's contention the e-prescription vendor is a monopoly and the company's row with an Amazon PillPack contractor, among other topics.

By Rebecca Pifer • Oct. 21, 2019

Humana, Microsoft ink 7-year deal for cloud services

The payer, which already partners with telehealth vendor Doctor on Demand for virtual primary care visits, will also develop similar tools with Microsoft.

By Rebecca Pifer • Oct. 21, 2019

Google nabs ex-Obama official DeSalvo for new chief health role

Karen DeSalvo will report to ex-Geisinger CEO David Feinberg, advising him on providers, doctors and nurses across the Verily and cloud computing businesses.

By Rebecca Pifer • Oct. 18, 2019

The forgotten ones: Ransomware preys on the resource-poor

When Brookside Medical Center was hit with ransomware, it refused to pay. The practice was forced to shutter. 

By Samantha Schwartz • Oct. 18, 2019

Microsoft lands new partner in race to reliable speech-to-text, EHR documentation

Burlington, Massachusetts-based Nuance will transfer its internal infrastructure and hosted products to the tech giant's cloud as part of the agreement.

By Rebecca Pifer • Oct. 17, 2019

Health IT advisory group targets price transparency, data security with eye toward 2020

HITAC members floated the idea of establishing a workgroup focused solely on price transparency, with one panel member calling it an area of "high interest, especially for consumers."

By Rebecca Pifer • Oct. 17, 2019

Novartis takes step back from marketing Pear prescription digital therapeutics

The move at Sandoz comes as recently minted CEO Richard Saynor refocuses the Novartis unit.​

By Kristin Jensen • Oct. 17, 2019

Fitbit, Bristol-Myers, Pfizer partner to speed earlier diagnosis of AFib

The two drugmakers sell Eliquis, an anticoagulant for stroke prevention in people with atrial fibrillation, which reached nearly $4 billion in sales over the first six months of this year.

By David Lim • Oct. 17, 2019

Malware targets individual healthcare employees, not always VIPs

Malicious emails most often used URLs (77% of cases) rather than attachments to deliver infected code, according to a report from cybersecurity vendor Proofpoint.

By Linda Wilson • Oct. 17, 2019

Ancestry takes on 23andMe, rolls out genetic health test services

The company will be working with Quest Diagnostics and Illumina to sell the laboratory developed tests. It does not currently have a relationship with LabCorp, according to an executive.

By David Lim • Oct. 16, 2019

Hospitals, manufacturers could donate cybersecurity software under proposed regs

With the cost of protecting systems from malicious hackers increasing, the idea to tweak the anti-kickback laws recognizes some physician practices don't have the resources or expertise to keep pace, one lawyer said.

By David Lim • Oct. 14, 2019

Amazon Textract now HIPAA-eligible as tech giant expands AI portfolio

Of Amazon's $3.1 billion in operating income last quarter, more than half came from its cloud services business. AWS expects the expansion of its HIPAA-eligible offerings will lead to increased business from its healthcare customers.

By Rebecca Pifer • Oct. 11, 2019

UnitedHealth doubles down on telemedicine with app in employer-sponsored plans

The insurer currently contracts with Teladoc, American Well and Doctor on Demand to offer virtual visits, though it is in talks to partner with local providers.

By Rebecca Pifer • Oct. 10, 2019