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  • FDA creates agencywide tech modernization roadmap

    The agency plans to spend the next one to two years upgrading its infrastructure to meet emerging data handling needs.

    By Nick Paul Taylor • Sept. 19, 2019
  • CMS mandatory radiation oncology model should be scaled back, industry argues

    The model would examine effectiveness of site-neutral episode-based payments for treatment of 17 cancer types to radiotherapy providers and suppliers in randomly selected geographic areas.

    Sept. 18, 2019
  • Trendline

    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
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    New provider coalition airs interoperability concerns at health IT advisory committee meeting

    The group sent letters detailing its myriad concerns around 21st Century Cures Act implementation to influential House and Senate leadership.

    By Updated Sept. 23, 2019
  • Moody's: Hospitals highly vulnerable to cyberattacks

    Although email phishing, EHR breaches and ransomware schemes are the most common, medical devices such as insulin pumps and cardiac devices may soon become a new point of vulnerability, according to a new report.

    By Ron Shinkman • Sept. 16, 2019
  • In blow to Amazon's PillPack, Surescripts terminates contract with data startup

    The move is the latest in ongoing tensions between the e-commerce giant and CVS, which, along with pharmacy benefit manager Express Scripts and two trade groups, owns Surescripts.

    By Sept. 12, 2019
  • Patient use of digital health tools lags behind hype, poll finds

    Though a majority of those surveyed by the Kaiser Family Foundation said they use apps or similar tools to track fitness, nutrition and sleep, only 44% have accessed their medical records online.

    By Sept. 12, 2019
  • Health companies still struggle with tech infrastructure, survey finds

    Nurses have seen the biggest increase over time in smartphone usage, with 79% reporting they were allowed to use the devices this year versus 53% in 2011, according to a report from Spok.

    By Sept. 12, 2019
  • Mayo Clinic, Google announce 10-year cloud data partnership

    The provider hopes to leverage the tech giant's artificial intelligence and machine learning capabilities to advance its digital diagnostics.

    By Sept. 11, 2019
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    Apple to start trio of research studies on hearing, heart and women's health

    The studies, which will be organized through a new Apple Research app this fall, are being conducted in partnership with various universities, hospitals, associations and the government.

    By David Lim • Sept. 11, 2019
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    CHS hospital fined $85K in first HIPAA right of access case

    The Office of Civil Rights began looking into the Florida hospital following a complaint from a woman seeking prenatal health records for her child.

    By Sept. 9, 2019
  • Telemedicine CEO pleads guilty in $424M Medicare kickback scheme

    The exec admitted to seeking and getting bribes from patient recruiters, pharmacies and brace suppliers in return for arranging for doctors to order medically unnecessary orthotic braces.

    By Dana Elfin • Sept. 9, 2019
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    UnitedHealth to link Optum's analytics, provider subsidiaries

    Patients and providers will be able to access health data in real time as part of this new "digital ecosystem," Optum CEO Andrew Witty said Thursday.

    By Sept. 5, 2019
  • ONC selects nonprofit Sequoia Project to coordinate TEFCA

    The Sequoia Project will also choose and monitor qualified health information networks as part of its four-year agreement with the health IT agency. Experts said the nonprofit was the logical choice for the role.

    By Sept. 5, 2019
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    Livongo posts 'good enough' first earnings since IPO, but stock tanks

    The digital health company beat analysts' revenue targets, but a greater-than-expected loss on earnings per share contributed to a double-digit hit to its stock price in morning trading.

    By Maria Rachal • Sept. 5, 2019
  • AHA, Intel urge FCC to broaden rural telehealth pilot participation

    Stakeholders from the healthcare, technology and communications sectors weighed in on the program aimed at increasing access to health services in rural areas.

    By Dana Elfin • Sept. 4, 2019
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    Part 2: The U.S. has fantastic health care, the problem is….

    Part 2: CEO Dr. Wyatt Decker talks reinventing health care and addresses the intersection of technology and health care, the human impact and physician burn-out.

    Aug. 30, 2019
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    Patients seem willing, but few taking part in telehealth, poll finds

    A majority of Americans are interested in trying virtual care options, but 17% aren't sure if their insurance covers it.

    By Aug. 29, 2019
  • Elekta buys ProKnow to boost digital radiotherapy strategy

    The Swedish company says ProKnow's capabilities are of particular value to its large customers, potentially helping give it an edge over rivals such as Varian Medical Systems.

    By Nick Paul Taylor • Aug. 29, 2019
  • Fitbit to wade into care management in pilot this year

    The fitness tracker giant also announced it is launching a premium service and plans to develop wellness reports allowing users to share data with their physician.

    By Updated Aug. 29, 2019
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    CMS updates Medicare Plan Finder following stakeholder pressure

    The first iteration has been criticized by myriad stakeholder groups, including the Government Accountability Office, since its 1998 launch.

    By Aug. 27, 2019
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    Phishing scam at Presbyterian exposes 183K patients' data

    New Mexico-based Presbyterian Healthcare Services said the breach may have included Social Security numbers, birth dates, and clinical and health plan information.

    By Linda Wilson • Aug. 27, 2019
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    Americans largely don't trust payers, providers to secure their health data

    While personal physicians get higher marks than health systems, a poll of 1,000 people suggests recent breaches have eroded public faith in security.

    By Ron Shinkman • Aug. 26, 2019
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    Allscripts touts deal with Apple Health Records

    Despite reports of rising tensions and turnover among Apple's health team, the tie-up suggests the tech behemoth is still bullish on healthcare.

    By Ron Shinkman • Aug. 23, 2019
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    Giant launches pharmacy app

    Users can request refills, transfer prescriptions, view pharmacy history and access a library of health information with the new tool.

    By Lauren Manning • Aug. 23, 2019
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    Q&A: ONC chief Don Rucker on bringing the app economy into healthcare

    "Most of our health data is actually not in the medical record or in HIPAA or even generated by providers. Most of the available inference on health is sitting in things like the GPS of our phone," the health IT chief told Healthcare Dive.

    By Aug. 22, 2019