Uber to provide patient transport for care coordination company Carisk

Carisk expects to capture thousands of patients as it gears up for a partnership with a major pharmacy benefits manager, Carisk's SVP of clinical strategy told Healthcare Dive.

By Rebecca Pifer • June 13, 2019

FDA taps IBM, Walmart for blockchain pilot project

Merck and KPMG will also be part of the initiative, which aims to track medicines and ensure their integrity across the supply chain.

By Kristin Jensen • June 13, 2019

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Interoperability

Interoperability is a long term-challenge for the healthcare industry, but the Trump administration has big ambitions to improve data sharing and patient access — even though its plans so far have few details.

By Healthcare Dive staff

AMA adopts measures to shape development, uptake of AI systems in healthcare

The policies seek to ensure developers of AI, not physicians, are liable for medical errors involving the technologies.

By Nick Paul Taylor • June 13, 2019

China leads world in digital health adoption, Philips survey finds

Healthcare professionals in China are more likely to recommend patients use digital health technologies than their peers in the West.

By Nick Paul Taylor • June 12, 2019

TEFCA task force debates incentives for industry adoption

"Maybe we don't want to go into that political space, but that's what it could come to for TEFCA to work," task force co-chair John Kansky said.

By Rebecca Pifer • June 11, 2019

Humana integrating real-time benefit check into Epic EHRs

"Not all EMR companies are created equal," Humana's president of retail told Healthcare Dive, but the insurer plans to collaborate with other health IT vendors on data sharing projects.

By Rebecca Pifer • Updated June 12, 2019

CVS Caremark service aims to help employers manage nontraditional benefit options

The move by the pharmacy benefits manager comes as employers and payers increasingly offer to cover digital health tools to track nutrition, exercise and sleep.

By Samantha Liss • June 11, 2019

Quest, LabCorp breach stirs questions of cybersecurity risk from outside vendors

The breach could result in new regulations and rules governing how U.S. companies select and assess their vendors, according to Moody's Investor Service.

By Rebecca Pifer • June 10, 2019

Executives expect AI to transform healthcare within 3 years

Almost 90% of industry leaders are trying AI and other emerging technologies, and high percentages also believe health IT can help them identify unmet consumer needs, according to a report from Accenture.

By Nick Paul Taylor • June 10, 2019

CMS calls for ideas to cut red tape

Federal health regulators want to reduce the administrative burden and "needless paperwork" baked in the system and they're asking the public to submit ideas.

By Samantha Liss • June 7, 2019

Consumers favor mobile health when complemented by office visits

Three-quarters of patients surveyed by SOTI said mobile products improve convenience, though popularity and use of different types of services varied.

By Tony Abraham • June 6, 2019

Apple Watch's newest health addition: menstrual cycle tracking

With Apple emphasizing information encryption, the cycle tracking feature could impact established smartphone-based apps like Clue and Flo.

By Maria Rachal • June 6, 2019

Nearly 90% of hospital execs feel vulnerable to 'extreme threats' like Amazon, CVS

UnitedHealth and its innovation arm Optum are other companies considered "strong or extreme threats," according to a new report from Kaufman Hall, as most health systems fail to meet consumer demands.

By Tony Abraham • June 5, 2019

AHIP 19: Social determinants and health plans - getting started

Without a doubt, social determinants of health impact health outcomes.

By Heather Lavoie, Geneia President • June 5, 2019

Industry cheers spirit but not fine print in HHS interoperability rules

The comment period of two wide-ranging regulations to promote interoperability in healthcare closed Monday night. Here's what industry's biggest players had to say.

By Rebecca Pifer • Updated June 5, 2019

ONC exploring ways to streamline electronic prior authorization

The HHS IT chief criticized the current state of electronic prior authorization at Academy Health's conference Monday, calling it a "non-computerized kabuki of payment" that "needs to get rethought."

By Rebecca Pifer • June 3, 2019

WannaCry malware still hitting healthcare organizations

About 40% of healthcare delivery organizations have experienced at least one WannaCry attack in the past six months, largely because of older, unmanaged devices that are difficult to patch, according to cybersecurity firm Armis.

By Shannon Muchmore • May 30, 2019

More than 60% of consumers interested in data-for-rewards programs

A report from research firm Aite also found that payers offering a rewards program could entice up to 58% of consumers to switch plans.

By Rebecca Pifer • May 30, 2019

Verily creates machine learning tool to aid diagnostic development

DeepMass expanded the coverage of known biomarkers when applied to clinical data.

By Nick Paul Taylor • May 30, 2019

Physician burnout costs industry $4.6B annually

The findings, along with previous evidence that relatively cut-and-dried fixes can reduce burnout, suggest "substantial economic value" for providers to invest in lowering stress on their doctors, according to a new study.

By Rebecca Pifer • May 28, 2019

ONC advisory committee finalizes interoperability rule recommendations

The group is recommending a two-tier payment system to help health IT vendors recoup costs associated with making their systems interoperable.

By Rebecca Pifer • May 23, 2019

Real-world operations: NESTcc director on building a business and the future of device evaluation

The National Evaluation System for health Technology and its real-world evidence projects are finally getting off the ground. Now the center needs to secure industry's buy-in, said Rachael Fleurence, executive director.

By Maria Rachal • May 23, 2019

No improvement in patient access to online health records, ONC finds

Patients' reasons for not using online records were mostly unchanged from 2017 to 2018, although fewer people cited privacy concerns or lack of website access.

By Shannon Muchmore • May 21, 2019

How 5 health plans are using social determinants of health data to improve health outcomes

There is growing recognition that social determinants of health data are a central piece of the puzzle for the U.S. healthcare system.

May 21, 2019

Express Scripts plans formulary for apps, medical devices

A list of digital health tools, including smartphone apps and software-enabled medical devices, is aimed at helping patients manage their health. 

By Rebecca Pifer • May 17, 2019