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Software vulnerability could endanger medical devices, federal agencies warn
The alerts expand the list of vendors with operating systems that could be exploited due to vulnerabilities known as URGENT/11. Medical devices affected include an infusion pump and an anesthesia machine.
By Susan Kelly • Oct. 2, 2019 -
Venture capital investing in digital health cools in Q3
An update from Rock Health showed funding for digital health companies remains near all-time highs but is slowing, while a separate analysis found startups are increasingly partnering with established life sciences companies.
By Susan Kelly • Oct. 2, 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 -
Novartis, Microsoft ink 5-year AI alliance
Personalizing eye disease treatment and improving CAR-T manufacturing are first on an agenda the companies hope will better prove AI's utility in medicine.
By Ned Pagliarulo • Oct. 2, 2019 -
Alphabet hires ex-FDA commissioner to lead health strategy, policy
The company's acquisition of Robert Califf comes roughly a year after its subsidiary Google hired ex-Geisinger CEO David Feinberg to lead health strategy.
By Rebecca Pifer Parduhn • Oct. 1, 2019 -
Q&A
Disruption or integration? Fitbit's health leader discusses the role of wearables in healthcare
Healthcare Dive sat down with Amy McDonough, general manager and SVP of Fitbit Health Solutions, to talk about the wearables giant's competitors, its Premium offering and how it's always been a healthcare company at the core.
By Rebecca Pifer Parduhn • Oct. 1, 2019 -
DOJ charges 35 people in $2.1B Medicare genetic testing fraud scheme
CMS also announced it took adverse administrative action against testing companies and providers who filed more than $1.7 billion in claims to Medicare.
By David Lim • Sept. 30, 2019 -
More than 70% of hospital data breaches include sensitive info
Researchers suggested policymakers require health systems and other companies provide standardized documentation of what data was compromised following a breach in addition to the number of patients affected.
By Rebecca Pifer Parduhn • Sept. 26, 2019 -
To pitch Pre-Cert to Congress, FDA builds a case first
Enforcement mechanisms and the decision of how the experimental pathway will fit into the current 510(k), De Novo and PMA routes are among the details lawmakers will need to eventually address, an agency official said.
By Kim Dixon • Sept. 26, 2019 -
Amazon launches virtual medical clinic for Seattle employees
The trial, called Amazon Care, includes in-person followup doctor visits at an employee's home or office, along with at-home prescription drug delivery.
By Rebecca Pifer Parduhn • Sept. 25, 2019 -
AI just as effective as clinicians in diagnostics, study suggests
Still, researchers cautioned that the data is sparse and warned against sweeping conclusions, noting "the narrow public body of work comparing AI to human physicians."
By Rebecca Pifer Parduhn • Sept. 25, 2019 -
Sponsored by eFax Corporate
J2 Global takes up the cause for cloud fax technology on Capitol Hill
As regulators proposed rule changes excluding cloud-fax from interoperability standards - eFax wasted no time.
By John Nebergall, SVP, GM - Fax • Sept. 25, 2019 -
Heal, a medical house calls startup, acquires Doctors on Call
With the acquisition, Heal will be available to 75 million people in Atlanta, California, New York, Northern Virginia and Washington D.C., the company said.
By Linda Wilson • Sept. 24, 2019 -
Q&A
Intel's David Ryan on the past and future of AI in healthcare
The tech giant best known for computer chips is working to speed up the pace of digitization in healthcare.
By Rebecca Pifer Parduhn • Sept. 20, 2019 -
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 -
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 Rebecca Pifer Parduhn • 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 Shannon Muchmore • 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 Rebecca Pifer Parduhn • 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 Shannon Muchmore • 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 Rebecca Pifer Parduhn • Sept. 11, 2019 -
Retrieved from Apple on September 11, 2019
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 -
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 Rebecca Pifer Parduhn • 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 -
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 Rebecca Pifer Parduhn • Sept. 5, 2019
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