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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 -
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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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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 -
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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 -
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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 -
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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 -
JP Morgan expands footprint in healthcare payment game
Philadelphia-based InstaMed, the financial giant's new acquisition, is particularly focused on eliminating paper from the labyrinthine healthcare payments system.
By Dana Elfin • May 17, 2019 -
Provider demand for accurate patient matching is high, Pew says
Providers vary in how bad they think the country's patient matching problem truly is, with a majority indicating they don't have a "significant" problem with correctly matching records to patients.
By Rebecca Pifer • May 16, 2019 -
HITAC recommends leveraging demographic data to help patient matching
The move should help correctly match patients to their healthcare records, a key problem area highlighted by interoperability experts when HHS announced its rules on the topic in February.
By Rebecca Pifer • May 14, 2019 -
Massive Anthem hack engineered by China-based group, grand jury says
The payer's speed in notifying the government of the intrusion into its computer systems and cooperation in the investigation helped identify those responsible for the breaches.
By Dana Elfin • May 10, 2019 -
Ford enters NEMT space with national rollout of GoRide Health
The automotive giant is also partnering with the Greater Dayton Regional Transit Authority in Ohio to fill gaps in paratransit services.
By Meg Bryant • May 9, 2019
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