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Digital care coordination software market to top $3B by 2022, but hurdles remain
Driving growth is poor referral management, a desire for real-time communication on patient outcomes and potential savings from improving chronic disease management, according to a report from Frost & Sullivan.
By Meg Bryant • April 11, 2019 -
Pact with activist investor sends Cerner stock soaring
The EHR vendor has agreed to make changes suggested by hedge fund Starboard Value that include new board appointments and an expanded buyback program.
By Tony Abraham • April 10, 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.
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Sponsored by Geneia
Why it's an exciting time to work with social determinants of health
Why the focus on SDoH? Because social determinants of health drive 80% of health outcomes.
By Heather Lavoie, Geneia President • April 9, 2019 -
Most hospitals provide electronic access to records, but patients slow to engage, ONC says
More than half of U.S. hospitals enabled patients to electronically request prescription refills in 2017 — up from just over a quarter in 2013, according to a new report.
By Meg Bryant • April 9, 2019 -
Google, Fitbit, industry groups join to advance AI tools
The Consumer Health Technology-led initiative will provide standards and best practices for AI use in healthcare, including ethics and bias issues.
By Meg Bryant • April 8, 2019 -
Imprivata, Verato leverage biometrics in effort to improve patient matching
The companies say linking Imprivata's patient identification tool with Verato's cloud-based master patient index will ensure patients are matched with the correct medical records.
By Meg Bryant • April 4, 2019 -
Amazon's Alexa now has HIPAA-compliant features
Six companies taking part in the online giant's invitation-only developer program launched their features Thursday, including Atrium Health, Cigna, Express Scripts and Livongo.
By Shannon Muchmore • April 4, 2019 -
Industry groups seek cybersecurity safe harbor
In response to a senator's request, several organizations highlighted the need for a national strategy and greater collaboration among various stakeholders, according to a think tank that read the responses.
By Meg Bryant • April 3, 2019 -
Growth in telehealth use outpaces urgent care centers, retail clinics
Between 2016 and 2017, telehealth use jumped 53% nationwide, according to a new white paper from the nonprofit FAIR Health.
By Meg Bryant • April 2, 2019 -
Digital health investments slow in Q1, but IPOs brewing
M&A within digital health was also a little slow in the first quarter, with 21 acquisitions compared to quarterly averages of 31 in recent years.
By Maria Rachal • April 2, 2019 -
Health systems stepping up investment in analytics, survey shows
Nearly a third of health systems have a C-suite leader dedicated to analytics, up from 12% in 2015, according to a survey by the Deloitte Center for Health Solutions.
By Meg Bryant • March 29, 2019 -
Wyden floats adding prescription drug comparison tool to EHRs
A preliminary outline from the top Democrat on the Senate Finance Committee lacks many specifics, such as potential ramifications on EHR usability or increased administrative burden on providers.
By Rebecca Pifer • March 28, 2019 -
UPS teams up with drone startup to deliver medical samples at North Carolina hospital
The initiative, part of a three-year Federal Aviation Administration pilot program to test practical applications for drones, has been in trial mode since August. UPS announced its participation this week.
By Meg Bryant • March 28, 2019 -
App store quality claims for mental health apps rarely backed up
Of 73 mental health apps studied, two described "low-quality, primary evidence" to support their use and just one referenced published literature, according to a new study in Nature.
By Meg Bryant • March 28, 2019 -
Industry urges slower pace on HHS interoperability rules
Officials from LifePoint, Omada Health and an IT group told a Senate panel more time is needed to process the rules and for implementation.
By Rebecca Pifer • March 27, 2019 -
Telehealth main IT priority at large health systems
Two-thirds of healthcare leaders expect their telehealth budgets to grow over the next three years, according to a new Vidyo report.
By Meg Bryant • March 22, 2019 -
MIPS participation in year 1 nets 95% of eligible clinicians
Of those participating in the Merit-based Incentive Payment System in 2017, 93% earned a positive payment adjustment, according to a new CMS report.
By Meg Bryant • March 21, 2019 -
Most health apps share data with third, fourth parties, BMJ analysis warns
"Clinicians should be conscious of privacy risks in their own use of apps and, when recommending apps, explain the potential for loss of privacy as part of informed consent," the study authors wrote.
By Meg Bryant • March 21, 2019 -
Deep Dive
As 5G looms, most hospitals watch from the sidelines
Chicago's Rush is an early mover with the tech, but many other big systems are taking a wait-and-see approach.
By Rebecca Pifer • March 21, 2019 -
Electronic prior authorization merits wider adoption, health IT, payer groups say
New data show the practice led to faster turnaround times and higher dispense rates than traditional requests by phone or fax.
By Rebecca Pifer • March 20, 2019 -
Patients mostly accept EHRs but privacy worries remain
Younger adults are less worried about health record privacy than other age groups, with 42% feeling "very" or "somewhat" concerned about unauthorized access, according to a new poll from the Kaiser Family Foundation.
By Meg Bryant • March 19, 2019 -
Managing high-cost claims tops employer benefit plan concerns
Companies are also offering their workers more perks like telehealth, according to a new Mercer cost trends survey.
By Meg Bryant • March 19, 2019 -
Healthcare execs worried about business model disruption, survey shows
Risk aversion, integrating social determinants of health and rising consumerism are also catching the attention of C-suites in 2019, according to a new survey commissioned by Change Healthcare and the HealthCare Executive Group.
By Meg Bryant • March 18, 2019 -
Retrieved from Apple on September 12, 2018
Apple heart study: early proof of concept or a bit of a gimmick?
Doctors at the American College of Cardiology conference said the Apple Watch's foray into health monitoring needs more data to prove its value.
By David Lim • March 18, 2019 -
Amazon-Berkshire-JPM's Haven hires clinical strategy leader
Sandhya Rao joins the splashy venture from Partners Population Health, where she was senior medical director.
By Meg Bryant • March 15, 2019
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