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Mount Sinai joins LabCorp to adopt Philips' digital pathology
The clinical lab giant will integrate the system into Mount Sinai's eight hospitals, enabling remote review of images and surgical slides.
By Nick Paul Taylor • June 19, 2019 -
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Health execs overconfident on data privacy, industry poll finds
Seven in 10 healthcare companies are very confident or extremely confident in their ability to manage sensitive data, yet just half update their inventory once a year or less, according to a survey by Integris Software.
By Rebecca Pifer Parduhn • June 18, 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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CMS proposes rule to set Part D electronic prior authorization standards
Under the standard, providers can use an electronic prescribing system or EHRs to determine whether a plan requires prior authorization for the medication being prescribed and submit the information in real time.
By Shannon Muchmore • June 18, 2019 -
Civica Rx contracts with Vizient to anticipate drug price, availability
Vizient will analyze purchasing patterns and hospital needs through its data and analytic offerings to help ease generic drug shortages for Civica's 900-plus member hospitals.
By Rebecca Pifer Parduhn • June 18, 2019 -
House votes to overturn decades-old ban on national patient identifier
Industry cheered the first step in repealing the 23-year-old ban, with NextGate CTO Dan Cidon saying it will "move the needle" on interoperability.
By Rebecca Pifer Parduhn • June 14, 2019 -
American Well, Cisco partner on in-home telehealth option for Medicare Advantage patients
Initial plans for the partnership include converting home television sets into patient portals for care usually delivered in a hospital or skilled care facility.
By Rebecca Pifer Parduhn • June 14, 2019 -
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 Parduhn • June 13, 2019 -
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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 -
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 Parduhn • 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 Parduhn • 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 Parduhn • 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 Parduhn • 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 Parduhn • 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 Parduhn • 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
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