Telehealth use jumps at inpatient settings

Both outpatient and inpatient providers are planning to invest in the technology, with 90% slated to do so in the next 18 months, according to a pair of surveys by Definitive Healthcare.

By Shannon Muchmore • Aug. 6, 2019

How smart homes are becoming the self-care hubs of tomorrow

Progress in virtual reality, patient monitoring and other futuristic tech make it more likely the initial site of primary care and wellness will be the home, argues the vice president of R&D Innovation at pharma giant GlaxoSmithKline.

By Ian Marks • Aug. 5, 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

Data breaches in 2019 already double all of last year

The single largest data breach stemmed from a hack of a major medical collections agency working for companies including Quest and LabCorp, the report from Protenus found. Twenty million patient records were affected.

By Rebecca Pifer Parduhn • Aug. 2, 2019

FCC revamps telecomm program for rural healthcare providers

The agency simplified how funding is distributed to favor providers if the area they serve is particularly rural or medically underserved.

By Ron Shinkman • Aug. 2, 2019

Still not profitable, but Teladoc reports healthy Q2 membership, visit growth

The company is in late-stage contracts with several Fortune 500 companies and deal volume is expected to ramp up in the latter half of the year, CEO Jason Gorevic told investors.

By Rebecca Pifer Parduhn • Aug. 1, 2019

DirectTrust developing trusted instant messaging standard for providers

The coalition aims to allow users to share information in real time, both within an organization and across multiple organizations using disparate technology platforms.

By Linda Wilson • Aug. 1, 2019

DeepMind AI shows potential to accelerate kidney injury diagnosis

The sister company of Google trained its AI to identify when patients are likely to develop acute kidney injury within the next 48 hours.

By Nick Paul Taylor • Aug. 1, 2019

Amazon, Cerner team up on AI, machine learning

The announcement comes roughly a week after Cerner unveiled a plan to develop a monetizable distribution model for patient data it's picked up in the EHR business.

By Rebecca Pifer Parduhn • July 31, 2019

Intermountain spinoff Castell CEO: Providers need nudge en route to value-based care

Rajesh Shrestha spoke to Healthcare Dive about the newly created company, how it might generate revenue and potential partners.

By Shannon Muchmore • July 29, 2019

Telehealth use increasing most among non hospital-based providers

One important draw for patients is the convenience of a virtual visit, especially for those with strict work schedules, FAIR Health President Robin Gelburd told Healthcare Dive.

By Shannon Muchmore • July 25, 2019

Walgreens adds Dexcom, Propeller to digital marketplace

The collaborations are an expansion into chronic care management with connected devices for patients with diabetes, asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

By Susan Kelly • July 25, 2019

Cerner misses Q2 mark on revenue, net earnings down

Bookings were also down 20% year over year, which executives at the EHR giant chalked up to higher-than-usual bookings last year due to a massive $10 billion VA contract.

By Rebecca Pifer Parduhn • July 24, 2019

Cross-industry collaborative develops guiding principles for the ethical use of social determinants of health data

eHealth Initiative Foundation released five guiding principles that traditional and non-traditional healthcare entities should follow.

July 24, 2019

Healthcare leads in data breaches reported, survey finds

Seven in 10 organizations said they had experienced a data breach at some point, and one-third said there had been one in the past year, according to French security company Thales and analysis firm IDC.

By Shannon Muchmore • July 18, 2019

Most hospitals don't meet watchdog group's safe volume thresholds for high-risk surgeries

The Leapfrog Group analysis looked at eight high-risk procedures, including mitral valve repair and replacement, performed at more than 2,000 hospitals.

By Susan Kelly • July 18, 2019

Uptake remains low, but doctors of all ages interested in telemedicine

The study by professional medical network Doximity also found the number of doctors calling telemedicine a skill doubled over the past three years.

By Rebecca Pifer Parduhn • July 16, 2019

Health IT committee addresses some, but not all industry concerns with TEFCA

The advisory group recommended ONC align the HHS blueprint to foster interoperability with corresponding proposed rules to crack down on information blocking and proposed multiple incentives for industry adoption.

By Rebecca Pifer Parduhn • July 12, 2019

FCC approves rural telehealth pilot

The three-year, $100 million program would give an 85% discount on connectivity for broadband-enabled telehealth services that directly connect doctors and patients.

By Shannon Muchmore • July 11, 2019

Female health CIOs defy trend, earn more than men, survey finds

Health IT executive salaries have risen since 2012, and women make roughly $30,000 more than their male counterparts, according to a College of Healthcare Information Management Executives survey.

By Rebecca Pifer Parduhn • July 11, 2019

Increasing member engagement while reducing the risk of a costly data breach

Do you have all the necessary layers of security to protect your members and ensure compliance?

July 9, 2019

Healthcare Dive's 10 biggest stories of the spring

From Amazon pushing into the prescription delivery sector to CVS-Aetna struggling to finalize their merger settlement agreement, read the top stories from the first half of the year.

By Rebecca Pifer Parduhn • July 8, 2019

Could NEMT's pivot to the commercial sector be a wrong turn?

Employers and commercial plans are increasingly looking to partner with players like Uber and Lyft for non-emergency medical transportation, raising thorny questions about the return on investment in a healthier population.

By Rebecca Pifer Parduhn • July 2, 2019

Health tech IPO activity picks up with filings from Livongo, Health Catalyst, Phreesia

With its revenue more than doubling between 2017 and 2018, chronic disease management startup Livongo may break the multi-year drought of digital health IPOs.

By Maria Rachal • July 1, 2019

EHR messaging, workflow can be redesigned to address burnout, study suggests

Doctors who reported a higher average of EHR-generated messages had a greater likelihood of burnout and said more often they wanted to cut their clinical work hours, according to new research in Health Affairs.

By Ron Shinkman • July 1, 2019

UnitedHealth acquires online patient sharing network

PatientsLikeMe connects those with similar diseases and allows users to share data. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

By Samantha Liss • June 27, 2019