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NYP partners with Philips to offer remote patient monitoring
The program aims to reduce unnecessary emergency room visits and hospital readmissions.
By Meg Bryant • Jan. 25, 2019 -
Execs expect EHRs to dominate IT spend, find AI buzz 'confusing'
Tech budgets at healthcare companies are expected to grow by more than 20% this year, according to a new survey from Damo Consulting.
By Tony Abraham • Jan. 24, 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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Fitbit targets newest activity trackers at health, wellness plans
Fitbit Inspire and Inspire HR are available solely through the company's corporate partners and affiliates.
By Meg Bryant • Jan. 24, 2019 -
American Well rolls out acute care telehealth cart for specialty access
Typical use cases for the 760 Cart include telestroke, ICU consults and telepsychiatry, according to the company.
By Meg Bryant • Jan. 23, 2019 -
Hospital groups push shared infrastructure, rules of road to boost interoperability
Data sharing barriers include lack of standard vocabulary between health IT platforms and changing regulatory requirements and timelines, the American Hospital Association and six other groups said in a report.
By Meg Bryant • Jan. 23, 2019 -
Private equity boost, upskilling workers among 2019 sector trends, PwC reports
With the average health insurance deductible triple what it was a decade ago, the consultancy believes 2019 could also be the year for value line products and services — similar to the Southwest Airlines approach.
By Meg Bryant • Jan. 18, 2019 -
eTransactions saw usage upswing in 2018: report
Findings from the Council for Affordable Quality Healthcare show real momentum for electronic administrative transactions, a crucial step toward reducing physician burnout and increasing workplace efficiency.
By Meg Bryant • Jan. 18, 2019 -
Health chatbots show potential, but challenges remain
Key barriers to widespread adoption include lack of trust, handling of complex conditions and usability.
By Meg Bryant • Jan. 18, 2019 -
Retrieved from Apple on March 10, 2015
More seniors may soon be sporting Apple Watches with MA partnerships
Tapping into the Medicare market could be lucrative for Apple and a good business strategy for insurers, given the aging U.S. population and rising healthcare costs.
By Meg Bryant • Jan. 17, 2019 -
ONC releases 2019 Interoperability Standards Advisory
The latest edition includes a new interoperability need for sending prescriptions to pharmacies for controlled substances.
By Meg Bryant • Jan. 17, 2019 -
Last year broke records for digital health funding, M&A
Nearly 700 deals accrued $9.5 billion in venture capital and private equity in 2018, a 32% increase compared to the $7.2 billion raised in 2017 according to research firm Mercom.
By Tony Abraham • Jan. 17, 2019 -
No single solution to patient matching challenge, GAO says
Questions about the accuracy of digital matching tools force providers to recheck results manually, according to the government watchdog.
By Meg Bryant • Jan. 16, 2019 -
Traditional players focused on value-based care, interoperability to drive innovation, experts argue
Four panelists agreed Wednesday that the Trump administration is making some headway in initiatives that prioritize quality over quantity of care, but it's not enough.
By Rebecca Pifer • Jan. 16, 2019 -
Walgreens to use Microsoft's cloud, AI platform
The companies also plan to pilot up to 12 store-in-store "digital health corners" to market select healthcare-related hardware and devices.
By Meg Bryant • Jan. 15, 2019 -
Deep Dive
Payer, provider trends to watch in 2019
This year the industry will reckon with some massive changes set in motion in 2018, such as megamergers like CVS-Aetna and a judge's contentious declaration that the Affordable Care Act is no longer constitutional.
By Tony Abraham , Samantha Liss • Jan. 14, 2019 -
NorthShore, Color seek 10K primary care patients for genomic testing
The DNA10K initiative aims to provide insights on genetic risk factors and improve patient outcomes through more personalized care.
By Meg Bryant • Jan. 11, 2019 -
ONC to Congress: Room for improvement in data sharing
Ongoing barriers to seamless data sharing range from technical and financial to trust and business practices, according to the HHS IT department's latest progress report.
By Meg Bryant • Jan. 10, 2019 -
Few digital health companies studying impact in high-burden populations, study finds
Only 16 of the more than 100 studies the authors looked at assessed a digital health product's impact on outcomes, and none measured its effect on cost or access to care, according to the report in Health Affairs.
By Meg Bryant • Jan. 10, 2019 -
Deep Dive
How AI could shape the health tech landscape in 2019
Highlights include technologies that seek to cut costs and promote patient health, especially in the areas of imaging, diagnostics, predictive analytics and administration.
By Rebecca Pifer • Jan. 10, 2019 -
Digital health funding soared to record $8.1B last year
Despite continued surges in deal volume and size, digital health is not yet in a bubble, according to a new Rock Health report.
By Meg Bryant • Jan. 9, 2019 -
Retrieved from Apple on September 12, 2018
Medical records key to Apple health strategy, analysis finds
Establishing itself as the platform for consumers' personal health records will be central to the tech giant's app, services and wearables strategies, according to a new report from research firm CB Insights.
By Susan Kelly • Jan. 9, 2019 -
Vocera debuts Smartbadge wearable with aim to improve clinical communications
The device will integrate with more than 140 clinical and operational systems, including EHRs, nurse call systems and physiologic monitors, the company said.
By Meg Bryant • Jan. 8, 2019 -
Allscripts, Microsoft partner on cloud-driven clinical trials model
The aim is to develop an integrated research model that allows trial data to be collected through point-of-care technology platforms — speeding time to market of new therapies while reducing research and development costs.
By Meg Bryant • Jan. 8, 2019 -
Alphabet's Verily snags $1B in funding round
Leading the pack of investors was private equity firm Silver Lake. The money will go toward strategic partnerships, global business opportunities and potential acquisitions.
By Meg Bryant • Jan. 7, 2019 -
5 scariest health data breaches of 2018
They weren't all the biggest, but each shed a light on how the industry isn't improving quickly on the cybersecurity front.
By Tony Abraham • Jan. 4, 2019
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