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Accrediting group updates widely used quality metrics
Medicare Advantage plans use NCQA quality metrics to measure the performance within their provider networks, any changes to those measures will be closely watched as MA plans now cover 22.4 million seniors.
By Meg Bryant • Feb. 14, 2019 -
HIMSS19: CMS plans to host AI challenge, innovation chief says
The goal of the initiative is to spur private interest in the tech, improve the government's grasp on healthcare data, eliminate unnecessary care and cut costs, Adam Boehler said.
By Rebecca Pifer • Feb. 14, 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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HIMSS19: Digital health 'at peak investment cycle,' expert says
Last year's record level of investment into U.S. digital health companies came despite a lull in initial public offerings.
By David Lim • Feb. 14, 2019 -
Mayo, Intermountain set partnerships for new tech hubs
The two separate pacts come as health systems seek expertise on the outside.
By Susan Kelly • Feb. 14, 2019 -
HIMSS19: Grassley presses CMS on recovery of improper EHR incentive payments
CMS Administrator Seema Verma told Healthcare Dive she continues to monitor efforts to recover the improper payments, but noted they occurred prior to President Donald Trump taking office.
By David Lim • Feb. 13, 2019 -
Deep Dive
HIMSS19: Private sector catch-up, patient matching and standard APIs dominate first full day
Support for the HHS rules (but some concern over implementation) was the focus at the start of health IT's biggest week.
By Rebecca Pifer • Feb. 13, 2019 -
HIMSS19: Verma touts Blue Button 2.0 apps, though uptake still low
Only a few thousand Medicare beneficiaries have elected to share their claims data with production developers, the CMS administrator said.
By David Lim • Feb. 13, 2019 -
HIMSS19: New API coming for Medicare ACOs
The application programming interface builds off Medicare fee-for-service's API, Blue Button 2.0, but is much wider in scope.
By Rebecca Pifer • Feb. 13, 2019 -
Data breaches compromised 15.1M patient records last year
The number of affected records was up sharply from the year before, when nearly 500 breaches affected 5.6 million records, according to Protenus.
By Meg Bryant • Feb. 13, 2019 -
HIMSS19: CVS, Cigna execs tout pharmacies amid pricing debate
The PBM leaders made the pitch they are well-placed to help drive down costs, given patients interact far more often with pharmacists than other healthcare providers.
By Rebecca Pifer • Feb. 13, 2019 -
Provider groups wary of major changes to HIPAA
In response to an HHS request for information, AHA, AMA and others urged maintaining the status quo when it comes to potential amendments to the privacy law to better accommodate for value-based payment models.
By Shannon Muchmore • Feb. 13, 2019 -
Providence St. Joseph snaps up blockchain-powered RCM platform Lumedic
The deal makes Providence St. Joseph the first integrated provider-payer system with a scalable blockchain tool for RCM, the nonprofit system said Monday at HIMSS 2019 in Orlando, Florida.
By Meg Bryant • Feb. 12, 2019 -
Athenahealth's $5.7B acquisition finalized
The cloud-based health IT vendor will combine with Veritas Capital's Virence Health Technologies to form a new company under the athenahealth brand.
By Meg Bryant • Feb. 12, 2019 -
Data blocking, standard APIs targeted in long-awaited EHR rules
The AHA is pushing back against a proposal that electronic event notification be required to take part in Medicare and Medicaid.
By Rebecca Pifer • Updated Feb. 12, 2019 -
Lyft eyes bigger role in nonemergency medical transport, MA plans
The rideshare giant is upgrading its Concierge product and starting collaborations with Blue Cross Blue Shield Institute and LogistiCare to reach more Medicare Advantage members.
By Meg Bryant • Feb. 8, 2019 -
Microsoft debuts healthcare messaging features, new bot service
Microsoft Care Team users can now view integrated EHR data on their mobile device. The company will showcase these and other tools at HIMSS 2019 in Florida next week.
By Meg Bryant • Feb. 8, 2019 -
Health information exchange participation reduced readmissions in heart attack patients, study finds
The Florida report suggests HIEs could be deployed to enhance quality measures in the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program.
By Meg Bryant • Feb. 7, 2019 -
EHR vendor Greenway Health hit with $57.25M False Claims fine
In addition to misrepresenting the capabilities of its software, the company is accused of falsely obtaining 2014 Edition certification status for its Prime Suite EHR.
By Meg Bryant • Feb. 7, 2019 -
Healthcare task force calls for AI policies to align with real-world workflow
Policy frameworks should address research and design, quality, access, affordability and other critical issues, according to the Connected Health Initiative's Health AI Task Force.
By Meg Bryant • Feb. 7, 2019 -
Deep Dive
With CMS depression device on the line, analysts eye multibillion potential market
The government insurer may cover a clinical trial of LivaNova's vagus nerve stimulation in some cases as a last resort for severe depression. At the same time, some patients are turning to less invasive tech-driven therapies.
By Maria Rachal • Feb. 7, 2019 -
Cerner Q4 disappoints but CEO pledges to do better
The Kansas City-based EHR vendor reported lower-than-expected revenue due to a drop in technology resale.
By Samantha Liss • Feb. 6, 2019 -
AHA roadmap to rescue rural hospitals calls for regulatory relief, new payment models
Other priorities include updating Medicare and Medicaid payment rates to cover costs of care and expanding access to telehealth, according to a new report from the hospital group.
By Meg Bryant • Feb. 5, 2019 -
Amazon's PillPack secures more state licenses, could be eyeing national rollout
"They will need to further scale up and build out full capabilities before a national rollout is possible," Leerink analyst Ana Gupte told Healthcare Dive.
By Samantha Liss • Feb. 4, 2019 -
Meditech, Nuance partner on voice technology in EHRs
The aim is to improve clinician workflow and reduce administrative burden with voice-enabled electronic records.
By Meg Bryant • Feb. 1, 2019 -
Many health startups, like Theranos, lack peer-reviewed data to back claims
Of 18 current healthcare "unicorns," 10 had no highly cited published medical papers and three had no published papers at all, according to Stanford researchers.
By Meg Bryant • Jan. 31, 2019
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