Health coaching could boost value of wearables: HIMSS

HIMSS surveyed 101 healthcare IT and hospital administrators for the Fitbit-sponsored report, which found that half of hospitals and health systems planned to connect patients with a health coach or were already using health coaching.

By Susan Kelly • Dec. 12, 2018

Hospital beds from Hill-Rom get sensor tech

Sensors continually check patients' heart and respiratory rates and alert providers if their vital signs change.

By Meg Bryant • Dec. 11, 2018

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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.

By Healthcare Dive staff

Lawmakers impatient for ONC interoperability rule

"It is hard to explain to people that Congress provided the tools necessary for doctors and patients to better coordinate their care through the sharing of patient data, but nothing has changed," Rep. Michael Burgess, R-Texas, said at a House health subcommittee hearing.

By Rebecca Pifer • Dec. 11, 2018

Allscripts to sell stake in Netsmart for $525M

The EHR vendor said the sale will allow it to pay back long-term debt and invest in other areas.

By Samantha Liss • Dec. 11, 2018

No single telehealth vendor meeting all customer needs, KLAS says

Recent consolidations within the sector, however, could aid the effort to achieve all-purpose vendors, according to the report.

By Meg Bryant • Dec. 10, 2018

Provider interest in RCM tools growing, survey shows

More than half of providers plan to adopt web payments technology in the coming year, Billing Tree reports.

By Meg Bryant • Dec. 10, 2018

VA invests in medical messaging system, brings services to Walmart

The country's second-largest government agency has also reportedly been in talks with Apple on a deal that would see the tech giant build software for veterans to access their EHRs via their mobile devices.

By Tony Abraham • Dec. 10, 2018

Virtual visits led to uptick in overall visits at Massachusetts ACO, study shows

Participants tended to be younger, white and commercially insured, raising concerns that virtual visit programs could increase disparities in access to care.

By Meg Bryant • Dec. 7, 2018

7 in 10 doctors report HIT-related stress

Primary care physicians have higher levels of HIT stress than other specialties, according to a new study in the Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association.

By Meg Bryant • Dec. 7, 2018

Uber hires 2 healthcare insiders to help grow NEMT business

The new additions include a longtime industry consultant and a member of rival Lyft's health team.

By Meg Bryant • Dec. 6, 2018

Telehealth for substance abuse growing quickly, but lags behind mental health usage

A Health Affairs report calls for increased use to address the opioid epidemic, calling low rates a "missed opportunity" to help recovering addicts.

By Rebecca Pifer • Dec. 6, 2018

Aetna, Ascension join industry blockchain pilot to improve network directory data

Nearly half of Medicare Advantage directories contain at least one provider location error, according to CMS.

By Meg Bryant • Dec. 5, 2018

Patient portals still largely unused, Health Affairs finds

Nonusers tend to be male, on Medicaid, lack a personal doctor and have less education than users, according to the report.

By Meg Bryant • Dec. 5, 2018

Telehealth uptake surprisingly low among physicians, AMA finds

Large and specialty practices are more likely to use telehealth, suggesting that implementation costs are a barrier, according to a new study in Health Affairs.

By Meg Bryant • Dec. 4, 2018

The Healthcare Dive Awards for 2018

The awards recognize the healthcare industry's top disruptors and innovators. These executives and companies are transforming the industry and shaping the future.

By Healthcare Dive Team • Dec. 3, 2018

Executive of the Year: David Feinberg, Geisinger (outgoing) Google (incoming)

The Geisinger CEO made headlines this year after turning down a job to lead the still-unnamed Amazon-J.P. Morgan-Berkshire Hathaway venture only to leave his integrated health system for Google.

By Tony Abraham • Dec. 3, 2018

Amazon partners with life sciences group, adapting its 1-Click tech

Called Ping, the thumb-sized device allows pharma and biotech companies to engage physicians and patients who use their products.

By Meg Bryant • Nov. 30, 2018

Open Health launches blockchain-enabled feature to incentivize patient data sharing

PatientSphere lets users upload personal health data from wearables, EHRs and mobile health apps to researchers and healthcare companies.

By Meg Bryant • Nov. 30, 2018

M&A trends in 2019: Will the biotech bubble burst?

New technologies have driven higher valuations in pharma, biotech and health IT, yet some big bankers are uncertain how long that trend will hold.

By Jacob Bell • Nov. 30, 2018

HHS outlines broad plan to reduce EHR burden

The 74-page draft strategy, required by the 21st Century Cures Act, focuses on reducing time and effort tied to regulatory reporting requirements and increasing functionality and user-friendliness of EHRs.

By Meg Bryant • Nov. 29, 2018

Telemedicine use among commercially insured skyrocketed since 2005

Driven by payer coverage for direct-to-consumer telemedicine, annual visits increased by 52% annually from 2005 to 2014 and a whopping 261% from 2015 to 2017, according to a JAMA study.

By Rebecca Pifer • Nov. 29, 2018

Study highlights discrepancy in hospital rankings

Top-ranked hospitals had higher readmissions for heart failure than nonranked hospitals, according to the report in JAMA Cardiology.

By Meg Bryant • Nov. 29, 2018

BD, Microsoft create software to identify drug diversion

The new algorithms analyze dispensing data to spot suspicious activity by clinicians.

By Nick Paul Taylor • Nov. 29, 2018

Plug-and-play electronic prescribing designed for tomorrow's specialty EHRs

Over the last several years, there has been a dramatic increase in the demand for more specialized EHR platforms.

Nov. 28, 2018

Amazon software can analyze patient medical records: WSJ

The online retail giant is pushing further into healthcare, creating software that hospitals could use to sift through patient medical records for clues to improve treatment and cut costs.

By Samantha Liss • Nov. 28, 2018