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

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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

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 Parduhn • 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

Cybersecurity, telehealth, tech disruptors top health system concerns for 2019

Nearly 90% of health systems expect to increase spending on cybersecurity in the coming year, many by more than 5%, according to the Center for Connected Medicine.

By Meg Bryant • Nov. 26, 2018

How healthcare leaders can spend less time on procurement and more time on care

Amazon Business head of global healthcare Chris Holt makes the case for e-commerce in streamlining healthcare supply chains.

By Chris Holt • Nov. 26, 2018

More than half of health data breaches triggered internally, study finds

Still, more than a third of the incidents are caused by theft from outsiders or unknown parties, according to an analysis of HHS data.

By Meg Bryant • Nov. 21, 2018

ECRI launches clinical guidelines site to replace resource HHS shuttered

The new portal will include "expertly vetted, evidence-based guideline briefs and scorecards" for the community, according to the Pennsylvania-based nonprofit.

By Rebecca Pifer Parduhn • Nov. 21, 2018

Amazon-Berkshire-JPM snags BCBS data executive

Dana Gelb Safran, senior vice president of enterprise analytics at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, is the latest healthcare executive — and the first woman — to join the growing company's leadership.

By Tony Abraham • Nov. 21, 2018

Amazon private label healthcare offerings grow

The company is poised to expand its prescription drug footprint via expansion of PillPack, according to investment banking firm Jefferies.

By Meg Bryant • Nov. 20, 2018

Consumerism (and Amazon) loom over #USNHoT

Disruption doesn't have to come from the tech sector, said healthcare execs at the U.S. News & World Report Healthcare of Tomorrow conference. Businesses must prioritize customer relationships, data and convenience to stay ahead.

By Rebecca Pifer Parduhn • Nov. 20, 2018

Telehealth laws inhibit widespread use in Medicare population, CMS says

The agency is opening up virtual care in some alternative payment models, but use among fee-for-service beneficiaries is just 0.25%, according to a new report. The states with the highest use are Texas, Iowa and California.

By Meg Bryant • Nov. 19, 2018

Blockchain application still in nascent stages for healthcare, report finds

Short-term applications for the technology include back office operations and product traceability, according to CB Insights.

By Meg Bryant • Nov. 16, 2018

House chairman sees 'every indication' that VA's EHR difficulties will continue

"Frankly," Indiana Rep. Jim Banks said, "the more I learn about the EHR program, the more daunting it has become." 

By Tony Abraham • Nov. 15, 2018

Data confidence remains low, healthcare CIOs report

Dimensional Insight surveyed 85 chief information officers and other senior healthcare IT leaders, asking them to rate how strongly their user populations believe they can trust the data provided to make decisions.

By Les Masterson • Nov. 15, 2018

Hospital acquisition of physician practices driving demand for integrated technology platforms

Integrated delivery network leaders believe aligning hospital and physician IT systems supports value-based care goals, a new Black Book Market Research report shows. 

By Meg Bryant • Nov. 14, 2018

Microsoft issues open source FHIR, moving deeper into health

The software giant recently upped its stake in healthcare with the announcement of a formal unit, Microsoft Healthcare. 

By Meg Bryant • Nov. 14, 2018

Healthcare will outspend all other industries on R&D by 2020, PwC says

Medtronic is among 23 healthcare companies rated "high-leverage innovators" for performance on seven key financial indicators. Top 20 companies include Alphabet, Samsung, Microsoft, Apple, Roche, Novartis and Pfizer.

By Meg Bryant • Nov. 13, 2018

It's final: Amazon pegs NYC, Virginia for HQ2 (with nod to Nashville)

The Tennessee capital was a surprise winner, landing 5,000 jobs as part of an "operations center of excellence." 

By Samantha Liss • Nov. 13, 2018