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 Parduhn • Updated Feb. 12, 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.

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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

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

Cybersecurity device plan seeks alignment of industry, regulators

A team led by representatives from BD, Mayo Clinic and FDA released a guide on managing the security of medical devices in clinical practice.

By Susan Kelly • Jan. 31, 2019

Digital health must catch up to years of hype in 2019, HIMSS says

The Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society also forecasts the sector will face rising consumer pressures and see increased use of social determinants of health data.

By Rebecca Pifer Parduhn • Jan. 30, 2019

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Jan. 30, 2019

Focus on usability, interoperability to help reduce health IT burden, groups tell ONC

Stakeholders also urged ONC to consider artificial intelligence tools as a means of relieving hassles from EHR use.

By Meg Bryant • Jan. 29, 2019

Why home health tech is capturing investment in 2019

Startups and established providers alike are looking at the potential for devices and technology to help patients manage and receive their treatments from the comfort of home.

By Meg Bryant • Jan. 28, 2019

HIMSS19: 5 panels you don't want to miss

The healthcare world is buzzing about what to expect at the biggest IT conference of the year. Here are five key panels you should plan to attend.

By David Lim , Rebecca Pifer Parduhn • Jan. 28, 2019

Aetna, Anthem pilot seeks blockchain potential in healthcare

The initiative — which includes Health Care Service Corporation, IBM and PNC Bank — hopes to leverage blockchain for claims processing and health information exchange, among other potential uses.

By Meg Bryant • Jan. 25, 2019

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

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