PeaceHealth inks deal to purchase on-demand startup Zoom+Care

The move comes as providers and retailers are eyeing opportunities in the primary care space.

By Meg Bryant • Dec. 20, 2018

Twisting the trend, Providence St. Joseph snags another tech exec

The health system has tapped Microsoft's AI and commerce exec B.J. Moore to be its Chief Information Officer.

By Tony Abraham • Dec. 20, 2018

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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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Change Healthcare snaps up blockchain startup PokitDok

The acquisition includes advanced software, intellectual property and the PokitDok team.

By Meg Bryant • Dec. 19, 2018

Information blocking rule blows past deadline

"Patients and providers have looked on with disappointment" at the delay, Health IT Now Executive Director Joel White said.

By Rebecca Pifer Parduhn • Dec. 18, 2018

Fitbit updates smartwatches with new OS, more apps, developer tools

The wearables company has been upping its game in the health sector this year with its acquisition of Twine Health and the launch of Fitbit Care, which combines coaching and virtual care to help people manage chronic conditions.

By Meg Bryant • Dec. 18, 2018

One-third of healthcare employees say their company targeted by cybercriminals more than once

More than a quarter of those surveyed said their organization experienced a ransomware attack in the past year, according to a Kaspersky Lab report.

By Meg Bryant • Dec. 18, 2018

Survive and thrive value-based healthcare with data insights from within

Data-driven patient care systems aggregate information for analysis, insight and decision making in a patient-centric and productive manner. 

Dec. 17, 2018

Apple has at least 40 doctors across various teams, CNBC reports

The physician hires could help to sell providers on the clinical worth of the tech giant's health-related products.

By Meg Bryant • Dec. 14, 2018

Big Data pushing democratization of healthcare, but barriers remain

Obstacles include accessibility, data quality and physician burnout, according to Stanford Medicine's 2018 Health Trends Report.

By Meg Bryant • Dec. 14, 2018

HHS seeks ideas on HIPAA tweaks to boost care coordination

The aim is to reduce regulatory burden and facilitate care, with a focus on the opioid crisis.

By Meg Bryant • Dec. 13, 2018

PwC: 'New Health Economy' finding its feet, but challenges remain

Providers are embracing digital treatments, with 77% saying they have suggested an app or digital program to a patient, according to the industry trends report.

By Meg Bryant • Dec. 12, 2018

Investors still fired up about HIT despite valuation worries

Care management, home health and retail clinics are also on healthcare investors' minds, according to a KPMG-Leavitt Partners survey.

By Meg Bryant • Dec. 12, 2018

Pear's digital treatment for opioid abuse gets FDA nod

The app is a medication-assisted treatment that provides cognitive behavioral therapy to increase care retention rates for adults with opioid use disorder.

By Maria Rachal • Dec. 12, 2018

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

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 Parduhn • 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 Parduhn • 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