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Hospitals give patients conflicting information on obtaining records, study finds
Some hospitals weren't in compliance when it came to the charges they required for the release of records and some didn't adhere to state requirements for processing times, according to a report in JAMA.
By Samantha Liss • Oct. 5, 2018 -
Blackberry announces healthcare applications for Spark platform, blockchain ledger
The tech company also announced a secure, real-time software program to assist developers of connected medical devices.
By Meg Bryant • Oct. 5, 2018 -
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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Fitbit rolling out Charge 3 with focus on sleep tracking
The wearables company said it will also go live with a beta version of its Fitbit Labs Sleep Score program in November.
By Susan Kelly • Oct. 5, 2018 -
Q3 digital health funding soars to $3.3B across 93 deals
The quarter saw six megadeals over $100 million, bringing the year's total so far to 10, Rock Health reports.
By Meg Bryant • Oct. 4, 2018 -
5 themes from The MedTech Conference
Mergers and acquisitions, digital health, FDA pilot programs and Netflix's The Bleeding Edge were among the hot topics in Philadelphia.
By David Lim , Kim Dixon • Oct. 4, 2018 -
Survey shows gaps in digital health uptake despite enthusiasm
Two-thirds of doctors have no plans to adopt virtual visits or home monitoring in the near future, according to a new Ernst & Young report.
By Meg Bryant • Oct. 4, 2018 -
Athenahealth sees multiple bidders with extended deadline
Several parties submitted bids before last Thursday's deadline, Healthcare Dive has learned. Whether healthcare payments system provider nThrive was among them, as reported by the New York Post, is unclear.
By Meg Bryant • Oct. 2, 2018 -
CMS launches online Medicare open enrollment initiative
Components of the effort include a revamped coverage wizard allowing users to compare the average cost of different plans and a standalone out-of-pocket cost calculator for both overall and prescription drug costs.
By Rebecca Pifer Parduhn • Oct. 2, 2018 -
Nearly a third of health IT developers producing FHIR products, ONC says
More than half of health IT developers are using FHIR combined with OAuth 2.0, the industry standard for authorization, according to a new report from the government agency.
By Meg Bryant • Oct. 2, 2018 -
Pathology ripe for digitalization, but obstacles remain, report finds
Fewer than 5% of providers have moved to full service digital pathology services, according to Signify Research.
By Meg Bryant • Sept. 28, 2018 -
Pressure builds on HHS to issue interoperability rule
"Expansion of API coverage should be carefully profiled and tested by the vendor community before becoming a regulatory requirement," says Cerner's John Travis.
By Meg Bryant • Sept. 28, 2018 -
Provider breaches more common than health plan breaches, but put fewer records at risk, study finds
Between 2010 and 2017, the Office for Civil Rights received 2,149 breach reports involving 176.4 million patient records.
By Meg Bryant • Sept. 27, 2018 -
Google program invests in voice assistant startup Aiva Health
The funding will be used to speed development and deployment of Aiva's AI-powered platform.
By Meg Bryant • Sept. 27, 2018 -
Hackers exploit data in error messages to attack connected medical devices, report finds
Not all of the vendors notified of error message problems issued a patch, according to Zingbox.
By Meg Bryant • Sept. 27, 2018 -
Consumers open to new cancer detection tools, but worry about treatment costs
Six in 10 of those responding to a McKesson and Ipsos survey said they would consider genetic testing to assess their cancer risk.
By Meg Bryant • Sept. 26, 2018 -
More than half of Americans share doctor experiences online, survey shows
Patients increasingly check doctors' online ratings, even those referred by another provider, according to the Binary Fountain.
By Meg Bryant • Sept. 25, 2018 -
EHR tool to screen social determinants deemed too time-consuming in pilot
Almost all patients screened had at least one social-related health need, but the majority turned down the opportunity to address them clinically.
By Tony Abraham • Sept. 24, 2018 -
Amazon-JPM-Berkshire venture reportedly hires consulting powerhouse
Chronic conditions make up 86% of the nation's $2.7 trillion annual healthcare bill, according to the CDC.
By Meg Bryant • Sept. 21, 2018 -
Google's Nest has healthcare ambitions, report says
Nest secretly acquired Senosis Health, maker of smartphone-based monitoring systems for conditions like osteoporosis and newborn jaundice, according to internal communications and financial documents cited by GeekWire.
By Meg Bryant • Sept. 21, 2018 -
Fitbit rolls out connected health platform for health plans, employers
The tool leverages the company's wearables technology with Twine Health's disease management know-how.
By Meg Bryant • Sept. 20, 2018 -
Lack of consistent process hinders data sharing among HHS agencies, report finds
Issues include lack of processes and accountability for data sharing, as well as resource constraints.
By Meg Bryant • Sept. 20, 2018 -
Change Healthcare deploys blockchain network on Amazon Web Services
The cloud-based network will let providers and payers track claims submissions and payments in real time.
By Meg Bryant • Sept. 20, 2018 -
Trimedx to buy Aramark unit in $300M health tech merger
Two major providers of healthcare technology management services come together in the pact.
By Nick Paul Taylor • Sept. 20, 2018 -
Athenahealth extends acquisition bid deadline
The delay is to allow for a new strategic buyer to prepare its bid, a source close to the matter said.
By Meg Bryant • Sept. 19, 2018 -
Nearly a quarter of providers not using speech recognition technology
Nuance dominates the market in healthcare, with M*Modal coming in a distant second place.
By Meg Bryant • Sept. 19, 2018