Hospital CEO pay rises steadily, but still lags many sectors

Median CEO pay at hospital and health systems is stable with very modest increases in the range of 2.5% to 3% year-over-year.

By Les Masterson • June 20, 2018

Humana, Walgreens expand primary care program for seniors

The companies will partner on two new senior-focused primary care clinics in the Kansas City, Missouri area.

By Les Masterson • June 19, 2018

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Telehealth

Virtual visits remain significantly elevated compared to pre-COVID-19 levels, as patients report high satisfaction with digitally delivered care.

By Healthcare Dive staff

Quest Analytics takes on network accuracy with BetterDoctor buy

The deal combines Quest Analytic's network decision support tools with BetterDoctor's provider data management platform.

By Meg Bryant • June 19, 2018

IBM Watson Health paring down hospital projects

The announcement follows recently confirmed layoffs at the company.

By Meg Bryant • June 19, 2018

Google seeking talent in voice tech to improve doctor-patient experience

The company is reportedly already working with Stanford Medical to assess AI and voice recognition in automating EHR entries.

By Meg Bryant • June 15, 2018

Sequoia Project highlights best patient matching practices

The revised framework includes a model for determining an organization's "maturity" in matching patient IDs and information.

By Meg Bryant • June 14, 2018

US task force advises against EKG screening in low-risk patients

There is insufficient evidence that the benefits outweigh the risks of invasive follow-up tests, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force said.

By Meg Bryant • June 14, 2018

Fitbit targets kids as customers with new wearable

Fitbit Ace features customizable step, active minute and sleep goals as well as incentives like badges and congratulatory messages and challenges for children and their families.

By Meg Bryant • June 14, 2018

Glooko rolls out new diabetes data platform

The tool is an outgrowth from a 2016 merger with fellow diabetes data management company Diasend.

By Meg Bryant • June 13, 2018

AMA, industry leaders call on CMS to expand remote patient monitoring reimbursement

The agency took a step toward broader remote monitoring reimbursement with the unbundling of CPT 99091 in the 2018 Physician Fee Schedule final rule.

By Meg Bryant • June 12, 2018

Stryker sets sights on Boston Scientific in takeover bid: WSJ

Stryker two days later in an SEC filing said there were no discussions.

By Meg Bryant • June 12, 2018

Fixing provider directories a low-risk way to test blockchain, report suggests

UnitedHealth, Humana and Quest Diagnostics are among those working on a pilot blockchain project to update provider directories.

By Les Masterson • June 11, 2018

Alert fatigue a focus after patient's drug allergy warning missed

Two people are now required to sign off on alternatives when a patient has a serious drug allergy at a Massachusetts hospital slammed by CMS for the blunder.  

By Meg Bryant • June 8, 2018

IBM confirms layoffs at Watson Health

The recent layoffs do not appear to signal any pullback from IBM’s commitment to AI and its Watson Health division.

By Meg Bryant • June 7, 2018

NYU Langone Health touts technology at new facilities

Despite interest in smart patient rooms, hospitals have been slow to adopt them, largely due to lack of capital or infrastructure.

By Meg Bryant • June 7, 2018

Headspace forms subsidiary to deliver prescription meditation app

Headspace Health will begin a clinical trial of its meditation platform in a targeted disease population this summer. 

By Meg Bryant • June 7, 2018

Social determinants tech field wide open for health industry

Less than 4% of the total care delivery market has invested in commercial SDoH referral platforms, according to a new study from Patchwise Labs.

By Jeff Byers • June 7, 2018

NIH lays out strategic plan for evolving field of data science

In particular, it points to the rapid growth of EHR and genomic data.

By Meg Bryant • June 6, 2018

Athenahealth CEO Bush out, board mulls sale

The co-founder had been under pressure from activist investors and more recently came under scrutiny for the assault of an ex-wife.

By Jeff Byers • June 6, 2018

Teladoc acquires Advance Medical for $352M

The move could give Teladoc new brand awareness in Latin America and Asia.

By Meg Bryant • June 5, 2018

Ascension launches online scheduling campaign

The move comes as hospitals are under pressure to raise patient satisfaction and convenience.

By Meg Bryant • June 5, 2018

UPS seeks to disrupt implantable medical device supply chain

But without device manufacturer buy-in, uptake of the effort appears to be slow.

By David Lim • June 5, 2018

Apple opens up health API to spur app development

The tech giant's PHR is now connected to more than 500 hospitals and clinics.

By Jeff Byers • June 5, 2018

The better way than chart chasing to close care gaps

If you’ve worked on HEDIS® measures and Medicare Star ratings, you’re familiar with the end-of-year scramble to close care gaps. There is a better way.

By Shelley Riser, RN, BSN, MSHA, Geneia Vice President, Consulting Services and Clinical Innovation • June 5, 2018

Telehealth success varies by setting, according to AHRQ

A report from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality found telehealth improved remote intensive care unit consultations but garnered less success cutting inpatient length of stays.

By Les Masterson • June 4, 2018