Health IT: Page 85


  • Best Buy snaps up health services company GreatCall for $800M

    The acquisition may seem far afield for the electronics retailer, but in many ways it was "probably inevitable."

    By Daphne Howland • Aug. 16, 2018
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    Aetna International pitches vision for interoperable health platform

    The overseas wing of the health insurer thinks more stakeholders need to tackle data challenges.

    By Nick Paul Taylor • Aug. 16, 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
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    FDA sets out vision to use real-world data in product evaluations

    The agency wants insights into safety and efficacy outside of controlled research environments.

    By Nick Paul Taylor • Aug. 16, 2018
  • DeepMind's AI detects over 50 eye diseases with 94% accuracy, study shows

    The work is a collaboration between Google's DeepMind subsidiary, Moorfields Eye Hospital and University College London to speed diagnosis and referrals for sight-threating eye diseases.

    By Aug. 15, 2018
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    Study shows clear benefit with use of automated inpatient alerts

    Patients whose doctors followed alerts had 29% fewer complications and 6.2% shorter hospital stays, according to the study.

    By Aug. 15, 2018
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    Prior authorization moves to EHRs

    Manual prior authorization can create administrative burdens for practices and hospitals, but case studies show some success in making the process electronic.

    By Les Masterson • Aug. 15, 2018
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    Healthix switching software vendors for patient matching

    The nation's largest public health information exchange will switch to software vendor Verato in a bid to improve its patient-matching capabilities.

    By Susan Kelly • Aug. 15, 2018
  • Global EHR market on track to top $39B by 2022

    Among the factors driving growth are system upgrades and vendor switches, according to a new Kalorama Research report.

    By Aug. 14, 2018
  • Vital signs can be tampered with on hospital networks, McAfee report suggests

    Undetected changes in vital signs could cause patients to get the wrong medication or undergo additional tests, according to McAfee.

    By Aug. 14, 2018
  • Mayo Clinic tops U.S. News best hospital list for third straight year

    Three of the other top five hospitals also held onto last year's ranking: Cleveland Clinic (2nd), Johns Hopkins (3rd) and Massachusetts General (4th).

    By Aug. 14, 2018
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    Verma touts interoperability, corporate partnerships at Blue Button 2.0 conference

    Microsoft, Google, Amazon and others pledged at the event they are committed to "removing barriers for the adoption of technologies for healthcare interoperability, particularly those that are enabled through the cloud and AI."

    By David Lim • Aug. 14, 2018
  • Amazon to launch primary care clinics for employees, CNBC reports

    The service will initially be offered to a select group of workers and later expanded.

    By Aug. 10, 2018
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    Massachusetts fumbles on telehealth parity bill

    Last year, the American Telemedicine Association gave the state an F on telehealth parity.

    By Aug. 9, 2018
  • AI can save US insurers $7B in admin costs, Accenture says

    The savings could stem from streamlining core functions for payers across the board, including customer service, billing, enrollment, claims and quality and compliance.

    By Aug. 9, 2018
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    CHS under EHR meaningful use investigation

    The Franklin, Tennessee-based provider is the latest to face scrutiny from federal investigators regarding the use of EHRs.

    By Aug. 9, 2018
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    CVS rolls out virtual care offering in 9 states

    The program leverages Teladoc's technology platform and is available through the CVS app.

    By Aug. 9, 2018
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    Zocdoc steps back on pricing change amid physician pushback

    Doctors filed an online petition demanding the online care-scheduling startup drop a planned booking fee for new patients.

    By Aug. 8, 2018
  • UnityPoint's second data breach this year could prompt expanded lawsuit

    The Des Moines-based nonprofit notified 1.4 million people last week that their information may have been compromised after a phishing attack similar to a separate data breach the company acknowledged in April.

    By Aug. 8, 2018
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    ACOs using medical home physicians save money, yield higher quality, report finds

    "ACOs and patient-centered medical homes are cut out of the same cloth," Robert Mechanic, executive director of the Institute for Accountable Care, said about the research.

    By Aug. 8, 2018
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    MDLive, Beacon partner on virtual behavioral health visits

    Last week, MDLive closed a $50 million funding round with investors including Cigna and Health Care Service Corp.

    By Susan Kelly • Aug. 8, 2018
  • Boston Children's expands sequencing of patients with epilepsy, IBD

    The hospital hopes to learn more about disease pathways and identify novel drug targets.

    By Nick Paul Taylor • Aug. 8, 2018
  • FCC seeks comments on $100M telehealth pilot

    The commission noted many low-income consumers, especially in rural areas, lack access to affordable or adequate broadband.

    By Susan Kelly • Aug. 7, 2018
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    CMS' Verma stands firm on 2015 EHR deadline, move to open APIs

    Meanwhile, the coalition Health IT Now sent a letter to ONC chiding the government for failing to implement information blocking provisions of the 21st Century Cures Act.

    By Aug. 7, 2018
  • NIST offers 'how to' for securing EHRs on mobile devices

    Such devices are ubiquitous in healthcare, raising concerns about security and privacy of personal health information.

    By Aug. 3, 2018
  • AI-based medical imaging market on track to hit $2B by 2023

    Major applications are expected in neurology and cardiovascular disease detection and diagnosis, according to a report from Signify Research.

    By Aug. 3, 2018