Aetna to cover Abbott's non-opioid pain implant Proclaim

The decision opens up a potential market of 22 million people for the neurostimulation device.

By Nick Paul Taylor • Sept. 5, 2018

Otsuka rolls out Abilify digital pill through Magellan network

The digital pill will cost $1,650 for a 30-day supply, which includes the wearable sensor and MyCite app, according to the company.

By Susan Kelly • Sept. 4, 2018

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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.

By Healthcare Dive staff

Outsourcing RCM has pros, cons compared to in-house systems, report finds

Hospitals that farm out their revenue cycle management have a better collection rate, but wait longer to see the money than those that handle billing at least partly on their own, according to a paper from Crowe.

By Meg Bryant • Aug. 31, 2018

Philips licenses Air Force mobile patient monitoring technology

The Andover, Massachusetts-based medtech giant plans to leverage the wearable system for telemedicine purposes.

By Meg Bryant • Aug. 31, 2018

CMS looks to develop consumer comparative pricing portal

The agency has been pressing hospitals to be more transparent about the costs of procedures and services.

By Meg Bryant • Aug. 30, 2018

Blockchain in healthcare: Huge promise, but largely unproven

"What blockchain has been able to do is create markets where a market didn't previously exist," says Noah Zimmerman, director of Mount Sinai's Center for Biomedical Blockchain Research.

By Meg Bryant • Aug. 30, 2018

Report offers framework for assessing EHR usability, safety

The voluntary roadmap includes criteria examples for developers and providers to use in testing EHR products at each lifecycle stage.

By Meg Bryant • Aug. 29, 2018

90% of Americans use digital health tools, survey shows

While 77% of consumers prefer in-person doctor visits over telehealth, most who choose video consults enjoy them, according to the Rock Health report.

By Meg Bryant • Aug. 29, 2018

NIH-backed trial links device to drop in cardiac arrest deaths

The study found patients who have out-of-hospital cardiac arrests were more likely to survive after treatment with laryngeal tubes compared to endotracheal intubation.

By Nick Paul Taylor • Aug. 29, 2018

Humana announces new center for digital health, analytics

One focus of Humana Studio H in Boston will be developing new health experiences for seniors.

By Meg Bryant • Aug. 28, 2018

Medication reminder apps for heart patients could save lives, study shows

The American Heart Association says an estimated three out of four Americans do not take their medication as directed.

By Susan Kelly • Aug. 28, 2018

Three-fourths of business leaders see 'compelling' case for blockchain

Despite widespread enthusiasm about the technology, few active use cases have emerged in healthcare and elsewhere, according to a Deloitte survey.

By Meg Bryant • Aug. 24, 2018

HHS calls for feedback on criteria for EHR reporting program

The 21st Century Cures Act tasked HHS with developing a reporting program that assesses characteristics of EHRs including interoperability and security.

By Nick Paul Taylor • Aug. 24, 2018

Amazon builds out healthcare team with hire of top cardiologist

Maulik Majmudar helped to lead Mass General's Healthcare Transformation Lab. His role at the e-commerce giant has not yet been disclosed.

By Meg Bryant • Aug. 23, 2018

One Medical gets up to $350M infusion from The Carlyle Group

The Alphabet-backed concierge medicine platform will use the funds to expand its U.S. footprint.

By Meg Bryant • Aug. 23, 2018

How TraceLink will use $93M in new funds to showcase benefits of serialization

The data network plans to expand into a life sciences software suite to help pharmaceutical supply chains tap data that was unavailable prior to track-and-trace regulations.

By Edwin Lopez • Aug. 23, 2018

CSL expects to double flu vaccine production at North Carolina plant

Coming off one of the worst U.S. flu seasons in the past decade, the FDA has approved a new process that CSL believes will improve the way cells are grown at its Holly Springs site.

By Jacob Bell • Aug. 23, 2018

Philips rolls out cardiovascular ultrasound system

The device features cardiology-specific additions to the existing EPIQ platform.

By Nick Paul Taylor • Aug. 23, 2018

Mobile phones, smartphone apps could help boost patient matching, RAND report finds

There's "no magic bullet" for incentivizing patients to improve record matching, according to lead author Robert Rudin.

By Meg Bryant • Aug. 22, 2018

Healthcare execs see Amazon as biggest disrupter

Apple and Google were among those also feared, though Amazon held a giant lead in the survey, according to a report from Reaction Data.

By Meg Bryant • Aug. 22, 2018

Merck relaunches diabetes management app as map4health

The app enables users to track their behavior and connect to healthcare professionals. Whether these new features will attract users in a crowded space remains to be seen.

By Nick Paul Taylor • Aug. 22, 2018

Fitbit updates wearable line with health tracking features

The newest addition includes SpO2 sensing to track changes in blood oxygenation levels, which could indicate sleep apnea or atrial defibrillation.

By Meg Bryant • Aug. 21, 2018

Facebook, NYU team up to use AI to accelerate MRI scans

The partners want to make scans 10 times faster by using neural networks to reconstruct images.

By Nick Paul Taylor • Aug. 21, 2018

Health orgs aren't fully following IT safety advice, survey finds

Funding and personnel issues could contribute to systems not following through, according to the report published in the Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association.

By Les Masterson • Aug. 20, 2018

Doctors often fail to list conflicts in device studies, JAMA report finds

Doctors got the highest payouts from Medtronic (more than $187.4 million), followed by Stryker and Intuitive Surgical, according to the JAMA analysis.

By Susan Kelly • Aug. 20, 2018