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American Well raises $291M, aims for $315M total
The telehealth operator is partnering with Philips to embed virtual care services in a range of products.
By Meg Bryant • July 5, 2018 -
FDA pledges 'efficient regulation' of mobile health apps
The agency hopes to launch its software precertification program next year.
By Meg Bryant • July 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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IBM, Aramark partner to secure connected medical device ecosystem
Analytics could be used to predict when an MRI is nearing the end of its lifecycle and trigger a replacement, the companies say.
By Meg Bryant • July 3, 2018 -
Digital health funding sets new H1 record with $3.4B across 193 deals
The sustained growth reflects the sector’s maturation along with a healthy venture ecosystem, a new Rock Health report says. However, despite bullish investment in digital health startup, exits have been slow.
By Meg Bryant • July 3, 2018 -
Deep Dive
Return of the house call
Big systems like Johns Hopkins and CMS itself are increasingly looking to home-based care.
By Les Masterson • July 2, 2018 -
Bind Benefits trying on-demand coverage for health insurance
The 2-year-old startup is backed by Ascension Ventures, Lemhi Ventures and UnitedHealthcare.
By Meg Bryant • June 29, 2018 -
Most ambulatory practices see benefits of patient intake systems
Customers like Phreesia's broad capabilities and EHR integration.
By Meg Bryant • June 29, 2018 -
Microsoft doubles down on healthcare with formal unit, new hires
Former Dartmouth-Hitchcock CEO Jim Weinstein will lead the newly created team to focus on AI and cloud-based healthcare tools.
By Meg Bryant • June 28, 2018 -
CMS looking for chief health informatics officer
The agency is seeking someone to lead its health IT and interoperability efforts and serve as a liaison with industry stakeholders.
By Meg Bryant • June 28, 2018 -
Amazon to acquire online pharmacy PillPack
Amazon said the deal will help it enter the pharmacy space. Experts had warned that barriers to entry were daunting challenges, but acquiring PillPack may solve some of those problems.
By David Lim • June 28, 2018 -
Cerner's VA go-live expected in 2020
Lawmakers worry a lack of stable leadership and transparency at the VA could undermine implementation of the $16 billion project.
By Meg Bryant • June 28, 2018 -
VA nominee Wilkie says he doesn't support agency privatization
Robert Wilkie also said he wouldn't go live with a new EHR system at the agency until it had been properly tested.
By Jeff Byers • June 27, 2018 -
AHA, industry groups slam proposed CMS interoperability requirements
CHIME urged the agency not to conflate speeding data exchange with true interoperability in its comments on the proposed 2019 Inpatient Prospective Payment rule.
By Meg Bryant • June 27, 2018 -
GE to spin off healthcare unit in latest restructuring
Moody's and investors applauded the move, which comes amid a reboot of the health division.
By Meg Bryant • June 27, 2018 -
Consumerism gaining steam in healthcare, but progress is slow, survey finds
Nine in 10 healthcare leaders said improving the customer experience is a high priority for their organization.
By Meg Bryant • June 26, 2018 -
Pew offers CMS advice to boost inpatient rule interoperability
The nonprofit said the agency's effort to improve interoperability faces three key barriers: matching health records to the correct patient, gathering data from health records and limitations on describing clinical information.
By Les Masterson • June 25, 2018 -
Wildflower buys Providence St. Joseph women's health platform
The sale is the second "incubated solution" from the health system sold over the past year.
By Les Masterson • June 24, 2018 -
New CMS database aimed at interoperability in post-acute care
The Data Element Library includes health IT standards to facilitate collection and exchange of patient health information.
By Meg Bryant • June 22, 2018 -
Salesforce aims new cloud tool at payers
The service integrates health records, claims data and authorizations into a single dashboard and puts a focus on consumer satisfaction.
By Meg Bryant • June 22, 2018 -
Omada Health launches new programs for obesity-related diseases
One program offers personalized interventions for people with diabetes.
By Meg Bryant • June 21, 2018 -
Veritas' Verscend to buy healthcare payment company Cotiviti
The new, merged business will operate as a private healthcare IT company.
By Les Masterson • June 21, 2018 -
Ascension spins out hospital automation tool service
Named Agilify, the unit seeks to help hospitals with repetitive tasks.
By Rebecca Pifer Parduhn • June 21, 2018 -
Deep Dive
Telebehavioral health finding its niche
Providers are exploring new tech options, but there's still work to be done to integrate mental health services into the larger healthcare delivery system.
By Meg Bryant • June 21, 2018 -
FDA
FDA unveils software Pre-Cert update
The agency hopes to finalize the working model by the end of the year and launch a large-scale pilot program in 2019.
By Meg Bryant • June 21, 2018 -
Walmart wins patent for medical records stored on blockchain
The patented system would allow first responders to access data if a person is incapacitated.
By Meg Bryant • June 20, 2018
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