Change Healthcare partners with Microsoft, Adobe on patient engagement tool

The companies hope the tool will help providers gauge engagement to drive business development strategies as well as attend to the needs of their patients. 

By Jeff Byers • May 9, 2018

Andy Slavitt forms Town Hall Ventures with focus on 'most vulnerable populations'

"I encourage people to ... come up with ideas how to solve [social determinants of health]. To turn them into models before we understand them kind of scares me," former CMS Administrator Andy Slavitt told the audience at HLTH 2018.

By Jeff Byers • May 9, 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

Azar urges acceleration of care to non-hospital settings in AHA speech

The HHS secretary also said a recent proposed mandate for hospitals to post standard charges online is only a first step to combating practices such as surprise billing.

By David Lim • May 9, 2018

Fitbit rolls out new health apps for smartwatch

The wearables giant is working with more than 18,000 developers to create new opportunities for researchers, health plans and employers.

By Meg Bryant • May 9, 2018

Nearly 80% of prescriptions delivered electronically, Surescripts says

The self-reported data touts a 26% increase in prescription accuracy.

By Meg Bryant • May 8, 2018

Geisinger to provide free DNA sequencing for patients

CEO David Feinberg made the announcement on the first day of HLTH 2018, while also addressing the integrated system's efforts to improve social determinants of health.

By Jeff Byers • May 7, 2018

Athenahealth gets $7B bid from Elliott Management

Paul Singer, who runs the hedge fund, bought a 9.2% economic interest in the health IT company about a year ago.

By Shannon Muchmore • May 7, 2018

Nokia to exit digital health market

The company said it will sell its digital health portfolio to the co-founder of French startup Withings, which Nokia bought two years ago.

By Meg Bryant • May 4, 2018

Allscripts expands pop health platform with $60M HealthGrid acquisition

The EHR company's bookings were up during the first quarter of 2018 at $304 million, up from $286 million during the same time period in 2017.

By Jeff Byers • May 4, 2018

NIH precision medicine project seeks insights on 1M Americans

The aim is to lessen the need for costly and lengthy clinical trials by amassing a database of health and lifestyle information researchers can probe to understand how people may respond to different treatments.

By Meg Bryant • May 3, 2018

Virtual care moves toward the frontline of provider-patient relationships

Kaiser Permanente and UnitedHealthcare are among those using telehealth programs in place of primary care visits and quick patient consultations.

By Les Masterson • May 3, 2018

Cerner Q1 bookings up, but 2018 guidance cut

Revenue was below expectations in part due to the delay of a Veterans Affairs EHR contract.

By Jeff Byers • May 3, 2018

New data sources pose ethical conundrum for AI

Panelists at Health Datapalooza said using data that don't come straight from an EHR opens up a field of questions regarding privacy and proper use.

By Tony Abraham • May 3, 2018

Providence St. Joseph rolls out telehealth program to 100+ facilities

The bundle of services includes acute stroke and mental healthcare.

By Meg Bryant • May 2, 2018

Suki raises $20M to create AI-based voice assistant for physicians

The company, led by former Google and Salesforce executives, hopes its product can reduce documentation burden.

By Meg Bryant • May 2, 2018

PwC report shines light on M&A disruption in healthcare

Currently, 84% of Fortune 50 companies are involved in the industry.

By Meg Bryant • May 2, 2018

American Well expands acute care offerings with Avizia deal

The merger will create an enterprise telehealth platform ranging from urgent care to post-acute care services.

By Meg Bryant • May 1, 2018

Fitbit, Google join to push patient-generated data into health records

The companies said they want to help physicians and patients better manage chronic conditions by combining Google Cloud's Healthcare API with Fitbit's Twine Health platform.

By David Lim • May 1, 2018

McKinsey forecasts high growth in data and analytics, more vertical integration

A new report estimated total earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization in the healthcare services and technology market will grow from $35 billion in 2016 to about $50 billion in 2021.

By Tony Abraham • May 1, 2018

VCs look to palliative, long-term care plays

"Technology is nice but it's the cherry, not the ice cream," Lisa Suennen, senior managing director for healthcare investing at GE Ventures, said at Health Datapalooza. 

By Jeff Byers • April 30, 2018

Providers jittery over 'Yelpification' of healthcare

Patients are increasingly using Yelp to rate their care experience. Industry professionals are skeptical of the platform's authenticity. 

By Tony Abraham • April 27, 2018

FDA lays out next steps for Pre Cert pilot

Nine companies are taking part, including Apple, Fitbit and Johnson & Johnson. The program aims to reduce certification checkpoints for software companies for low-risk software-based medical devices.

By David Lim • April 27, 2018

Novartis launches digital app to track eye disease progression

The Swiss pharma company created FocalView using Apple’s ResearchKit.

By Meg Bryant • April 26, 2018

Athenahealth bookings down in Q1 but revenue up

The health IT company's results echo its 2017 financial performance, when revenue grew 13% year-over-year but bookings decreased.

By Jeff Byers • April 26, 2018

New investment fund targets precision medicine, AI

Lancaster General Health clinicians and innovators from Aspire Universal will work together to synthesize data and fast-track products through clinical trials and FDA approval.

By Meg Bryant • April 26, 2018