BYOD use is on the rise, and hospital policies need to be robust

Hospitals that allow employees to bring their own devices need clear guidelines and a mobile device management system, experts say.

By Meg Bryant • April 26, 2018

Direct-to-consumer telehealth played key role in hurricane recovery, study finds

Telehealth services peaked three to six days after Hurricanes Harvey and Irma made landfall, according to a new report from RAND Corporation.

By Meg Bryant • April 25, 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.

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CMS pushes hospitals to post prices online

A sweeping 1,800-page proposed rule also would eliminate 25 quality measures across five programs with an aim to ease administrative burden and improve EHR interoperability.

By Jeff Byers , David Lim , Tony Abraham • Updated April 25, 2018

Symantec warns of hacker group targeting healthcare

Orangeworm has been zeroing in on organizations in the industry using outdated software, with 17% of victims based in the U.S.

By Tony Abraham • April 24, 2018

Many EHR workflows unable to access data from external sources, survey finds

More than a fifth of hospital IT managers say they are looking for alternative vendors in 2019, according to a recent Black Book survey.

By Meg Bryant • April 24, 2018

Google all in on AI, disease management

The company also wants to tackle the interoperability conundrum by powering a healthcare data infrastructure layer, according to a new CB Insights analysis.

By Meg Bryant • April 20, 2018

Comcast, Independence Health team up on consumer-focused platform

The companies did not provide details about the new platform or say when it would launch, but the collaboration comes as providers and payers are focusing on value-based care models.

By Meg Bryant • April 20, 2018

Telehealth: Clear use, questionable ROI

"It just doesn't move the needle" on healthcare overall, Jay Parkinson, founder and CEO of virtual primary care company Sherpaa, said. 

By Meg Bryant • April 19, 2018

FDA targets medical device safety in new plan

The plan includes integrating the device center's premarket and postmarket offices.

By Meg Bryant • April 18, 2018

Blood pressure app failed to improve condition despite better med adherence

Customizing apps for specific diseases might increase both medication adherence and outcomes, researchers said.

By Meg Bryant • April 18, 2018

Sampling suggests nearly a third of Medicare telehealth payments are improper

Most of the errant claims the HHS Office of Inspector General reviewed were due to care being provided in nonrural locations.

By Meg Bryant • April 17, 2018

Smaller practices struggle to use advanced EHR features, Black Book finds

While larger practices are better positioned to implement new IT tools, 93% of all practices with EHRs are using basic features directly tied to customer satisfaction.

By Tony Abraham • April 17, 2018

Mobile device use tied to higher patient experience scores, survey finds

Nine in 10 healthcare organizations have implemented, or plan to implement, a mobile device initiative.

By Meg Bryant • April 13, 2018

Hospitals must improve medication adherence system use to protect patients, report says

Many hospitals are struggling to properly use technology designed to prevent bedside medication errors.

By David Lim • April 13, 2018

Electronic access to patient info a struggle, physician survey finds

The worst gap in information is around medication adherence.

By Meg Bryant • April 13, 2018

A master patient index can reduce mismatches, report finds

Hospitals without enterprise master patient index support tools had match rates of 24% versus 85% at hospitals with EMPI.

By Meg Bryant • April 12, 2018

Optum a step ahead in vertical integration frenzy

UnitedHealth's healthcare services arm is the elephant in the room as media darlings Amazon and Walmart look to enter the market. 

By Jeff Byers • April 12, 2018

CVS gives pharmacists, doctors tools to cut drug spending

The pharmacy giant is working with EHR vendors like Epic to give providers real time patient formulary information to keep costs down.

By Ned Pagliarulo , David Lim • April 12, 2018

EHRs to drive federal health IT spending to $8.1B by 2023

The surge will be led by projects at Veterans Affairs and the Department of Defense.

By Tony Abraham • April 12, 2018

Mayo Clinic offers buyouts to hundreds of medical transcriptionists

The decision comes as the 20-hospital health system is transitioning to Epic’s EHR.

By Meg Bryant • April 11, 2018

Allscripts business realignment targets care coordination, outcomes

Bringing Care Management under the CarePort umbrella will speed innovation of the platform, the company said.

By Meg Bryant • April 11, 2018

Coast Guard joins DoD in Cerner EHR project

The Coast Guard has been operating with pen and paper since terminating a failed EHR contract with Epic nearly three years ago. 

By Tony Abraham • April 10, 2018

U.S. News adding patient ratings to online doctor profiles

The ratings will include 10 patient experience metrics like follow-up and provider attitude.

By Meg Bryant • April 10, 2018

Netsmart buying Change Healthcare home care, hospice units

Change Healthcare also announced it is integrating its Intelligent Healthcare Network with Doctor on Demand's patient geolocation technology to bring integrated lab orders and results to telemedicine.  

By Les Masterson • April 9, 2018

Digital health off to roaring start with $1.62B across 77 deals

The top-funded category was digital diagnostics, followed by disease monitoring.

By Meg Bryant • April 6, 2018