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  • Deep Dive

    Why tech giants are claiming space in healthcare

    “Healthcare has been labeled as ‘ripe for disruption’ for years," says Top Tier Consulting Senior Manager Derek Spearing.

    By March 2, 2017
  • Opinion

    Tips to transition to outcomes-based marketing in healthcare

    Response Mine Interactive's Ken Robbins states the marketing metric that matters most is conversion.

    By Ken Robbins • March 2, 2017
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    Payer/provider relationships

    As M&A intensifies and companies embrace more holistic and value-based care models, partnerships have become more closely intertwined.

    By Healthcare Dive staff
  • WHO issues list of 'urgently needed' antibiotics for deadly superbugs

    The organization also calls for better infection controls and appropriate use of antibiotics to fight the growing threat of antibiotic resistance.

    By Feb. 28, 2017
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    Deep Dive

    Charts: Must-know healthcare cybersecurity statistics

    The healthcare industry was the victim of 88% of all ransomware attacks in U.S. industries last year, according to Solutionary, an NTT Group security company. 

    By Feb. 27, 2017
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    Deep Dive

    Cybersecurity — What healthcare administrators need to know

    In this comprehensive guide to cybersecurity, Healthcare Dive explores why cybersecurity is important for hospitals, how cyberthreats are looming over the industry and what CIOs and CISOs worry about while on the job.

    By Feb. 27, 2017
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    CMS: ACO coverage trends upwards in 2017

    MACRA took it to another level with value-based initiatives and providers have skin in the game. Will progress persist despite turmoil on Capitol Hill? 

    By Luke Gale • Feb. 23, 2017
  • Samsung wades into digital health services

    At HIMSS17, the electronics company announced it has partnered with American Well with the goal of expanding telehealth services and with T-Mobile to launch an IoT solution for senior care.

    By Feb. 22, 2017
  • Healthcare leaders seek add-ons to optimize EHRs, reduce burnout

    About a quarter of healthcare leaders plan to add new technologies at the point of care in 2017, according to a HIMSS Analytics survey revealed at HIMSS17.

    By Feb. 22, 2017
  • IBM Watson Health debuts cloud solutions for value-based care

    Cognitive computing will herald in a new “golden age” of healthcare, IBM CEO Ginni Rometty said at HIMSS17.

    By Feb. 21, 2017
  • Deep Dive

    HIMSS17: Patient engagement is all the rage, surveys find

    One survey states more consumers are engaging electronically with their health records, while another posits many haven't shared patient-generated health data with their care provider.

    By Feb. 20, 2017
  • Deep Dive

    How UPMC uses artificial intelligence to keep clinicians happy, patients healthy

    "Even before patients feel ill and end back up in the emergency department, we know that they're going to fall off the rails," says UPMC Chief Innovation Officer and Executive Vice President of UPMC Enterprises Dr. Rasu Shrestha.

    By Feb. 16, 2017
  • Memorial Healthcare Systems to pay $5.5M over potential HIPAA violations

    The six-hospital system's settlement highlights the importance of audit and access controls.

    By Feb. 16, 2017
  • DirectTrust issues to-do list to improve clinical messaging

    The recommendations include suggestions for standardizing and improving the handling of both inbound and outbound messages.

    By Feb. 14, 2017
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    Deep Dive

    What the future might hold for EHRs

    In the future, electronic health records are likely to include fully integrated telehealth capabilities, enhanced natural language processing and more. 

    By Feb. 9, 2017
  • The 10 most promising healthcare jobs, according to LinkedIn

    Nearly half of the 30 fastest growing professions in the U.S. are related to healthcare, the professional social network stated.

    By Feb. 7, 2017
  • Imposter's access to operating rooms prompts policy change at Boston hospital

    Tailgating behind other employees as they enter the operating room is a common occurrence, one expert says.

    By Feb. 7, 2017
  • Survey: Colleges struggling to meet mental health needs of students

    Students often wait weeks to see a mental health counselor — long after the crisis that prompted the visit.

    By Feb. 7, 2017
  • Deep Dive

    Healthcare reform can create confusion over compliance for providers

    Providers have had to confront numerous changes in healthcare policy, rules and regulations in recent years, even as the government takes a more aggressive approach to enforcing compliance. 

    By Luke Gale • Feb. 7, 2017
  • Senate committee approves Tom Price without Democrats

    Democrats' attempt to buy time by boycotting the markup scheduled for Tuesday has failed.  

    By , Kathleen Gilbert • Feb. 1, 2017
  • Healthcare feels the weight of Trump's new executive orders

    The latest executive orders that require two regulations be revoked for every new one that is implemented and ban immigration from certain countries will cause massive ripple effects for physicians, hospitals and patients.

    By Kathleen Gilbert • Jan. 31, 2017
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    Deep Dive

    How alternative settings unlock healthcare access — and eat into hospitals

    It's all about the access. U.S. retail clinics have nearly tripled over the past decade and some providers are betting the trend toward consumerization will continue. 

    By , Luke Gale • Jan. 26, 2017
  • Telehealth increasingly seen as criteria for choosing primary doc, study finds

    Most willing to switch doctors were parents of children under age 18 and 35 to 44 year olds, American Well stated.

    By Jan. 26, 2017
  • AMA-led coalition calls for reforming management tools

    Fed up with the burden of utilization management tools like prior authorization, a group representing healthcare providers and patients has made it clear that they want to see big changes from payers.

    By Kathleen Gilbert • Jan. 26, 2017
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    Deep Dive

    How patient engagement technology can deliver care outside hospitals

    Patient outreach tools like Emmi Solutions and Patient IO are changing the way providers and patients interact.  

    By Jan. 26, 2017
  • New bariatric surgery clinic opening highlights business opportunities

    There’s no question that the number of Americans who are candidates for bariatric surgery is increasing. But in a turbulent insurance market, how many will pay for the procedure?

    By Kathleen Gilbert • Jan. 26, 2017