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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 Ana Mulero • 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 Jeff Byers • Feb. 16, 2017 -
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Federal legislation banning surprise bills has hit a barrage of roadblocks, complicating efforts to protect consumers from unexpected out-of-network charges.
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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 Meg Bryant • Feb. 14, 2017 -
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 Meg Bryant • 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 Jeff Byers • 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 Meg Bryant • 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 Meg Bryant • 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 Ana Mulero , 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 -
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 Jeff Byers , 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 Meg Bryant • 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 -
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 Meg Bryant • 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 -
Deep Dive
Healthcare M&A down but not out in 2016, PwC finds
While the number of deals decreased 1.4% year-over-year, healthcare is still a very active market, Thad Kresho, U.S. Health Services Deals Leader at PwC, told Healthcare Dive.
By Jeff Byers • Jan. 24, 2017 -
Behavioral health interest is rising. ACA repeal could change that
Growth rates for telehealth, virtual reality, mHealth apps and wearables in the space are expected to be in the double digits over the next five years, according to a new Frost & Sullivan report.
By Meg Bryant • Jan. 20, 2017 -
CMS reins in pass-through payments
Safety-net hospitals, clinics and physicians will be looking for new income streams to replace billions in payments that are being phased out.
By Kathleen Gilbert • Jan. 19, 2017 -
CMS' new Office of Clinician Engagement aims to reduce regulatory burden
The formation of the new office could stem from a provision in the 21st Century Cures Act.
By Luke Gale • Jan. 19, 2017 -
Retail clinics thriving despite little use by the individually insured, study shows
Retail clinics are less expensive and more convenient than emergency room visits, but surprisingly, the individually insured are not the ones fueling their popularity.
By Kathleen Gilbert • Jan. 19, 2017 -
Meet Forward, a doctor office startup run by ex-Uber, Google employees
Forward offers unlimited access to a range of services from baseline screening to nutrition counseling for a monthly fee in lieu of insurance or a co-pay.
By Jeff Byers • Jan. 18, 2017 -
New blood pressure recommendations for senior adults highlight individualized assessment
Researchers say it might be best for doctors to ease up on the use of medications to reach aggressively low blood pressure targets in seniors.
By Kathleen Gilbert • Jan. 18, 2017 -
HHS finalizes substance abuse patient record sharing rule
With concerns about the epidemic of opioid abuse growing daily, the final rule regarding the confidentiality of patient substance abuse records seems to fall short for some industry stakeholders.
By Kathleen Gilbert • Jan. 16, 2017 -
Wider adoption of electronic transactions could save healthcare $9.4B, report says
While CAQH makes the case for the fiscal benefits of digital transactions, implementing an electronic workflow has seen some struggles in provider settings.
By Meg Bryant • Jan. 13, 2017 -
NYU Langone finds redesigning bills helped reduce patient complaints
Healthcare has been all about trying to make patient bills easier to understand in recent years.
By Luke Gale • Jan. 12, 2017
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