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How Apple Brings Health Records to the Smartphone
Thanks to FHIR, no data passes through Apple servers.
FDA Approves Deep-Learning Tool for Radiology Triage
Aidoc received clearance for a technology that flags acute intracranial hemorrhages.
With 860K Affected Patients, July Among Worst Data Breach Months of Year
Healthcare organizations reported 31 privacy incidents last month.
$13.8M for AlayaCare and Its High-Tech Home Care Solutions
Its cloud-based solutions include patient monitoring, telehealth and more.
Fitbit Expands Health Plan Footprint Through Blue Cross Blue Shield Deal
The partnership is another sign of the wearables company’s evolving business model.
2 Reasons Why Healthcare Must Achieve Interoperability
The problems illustrate why the bipartisan push toward interoperability is important.
How Primary Care Data and Machine Learning Can Detect Dementia
A new study found nearly 2,000 patients could have been living with undiagnosed dementia.
CMS Head: We're Working Toward Interoperability. Are You?
Administrator Seema, Verma, M.P.H., rallied the crowd at the ONC Interoperability Forum in Washington, D.C.
VR is Helping Solve Schizophrenic Auditory Hallucinations
Therapists are empowering patients with schizophrenia to build virtual representations of the voices in their heads, with promising results.
A Weed DNA Test, Interoperability and a Hack: Our Top 5 Stories
The week’s health-tech news that you can’t miss.
What to Know About the New CMS Interoperability Rule
The agency says it’s all about empowering patients, providers and data sharing.
Wearable Technology Is the Future of Healthcare
But its success requires a long-term vision.
Podcast: Why We Need to Discuss Gene Editing and Ethics
Data Book explores consent through the story of Henrietta Lacks and talks germline editing with Marcy Darnovsky, Ph.D.
Medical Imaging AI Market Could Break $2 Billion in Next 5 Years
The AI sector is growing at breakneck speed.
As Predictive Analytics Rise, End-of-Life Spending Is Scrutinized
It’s difficult to make long-term predictions about which patients will die, but some worry that more accurate tools might affect healthcare spending.
Tech Is Targeting Diabetic Retinopathy. But What Does the Market Look Like?
Algorithms and AI are only part of the equation.
Another Major Healthcare Hack: 1.4M Patients' Records Compromised
What the UnityPoint Health attack means.
DTC Genetic-Testing Giants Throw Their Weight Behind Privacy
23andMe, Ancestry and others agreed to detailed transparency, separate consent for third-party sharing and limits on police disclosure.
Clunky Tech Is Killing Hospital Productivity
How analytics can help healthcare organizations and professionals.
Does Your Healthcare Organization Have the Chops for Machine Learning?
Invaluable insights await those who do.
The American Medical Association's Silicon Valley Experiment
Could healthcare’s big moment of disruption come from within?
Considering Medical Cannabis? There's a DNA Test for That
The direct-to-consumer genetic testing market goes further in the green.
A Week of Big Health-Tech Deals: Our Top 5 Stories
Sangamo, Verily and IBM all made headlines.
In the Digital World, Health Insurance Cards Remain Analog
Technology to revolutionize insurance ID cards exists. But few insurers have embraced it.
Interoperability Is the Key to Lower Healthcare Costs and Better Patient Outcomes. But How Do We Get There?
It’s time to invest in the push toward interoperability.
EHRs Lower Mortality Rates, But Effects Take Time
Why EHRs improve outcomes, however, is unclear.
3 Big Reasons Why Healthcare Technology Outsourcing Is on the Rise
Health systems must improve their financial performance and patient care.
Instinct Outweighs Data When ICU Physicians Order Diagnostic Tests
But data become more important as time goes on.
How 1 Small Change Reduced Post-Op Opioids at 3 Hospitals
Healthcare can leverage the EHR to fight addiction.
IBM-Anthem Deal Is All About the Digital Transformation
Data and AI are at the heart of the latest partnership for a very busy IBM.
