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Advancing Genomics With High-Performance Computing
How Intel and the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard are trying to speed up genomic analyses.
National Rollout of PULSE Could Aid Health IT in Disasters
Experts are trying to bring the public-private interoperability effort to your community.
The Motivations and Mindset that Drive Uber's Healthcare Maven
The woman who once swore off the healthcare industry deftly navigated questions about her company’s zealous charge into the space.
Fitbit Says Its New Healthcare Apps Could Improve Outcomes, Costs
Why the software could help health systems and patients better manage diabetes and cancer.
Introducing HLTH, the Startup of Health Conferences
Does the new meeting have what it takes to break the mold?
How to Define a Model (and an Imperative) for a National Healthcare Analytics Backbone
A national analytics structure is important for healthcare, but it requires 4 capabilities to succeed.
Defining "Normal" in the Age of Precision Medicine
There's more patient data out there than ever, but big data can create big problems.
5 Stories That Ignited Health Tech This Week
From big data’s role in solving coming healthcare problems to Comcast’s new partnership, these stories resonated with our readers.
Playing Tic-Tac-Toe with a Robotic Arm Could Aid in Stroke Rehabilitation
Following a major cognitive event like a stroke, it’s key that patients do limb exercises that replicate daily tasks in order to regain physical competence
Allscripts Adds HealthGrid to Growing Engagement Portfolio
The EHR vendor nabbed the patient engagement company for $60 million, according to an SEC filing.
Podcast: Finding Orangeworm
A new kind of healthcare hacker has been invading networks for years. Can it be stopped?
April's OCR-Reported Data Breaches: 766,000* Patients at Risk (So Far)
It’s a big number, and a big asterisk, but OCR-reported breaches have easily crossed the 1 million mark for 2018.
Computer Models Are Changing How We Craft HIV-AIDS Policies
Why data could make the difference in providing effective, value-driven care in sub-Saharan Africa.
VA Contract Waiting Game Takes a Toll on Cerner Revenues
"This would be a different conversation had this VA Secretary been in place at the end of the first quarter," the company's president said.
A New Injectable Sensor Monitors Alcohol Use in Real Time
Can this data-driven chip transform addiction recovery?
The Deep Learning Algorithm that Detected Diabetic Retinopathy with 97% Accuracy
At the ARVO meeting in Hawaii, Australian researchers presented impressive findings from a massive dataset.
mHealth Could Change Substance Abuse Treatment, but Not Singlehandedly
A researcher who got nearly $1 million to study mHealth for substance abuse explains why it's essential to deploy the apps in primary care.
5 Underused Tech Weapons in the Fight Against the Opioid Epidemic
Some healthcare organizations leverage data to combat addiction, but the practice must expand, argues Surescripts.
Suki Emerges with $20M to Build an "Alexa for Doctors"
Robin AI has rebranded itself as Suki, and big names are getting behind its vision for a physician voice assistant.
The American Medical Association Pumps $27M into Its Silicon Valley Project
“There has to be a radical transformation in value delivered,” Health 2047's CEO said.
Wearables Could Help Researchers Evaluate Cancer Treatment Progress
Researchers found that the data they generate correlated closely with cancer-related quality of life scores.
With $125M Windfall, 10x Genomics Continues Gold Rush
Genomics has attracted heavy investment in recent years. Will it ever end?
American Well Hops into Acute Care with Avizia Purchase
The telehealth giant says its new acquisition will help it greatly expand offerings across the care continuum.
Big Data, Analytics Ready to Meet Health Care Challenges
Learning to handle issues around an aging populace and a reduced health care workforce.
What Does Comcast's New Deal Mean for Healthcare?
The cable and media giant will launch a pilot project with Independence Health to bring personalized health content and guidance to patients.
Lab on a Chip Measures Disease Immunity in Vulnerable Groups
How the device, created with a “hacker mentality,” analyzes resistance to vaccine-preventable conditions like measles.
Think Healthcare Has Yet to Benefit from AI? 200K Patients Say Otherwise
SOPHiA Genetics, a Swiss health-tech company, is celebrating a diagnostics milestone and a $1.4 billion windfall for AI overseas.
Sangamo Receives $8 Million Grant from California's Stem Cell Research Fund
The funding will support the study of ST-400 as a cell therapy candidate for people with transfusion-dependent beta-thalassemia.
Podcast: Amazon's Path of Disruption
Amazon, Google, Apple, and other tech giants are trying to shake up healthcare. This week on Data Book, the story of Amazon and the future of medicine.
Despite Wide Variation, VA Hospitals Outperform Other Providers
On a number of patient safety and quality metrics, the agency's health centers outperformed commercial, Medicare, and Medicaid HMOs.