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For many providers, MACRA is either enigmatic or nightmarish. A new survey from NueMD shows the depth of uncertainty.

Henry Ford Hospital's CEO, who started as an intern 42 years ago, announced his retirement. Jonathan Emord continues to sue FDA over electroconvulsive therapy.

In part 2 of this week's C-Suite Q&A, we continue our conversation with David Delaney, MD.

Behavioral health telehealth provider adds Bain Capital and Aetna to its list of backers.

"At SAP, we're across 25 different sectors, and 23 or 24 of them are quite a ways beyond healthcare."

Users no longer have to burn calories typing their meals into their phones.

The report from Bloomberg indicates Hosain Rahman maintained his ambitious streak even in the dying months of the once-thriving company he founded.

CMS will expand a less-invasive audit method, which the Government Accountability Office had questioned, based on success of pilot programs.

Details in the release were not extensive, but the phrase "value-based" appeared 6 times.

A week after proposing to cancel the expansion of bundled payments, HHS awarded grants to over 1,000 US hospitals for improving value.

"We're in Silicon Valley...if we were in this for the money, there are a lot of other things we could be doing, everyone at this company. The reason we're here is the impact on patients."

An original Healthcare Research & Analytics survey found that many in healthcare know the name, but not the potential.

The "C-Suite" is in quotes because Jonathan Hirsch settles for just being the Founder and President of his company, Syapse

“The process for ordering a non-emergency ambulance and discharging a patient has essentially been stuck in the 1970’s," the company's founder and CEO said.

Researchers at Case Western Reserve University have developed a machine learning method of early diagnosis for Alzheimer’s, which they believe may be superior to previous methods.

“These technologies are here today, these types of apps are in market...think big, start small, and act fast.”

“Culture eats technology for breakfast…this is a human problem," Harnish says of the fight for higher cybersecurity standards in hospitals.

“It’s not just an IT issue…there has to be a coordinated and integrated process to understand the vulnerabilities,” Bertine Colombo McKenna said.

“It’s a powerful tool...You can literally build an app in an hour and publish it,” Brian Well said.

The language regarding EMRs and MACRA at large was fairly straightforward during a panel at the Philadelphia HIT Summit.

"FDA regulators are not security experts, and to a degree they operate in a silo void of industry experiences," contributor Hamid Karimi of Beyond Security writes.

The SoftBank Vision Fund bestowed more than ten figures on the rising biotech company, which also announced yet another subsidiary.

The findings are particularly relevant in light of the 21st Century Cures Act implemented last December and the Right to Try Act approved by the Senate last week.

“Imagine if your Wi-Fi router knows when you are dreaming..."

Predictive modeling may add a layer of protection against the common virus.

SAP Health's CMO on ways to make the most out of analytics.

The firms utilized everything from novel devices to advanced analytics to dogs.

"Pretty much on an ongoing basis, we’re dealing with a smarter system every time."

“The culture of science suffers from a lack of self-reflection.”

Critics argue that the law could have negative effects on the clinical trial process.