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Stakeholders Must Be Proactive About Cybersecurity
The healthcare sector is still at an increased risk, so what can stakeholders do to fight off cyber threats?
Burnout or Moral Injury? Just Let Physicians Be Physicians
Healthcare is neck-deep in narratives about physician burnout. But what will improve physician well-being?
Microdrop Says It Has Succeeded Where Theranos Famously Failed
At-home blood testing could soon become a reality.
AI Algorithm Predicts Risk of FH with High Accuracy
The algorithm detected FH with 88 percent accuracy in one data sample and 85 percent accuracy in another.
Sonde Health Bags $16M for Voice-Based Health-Tech Platform
The platform measures changes in voice to monitor and diagnose physical and mental medical conditions.
Atrium Health, Wake Forest University Collab to Create Next-Gen Academic Healthcare System
The organizations hope to transform medical education and expand patient-centered research.
With Patient Reminder Messages, Timing Is Everything
How healthcare can increase patient engagement.
CMS, ONC Rules & the Information Technology Foundation of Healthcare Progress
Janae Sharp examines how proposed CMS and ONC rules could affect healthcare.
FDA Releases Framework for AI-Based Software as a Medical Device
The proposed framework describes the FDA’s foundations for an approach to premarket review for AI and machine learning-driven software modifications.
CMS Proposes Update for Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring
The proposal would increase access to ambulatory blood pressure monitoring by expanding coverage to more applications of the test.
FDA Clears COPD Wearable Aimed at Reducing Hospital Admissions
The wearable could give those with chronic illnesses more peace of mind.
CMS Finalizes Telehealth Policies to Increase Quality Care
The policies aim to expand telehealth access for patients, increase innovation and drive competition.
The ACR Launches AI-Lab to Empower Radiologists to Learn About AI
Radiologists will be encouraged to participate in the creation, validation and use of AI in healthcare.
Mismatched Motivations at Healthcare Conferences
Fresh out of Health Datapalooza, Janae Sharp explores how the conference circuit shows what’s wrong with healthcare — and how we might fix it.
VR Improves Efficiency of Interventional Radiology Treatments
VR could provide faster, more efficient treatment, with less radiation exposure and greater precision, ease and confidence.
Podcast: The Holocaust Survivor Who Forced Us to Face Burnout
Data Book tells the story of Herbert Freudenberger, Ph.D., who came up with the term “burnout.” KOLs then discuss how health tech can fight physician burnout.
Replacing Old-School Algorithms with New-School AI in Medicine
Artificial intelligence, clinical decision support and mobile apps are changing healthcare.
Amazon Launches New HIPAA-Compliant Alexa Healthcare Skills
The skills are designed to help customers manage healthcare needs at home by using their voice.
Google, IBM, Fitbit Among Tech Giants Joining CTA's AI Initiative
The group will provide standards and recommend best practices to enhance the application of AI in healthcare.
Enlitic Secures $15M for Chest X-Ray Interpretation AI Solution
The AI platform identifies and analyzes suspicious findings in chest X-rays.
How to Safeguard Hospital Data from Email Spoofing Attacks
Training and social media standards are a couple of tools that can fight off attackers.
How AI Can Make Clinicians Better
Machine learning models can improve workflow and accuracy, but there are still challenges being faced.
As U.S. Sits on the Edge of 5G, Healthcare Ponders the Possibilities
5G technology could enable major transformations in how the healthcare system treats patients.
HealthQuest Closes $440M Fund to Invest in Health-Tech Companies
HealthQuest is targeting innovative companies that create tech to drive better outcomes and reduce costs.
Consumers Are Not Prepared to Handle Cybersecurity Threats, Morphisec Report Finds
Nearly 80 percent of consumers said they are not prepared to handle cyberattack threats on their own.
New Deep Neural Network Model Can Predict Adverse Drug Reactions
The model relied on statistics and machine learning to identify pain points, potentially saving lives.
Blueprint Bags $1.3M to Expand Reach of Real-Time Mental Health App
The mHealth app has the potential to improve patient outcomes.
Machine Learning Could Boost Feasibility of Neutron Imaging
Neutron tomography is time consuming but highly accurate.
AMA and UnitedHealthcare Collab to Address SDoH to Improve Access to Care
The partnership could add to the success of patient-centric healthcare by helping underserved individuals and families get on a path to better health.
CMS' Updated Medicare Advantage Plans Focus on SDoH
The changes give the plans more flexibility to offer benefits that focus on preventing disease and keeping people healthy.
