SPOTLIGHT -
Telehealth Growth Is Outpacing Other Care Services
Alternative places of service are all seeing growth, while traditional treatment settings are falling behind.
Why Fitbit Is Placing Heavy Emphasis on Its Platform
The wearables company already boasts more than 27 million users — and it hopes new low-cost devices will scoop up more.
How Providence St. Joseph's New Venture Plans to Tackle Population Health
The nation’s third largest nonprofit health system is starting a for-profit population health management firm.
ssDNA Service Launched for CRISPR-Based Gene Editing
The service could help accelerate the development of gene and cell therapy.
Mount Sinai and Hasso Plattner Institute Launch Digital Health Institute
The institute will bring together industry leaders to develop digital health products that could empower patients and providers and improve health outcomes.
Health Systems Remove Negative Physician Comments from Sites
The websites could make it difficult for patients to differentiate between physicians.
Privacy Risks Could Plague Benefits of mHealth Apps
Clinicians must be more aware of the privacy policy of mHealth apps they are using and recommending to patients.
Machine Learning Algorithms Predict Opioid Overdose Risk
The tech can be a valuable and feasible tool for clinicians in identifying overdose risk.
ECRI Institute Releases Health IT-Related Recommendations for Safer Opioid Prescribing
The guidance offers suggestions for safer opioid prescribing through electronic health records (EHRs).
Centene Acquires WellCare Health Plans for $17.3B
The transaction could give the combined company more power to enhance its efforts to address the social determinants of health.
VA Signs $155M Deal with Perspecta to Maintain VistA EHR System
Perspecta will provide technical, managerial and administrative services for the VistA systems.
Healthcare Needs Protection from Its Own Innovation
Physicians and clinicians must demand global security standards.
Superpower Glass Improves Socialization in Children with Autism
The augmented reality wearable device helped children with autism spectrum disorder improve their social acuities.
How Digital Health Interventions Can Reduce Sedentary Behavior in Office Workers
A new review provides a roadmap for health-tech innovators who are focused on white-collar wellness.
Pregnancy-Adapted Algorithm Effectively Ruled Out Pulmonary Embolism in Suspected Patients
The algorithm prevented the need for CT scans in nearly 40 percent of patients.
What Healthcare Can Learn from Patients' 'Dr. Google' Searches
A new analysis of patient internet searches prior to emergency department visits suggests the data can produce meaningful insights.
Epic Parody Twitter Account Spotlights Deep Flaws in EHR
Janae Sharp explores why this parody isn’t just funny. It’s a call for real change.
Where HIMSS Stands on the Proposed Interoperability Rules
HIMSS will release an official comment letter on the proposed interoperability rules on May 3.
Podcast: Nuance, Tech & Fighting Physician Burnout
Data Book examines the work of William Osler & its parallels to the burnout problem. Then our expert panel discusses solutions.
Health IT Teams Are Facing Many Challenges in 2019
63 percent of respondents feel unprepared to manage and execute effective IT operations based on the training offered at their organizations.
CynergisTek Sells Managed Print Services to Vereco for $30M
The deal could help CynergisTek expand its services.
Anthem Joins AI for Health Program to Improve Healthcare Transparency
AI Health could improve efficiency, value and delivery of healthcare.
Genomic Testing Linked to Lower Healthcare Costs in High-Risk Breast Cancer Patients
Recurrence score testing was associated with lower costs among high-risk cancer patients.
My Gene Counsel and Ambry Genetics Are Focused on Medical-Grade Genetic Testing
The partnership aims to bridge the gap between DTC testing and medical-grade genetic testing.
Apple's Heart Study Shows Positive Results in Detecting A-Fib
The study showed optimistic results, but many cardiologists and physicians are wary about the tech.
Google Finds that AI Can Improve Ophthalmologist's Accuracy
“AI and physicians working together can be more accurate than either alone,” said lead researcher, Rory Sayres, Ph.D.
Amazon's Choice and One Drop Partner to Expand Chronic Health Services
Amazon's Choice devices will integrate with One Drop to help customers manage chronic conditions.
Patient Engagement Is a Priority for Healthcare Execs in 2019
Healthcare executives want to increase patient engagement and population health programs, but face many obstacles.
How Telemedicine Can Better Address the Opioid Crisis
3 existing opioid addiction treatment models can benefit from telemedicine.
How a Netflix Algorithm Can Speed Up Biological Imaging
Researchers have developed a way to acquire classical Raman spectroscopy images more quickly.