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EHR Data Reveal Striking Racial, Ethnic Disparities in Hypertension
Kaiser Permanente researchers analyzed data from more than 4 million people for the population health study.
Aetna and KCC Spar in 2 Lawsuits Over HIV Data Breach
The insurer wants $20 million. The legal firm wants Aetna to pay. Patients are due $17 million.
FDA Green-Lights Smartwatch Whose AI Monitors Seizures
Advanced machine learning enables the wearable device to spot events and summon help.
Another Start-Up Advances AI's Assault on Diabetes
How Medial EarlySign’s machine learning model combed EHRs to identify patients at risk of kidney damage.
Expedited FDA Review for Novel AI That Detects Diabetic Retinopathy
Why the “breakthrough device” could be a boon for healthcare organizations and patients alike.
Identifying Blockchain's Implications for Healthcare
We’re co-hosting a webinar featuring attorney and blockchain expert Steven W. Teppler. Here’s how you can register—and why you should.
Counsyl's 1M Genetic Screens Underscore Popularity of Testing
How the results affect critical decisions about reproductive health and hereditary cancer risk.
Cota CMO, Experts to Examine Strong Data's Role in Precision Medicine
Some of healthcare technology’s brightest minds will converge at the HealthXL Global Gathering in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
How Edge Computing Can Advance Healthcare
The technology’s promise extends to telehealth, interoperability, cybersecurity, and more.
$11M for Health Data Privacy Start-Up Protenus
What hospitals can expect from the data auditing and privacy platform that has captivated top players like Kaiser Permanente Ventures.
Why Stanford and Prometheus Are Exploring the Genomics of Sleep Disorders
They are building a research registry of data from 30,000 patients. The goal: help scientists advance sleep medicine.
Allscripts Says Service Restored to All Clients After Ransomware Attack
Roughly 1500 of the EHR vendor’s customers experienced some sort of disruption after SamSam struck.
Inside the 5-Count Class-Action Complaint Against Allscripts
Could the EHR vendor have prevented the SamSam ransomware attack or offset its effects?
Allscripts Hit With Lawsuit After Ransomware Attack
Attorneys filed the complaint on behalf of a Florida orthopedic group after the SamSam virus allegedly disrupted some medical practices for 8 days.
Aetna Pays $17M for Paper Privacy Breach Lawsuit
The settlement agreement also calls for privacy best practices and training.
The Cost of Knowing: How Genetic Tests Prevent and Produce Problems
Technology allows people to screen for hereditary cancers. But what happens afterward?
ORION Identifies Opioid Abusers But Fails to Improve Their Outlook
Still, the European e-health tool shows clinical promise, researchers say.
After 280K Patients Exposed in Data Breach, Oklahoma Hospital Shares What It Learned
The Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences wants to help other healthcare orgs prepare for cyberattacks.
Can Telehealth Combat the Opioid Crisis?
A platform designed to help people remain in recovery is telemedicine’s latest tool.
What Healthcare Can Learn From a Proud Data Parasite
The creator of a digital genetics database says it’s all about harmonization.
Bad Data Is Inflating the Prevalence of Depression
What healthcare must learn from a new analysis that doubles as a warning.
How UnitedHealthcare Is Going Digital in 2018
One of the country’s leading insurers is looking toward digital payments, video, and more.
Med Students Are Using Facebook Groups in a Big Way
The platform’s groups are an “essential part of the learning environment” in at least 1 school.
DNA Sequencing Tech Lands Stratos Genomics $20M
The money will drive the final steps toward commercialization.
Pushing Patients Past the Specialist Waitlist
How CONCIERGE KEY Health views and pursues value in care.
Roche's Big Week Continues With Syapse Partnership
The pharma company and the precision medicine start-up are chasing better cancer care.
When Digital Dieters Don't Track Their Data
Researchers set out to see how holidays, weekends, and time of day affected the use of food-recording smartphone apps.
Remote Mental Health Innovator AbleTo Names New Chairman
How he hopes to further the growing telehealth company.
GE, Roche to Develop Digital Data Platform for Cancer Care
How the 2 titans plan to promote precision medicine.
$40M for Physical, Mental Healthcare Data Start-Up
How Quartet’s use of data and AI is attracting blue-chip investors and board members.