SPOTLIGHT -
In the Digital World, Health Insurance Cards Remain Analog
Technology to revolutionize insurance ID cards exists. But few insurers have embraced it.
EHRs Lower Mortality Rates, But Effects Take Time
Why EHRs improve outcomes, however, is unclear.
Instinct Outweighs Data When ICU Physicians Order Diagnostic Tests
But data become more important as time goes on.
Foxconn Partners With Advocate Aurora Health on Data-Driven Health Solutions
The Taiwanese electronics manufacturer is putting healthcare at the forefront of its new manufacturing plant in Wisconsin.
Verily Jumps Into Vast Sleep Apnea Market
Google’s sister company hopes to reach patients who don’t know they have sleep apnea.
ICD-10 Change Aims to Streamline Social Determinants of Health Documentation
The old rule led to the valuable codes being underused.
Smart Bandage Can Sense Wound Healing, Administer Drugs
Why the microprocessor-driven tech could be a game changer.
Mayo Clinic Is Partnering With a Startup to Make Blockchain Work for Healthcare
Can Mayo and Medicalchain find the elusive key to success?
Can Tech Help Patients Better Understand How to Lose Weight?
Americans have inflated confidence in their knowledge of diet and weight loss.
Understanding Healthcare's New Life Savers, Data Scientists
But medicine is competing with every other industry for these valuable employees.
Emory, Kaiser Permanente Join Forces to Leverage Big Data, Population Health
How they plan to improve pop health, care, and research.
FDA Releases Updated Software Precert Model
The precertification model would apply to med-tech orgs of all sizes.
AHRQ Pledges $1M to Fund Clinical Decision Support Interoperability
Silos prevent scientific advancements from flowing into the clinic quickly, the agency says.
Genetic Databases Bump Up Against Privacy Concerns
Patients and database owners must grapple with peeping governments, companies, and hackers.
An mHealth Company Wants FDA Approval for a Prescription Meditation App
Headspace, a mindfulness and meditation app maker, hopes to use new scientific research to support its prescription program by 2020.
Europe Pushing to Keep Pace With US and Asia in AI Race
European leaders are investing in AI in an effort to catch up with the US and Asia.
Searching for Value-based Care Solutions in Rural Pennsylvania
A CMMI-backed program transitions rural hospitals to a value-based, global budgeting model to evaluate outcomes and cost savings.
Big Data Tool Represents Major Step for RNA Substructure Analysis
"An objective, precise, compact, unambiguous, easily-interpretable description of all loops, stems, and pseudoknots."
Medicare Advantage Data Could Strengthen Outcomes, Spending Research
CMS Administrator Seema Verma, MPH, is working to further expand access to health data.
AI Identifies Patients at Highest Risk of Cholera Infection
Scientists have used a machine-learning algorithm to pinpoint bacterial patterns in the gut microbiome that appear to predict susceptibility to cholera.
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.
Smart Inhalers Lead to Decreased Usage, Fewer Symptoms in Asthma, COPD Patients
A new study suggests the technology can lead to dramatically better clinical outcomes.
Tooth-Mounted Sensor Offers New Method to Track Diet
Scientists have developed a tiny sensor that can track certain chemicals and nutrients. But the potential uses of the sensor extend beyond diet.
Trust Is Key as Health Data Gain More Importance
Patients and physicians are excited about digital health, but an expert said both sides must trust each other.
Digital Therapy Reduces Social Anxiety, Study Finds
Cognitive behavioral therapy delivered online allows patients to access treatment at home. Is that the key?
New Analysis Shows Little Overlap in Physician, Nurse EHR Terminology
Researchers sought to find synonymous terms in patient records generated by physicians and nurses. Instead, they came across a glaring gap.
Threats to Health Data Often Come From Inside, Report Finds
A Verizon study concluded that healthcare is the only industry whose biggest threat is internal. Here’s how health systems can prepare.
Genome Analysis Leads to New Insights Into Opioid Addiction
A genetic variant might be associated with opioid addiction. But it can’t yet predict outcomes for individual patients.
In Cleveland, Health Tech Brings Hopes of Economic, Human Development
Economic development officials believe that if Cleveland can grow its health technology sector, it will also get the opportunity to combat health disparities.
How a Pennsylvania Insurer Aims to Use Big Data Against Opioids
Highmark Inc. wants to leverage claims data to identify and intervene with patients at risk of opioid dependence.