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Can AI Unlock the Mysteries of Tissue Regeneration?
A new study tackles 3 vexing questions: Do humans have genes that enable regeneration, could they be used to fight cancer, and can AI find them?
Healthcare Must Seek Interoperability if It Wants to Understand Patients
If the patient is truly to be paramount, “I think a lot of effort still needs to be done,” John Giannouris said.
Veterans' Telehealth Bill Likely Headed to President's Desk
The bipartisan Veterans E-Health and Telemedicine Support Act was passed by the Senate unanimously this week.
SomaLogic Receives $200M in New Investment
The majority of the new funding comes from Chinese genomics giant iCarbonX.
eClinicalWorks Faces Another Class-Action Suit
A barrage of lawsuits were filed against EHR providers in late 2017. yet another has come to light.
How New Tech and Specialty Pharmacies Could Fix Prescription Adherence
John Giannouris knows that the pharmaceutical industry is changing.
Personal Genome Diagnostics Raises $75 Million in Series B
Pharma giant Bristol-Myers Squibb is the newest investor in the genomic testing company.
Cota Links with Miami Cancer Institute
Why the cutting-edge analytics firm is joining forces with Baptist Health South Florida's year-old cancer center.
Florida Oncology Company to Pay $2.3 Million After Data Breach
The settlement with HHS is hardly the end of 21st Century Oncology's financial and compliance woes.
Microsoft and Foresite Capital Contribute to DNANexus's $58M Funding Round
"The next wave of biomedical insights is coming from cross-institutional collaborations that produce rapidly increasing amounts of multi-omics data."
Ophthalmologists See EHRs as Drain on Productivity, Finances
Still, only 36% reported wishing for a return to paper (although 11% answered that they were "unsure.")
The 4 Pop Health Lessons of 2017
Before there can be patient centricity, there must be a high standard of care across larger patient populations.
5 Big Telehealth Developments in 2017
Throughout its inaugural year, Healthcare Analytics News™ closely covered developments in telehealth technologies, markets, and regulations. These are 5 of the best.
Top 5 Value-Based Takeaways of the Past Year
The value-based care push is one of the most important trends in American healthcare, and it is always evolving.
Major Stakeholder Comes Out Against Kindred and Humana Deal
Brigade Capital, which holds a nearly 6% share in Kindred, urged the companies to reconsider.
The Ever-Evolving Consumer Genomics Industry
Companies face challenges, from courting customers to charming regulators.
A Half-Dozen AI Lessons from 2017
Hype, reality, mental health diagnoses, ethical concerns, and more.
The Most Important Interoperability Stories of 2017
2017 produced a series of important interoperability stories that will spill into 2018, and well beyond.
Evidence-Based Health Policy: Beyond Magical Thinking
“Magical thinking won’t improve our health care system,” a pair of Harvard health economists write in a new commentary.
Representatives Introduce Amendment to HITECH Act
The bill would give medical clearinghouses some HIPAA exemptions, allowing them to give patients access to their EHRs—and charge a fee to do so.
Applying a Human Touch to EMRs and AI
The 2 technologies can be made harmonious, but only if proactively guided by human physicians.
Can AI Learn the Physical Wisdom of an Expert Mason?
Machine learning can reduce the physical risks of manual labor—not by replacing humans but by teaching them to work smarter.
Google's Foreign Pharmacy Ad Ban Cut Traffic to Uncertified Drug Websites
The overall impact of the ban was heterogeneous, but non-reputable drug retailers did suffer most from the action.
Humana Joins Equity Firms in $4.1B Purchase of Kindred Healthcare
The drumbeat of consolidation continues to pound steadily in the healthcare market.
Pharma Analytics Firm Bigfinite Raises $8.5 Million
Its flagship analytics platform is built to crunch unused data to optimize the drug manufacturing process.
Penn State Health, Highmark Announce Billion-Dollar Partnership
The collaboration will aim to encourage value-based, community-minded healthcare.
VA Clarifies What It Wants from Cerner
The world has known for months that the Department of Veterans' Affairs would be moving its EHR operations to Cerner's platform, but until recently, details were scant.
AHIMA Releases 17-Point Healthcare Cybersecurity Plan
The American Health Information Management Association's tips range from basics like encryption to concepts like a cybersecurity "State of the Union."
Beth Israel Researchers Use AI to Spot Bacteria in the Bloodstream
Because a fifth of all microbiology technologists will reach retirement by 2022, laboratories will need new tools to multiply their labor.
Cerner Challenges Epic's Contract with University of Illinois Medical Center
Cerner argues that it bid less than its rival, which won a $62 million contract with the health system.