SPOTLIGHT -
Peaks and Valleys in the Pursuit of Analytics
Marco D. Huesch, MBBS, PhD, has deep thoughts on the role of analytics in healthcare. He also has an unbelievably deep well of experience to pull from.
Hurricane Irma: Digital Health Infrastructure Faces Another Extreme Stress Test
Florida hospitals are offering free telehealth, but concerns about interoperability abound in the state with the US's largest elderly population.
Stanford's Jonathan H. Chen on Predictive AI, Medicine, and Hype
One of the co-authors of NEJM article on inflated machine learning expectations spoke to HCA News about what inspired his commentary.
Australian Company Launches HIPAA-Compliant Smartphone Imaging App
The company poses PicSafe, launched today, as an antidote to unsafe image sharing between doctors.
C-Suite Q&A: Sndr's Shaun Murphy on the Evolving Threats to the Cloud
"We’re in the future now, we don’t have flying cars yet, but ultimately people are buying and maintaining less and less servers."
Telehealth Reimbursement Growing, but CCHP Argues Policies Need to Improve
"There is a broad misconception that, because telehealth private payer laws are in place in many states around the country, telehealth is achieving its promise..." the report argues.
ClinOne Reports Mobile Study Enrollment Rate Increases
The company's suite of technologies is designed to cut out paperwork and increase participation in clinical trials.
How to Avoid Overcrowding in Emergency Departments
Data analytics and accountability are key, according to researchers at Oregon Health and Sciences University.
Johns Hopkins Docs Call for Transparent Reporting Standards
Apparently “come to us, we have no infections,” doesn’t qualify as adequate reporting.
Telehealth's Biggest Growth Sector: Behavioral Health
Reports, initiatives, and investments made August a big month for the growing field.
New MACRA Preparedness Survey Illustrates Industry Concerns
For many providers, MACRA is either enigmatic or nightmarish. A new survey from NueMD shows the depth of uncertainty.
People in the News: Henry Ford's CEO Retiring, Novartis's New Digital Boss, Lawyer Sues FDA
Henry Ford Hospital's CEO, who started as an intern 42 years ago, announced his retirement. Jonathan Emord continues to sue FDA over electroconvulsive therapy.
SAP's CMO: "We are a disruptor to the major incumbents."
In part 2 of this week's C-Suite Q&A, we continue our conversation with David Delaney, MD.
AbleTo Raises $36.6 Million in Series D Funding
Behavioral health telehealth provider adds Bain Capital and Aetna to its list of backers.
C-Suite Q&A: SAP CMO David Delaney on Healthcare's Analytics Lethargy
"At SAP, we're across 25 different sectors, and 23 or 24 of them are quite a ways beyond healthcare."
Is NLP Enough to Set Evolve Apart from Other Calorie Apps?
Users no longer have to burn calories typing their meals into their phones.
Leaked Documents May Indicate the Nature of Jawbone's Successor
The report from Bloomberg indicates Hosain Rahman maintained his ambitious streak even in the dying months of the once-thriving company he founded.
CMS to Expand "Probe and Educate" to Fight Improper Payments
CMS will expand a less-invasive audit method, which the Government Accountability Office had questioned, based on success of pilot programs.
Amgen, Humana Announce "Value-Based" Collaboration
Details in the release were not extensive, but the phrase "value-based" appeared 6 times.
HHS Awards $100 Million to Hospitals, Steps Back from Mandatory Bundles
A week after proposing to cancel the expansion of bundled payments, HHS awarded grants to over 1,000 US hospitals for improving value.
Syapse's Jonathan Hirsch on Barriers, Coups, and Hope in Precision Medicine
"We're in Silicon Valley...if we were in this for the money, there are a lot of other things we could be doing, everyone at this company. The reason we're here is the impact on patients."
Disappointment with Watson a Matter of Expectations?
An original Healthcare Research & Analytics survey found that many in healthcare know the name, but not the potential.
"C-Suite" Q&A: Defining Precision Medicine with Jonathan Hirsch
The "C-Suite" is in quotes because Jonathan Hirsch settles for just being the Founder and President of his company, Syapse
Acuity Link Announces Availability of Cloud-Based EMT Software
“The process for ordering a non-emergency ambulance and discharging a patient has essentially been stuck in the 1970’s," the company's founder and CEO said.
A New Machine Learning Algorithm for Alzheimer's Diagnosis
Researchers at Case Western Reserve University have developed a machine learning method of early diagnosis for Alzheimer’s, which they believe may be superior to previous methods.
David Sawin Details Possibilities for Hospital Apps
“These technologies are here today, these types of apps are in market...think big, start small, and act fast.”
GreyCastle's Reg Harnish: Lessons from a Hospital Ransomware Attack
“Culture eats technology for breakfast…this is a human problem," Harnish says of the fight for higher cybersecurity standards in hospitals.
Hospital Cybersecurity Must Start in the C-Suite
“It’s not just an IT issue…there has to be a coordinated and integrated process to understand the vulnerabilities,” Bertine Colombo McKenna said.
Merlin Steps into the Consumer Sphere with Simple Health App Platform
“It’s a powerful tool...You can literally build an app in an hour and publish it,” Brian Well said.
Philadelphia HIT Summit: Does MACRA "Suck"?
The language regarding EMRs and MACRA at large was fairly straightforward during a panel at the Philadelphia HIT Summit.