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The Ransomware Ravaging Allscripts Is Precise and Potentially Devastating
The SamSam malware that is disrupting the EHR provider's clients nationwide is usually delivered manually, and can be extremely difficult to get rid of.
GAO Details Failed VA EHR Initiatives as Agency Requests New Interoperability Rule
The VA's pending arrangement with Cerner will be its 4th crack at EHR modernization since 2001.
What Venture Capital Considers Before Investing in Healthcare AI
The healthcare sector is one of the driving forces behind the AI investment boom. How do venture funds find the right companies to back?
Can Oklahoma Become the Silicon Valley of Health Analytics?
Armed with money and data from late Cerner CEO Neal Patterson, an institute at Oklahoma State University is aiming high.
The Underrated Challenges of Building a Learning Model
"You need a mandate from the institutional leadership down that we’re going to makes this data accessible and usable to make progress."
The Dystopian Concerns of AI for Healthcare
John Mattison, MD, likes science fiction. Today, he warned of the scenarios that could emerge from unchecked AI.
Hospitals Must Prioritize Culture and Costs Over Gadgets and Hype
Sameer Badlani, MD, says he'd love to be replaced by AI. He's tired. But that won't happen any time soon.
Healthcare AI Must Use Real-World Data to Avoid Generalization
A former IBM health researcher discussed why basing technologies like Watson on trials and guidelines would not work.
Anthony Chang's 7 Cs of AI in Healthcare
The physician and data scientist gave 7 important points that healthcare should keep in mind when implementing AI projects.
Stryker Reaches Deal to Distribute 3D Systems' Surgical Modeling Tech
In a health tech environment increasingly populated with startups, 2 experienced firms are teaming up to distribute cutting-edge surgical technology.
Competing for Customers, Nursing Homes May Report Inflated Quality Scores to CMS
“In reality, many of them are not really providing five-star services."
No One is Sure Why Amazon Needs a HIPAA Compliance Officer
"Experience with FDA and the 510K process" is a preferred qualification, though.
Island Health System Struggling with Cerner Transition
A new report from British Columbia's Ministry of Health outlines widespread staff dissatisfaction with custom IHealth EHR system.
Data Science Bowl 2018: A Deep Learning Drive
The 4th edition of the annual competition keeps the focus on healthcare, calling on contestants to employ AI for cellular research.
Oscar Health and AXA Announce New Partnership
The 5-year-old disruptor finds a friend in 200-year-old French insurance giant.
Biometric Monitoring Devices Yet to Solidify Their Medical Relevance
Wearables and personal health monitors have impressive capabilities, but a new review from Cedars-Sinai indicates that they don't often affect behavioral change.
Telehealth and School Nurses: A Potent Combination for Asthma Care?
Using telehealth to combine the efforts of school nurses with the knowledge of a PCP yielded better outcomes for children with asthma in a poor urban environment.
What New CEO Brent Shafer Brings to Cerner
The longtime health and tech executive has ample experience, but the new job will not be without its challenges.
Benefit Navigation Firm Evive Receives $43M From Single Investor
The investment is the company's first-ever outside funding.
Mohan Giridharadas: Lessons Healthcare Can Take from the Airline Industry
Like an operating room, a 747 is losing money if it isn't full.
Ciox Health, Named in Indiana Meaningful Use Lawsuit, Sues HHS
"HHS’s rules are impossible to square with the plain language of the controlling legislative enactments."
How Can Health-Tech Encourage Gadget Adoption?
The potential of new tech, from wearables to telehealth platforms, is undeniable: But how can all this stuff be made both cool and credible?
CMS Announces New Voluntary Bundled Payment Model
The new BPCI Advanced covers many of the same interventions that the recently-cancelled mandatory program would have.
LeanTaaS CEO: The Inefficiencies Plaguing Healthcare
In the first part of this interview, the executive describes how clunky scheduling systems are hurting hospitals.
Allscripts Bets on the Cloud with Practice Fusion Purchase
Just 2 years ago, Practice Fusion seemed to be headed towards a billion-dollar IPO. Allscripts just bought it for a tenth of that.
Arcadia Healthcare Solutions Continues Hot Streak with Meditech Partnership
The pairing comes on the heels of a $30 million fundraising round for the population health analytics firm.
Predictive Patient Surveillance System Receives FDA Clearance
Excel Medical calls the combined approval of a predictive algorithm and delivery platform "the first of its kind."
Investors Urge Apple to Address Childhood Smartphone Addiction
Two groups that control $2 billion worth of Apple stock are urging the company to weigh in on the scientific tug-of-war that surrounds the role of smartphones in mental health.
Genomics England Adopts Edico's DRAGEN Platform
The initiative is similar to the All of Us program being run by the National Institutes of Health in the United States
The Data Troubles that Specialty Pharma Makers Face
While disparate information can be linked back together, it is dependent on what the manufacturer is willing to pay.