Handling the Headaches of At-Home Genetic Testing
Direct-to-consumer tests could improve medicine, but healthcare must prepare for the adverse effects.
Why Top Investors Contributed $36M to This Patient Fin-Tech Developer
Cedar said it creates solutions for an unmet need in healthcare.
How an Algorithm Helped Rat Poison Save the Life of a President
From the farm to the Oval Office to the clinic, AI must account for context.
270K Patients' Medical, Insurance Data Compromised
Med Associates said it’s boosting its data security protocols.
What to Do Before and After a Data Breach
Because healthcare is in constant danger, leaders must prepare for the worst.
Using Telehealth to Power Patient-Centered Care
A Florida health system describes its low-cost, high-reward campaign to improve care, with a focus on rural populations.
How to Minimize Data Chaos in Healthcare
Northwell Health explains how it implemented self-service analytics.
Podcast: The Slow, Frustrating Rise of the Electronic Health Record
Janae Sharp joins Data Book to discuss the shortcomings of interoperability.
Without Analytics, Hospitals Risk Becoming the Blockbuster Video of Healthcare
Why you can’t ignore data, analytics, and value-based care.
Lyft Dives Deeper into Healthcare
The rideshare company’s new partnership is another step toward tech disruption in the industry.
FDA Releases Updated Software Precert Model
The precertification model would apply to med-tech orgs of all sizes.
The NIH Makes a Big Push for Big Data
The agency released a strategic plan and intends to hire a data chief. Why?
AHRQ Pledges $1M to Fund Clinical Decision Support Interoperability
Silos prevent scientific advancements from flowing into the clinic quickly, the agency says.
Judge Upholds $4.3M Data Breach Fine Against MD Anderson
But the cancer center plans to appeal.
Genetic Databases Bump Up Against Privacy Concerns
Patients and database owners must grapple with peeping governments, companies, and hackers.
AI Diabetes Tech Continues FDA's Software Push
DreaMed Diabetes aims to personalize disease management.
4 Ways Mobile Tech Is Driving Digital Health Research
The NIH’s All of Us program is just one example of what’s to come.
What Increased EHR Accessibility Means for Cybersecurity
How healthcare organizations can secure their patient records.
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.
Undergoing a Merger? Hospitals Must Consider These Security Issues
How health IT can remain strong before, during, and after a merger.
Reinventing Clinical Decision Support
What one woman’s battle against breast cancer says about medicine’s future.
The Importance of Copy Number Variants in Genetic Testing
Invitae just published a study that it says shows the necessity of looking for dupications and deletions when testing.
The 5 Hottest Health-Tech Stories of the Week
News and insights on cyberwarfare, the Apple Watch, wearables, and more.
Podcast: Finding Fault When AI Kills
This week on Data Book, the first human killed by a robot and the murky question of AI and legal liability.
Jeff Bezos's VC Arm Contributes to Mindstrong's $15M Round
The start-up says its tech helps providers detect behavioral health issues early.
Cyberwarfare Concerns Yield Consequences for Russian Tech Companies
Suspected involvement in destabilization efforts, including the devastating NotPetya attack that rocked healthcare, brought sanctions and killed partnerships this week.
Concierge Key Expands Premium Specialist Access App to Android
“We wanted to ensure that our platform was accessible to that user base, too,” the company's founder and CEO said.
Computer Modeling Helps Uncover Possible Alternative for Diabetes Treatment
How sophisticated simulations brought researchers to a critical chemical.
Beyeonics Raises $11.5M to Develop AR and VR for Eye Surgeons
Last summer, its parent company trademarked a wordmark that reads “The Future of Surgery.”
Will the Apple Watch Get a Blood Pressure Monitor?
The company has been flirting with the medical device field for longer than some may realize.
