Executive Voices: Divya Paliwal, M.D., Chief Transformation Officer of Horizon BCBSNJ
The chief transformation officer is reshaping how care is delivered to the insurer’s 3.7 million members.
Ensuring Portability and Patient Ownership of Health Data: The Great Potential of ONC's Proposed Interoperability Rules
Healthcare must prepare for coming change by focusing on interoperability.
Reading Clinician Visit Notes Improves Medication Adherence
Poor medication adherence costs the healthcare system about $300 billion per year.
Selecting Startup Partners Can Be Hard for Health Systems. Here Are Some Tips.
We examined the early days of health data company Carium for insights on how hospitals can choose young vendors.
After Promising Clinical Results, Healthcare Has Emerged as an Early Booster of VR
The technology can improve outcomes and create better treatments and diagnostics.
Cota and FDA Team Up to Research Precision Medicine for Cancer Treatment
The partnership will leverage real-world evidence to improve treatments and breast cancer outcomes.
Talkspace Raises $50M to Expand Access to Telemedicine for Behavioral Health
The company aims to make therapy more available and affordable.
Care Coordination Tool Cuts Crohn's Disease Hospitalizations, Costs
Patients with Crohn’s disease reduced their medical costs by an average of $6,500.
Executive Voices: Bimal Desai, M.D., of CHOP
The chief health informatics officer discusses how CHOP is navigating the digital transformation.
FDA Clears Theranica Wearable to Treat Migraine Headaches
The device sends smartphone-controlled electronic pulses to create a conditioned pain modulation response.
Physician Burnout Costs Healthcare System $4.6B a Year, Study Finds
Burnout accounts for an estimated $7,600 per employed physician each year, according to a new AMA and Mayo Clinic study.
New Survey Tool Unlocks Actionable Patient Data in 22 Questions
SymTrak is designed to capture important patient data that often go unnoticed.
AI Directs Catheters to Target to Treat A-Fib
The algorithm could improve the success of patient-specific A-fib before the disease progresses.
Medical Informatics Engineering Pays $100K for Data Breach of 3.5M Patients
The EHR developer violated a HIPAA requirement by failing to conduct a comprehensive risk analysis.
VR Navigation Task Outperforms Cognitive Tests in Identifying Alzheimer's Disease
The tech could help clinical trials of future drugs aimed at slowing down or halting the progression of the disease.
CMS Interoperability Rule Must Consider Data Usability, Workflow
But healthcare might not be ready for the changes that are necessary.
New Study to Examine Why People in the Rural South Have Worse Health
The investigation will span six years, compiling a huge trove of data that could unlock population health secrets.
HITAC Suggests Removing Price Transparency Requirements from Information Blocking Rule
The proposed rule is designed to increase innovation and competition by giving patients secure access to health information and new tools.
Why Healthcare Is So Vulnerable to Ransomware and What We Can Do About It
Few organizations come out unscathed where ransomware is concerned. But in healthcare, the problem is particularly bad.
EXPO.health to Provide Actionable Health IT Insights for Health Systems
The goal of the conference is to improve healthcare by fostering relationships between vendors and innovators.
How Can Clinical Staff Become More Data-Driven?
A new survey suggests health systems aren’t using analytics for purely clinical purposes.
Patients Want More Reminders from Health Plans
Only 14% of patients receive monthly reminders from their health plans.
AI Model Shows Promise in Predicting Lung Cancer, Google Study Finds
The AI algorithm could optimize lung cancer screenings.
NightWare Receives Breakthrough Designation for PTSD Nightmare App
The Apple Watch app uses biometric data and sensors to interrupt a nightmare without waking the patient.
Patients Want More Virtual Care Options, Consumer Survey Finds
But only 17% of respondents say they have access to virtual care services.
Fitness Trackers Correlate with Increased Medication Adherence, Study Finds
The more a patient uses a wearable, the more likely they are to be adherent.
AI Chatbot Helpful for Teens with Obesity in Weight-Loss Program
The chatbot encouraged participants to reach their weight-loss goals.
Young People Using More Mental Health Services, Analysis of 28B Records Shows
People between the ages of zero and 22 years old had more claim lines linked with depression and anxiety disorders.
MyHeritage Expands Genetic Testing Line, Joins DTC Health Data Market
With more health data comes more responsibility.
Asthma Tracker mHealth App Reduces Children's Hospital Admissions by 60%
The digital health tool provides real-time insights and could decrease costs of care.
