Florida Judge Throws Out False Claims Lawsuit Against Epic
The judge wrote that the complaint "fails the most basic test for particularity.”
Checking the Pulse of Blockchain in Healthcare
Blockchain is set to redefine how healthcare is contracted, managed, and paid for. Although the technology is in its early stages, here is where we are and what is ahead.
What Will Andy Slavitt's All-Star Health Organization Do?
“We envision this as not a part of the current political debate. It’s a wide net right now," the new organization's Executive Director said in an interview.
Survey Says Healthcare Leads All Sectors (in Ransomware Infections)
The sector was the most likely to deploy anti-ransomware software. But it was still the most likely to get hit.
FDA Green-Lights Smartwatch Whose AI Monitors Seizures
Advanced machine learning enables the wearable device to spot events and summon help.
Big Data and Machine Learning Take on HIV
Researchers from MIT and Hong Kong University of Science and Technology harness algorithms to map out the virus's evasive tactics.
Another Start-Up Advances AI's Assault on Diabetes
How Medial EarlySign’s machine learning model combed EHRs to identify patients at risk of kidney damage.
Why Hancock Health Paid the Ransom
The conventional wisdom is you never pay the file kidnappers. In a recent hospital cyberattack, paying may have been the only option.
CMS Cancels Another Innovation Center Model
The Direct Decision Support Model was designed to provide medical information to approximately 700,000 Medicare beneficiaries.
Expedited FDA Review for Novel AI That Detects Diabetic Retinopathy
Why the “breakthrough device” could be a boon for healthcare organizations and patients alike.
Has Health IT Adoption Improved Patient Outcomes?
A new literature review published in the Journal of Medical Internet Research suggests that it has.
Canadian Team Develops Algorithm to Pinpoint People at High Risk During Natural Disasters
"It has the potential to save hundreds of lives," researcher John Hirdes of the University of Waterloo said.
DOJ Requests More Info on CVS/Aetna Mega-Merger
It's unknown how the current administration's Department of Justice will treat the proposed deal.
Enovacom Bought by Orange, but Still No Plan for US Market Entry
The French health tech company announced in 2014 that it would enter the US market. It never did, and today it was bought by an enterprise giant.
January's Health Data Breaches Affected 400,813 Patients
Lost hard drives, email hacks, and more: Last month, 18 different institutions reported breaches.
Identifying Blockchain's Implications for Healthcare
We’re co-hosting a webinar featuring attorney and blockchain expert Steven W. Teppler. Here’s how you can register—and why you should.
Counsyl's 1M Genetic Screens Underscore Popularity of Testing
How the results affect critical decisions about reproductive health and hereditary cancer risk.
In Texas Health System, Bundled Payments Saved More Than $5K per Joint Replacement
“If such approaches are successfully implemented on a broad scale with similar results, the magnitude of savings would be substantial.”
Harvard Law to Explore Legal Complexities of Precision Medicine, AI
The Ivy’s bioethics center will collaborate with colleagues at University of Copenhagen to develop frameworks around “black box” medicine.
Fresenius Agrees to Pay HHS $3.5M After Data Breaches
The dialysis company will also enter into an agreement with the agency to improve its patient privacy protocols.
Team Hopes to Fight Cancer Patient Confusion with Validated Interactive Tool
Dr. Google has its place, but Dr. Sarah Hawley believes that for patients to make the right decisions about their cancer care, they'll need the right information.
Cota CMO, Experts to Examine Strong Data's Role in Precision Medicine
Some of healthcare technology’s brightest minds will converge at the HealthXL Global Gathering in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
At Mount Sinai, Researchers Teach Machines the Language of Radiology
Before machine learning can try to replace radiologists, it has a lot to learn from them...like how to read their notes
MIT Researchers Use Big Data to Track Drug Approval Likelihood
And contrary to popular perception, the likelihood that a drug gets approved is actually on the rise.
Even Amazon, JP Morgan, and Berkshire Hathaway Don't Know All the Details of Their Healthcare Company
A source close to one of the organizations said it will take time before concrete details emerge.
How Edge Computing Can Advance Healthcare
The technology’s promise extends to telehealth, interoperability, cybersecurity, and more.
Analytics Can Be the Key to Value-Based Care
Healthcare organizations would be wise to concentrate on high-value care, optimize their networks, and focus on their core competencies.
$11M for Health Data Privacy Start-Up Protenus
What hospitals can expect from the data auditing and privacy platform that has captivated top players like Kaiser Permanente Ventures.
Three Goliaths Take on the Hungry Tapeworm
Can Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway, and JP Morgan really upend the healthcare industry?
Coast Guard Questioned on Its (Lack of) EHR Practices
In a congressional hearing, representatives from the military's smallest branch were grilled about EHR procurement failures.