SPOTLIGHT -
Verily Jumps Into Vast Sleep Apnea Market
Google’s sister company hopes to reach patients who don’t know they have sleep apnea.
Cyberattacks, Speech Recognition and Blockchain: Our Top 5 Stories
The week’s most popular health IT news and opinions.
The Complicated Ethics of Gene Editing
How can healthcare discuss and deliver cutting-edge treatments without violating patients’ rights?
Podcast: Pedialyte, Hangovers and the Patient Experience
Guest Colin Hung discusses how healthcare can prioritize patient input.
Could You Be the First CMS Chief Health Informatics Officer?
The agency created the role to support the goals of MyHealthEData.
4 Tips to Amplify Patient Satisfaction Surveys
Why a good questionnaire is about more than simply being digital.
Quantapore Lands $15.6M for Disruptive DNA Sequencing
The startup says its sequencing tech is quick, accurate, and inexpensive.
VA, IBM Watson Health Continue High-Tech Cancer Partnership
The deal extends the use of AI to fuel precision oncology treatments.
How Government and Healthcare Are Trying to Strengthen Cybersecurity
From HHS to the FDA, participants are tackling the problem from several angles.
CMS Says New Rule Could Save Clinicians 51 Hours of Paperwork Per Year
Leaders today focused on E&M visits when promoting the rule.
Suspicious Activity Forces LabCorp Systems Offline
But the diagnostics company hasn’t found evidence of a data breach.
What Prime Day Genetic Testing Deals Say About Healthcare's Future
Amazon’s focus on convenience and consumerism could change the patient experience.
3 Blockchain Startups and 1 Big Move to Patient Data Ownership
How blockchain could monetize genomic, mobile health, and lab data.
Inadequate Health Records Are Failing Mothers and Providers
Ask Serena Williams, leading obstetricians, and Janae Sharp about the care problems that expecting mothers face.
Most Breast Cancer Studies Don't Address Race or Socioeconomic Factors
Why that’s a big data problem for population health.
Health Tech Must Keep Pace With the Science That Drives It
The industry is pulled between red-hot hype and lukewarm implementation. Are we ready to bridge the gap?
Verge Genomics Earns $32M for AI Drug Discovery
Why the company’s focus on machine learning and big data enticed investors.
Fake Online Pharmacies Are Sending FDA Warning Letters to Patients
Can healthcare disruption stop these extortion scams?
The Week's 5 Hot Health-Tech Stories
The digital health revolution, Fitbit for cancer, and Mayo Clinic’s blockchain bet.
ICD-10 Change Aims to Streamline Social Determinants of Health Documentation
The old rule led to the valuable codes being underused.
Hoping to Foster More Doctor-Patient Time, CMS Proposes Billing Changes
The agency said the rules would expand healthcare access and lower drug costs.
Rage Against the Machines
Preserving the art of nursing in a high-tech age.
Automated Benchmarking Delivers Performance Transparency of Post-Acute Care Facilities
Why manual benchmarking hurts patients and hospitals.
Fitbit Shows Promise in Tracking Performance, Predicting Cancer Outcomes
Cedars-Sinai and Johns Hopkins researchers performed the wearables study.
Cass Regional Ransomware Attack Affects EHR, Trauma Care
The medical center is recovering, but the effects represent an industrywide fear.
$1.5 Trillion for Disruption? Amazon, Google, Silicon Valley Try to Upend Healthcare
Innovators are monetizing data and fostering value-based care.
Smart Bandage Can Sense Wound Healing, Administer Drugs
Why the microprocessor-driven tech could be a game changer.
The Rising Clamor for Explainable AI
Making AI transparent could head off public mistrust.
A High-Tech Day for the FDA Emphasizes Its Digital Shift
Two mHealth approvals provide a snapshot of the agency’s evolution.
Digital Health Isn't a Technological Revolution. It's a Cultural One.
Why healthcare is looking at the digital transformation the wrong way.
