Natural Cycles Is the First FDA-Approved Contraception App. But It's Not for All Women
Is it OK for digital health tools to exclude vulnerable populations?
Augmented Reality Tool for Neurosurgery Gets FDA Clearance
Leica Microsystems says the tech enables surgeons to make critical decisions when they matter most.
New IBM Tech Spots AI Bias, Explains Decision Making in Real Time
The company touted its “trust and transparency” software services as a hammer to the black box of artificial intelligence.
7 Facts About FHIR You Need to Know
FHIR could help health systems achieve interoperability.
Fitbit Launches New Enterprise Health Platform to Drive Behavior Change
Fitbit Care uses health coaching and personalized digital health interventions. It also provides health systems, insurers and employers with enterprise-level data.
What Will Humana's New Analytics Center Tackle?
Humana will hire as many as 250 people to staff an analytics center in Boston, but the company is still nailing down the details.
Addressing AI's Adoption Gap Problem in Healthcare
There are three significant challenges that health systems need to address to overcome the artificial intelligence adoption gap.
Medical Scribes Can Cut Physician EHR Time and Boost Productivity, Satisfaction
Is this the key to fighting physician burnout?
As HHS Strives to Improve Data Sharing, It Must Overcome 5 Obstacles
Even the federal government must overcome internal data silos, a new report says.
mHealth App No Better Than Usual Care in Managing Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain
Patients said they think apps could help pain management, but a study found called the power of mHealth into question.
5 Stories That Examine the Highs and Lows of Health Tech
Virtual care, innovation versus implementation, and the new Apple Watch all carry big implications for healthcare.
Solving Data Illiquidity in Healthcare
It’s time to break down health information silos.
Health Information Exchanges Are the Hidden Heroes of Hurricane Season
As Hurricane Florence strikes, HIEs are working to connect displaced patients to their medical records.
Podcast: Implementing AI Is Simpler Than You Think
Author and entrepreneur Joshua Gans joins Data Book to pinpoint the healthcare pain points where AI is best suited to improve efficiencies and outcomes.
Can a Scalable Model for Improving Community Health Emerge from the Desert?
A group in Utah wants to improve social determinants of health in two cities — and then everywhere else.
Apple Unveils Health-Heavy Smartwatch with EKG Reader
The new Apple Watch uses technology approved by the FDA.
Pursuing Interoperability Disruption, Akiri Taps Kaiser Permanente Vet as CEO
The startup is the first project backed by Health2047, the American Medical Association’s innovation arm.
OIG Recommends FDA Place Greater Focus on Med-Tech Cybersecurity
The regulator agreed with the report’s three premarket review recommendations.
Clarify Health Lands $57M in Quest to Optimize Healthcare
The company hopes to accomplish this through a real-time care guidance platform.
AI's Role in the Push for Suicide Prevention
Data, access and money challenges face mental healthcare, but there is some promising new tech.
EHRs Can Be Dangerous. Are New Guidelines Necessary?
EHR customization and poor training can result in problems, causing experts to call for change.
In the US, Healthcare Data Access Is a Scavenger Hunt
As researchers use big data to improve health, they’re bumping up against the hard limits of a fragmented healthcare system.
Lyft Strikes Patient Ride Deal, Expanding Healthcare Footprint
This is the startup’s latest step into the care continuum.
How the FDA Is Trying to Promote Med-Tech Innovation
It’s all about insurance coverage and scientific rigor.
5 Steps to Prepare for Communication Challenges After a Data Breach
Healthcare is a major hacking target. Get ready before things get messy.
Stop Preventing the Future, Start Preventing the Unhealthy with AI
Don’t let fear stop healthcare from evolving.
5 Reasons Why Health IT Teams Should Consider a Managed Services Partner
Data complexity is a serious problem that requires a serious solution.
5 Health-Tech Stories Explore Medicine's Great Frontiers
Artificial intelligence, disruption and genetic data might all have huge consequences for your health system.
Taking a Data-Driven, Multidisciplinary Approach to Radiology Research
Can this Georgia Tech lab improve the economics of radiology and inform healthcare policy?
Empowering Patients Through Greater Price Transparency in the EHR
How embedded pharma education can help drive improved medication adherence.
