With VA Decision Looming, Cerner Rollout Receives Grim Review from DoD
During a recent call with shareholders, Cerner executives spent very little time discussing the DoD situation, instead focusing on the VA deal they still expect to be signed shortly.
Patients Are Recording Their Doctor's Visits. But Should They?
Data privacy and cybersecurity are important concerns, but the practice could “transform healthcare.”
Healthcare Cybersecurity Remains "Understaffed and Underfunded"
In a new survey, more than 96% of respondents agreed that bad actors are outpacing their institution's defenses.
AI and Analytics Provider Qventus Nabs $30 Million in Series B
One investor called the company “the first to effectively" use artificial intelligence and machine learning to solve healthcare's optimization problems "with a clear ROI."
Podcast: The High-Tech Hospital the World Wasn't Ready For
The "first paperless hospital" was supposed to change everything, but it went bust in mere months. What can healthcare learn from this story?
The Past Week's 5 Most Intriguing Health IT Stories
Uber, virtual reality, blockchain, and a whole lot of HLTH.
Why Robin AI Changed Its Name to Suki AI
Some names work for voice assistant technology. Some don't.
A Curious, New Hardware Fix for Cybersecurity Vulnerabilities
Meet the memristor, a unique physical fix for a digital problem that has plagued healthcare.
Closing Out the First-Ever HLTH Meeting in Las Vegas
More than 3500 attendees joined a host of high-profile speakers for the audacious event.
Doximity Shattered Its Own Expectations on the Way to 1 Million Members
And to celebrate, the founders made a human pyramid.
Data Science Bowl Yields 68K Algorithms and 1 Big Biomedical Break
How the competition, hosted by Booz Allen Hamilton and Kaggle, could change nuclei detection.
Virtual Reality Shows Promise in Treating Eating Disorders
A new study suggests the tech deftly complements cognitive behavioral therapy.
Can the Digital Pill Quiet Pharma's R&D Nightmares?
Two of the men behind the invention argued that it could break the drug development cost curve.
Blockchain Disruption a Matter of "When, Not if," According to HLTH Panel
"It’s a combination of 20- or 30-year-old technologies that allow systems to interoperate...I don’t want to hear anyone asking if this is mature technology."
Obama-Era CMS Head's New VC Firm Targets Vulnerable Populations
Andy Slavitt is joining forces with 2 healthcare business experts to form Town Hall Ventures.
Why Orig3n Won't Sell Customer Genetic Data
During an interview at HLTH, CEO Robin Smith said his company had no interest in deciding who else could see a consumer's genetic info.
Advancing Genomics With High-Performance Computing
How Intel and the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard are trying to speed up genomic analyses.
National Rollout of PULSE Could Aid Health IT in Disasters
Experts are trying to bring the public-private interoperability effort to your community.
The Motivations and Mindset that Drive Uber's Healthcare Maven
The woman who once swore off the healthcare industry deftly navigated questions about her company’s zealous charge into the space.
Fitbit Says Its New Healthcare Apps Could Improve Outcomes, Costs
Why the software could help health systems and patients better manage diabetes and cancer.
Introducing HLTH, the Startup of Health Conferences
Does the new meeting have what it takes to break the mold?
How to Define a Model (and an Imperative) for a National Healthcare Analytics Backbone
A national analytics structure is important for healthcare, but it requires 4 capabilities to succeed.
Defining "Normal" in the Age of Precision Medicine
There's more patient data out there than ever, but big data can create big problems.
5 Stories That Ignited Health Tech This Week
From big data’s role in solving coming healthcare problems to Comcast’s new partnership, these stories resonated with our readers.
Playing Tic-Tac-Toe with a Robotic Arm Could Aid in Stroke Rehabilitation
Following a major cognitive event like a stroke, it’s key that patients do limb exercises that replicate daily tasks in order to regain physical competence
Allscripts Adds HealthGrid to Growing Engagement Portfolio
The EHR vendor nabbed the patient engagement company for $60 million, according to an SEC filing.
Podcast: Finding Orangeworm
A new kind of healthcare hacker has been invading networks for years. Can it be stopped?
April's OCR-Reported Data Breaches: 766,000* Patients at Risk (So Far)
It’s a big number, and a big asterisk, but OCR-reported breaches have easily crossed the 1 million mark for 2018.
Computer Models Are Changing How We Craft HIV-AIDS Policies
Why data could make the difference in providing effective, value-driven care in sub-Saharan Africa.
VA Contract Waiting Game Takes a Toll on Cerner Revenues
"This would be a different conversation had this VA Secretary been in place at the end of the first quarter," the company's president said.