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The new clearance will allow the device to be worn for the full length of the average hospital stay.

“We need to transform our clinics into research labs. We need high-value data from every single patient visit.”

“We recognize that our regulations play a crucial role in the efficient development of such technologies,” Commissioner Gottlieb wrote in a statement.

Costco co-founder Jeffrey Brotman died in August, but friend says the new institute will be a lasting treatment to his generosity.

“The vast majority of health technology out there is not, by any measure, healthcare technology.”

"We need real-time data...and unless we are looking at that non-fatal overdose day, we won’t bring down fatalities."

An enterprise master patient index can help a health organizations better understand their populations, but they may want some help in setting one up.

The platform is burning. Those health systems that see that and create strategies to get the data and insights that they need are going to be the winners.

With lawsuits and data breaches a constant threat, providers need to comply with regulations while staying safe from liability.

Taking a holistic view of a patient population can help deliver more personalized care and a preventive approach to reducing healthcare costs.

Company claims predictive algorithms can show a vaccine's efficacy in a given region in under 2 minutes.

Why wearable fitness trackers hold great potential to prompt positive behaviors.

The agency will give up to 25 small teams access to extensive federal, state, and local data. Winning teams will receive a $10,000 prize.

Proponents of "right to try" laws, according to former FDA official Richard Klein, often misrepresent the FDA's existing expanded access protocol.

The proposed Aetna takeover would put massive data and influence at its fingertips. It's just another step in CVS's long, deliberate march through healthcare.

HDHPs, in theory, should encourage patients to be savvy healthcare consumers. A new University of Michigan survey finds that that might not be the case.

Patients who underwent the cutting-edge cognitive behavior therapy did better than those who received typical care, according to a new study.

The ONC established a digital “proving ground” that could incite sharing and greater advances.

In her ONC 2017 keynote, Seema Verma described the troubled transfer of her husband’s medical records after an emergency.

The Pentagon is hoping to provide relief to soldiers with chronic depression or PTSD through the use of implantable electrodes.

CEO Judy Faulkner rebuffed him almost instantly when he suggested that the two companies could work together.

In addition, participation in a bundled payment program will be limited. The CMS acknowledges that it will save $106 million less than it could have because of the decision.

In his ONC 2017 keynote, the national coordinator for health information technology said the industry must tackle these issues.

The research produced impressive results, but the company acknowledged certain limitations.

The health IT company won its second and third federal contracts of the year.

The Watch could tell you if your heart rate was irregular, but the KardiaBand can deliver an approved EKG in 30 seconds.

Even as analytics reshape the healthcare industry, a lot of data is left unusable because they aren’t recorded in a readable format. A new collaboration could change that.

The number of exposed individuals is unclear. But the cybersecurity firm that found the flaw says it could be millions.