May 2017

Pocket colposcope allows in-home screenings for cervical cancer ()
56% of healthcare delivery organizations believe an attack on medical devices is imminent ()
Physician ownership of practices falls below 50% ()
Medical University of South Carolina: Students get "Just Culture" in their MHA Program ()
Rate dispute between John Hopkins All Children’s, UnitedHealth ‘causing angst’ ()
2 in 3 would consider leaving provider after ransomware attack ()
CHS to sell 5 hospitals to Reading Health System ()
CMS chief: ‘Individual market was working much better’ prior to ACA ()
Sleep tight? Data security keep healthcare execs up at night ()
Leaked regulation from HHS would roll back ACA’s contraceptive mandate ()
HIEs reduce redundant therapeutic services ()
CMS to begin replacing Medicare cards in 2018 ()
Molina Healthcare investigating breach of patient portal ()
Swedish Health neurosurgeons double-booked surgeries without patients’ consent ()
5 principles for safely implementing health IT ()
LifeWatch’s Largest Shareholders Accept BioTelemetry, Inc.’s Tender Offer for LifeWatch AG ()
Dr. Sherine Gabriel, Dr. William A. Haseltine and Paul P. Tanico Join New York Academy of Medicine Board of Trustees ()
Cerner EHR implementation at Department of Defense may have been pushed back ()
Medela simplifies the delivery and management of Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (NPWT) ()
Immunotherapy, genetic testing could offer cancer patients a breakthrough treatment ()
Stroke patients use brain-computer interface to move hands ()
Fitbit reigns supreme as most used activity monitor for biomedical research ()
Med school enrollment up 28% since 2002, but residency slots may not be keeping pace ()
Virtual reality in healthcare conference debuts in DC ()
Hospital CEO turnover remains high in 2016 ()
Bayer medical devices in the US infected by WannaCry ()
Precision Medicine Initiative set for ‘beta test’ ()
Apple Watch most accurate in measuring heart rate, energy expenditure ()
First look at Senate ACA replacment expected after recess ()
CBO report bolsters industry opposition to AHCA, worries some Republicans ()
Metrics changing for U.S. News rankings on children’s hospitals ()
Top findings of what CIOs think about data security, clinical mobility ()
Is digital health lacking in its potential? ()
Health IT groups oppose $22M cut to ONC in Trump’s budget ()
Top 7 findings on 2017 global EMR market ()
BCBS of Kansas City departing ACA exchanges, leaving 25 counties with no insurer ()
Fitness trackers improving as heart rate monitors, but terrible at tracking calories ()
CBO: AHCA would destabilize individual market in parts of U.S. ()
Artificial intelligence could be exactly what American healthcare needs ()
ONC budget cut by $22 million under Trump ()
MidMichigan Health plans to build $57 million cardiovascular center ()
Shut it! Keeping OR door closed reduces infections ()
Erlanger Health projects $1 billion in revenue by 2019 ()
5 things for-profit hospitals want from ACA repeal-and-replace ()
Paper test strip allows heart failure patients to monitor disease at home ()
WHO elects new director-general ()
Miniature wearables for small humans ()
Half of SharePoint users report at least one data breach ()
Conservative groups to Senate Republicans: No auto-enrollment in ACA repeal ()
Leaf Healthcare introduces monitoring devices tailored to hospital patients ()
Intermountain Healthcare Goes Live on the American Well Exchange ()
Trump’s HHS budget cuts 16 percent across agency, including NIH, ONC ()
CHS rejects $2.4 billion bid by physician group for Indiana hospitals ()
$400 billion California single-payer system offers providers 'little incentive' to control costs ()
Orbita and ERT Collaborate to Optimize Data Capture, Insights for Pharmaceutical and Device Trials ()
ISDD device reduces blood draw contamination by 88% ()
Top 5 concerns inflammatory bowel disease patients post on social media ()
90-day delay in ACA subsidy lawsuit adds to uncertainty for insurers ()
Rural family physicians more likely to use telehealth ()
Mortality rises in hours if physicians don’t follow sepsis protocol ()
Steward would become largest for-profit hospital operator after IASIS merger ()
Trump budget to include $800 billion in Medicaid cuts ()
HIMSS Resources Available to Respond to WannaCry Ransomware Attack ()
HFMA ANI 2017 preview: ‘Healthcare finance has always been about change’ ()
Email provides new tool to help smokers quit ()
Trump favoring cutting off ACA subsidies to insurers ()
One innovation links bad breath, kidney failure ()
CPC+ applications open for second round ()
CMS pushes back cardiac, orthopedic bundles to 2018 ()
mPulse, Harvard partner to engage Medicaid patients with texts ()
Why the House may have to vote on the AHCA again ()
Augmented reality gives surgeons x-ray vision in real time ()
Prescribing more opioids won’t affect HCAHPS scores ()
9 recommendations to prevent surgical site infection via patient engagement ()
Surgical site infections are as seasonal as allergies, warmer weather increases risk ()
Athenahealth sale ‘possible’ with activist investor taking 9.2% stake ()
Joint Commission: No social media posts about nursing home residents ()
Rochester Epidemiology Project introduces data exploration portal on disease prevalence ()
Rural hospital turns to GoFundMe to stay open ()
Trump budget would limit NIH grant recipients' spending on admin, IT ()
CMS could boost ACA enrollment by letting consumers skip Healthcare.gov ()
Safety testing could prevent adverse drug reactions, reduce costs ()
UnitedHealth hit with another DOJ lawsuit over Medicare Advantage fraud ()
HFMA announces 2017 revenue cycle awards ()
EHRs could be crystal ball in predicting heart failure ()
AI 94% accurate in detecting diabetic retinopathy ()
C-suite expects to reach value-based care tipping point by 2020 ()
Bayer's Medrad device infected by WannaCry Ransomware ()
New York Assembly passes single-payer bill for third straight year ()
6.3 million with pre-existing conditions face higher premiums under ACA replacement ()
Erie County Medical Center confirms Easter ransomware attack ()
Top 6 things patients want in their hospital room ()
Gains in insurance coverage stalled in 2016 ()
Weight a minute: Bathroom scales detect arteriosclerosis, cardiac arrhythmia ()
Kaiser, Ascension see big gains in operating income ()
Health IT leaders can use WannaCry attack to their advantage ()
Harken Health, UnitedHealth’s primary care-focused startup, will shut down ()
Physician burnout linked to environment, stress, taking work home ()
Researchers find link between donor, bacterial infection in heart, lung transplant recipients ()
UnitedHealth whistleblower: ‘They’ve set up a perfect scheme here’ ()
Lab-grown lung organoids mimic human counterpart ()
CMS: More than 800,000 clinicians will be exempt from MIPS ()
The worldwide response to last week's ransomware cyberattack ()
CMS plans to take small business enrollment off HealthCare.gov ()
Hospital group touts CONNECT for Health Act ()
Midmark, Masimo Announce Partnership to Improve Vital Signs Acquisition ()
Spok Appoints New Senior Vice President of Professional Services ()
ER physicians using smartphones discharge patients more quickly ()
ONC leadership fills out with principal deputy national coordinator ()
Senators plotting Plan B on ACA replacement ()
Q&A: Lesson from NHS attack? Don’t delay security patches ()
UK NHS ransomware cyberattack spreads across the globe ()
Individualized music program improves outcomes for dementia patients ()
UK NHS experiences ransomware cyberattack ()
Cedars-Sinai, Torrance Memorial propose affiliation ()
8 vital findings from 2017 telemedicine industry survey ()
Massachusetts, GE, WPI partner for digital health research center ()
$9 billion in Illinois managed care business up for grabs ()
Aetna CEO: 'Single-payer, I think we should have that debate as a nation' ()
Anthem kills Cigna merger, promises to pursue damages ()
Texas health system to pay HHS $2.4 million for patient information breach ()
Top 10 MACRA trends challenging providers ()
Can 3D-printed medical implants boost strength, reduce costs? ()
Geisinger, Highmark pursuing joint venture on new care model ()
Eastern Michigan University master's program in Clinical Research Administration ranked best in the country ()
Ohio State Wexner CEO resigns after ‘no confidence’ letter from physicians ()
IBM uses big data to detect Ebola's spread in animals ()
CBO report on AHCA impact coming later in May ()
Aetna completely out of ACA exchanges for 2018 ()
Leica Biosystems Applauds FDA Primary Diagnosis Clearance as a Step Forward in Clinical Acceptance of Digital Pathology ()
New Jersey hospital deal collapses after gaining state approval ()
New Stanford children’s hospital set to open in December ()
HHS criticized over ‘potentially illegal’ memo ()
Blue Cross Blue Shield steps in as lone exchange insurer in some Tennessee markets ()
NIH announces 2017-2018 Medical Research Scholars Program Class ()
Scott Gottlieb confirmed as FDA commissioner ()
Q&A: Healthcare lobbyist predicts AHCA will die due to House-Senate disagreement ()
Abbott introduces smartphone-compatible insertable cardiac monitor ()
Virtual physician improves patient understanding of portal-delivered info ()
Wireless earbuds advance from playing music to hearing aids ()
Clinicians can check 2017 MIPS participation status online ()
CCHP report analyzes state telehealth laws, reimbursement policies ()
Ohio State physicians, faculty sign ‘no confidence’ letter about hospital CEO ()
Texas Emergency Care Providers Rally at State Capitol for Increased Health Insurance Transparency, Oversight ()
Anthem wants 60 more days to fight Cigna’s exit from merger ()
Seattle hospital director: ACA replacement plan would cost his facility $637 million ()
Carestream’s OnSight 3D Extremity System Offers Sports Medicine Professionals Affordable, High-Quality 3D Imaging ()
VR could improve results in mental health treatment ()
Billing patients at chargemaster rates may be illegal ()
Six legislators introduce bipartisan bill to expand telehealth ()
ACA, healthcare legislation hot topics at AHA meeting ()
HHS Secretary makes questionable claims on AHCA ()
TV more comforting than anesthesia for kids undergoing radiotherapy ()
New York City public hospitals investing $289 million in Epic revenue cycle software ()
Advocate to cut $200 million after alarming 1Q 2017 ()
Study Shows Computer-Guided Insulin Titration Enables Basal Bolus Standard of Care ()
UT Health cures diabetic mice without side effects ()
Cerner still king among EHR vendors ()
Team-based care helpful for hypertension patients ()
Synthetic retina gives fresh view for visually impaired ()
Siemens Healthineers looking at several separation options ()
ACA replacement plan likely to change in Senate ()
Monitoring diabetes with the blink of an eye ()
Innovaccer Launches a Free, One-of-its-Kind Tool to Help Providers Determine the Impacts of Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) ()
Anthem wants Supreme Court to review blocked Cigna deal ()
Wearable could predict stroke, heart attack ()
Patient online research diminishes trust in physician diagnoses ()
Healthcare industry ‘deeply disappointed’ by House passage of AHCA ()
ACA replacement passes in House despite healthcare industry objections ()
Tracking devices for autistic children reduce parental stress, improve quality of life ()
Increased screen time delays speech development in children ()
Exsurco Introduces New Medical Device: The Amalgatome® SD Wound Debridement and Skin Grafting Device ()
Ousted Molina CEO: Insurers want return to pre-ACA exclusions for pre-existing conditions ()
Listen to your heart, not your heart rate app ()
Illinois providers could stop seeing Medicaid patients due to late state payments ()
Q&A: AAFP's alternative payment model focuses on primary care ()
ONC offers $75,000 for algorithms to reduce EMR inaccuracies ()
Defining single-payer healthcare a problem for its liberal proponents ()
Statement on the American Health Care Act from Paul Markovich, President and CEO, Blue Shield of California ()
New Jersey’s Hackensack Meridian, JFK Health agree to merge ()
Top 10 findings on telemedicine, mental disorders and rural populations ()
Republicans adding high-risk pool funding to save ACA replacement plan ()
Geisinger CEO David Feinberg: Healthcare ‘is ripe to be disrupted’ ()
Secure IT: Mobile IDs could be key to patient information safety ()
Period tracking apps lack accuracy, focus on outward appearance ()
Top 20 findings from Spok’s mobility strategy survey ()
Molina Healthcare fires CEO and CFO, sons of company’s founder ()
ACO achieved sustainable cost reduction through care management program ()
Combination drug therapy cuts ovarian cancer recurrence by 50% ()
Southern Hills Hospital Announces New Family Medicine Residency Graduate Medical Education Program ()
How MACRA may hasten decline of independent practices ()
Cleveland Clinic CEO Toby Cosgrove stepping down by end of 2017 ()
For patients, structural integration doesn’t always mean integrated care ()
Nanoparticle shows potential of shrinking breast cancer tumor, decreasing recurrence ()
Higher priced practices don’t necessarily deliver higher value care ()
MIT picture-on-the-wall device wirelessly measures walking speed, gait ()
Leading Patient Advocacy Groups Stand Together to Oppose American Health Care Act ()
University of Utah Health CEO resigns after cancer institute feud ()
1,600 Brigham and Women’s employees offered voluntary buyouts ()
Computer-programmed drill slices surgery time from hours to minutes ()