April 2018

Wearables could be the future in data collection in healthcare ()
Over 90% of nurses, physicians will use mobile devices in 2022 ()
Philips, American Well partner to offer pediatric telehealth ()
Maine’s stalled Medicaid expansion heading to court ()
Envision’s lawsuit against UnitedHealthcare dismissed ()
Trump’s friends reportedly holding up Cerner-VA deal ()
3 things to know about CMS payment rules for skilled nursing, inpatient rehab, hospices ()
California congressman proposes testing automatic enrollment in ACA plans ()
Online physician reviews take communication, bedside manner into consideration ()
Soothing sounds: Music reduces patient anxiety, pain during surgery ()
Hospital M&A activity expected to continue brisk pace in 2018 ()
Amazon already tried—and failed—to disrupt pharmaceuticals ()
CMS to release more Medicaid, Medicare Advantage data ()
Getting better with age: Older surgeons have lower patient mortality rates ()
Hospitals largely supportive of 2019 IPPS proposed rule ()
Mind matters: 8 ethical questions about experimenting with human brain tissue ()
mHealth app for clinical decision support improves diagnosis time, test ordering ()
3D-printed models for heart valve disease predict leaks in TAVR ()
Researchers develop test to evaluate patient health literacy ()
Deputy HHS Secretary: ‘Disruption is on the way’ if its needed to improve healthcare ()
Welltower partners with ProMedica to acquire Quality Care Properties ()
Provider-sponsored Medicare Advantage plans seeing big growth in membership ()
VA Secretary nominee withdraws after allegations he drank on duty, overprescribed opioids ()
Patients want to help clinicians track health data ()
3D printer prints electronics directly onto skin ()
Telehealth brought healthcare to patients affected by Hurricanes Harvey, Irma ()
Buyer be aware: CMS looks to require hospitals post prices online ()
6 ways to rein in costs in the US healthcare system ()
Iowa passes law to increase insurance coverage of telehealth ()
Zipnosis releases telehealth expansion for post-operative care ()
Mayo Clinic tops new health systems study from IBM Watson Health ()
58% of hospitals earn A or B in latest safety report from Leapfrog ()
Prince's lawyers name Walgreens, hospital in wrongful death suit ()
Smartphone quickens detection of bacteria, viral infections ()
CMS asks for comment on direct provider contracting model for Medicare ()
VA Secretary nominee faces delayed confirmation hearing amid workplace allegations ()
Online education improves knowledge, satisfaction for orthopedic patients ()
Plain language improves patient understanding, accuracy in questionnaires ()
Unclean endoscopes, gloves raise alarms for patient safety ()
Could AI, computer vision help modify—and improve—physician behavior? ()
Michigan senior center accused of accommodating patient demands for white-only caregivers ()
36% of administrators continue to struggle with EHR interoperability ()
White House indefinitely postpones Trump's speech on lowering drug prices ()
2 tough questions for VA Secretary pick at confirmation hearings ()
Could smartwatches one day predict onset of disease? ()
5 usability issues in EHRs that may harm patients ()
Primary care may be skipped under high-deductible ACA plans ()
89% of younger consumers are unimpressed with health systems' technology capabilities ()
Young physicians may pick up bad habits from teaching hospitals ()
TriHealth invests $10M in adoption of IBM Watson Health ()
Democrat senator’s report calls tax law ‘bonanza’ for healthcare ()
Switching EHRs is expensive—but physicians find plenty of reasons to change vendors ()
Epic’s $62M contract at University of Illinois could be voided ()
Joint Commission wants increased focus on workplace violence in healthcare ()
Scientists create brain cells to develop personalized treatment for obesity ()
10 survey findings: Telehealth continues to grow but patients still lack understanding into benefits ()
Healthcare groups want MIPS changes on measures, reporting period ()
Top apps for physicians and medical students ()
10 findings on how patients use online reviews ()
DOJ will examine Cigna-Express Scripts deal ()
Hospital where JFK died struggles to be redeveloped ()
Procter & Gamble buying Merck’s health brands for $4.2B ()
Dem senators introduce plan for ‘public option on steroids’ ()
Smart socks assist in diagnosis, treatment of injuries in remote patients ()
Elderly physician leaves Amita Health after refusing to learn new EMR system ()
Interruptions in emergency department workflow could affect patient care ()
Physicians favor positive patient outcomes, ease-of-use over price when purchasing medical devices ()
The best and worst states for children's healthcare ()
Piedmont, Georgia BCBS settle contract dispute after governor gets involved ()
VA Secretary nominee promising he’s opposed to privatizing agency ()
FDA releases plan for improving medical device safety ()
Text messaging tool reduces opioid misuse, cuts costs in small study ()
Hospitals have the most to lose from healthcare’s blurring lines ()
Single-page tool improves patient satisfaction, physician feedback ()
Twin UCLA studies find correlation between Google, Twitter searches and syphilis ()
Scott Blackburn, CIO of VA, announces immediate resignation ()
Gender equity for physicians a priority for ACP ()
Telehealth allows patients to become influential consumers—and fight against excess regulation ()
A different exam: Physicians drug test hypertension patients for medication adherence ()
What pharma fears about Trump’s upcoming speech on drug prices ()
Amazon won’t sell drugs to hospitals, but may still compete with pharma in other ways ()
91% of patients under 50 favor digitally advanced practices, providers ()
Current screening criteria may miss 50% of diabetic, prediabetic patients ()
Treating opioid dependence the focus of new APM ()
Lacking trust in security, privacy reduces patient trust in health IT ()
NC hospital reviewing 9,200 cases after lab mistakes wrongly diagnosed cancer ()
Joint Commission proposes new pain management standards ()
#MeToo hasn’t stripped doctors’ licenses despite sex abuse ()
HHS Secretary Alex Azar hospitalized with ‘minor infection’ ()
Compulsive smartphone use mimics substance abuse addiction ()
‘Organized chaos': What hospitals can learn from Boston Marathon bombing response ()
Teledermatology cuts course of melanoma care from 80 to 10 days ()
14 findings on how patients access online medical records, use technology ()
New Medicare cards a target of scam artists ()
Banner Health pays $18M to settle false Medicare claims allegation ()
Healthcare price growth hits 6-year high ()
Microscopic probe takes internal images while measuring temperature ()
Machine learning hand hygiene notifications improve adherence to 100% ()
50% of physicians are satisfied with access to patient information ()
Chicago’s Rush calls off merger with suburban hospital ()
Ex-Swedish Health surgeon suing Seattle Times over stories that led to his resignation ()
Drug competition didn’t stop sharp increase in MS spending ()
Physician shortage could hit 121,000 by 2030 ()
Mobile personal health record utilization remains low, but has potential in patient monitoring ()
U.S. News adds patient reviews on doctor profile pages ()
Consumers more comfortable with AI in healthcare than banking, retail ()
Workers biggest source of healthcare industry’s data breaches ()
Money matters for recruiting young male doctors—but women value work/life balance more ()
Cerner’s DOD contract will now include the Coast Guard ()
Rural hospital group in Texas finds success, controversy in eschewing commercial insurance ()
Eli Lilly, Sigilon Therapeutics collaborate to develop encapsulated cell therapies for type 1 diabetes ()
Greater data sharing exposes patient ID problems ()
Would telehealth really decrease spending? Experts discuss ()
iPad application doubles the number of patients screened for colon cancer ()
Wearable sensor collects glucose from cells between hair follicles ()
How a rural, independent hospital can survive ()
CNOs say nursing shortages are going to get worse ()
5 things to know about the final ACA rule for 2019 ()
Performance, privacy and self-efficiency linked to telehealth utilization in older populations ()
Healthcare cybersecurity claims represent 28% of total breach costs ()
Half the advice on implanted cardiac defibrillators from online message boards is inaccurate ()
Insurance leaders warn big ACA premium hikes coming for 2019 ()
AMA, Google announce interoperability, innovation challenge ()
Lawsuit claims Apple used startup patent ideas for its watch-based heart rate sensor ()
It’s Optum, not Amazon, that is ‘scaring the crap' out of hospitals ()
California would control healthcare prices for privately insured under new legislation ()
$2.6B collected from healthcare fraud cases by HHS, DOJ ()
ONC releases guide to improve EHR utilization ()
Adam Boehler officially named new CMMI director ()
How Anthem may win by sitting out healthcare’s merger mania ()
WebMD redesigns its 'symptom checker' tool ()
VA: ‘There is no effort underway to privatize VA’ ()
AAFP, Zipnosis partner to develop telehealth platform for family physicians ()
Facebook ends project to share data with healthcare orgs, hospitals ()
MedPAC votes on pay cut for freestanding EDs, considers consolidating hospital reporting programs ()
Facebook wanted hospitals to share patient data ()
Athenahealth’s Jonathan Bush: EHR software will eventually be free ()
Can the brain grow neurons later in life? For now, the answer is ‘maybe’ ()
Baby boomers a boon—and a burden—for orthopedic surgeons ()
The 10 largest ACOs ()
FDA’s Gottlieb: Internet providers need to act to eliminate illegal online sales ()
Surgeon General urges people to carry opioid overdose antidote naloxone ()
Patient portals could be causing additional patient stress ()
Apple hires Google’s chief of search and AI ()
Quality improvement program reduces EHR alerts, saves clinicians 1.5 hours a week ()
Implementation of EHR not linked to outcomes for heart failure patients ()
CHS sued by Microsoft over alleged copyright infringement ()
Democrats in California at odds over push for single-payer ()
CDC makes progress in fighting ‘nightmare bacteria’—but asks for more help from hospitals, physicians ()
CDC: ‘Nightmare bacteria’ hitting U.S. hospitals ()
CMS: 11.8M enrolled on ACA exchanges but ‘more affordable options are needed’ ()
High cost of billing complexity: Up to $54B in physician office revenue challenged every year ()
Social network sites improve communication between patients, providers—but put data at risk ()
Improving EHRs to reduce burnout ()
Smartphone app outperforms conventional exam in assessing blood flow ()
ACA improved certain outcomes, increased utilization among previously uninsured ()
7 things to know about development, marketing of mHealth apps ()
How Iowa’s new law gets around ACA insurance requirements ()
Delivering meals to vulnerable patients may reduce ED visits ()
‘Mini brains’ are now able to grow veins, show potential to help stroke patients ()
5 things to know about final Medicare Advantage, Part D rule for 2019 ()
Researchers develop injectable bandage ()
AI uses wearable data to predict biological age ()
Inappropriately overriding EHR alerts leads to a 6-fold increase in adverse drug events ()
Doctors suing Atrium Health will be allowed to leave system ()
GE Healthcare selling software units for $1.05B ()
Online physician reviews don't correlate with patient satisfaction surveys ()
Mixed results for Medicaid maternity bundle in Texas ()
At-home DNA tests miss the mark in accuracy ()
New CDC director: We can end AIDS epidemic within 7 years ()
Hospitals worried about impact of potential Walmart-Humana deal ()
AAAHC Announces Winners of the Bernard A. Kershner Innovations in Quality Improvement Award ()
'Blockchain alliance' looks to test technology on provider directories ()