May 2019

How board members should think about AI ()
ACOs could step up use of EHRs ()
Healthcare startups are running into the same problems ()
Healthcare costs top financial concerns for Americans ()
Burnout is now classified by the World Health Organization ()
3 promises healthcare AI will almost surely keep ()
Deep-learning tool smartly steers patients toward—or away from—breast biopsy ()
AI, robotics building better healthcare 6 ways ()
Mount Sinai creates chief data officer role ()
Deep learning improves diagnosis of coronary artery disease ()
AI lights the way for nurses looking to provide ‘extraordinary’ care ()
FDA approves new drug with a $2M sticker price ()
CMS updates PACE program ()
Healthcare AI startup in India aiming high, growing fast ()
The annual cost of physician burnout is $4.6B ()
Deep learning digs deep to understand mutations in DNA ‘junk’ ()
Where AI can have the biggest impact in healthcare—and where it can’t ()
Trump order will thrust healthcare prices into limelight ()
Call goes out for papers on promising practical work with AI in drug discovery ()
Deep learning drills down on hyperlipidemia ()
AMGA survey: Risk-based revenues are rising ()
HHS picks new CIO ()
Comcast working on its own voice technology for in-home monitoring ()
CDC: Cancer death rates drop while heart disease deaths rise in the U.S. ()
Better diabetes management through AI-generated graphics in the works ()
AI insights company founded by Stanford professors raises $22M ()
Medicare Advantage outperforms fee-for-service on cost of care, quality ()
CVD risk lessens with more years in school ()
Cheaper insulin product by Eli Lilly finally available ()
Patient access to medical records has not improved ()
Political uncertainty isn’t likely to drag down M&A in healthcare ()
Hopes, concerns emerge on healthcare AI for the elderly and people with disabilities ()
Google’s Verily enters drug trials with big pharma ()
Penn Medicine releases free AI tool for data analytics ()
42% of drug spending comes from private plans ()
Nestlé to sell skin health business for $10B ()
AI is advancing itself at Facebook ()
Drive by prescription drugs, national health spending up in 2019 ()
Skin cancer can’t hide from deep-learning diagnostics ()
Google’s deep learning algorithm predicts risk of lung cancer ()
AI to help the sleep-deprived catch more Zzs ()
Sepsis found to fit into 4 subtypes—and each may be uniquely treatable ()
JPMorgan Chase drops $500M on healthcare payment system ()
Avoidable hospitals deaths dip ()
AHA publishes playbook to reduce burnout in healthcare ()
NLP identifies cancer patients suffering in silence from social isolation ()
AI company Health at Scale raises $16M ()
CMS expands step therapy, backs off controversial pricing proposal in final rule ()
COO of Amazon-Berkshire-JPMorgan healthcare venture resigns ()
Majority of healthcare devices will be vulnerable to cyberattack ()
Physicians top $2M in revenue at hospitals ()
Mental-health professionals urged to step up human oversight of ‘robot therapists’ ()
AI could soon diagnose disease without office visit ()
CMS issues guidance to cut spread pricing in Medicaid ()
Hallmark of Alzheimer’s disease detectable through AI ()
Civica Rx inks deal to sell antibiotics ()
French radiologists behind on AI but eager to learn more ()
How rural America is grappling with hospital closures ()
With rising demand, physicians are contacted 100 times or more by recruiters ()
Hearing set for court review of $69B CVS-Aetna merger ()
‘Generation Alpha’ will come of age in the age of AI everywhere, including in healthcare ()
20 drug companies hit with lawsuit for inflating drug prices ()
How New York stopped surprise billing ()
Two burgeoning technologies have precision medicine on the cusp of a big breakthrough ()
Best and worst states for physicians to practice in 2019 ()
FDA approves first AI chest X-ray ()
Tech-savvy healthcare consumer? There’s a robot doctor in your future ()
Machine learning can predict death, heart attack with 90% accuracy ()
In eastern Africa, an algorithm proves capable of aiding brain-injured patients ()
Judge reviewing CVS-Aetna $69B merger unlikely to unravel deal ()
Hospitals charged private insurers more than Medicare ()
Dental company with machine learning focus raises $11M ()
Hospital CEO turnover falls in 2019 ()
Initial-stage Alzheimer’s caught by AI in a population-level sample ()
AI needs more diversity to avoid data bias ()
Trump administration wants to end surprise billing ()
Savings in Medicare Advantage related to lower spending before beneficiaries enroll ()
FDA prepares to regulate AI in medical devices ()
Take heed: The road to high-tech healthcare is quietly building itself ()
FDA to end alternative summary reporting ()
Basing US drug prices on an international reference could save billions ()
Medical student wins essay contest forecasting healthcare’s tech-drenched future ()
Tencent begins clinical trial using AI to diagnose Parkinson’s ()
[Audio Webinar with Live Q&A] Realizing the Value of Enterprise Imaging: 5 Key Strategies for Success ()
Drug companies will publish prices in TV ads ()
CMS speeds up Medicaid changes for states that apply ()
Tennessee to ask for Medicaid block granting ()
CVS asks judge to block witness testimony in court battle over its $69B Aetna deal ()
Dangers of AI in clinical settings are still unknown ()
Childhood depression, anxiety diagnosable by algorithm ()
Private practice ownership by physicians continues to decline ()
Aetna to pay $86M in arbitration settlement to HCA Healthcare ()
All Children’s gets another extension to meet corrective actions ()
Report: Understanding AI in healthcare essential to stop fake news ()
Brain science learns about sight from computer science—and vice versa ()
Swedish company to tackle loneliness among seniors with AI ()
Healthcare hiring managers: It’s our culture, candidate ()
Trump administration asks for ACA to be thrown out ()
Digitized and data-driven, drug development is poised for a major leap forward ()
Despite higher earnings, Wall St. wary of healthcare ()
Amputations related to diabetes more likely among black, Latino patients ()
CBO weighs in on Medicare for all costs ()
CMS finalizes rule to secure Medicaid provider payments ()
Aetna sued again over claims denial ()
Digital symptom checkers aided by AI are largely operating in the dark ()
Health companies launch FDA-approved blockchain pilot ()
Following Aetna integration, CVS earnings soar 35% in first quarter report ()
AI in healthcare surge could reduce face time with doctors, nurses ()
U.N. warns the world to fight superbugs now or pay dearly later ()
CMS takes steps to beef up oversight of accrediting organizations ()
Can an AI chatbot alleviate postpartum depression in developing regions? ()
Harvard researcher creates machine learning model to treat drug resistant tuberculosis ()