July 2019

ICU nurses may look to AI for relief from alarm fatigue ()
HHS launches safe importation action plan for prescription drugs ()
Paging Dr. Alexa to the living room: Smart speakers becoming healthcare aides ()
Kaiser names first ever chief digital health officer ()
CMS launches new data pilot program aimed at clinicians ()
Mayo Clinic tops best hospital list for 2019 ()
CMS proposal would force hospitals to post negotiated rates ()
Molecular markers of cancer classified with AI ()
Opioid epidemic may have new nemesis in AI-based ‘deep reinforcement learning’ ()
‘Emotional AI’ helps plastic surgeons give service lines a facelift ()
Health data for sale online through browser extensions ()
Pfizer to combine drugs business with Mylan ()
White House prepping another exec order on drug prices ()
Lung-care AI company secures $1M from provider-system partner ()
Behavioral healthcare M&A pace picks up ()
Tenet to spin off Conifer business into separate entity ()
A child’s struggles bring home the promise of AI in healthcare ()
IBM offering cancer researchers 3 open-source AI tools ()
Why healthcare startups are struggling ()
CVS launches social determinants of health platform ()
Ciox Health raises $30M from Merck, New Mountain ()
Blockchain could be the great cost, time saver in healthcare ()
Breast implants linked to rare cancer, deaths recalled ()
Walgreens installing IoT voice technology in all U.S. stores ()
Cost of healthcare data breaches reach nearly $6.5M ()
Artificial throat may give voice to the voiceless ()
Head of CMS slams Medicare for all ()
Hospital use probably won’t rise due to Medicare for all ()
AI advances malaria prediction outcomes ()
3 algorithmic self-care scenarios now unfolding ()
Amazon’s fight over patient data could lead to lawsuit ()
Hand hygiene in hospitals better monitored by AI ()
Civica Rx partners with Hikma Pharma to launch 14 injectables ()
Opioid overdose deaths fell in 2018 ()
Why turning 26 ups the risk for people with diabetes ()
Fewer ACOs sign up, but more are taking on risk ()
Medtronic taps Viz.ai to help equip stroke centers with AI diagnostics ()
Precision medicine alliance launches ()
Skin cancer better diagnosed by deep learning than doctors ()
Medical mistakes harm 1 in 20 ()
Social media chatter reveals county-level male v. female exercise patterns ()
Short-term health plans expansion upheld in court ()
Democratic primary focuses on healthcare ()
Paypal exec launches deep learning healthcare analytics company ()
Doctors are increasing their use of telemedicine ()
Merger talks are over for Care New England, Lifespan ()
Developing regions may benefit by AI analysis of ‘verbal autopsies’ ()
Open for input: AI in Healthcare 2019 Leadership Survey ()
Tech investors award AI startups that are reinventing work ()
3 keys to patient-physician trust in the age of AI ()
AI ‘the only way’ for healthcare, says the VA’s first director of AI ()
Unexpected skincare trends turn up in NLP reads of social media ()
Google AI getting better at heading off youth suicide ()
Simulated patients can improve psychotherapists’ skills, and fast ()
85,000 Kaiser workers prepare to strike over contract talks ()
3 great minds agree: AI is changing everything ()
Women out-earn men in healthcare CIO role ()
HHS will not push rebate rule forward ()
Three diagnostic mistakes account for 75% of malpractice claims ()
CVS expands HealthHub concept to new markets ()
5 new payment models proposed for kidney care ()
Uber Health to leverage blockchain ()
Algorithm for managing diabetes 90% accurate at risk prediction ()
Sides drawn as Alexa begins dispensing NHS health information ()
UK to leverage Amazon Alexa for medical advice ()
5 hills AI must take and hold to make it big in healthcare ()
ACOs are slow to adopt downside risk ()
How MIT researchers used AI to improve drug approvals ()
Precision-med AI operation raises $23M ()
FDA Clears Koios DS™ Breast 2.0 to Assist Physicians with AI-Based Software ()
High-salary medical specialists are in higher demand than primary care physicians ()
Trump preparing another exec order on drug prices ()
Medical AI top of mind for physicians planning careers ()
Obamacare lawsuit heads to appeals court ()
Trump rule to disclose drug prices blocked by judge ()
Machine learning identifies cancer-busting ‘hyperfoods’ ()
Machine learning prediction model helps prevent spread of HIV ()
Cost of cancer deaths tops $94B annually ()
Hopes high around the world for AI-designed flu vaccine ()
Medicare for all could mean a big payment cut ()
AI powers early warning system for inpatients at risk of dying unexpectedly ()
Doctors aren’t using tools to keep drug costs down ()
States want to weigh in on $69B CVS-Aetna merger ()
Deep learning auto-triages pediatric ER patients ()
UC Health hires first chief data and analytics officer ()
Machine learning can flag violent patients before they strike ()
Air ambulances charge astronomical prices ()
University offers advanced instruction in AI ethics ()
Social media overrun with bogus medical advice ()
Cardiovascular risk sharply assessed by machine learning ()
Drug prices are soaring in 2019 ()
AI informs personalized radiation therapy for cancer patients ()
ProPublica report prompts hospital to examine practice of suing for unpaid bills ()
Democrats see Bernie Sanders as leader in healthcare debate ()
Europe lagging on healthcare AI, but momentum may be building ()
Seniors shell out way more for generic prescriptions over brands ()
Virtual gadolinium may give the real thing a run for its money ()
Joint replacement bundles saved $1K per patient ()
Well-funded AI startup cooking up 5 health & nutrition products ()
All Children’s hospital will make “big changes” after heart unit scandal ()
Google is collecting massive amounts of healthcare data ()
Technologies combine to detect, localize and visualize pain signals in the brain ()
UnitedHealthcare names new CEO ()