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’