July 2017

Wearable biofeedback system improves balance in Parkinson’s patients
MGMA 2017 preview: Payment tools, efficiency, MACRA top priorities for practice leaders
Moving healthcare technology into the future
Better technology, strategy top avenues to improving cybersecurity
NuVasive Announces New Organizational Structure To Drive Growth And Profitability Goals
Patients more interested in hospital websites, mobile usage, mini clinics
Invasive fungus called a ‘catastrophic threat’ for hospitals
Trauma Center Accreditation Granted to Two Additional Hospitals in Pennsylvania
Presbyterian Health Services names new CFO
Q&A: Why repeal-and-replace of the ACA isn’t dead
FDA introduces 'action plan' to improve digital innovation in healthcare
CMS outlines how it will cut $43B from Medicaid DSH payments
Specialists On Call introduces post-acute care telemedicine platform
UnitedHealth accused of hiding complaints of Medicare Advantage fraud
AHA names Atlantic Health’s Gragnolati as chair-elect designate
FDA approved implantable device opens doors for technology within the body
ACA repeal bill fails in dramatic vote; healthcare groups now seek ‘bipartisan effort’
Annual IT costs as high as $19,000 per doctor for some practices
HHS introduces tool to provide information on data breaches
InTouch Health Partners with Cardiovascular Institute of the South to Offer Telecardiology Services
Hacking victims spent more than $25M in ransom demands
IBM, University of Alberta develop AI capable of predicting schizophrenia
EHR installations carry ‘significant financial risk’ for hospitals
Healthcare CEOs have made more since ACA became law
Competition for pediatric medical devices offers $50,000 in prizes
Cleveland Clinic, Boston Children’s announce pediatric heart care partnership
CBO: ‘Skinny’ repeal of ACA would increase uninsured by 16M
Roxwood Medical Announces Agreement with Abbott for Distribution of Products in U.S.
ACA ‘repeal-and-delay’ bill fails in Senate as industry worries about ‘skinny repeal’
10 steps to improving patient care with technology
The future of healthcare is the future of AI
Hal Wolf named new president, CEO of HIMSS
Microsoft exec to become Providence St. Joseph CFO
Hal Wolf announced as new CEO, president of HIMSS
CHI Franciscan tests ‘virtual hospital’ concept
Education mobile application reduces risk of SIDS
How AI could change healthcare within 5 years
9 takeaways on clinical trials from the patient's view
Women, DOs make up greater share of physicians
Q&A: Wolters Kluwer Health's Saghbini on potential improvements in health IT
App gets to know patients with depression to fill gaps in treatment
Senate opens debate on ACA repeal; BCRA fails to pass
Clinicians rely on pagers for care-related communications but many remain unprotected
Adventist Health shutters financially troubled Washington hospital
Hospitals, doctors delaying price transparency law in Ohio
Molina Healthcare to cut 1,400 jobs
Communication tech speeds ahead—all while interoperability lags
Reducing brain injury, sensory damage following cardiac arrest
More than half of neurology fellows experience burnout
WebMD close to sale to private equity firm for $2.8B
EHR clinical decision support tool IDs kidney disease risk
Q&A: Avalere finds most ACOs would benefit from taking on downside risk with APM bonus
Expanded telehealth reimbursement included in 2018 PFS
CMS proposes expanded telehealth reimbursement for 2018
Hospitals cutting back on blood utilization
Hospitals in Chicago billed $447M for gunshot victims’ initial costs
Senate plans Tuesday healthcare vote—but doesn’t know what bill will be considered
Virtual reality system recreates real-life tasks to improve patient development
Tele-rehab as effective as in-person speech therapy for stroke patients
M&A activity increased among larger systems in 2nd quarter
54% of telehealth users prefer it to in-person visits
Physician compensation up nearly 3%; productivity, collections flat as costs rise
CBO scores 2 Republican healthcare bills
School nurses are getting a helping hand with telehealth
Q&A: Esteban Rubens on machine learning, reliability and the growing importance of flash storage in medical imaging
Reducing readmissions hasn’t increased post-discharge mortality
Bloomberg Law And Epstein Becker Green Update Telehealth Portfolio
Addressing communication gaps between physicians, in-home nurses
Google Glass eyes more significant role in healthcare
Non-invasive technology predicts onset of asthma attacks
HHS: Allowing non-ACA compliant insurance lowers premiums, assumes $12k deductibles
3D-printed wearable sits on ear to measure body temperature
Teladoc completes acquisition of Best Doctors
AHA disputes POLITICO story on hospitals decreasing community spending post-ACA
Wellmont-Mountain States merger may get state approval over FTC opposition
Dr. Amit Acharya named executive director of Marshfield Clinic Research Institute
Cleveland Clinic names Edward Marx as new CIO
Researchers ID what patients value about access to visit notes
App first to be certified by EU for birth control
55% of healthcare professionals believe firms ready for cyberattacks
Smaller systems aren’t embracing value-based care
Pediatric care increasingly requires hospital transfer
U.S. News hospital rankings delayed due to data errors
Technology from a Mount Sinai Startup (Cardea Sciences) That Will Improve Outcomes for Cardiac Patients Wins the NYC Life Science Innovation Showcase
swyMed Uses Glass Enterprise Edition to Deliver Hands-Free Telemedicine for Patients and Providers Anytime, Anywhere
Urgent care operator American Family Care lands $1B investment
Senate Republicans’ healthcare plans collapse
Web-based ICU communication improves patient, provider satisfaction
5 hospitals sign agreement to create second-largest health system in Mass
Durbin: Some Republicans waiting on ACA repeal to fail to start bipartisan talks
Clinical decision support within EHRs decreases high-cost imaging tests
HHS pulls $213M in grants for teen pregnancy prevention
Voice recognition, cloud technology allow radiologists to work anywhere
Mayo Clinic begins $1B rollout of Epic EHR
Integer Announces Appointment of Joseph W. Dziedzic as President and Chief Executive Officer
New Jersey Innovation Institute Recruiting Seventh Cohort for Health IT Connections Program—Business Development for “Scale-up” Health IT Companies
DePuy Synthes all-in-one wrist fracture kit saves time, money
Recognizing Medicare Advantage as Advanced APM supported by members of Congress
What healthcare can learn from Netwrix report on data security
Medicare trust fund faces depletion by 2029, but avoids triggering IPAB