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 ()