February 2018

Physicians spend 30% of visit time working on EHRs ()
ECG on smartwatch accurately detects AFib ()
Geisinger names Kevin Roberts new CFO ()
Internet searches about heart disease track geographical, seasonal hospitalization trends ()
Rhode Island’s Lifespan in talks for collaboration with Partners HealthCare, Care New England ()
Sister company of Google wants to bid on managed care ()
Machine learning predicts heart attack with 94% accuracy ()
The US today: Best and worst states for healthcare ()
New opioid legislation includes 3-day limit on initial prescriptions ()
The hot topics of HIMSS18: AI, Amazon and analytics ()
Samsung, UCSF launch smartphone app to research blood pressure, stress ()
3D tool provides insight into enhanced cancer care ()
Shared decision-making decreases rates of LVAD ()
HIMSS18: Health IT should support communication, not replace it—or else you’re risking lawsuits ()
App cuts heart attack readmissions by 16% in small study ()
How a Chicago health system is tackling racial disparities ()
ACOs save by shifting away from inpatient, post-acute care ()
Why MIPS should be replaced ()
Apple opening health clinics for its employees ()
20 states sue to end ACA after mandate repeal ()
Stress harms staff ability to deal with disasters ()
Philips telehealth ICU program saves $62M at Avera Heath ()
Warren Buffett: Healthcare venture with Amazon, JPMorgan not aimed at small savings ()
VoCare Develops the World's First Mobile Professional Grade Medical Multi-Diagnostic Device ()
4 recommendations to combat malicious use of AI ()
Method extracts EHR data for improved psychiatric care ()
InstaMed’s Deirdre Ruttle: ‘Very little tolerance’ for inefficiency as Apple, Amazon make waves ()
Expanding short-term insurance would increase premiums, uncompensated care ()
Non-ACA-compliant plans in spotlight in Idaho, Iowa ()
DOJ tackles cyber threats with new task force ()
30% of physicians meet criteria for burnout ()
What the AMA suggests Congress includes in opioid legislation ()
Bright idea: LED lighting may improve healthcare settings ()
AG Mednet Achieves EU-U.S. Privacy Shield and U.S.-Swiss Privacy Framework Compliance ()
UnitedHealth pushing new bundled payment initiatives ()
Steward may move HQ from Boston to Dallas ()
Groups shrug off HHS scrapping Obama-era goal on value-based care ()
Black patients less likely to be offered or receive knee replacement ()
AHA appoints John Riggi as senior adviser for cybersecurity, risk ()
Researchers develop low-cost sensor for motion monitoring ()
At-home blood-pressure monitoring could reduce hypertension hospital visits for expecting mothers ()
HIMSS18: 5 questions with CHIME-HIMSS CIO of the Year Randy McCleese ()
5 things to know about liberal group’s ‘Medicare Extra’ plan ()
Reducing readmissions with lay health workers ()
Power struggle threatens Atrium-UNC Health merger ()
Healthcare aims to improve utilization of AI ()
Siemens, 8 partners sign charter to improve cybersecurity ()
Cardiac medical devices could be at risk to hacking ()
Practice Fusion users will have to pay for software after Allscripts acquisition ()
Bon Secours, Mercy Health announce merger ()
How hospitals are measuring, addressing social determinants of health ()
Q&A: Johann Fernando on Fujifilm’s role in ‘the AI revolution’ and what the company has planned for HIMSS 2018 ()
Cedars-Sinai, Emulate scientists develop patient-on-a-chip ()
HHS receives 300 religious rights complaints in a month ()
How ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ may give patients the wrong ideas about hospital care ()
Organizations continue to struggle with cybersecurity ()
For-profit hospitals will save up to $800M this year thanks to tax overhaul ()
AI algorithm prevents spread of infectious diseases ()
Hospitals account for one-third of healthcare data breaches, affect the most individuals ()
Mystery provider behind plans for $1B hospital complex in Indiana ()
Mayo Clinic CEO John Noseworthy to retire at end of 2018 ()
3 things to know about proposed expansion of short-term insurance plans ()
SSI Appoints Jeff Miller as Chief Product Officer ()
The AI breakthrough in healthcare is still years away ()
Closed business still owes $100K for HIPAA violations ()
ATA announces Ann Mond Johnson as CEO ()
Healthcare trails other industries in cybersecurity ()
Swiss pharma company Roche buying Alphabet-backed oncology data startup for $1.9B ()
Mobile health, ketogenic diet reverse type 2 diabetes after one year ()
Ascension signs definitive agreement to acquire Chicago’s Presence Health ()
MIPS reporting requirements could be eliminated ()
HHS Secretary supports CDC researching gun violence ()
Using AI, deep learning to fight aging ()
Scientists develop living bandages for scar prevention ()
Why did GE’s Jeff Immelt join athenahealth? ()
$1B Medicare Advantage fraud case against UnitedHealth can proceed ()
Changes to Anthem’s ER policy not good enough, say ER docs ()
44% of healthcare organizations have yet to adopt telehealth ()
JPMorgan CEO on new healthcare partnership: ‘We simply want to do a better job’ ()
'20 years late': Docs on drug-maker's move to stop marketing OxyContin ()
FTC approves Advocate-Aurora merger ()
How Blue Cross of Idaho's new plans bring back pre-ACA insurance design ()
AHA to CMS: Delay application deadline for new bundled payment model ()
5 best practices for transitioning to the cloud ()
Scientists create lab-grown kidney tissue capable of producing urine ()
Health spending growth will accelerate through 2026 ()
Organ-on-chip technology shows activity of hepatitis B virus ()
Apple CEO wants presence in healthcare beyond apps, devices ()
HHS Secretary defends cuts to department in budget proposal ()
AAFP: 7 recommendations to reduce physician EHR burden ()
Digital scanning technology halves need for liver biopsies ()
ER expenditures for privately insured increased faster than Medicare, Medicaid ()
4 marketing strategies to improve patient engagement ()
‘Enough is enough': Hospitals bash new Medicare changes proposed in Trump’s budget ()
Children’s National Health System integrates mobile query system in EHRs ()
Hospital price growth hit 4-year high in Dec. 2017 ()
Aetna under investigation after medical director said he never looked at patient records ()
Trump budget would cut $675B in healthcare spending by 2028 ()
Telehealth organization receives reaccreditation by the Joint Commission ()
Researchers find implanted continuous glucose sensor safe, accurate ()