February 2018

Apple Watch detects individuals with diabetes with 85% accuracy ()
Deep learning algorithm identifies candidates for palliative care—and predicts death ()
Seizure detection smartwatch receives FDA clearance ()
UCSF envisions new hospital after $500M donation ()
Purdue Pharma, producer of OxyContin, stops promoting opioids to physicians ()
5 questions about healthcare ahead of Trump budget proposal ()
3D holographic measurements meet gold standard ()
50% of physicians put organizations at risk of security incident ()
Electronic signatures top 4 EHR compliance-related issues ()
Kaiser’s Permanente tops list of 10 largest medical group owners ()
64% of patients excited about AI-powered nurse assistants ()
Ridesharing doesn’t reduce missed appointments for Medicaid patients ()
Physicians spend years working toward the Olympics ()
Scientists fully mature human eggs in a laboratory ()
Nurses to strike at Berkshire Medical Center by end of February ()
CVS CEO: 'We're going to deliver' on what Amazon-JPMorgan-Berkshire deal aspires to do ()
Budget deal delays DSH cuts, repeals ACA panel, changes MIPS cost component ()
Diabetes patient who engage in mHealth reduce glycated hemoglobin ()
Smart thermometer predicts flu 3 weeks in advance ()
Utilization of patient portals continues to increase ()
Humana will consolidate primary care clinics into new company ()
Personnel shortages a growing concern for hospital CEOs ()
Newly renamed Atrium Health to merge with Georgia’s Navicent ()
Former GE CEO Immelt named chair of Athenahealth ()
ACA exchange enrollment dropped by less-than-expected 3.7% ()
Machine learning predicts hypertension onset from EHR data ()
What is—and isn’t—an Advanced APM in 2018 ()
Medopad startup uses large populations in China to train AI ()
Judge tosses lawsuit alleging double-billing by Epic: ‘Based on pure speculation’ ()
Georgia continues as a M&A hotspot with 4 combinations completed or near finished ()
Carolinas HealthCare System rebrands as it pursues merger with UNC Health Care ()
Text reminders raise medication adherence in Medicare patients by 14% ()
Abbott introduces additional features to diabetes management app ()
5 things healthcare should know about House spending bill ()
Drones could deliver medical supplies to hospitals under North Carolina proposal ()
Microsoft introduces Cortana Intelligence Institute ()
What drove hospitals’ rapid expansion of palliative care ()
Health IT can lead to improved clinical outcomes ()
Researchers recommend changes to guidelines for participant feedback in clinical trials ()
How successes, failures of early CMMI models can inform a 'new direction' ()
Allscripts integrates with Luma Health engagement system ()
Kindred asks stockholders to approve Humana merger ()
Single-payer isn’t California’s only option for universal healthcare ()
Disney bypassing insurers to offer HMO plans with Orlando Health, Florida Hospital ()
Former CMS chief launches advocacy group ()
Apple, Cisco, Aon, Allianz introduce approaches to cyber risk management ()
Is your cloud service provider HIPAA ready? ()
Blue Cross Blue Shield: Reinsurance needed to bolster ACA markets ()
E-consult adoption depends on perceptions of clinicians ()
Blacks, Medicaid users see fewer annual wellness visits ()
Management partners may be a major driver of ACO activity ()
lifeIMAGE Launches Clinical Connector, Increasing Healthcare Interoperability to Benefit Patients, Hospitals and Radiologists ()
Researchers develop edible QR code for personalized medicine ()
Hospitalizations reduced by regional collaboration in Ohio ()
Rural patients reluctant to use telemedicine—even when infrastructure is in place ()
CMS cancels Direct Decision Support Model ()
Indiana becomes 2nd state approved for Medicaid work requirements ()
Lack of clinical evidence could hold back technology ()
Intermountain CEO: Hospital-run generics company may include 1,000+ facilities ()
EHR comorbidity information lacking in accuracy ()
Epic, Optimum earn top honors in Best of KLAS awards ()
ACA repeal not on Republican agenda for 2018 ()
Justice Department requests more info on CVS-Aetna merger ()
Computer reads brain activity to ID the song a patient is listening to ()
How Idaho’s insurance plan would violate ACA ()
5 things to know about proposed MA rates, Part D changes for 2019 ()
AI interprets radiology reports with 91% accuracy ()
Indicted interim CEO picked to lead Broward Health ()
Wasteful healthcare spending totaled $282M in Washington state ()
Hospitals can expect 7.35% increase in drug prices ()
Harvard startup creates AI health coach to improve communication ()
STREAM management system improves quality of life in cancer patients ()
Wellmont, MHSA get final OK to merge into Ballad Health ()
Why Apple may change EHRs for the better ()
The Best and Brightest Minds in Health Care Convene at AMGA 2018 Annual Conference ()