April 2018

Ex-Swedish Health surgeon suing Seattle Times over stories that led to his resignation ()
Drug competition didn’t stop sharp increase in MS spending ()
Physician shortage could hit 121,000 by 2030 ()
Mobile personal health record utilization remains low, but has potential in patient monitoring ()
U.S. News adds patient reviews on doctor profile pages ()
Consumers more comfortable with AI in healthcare than banking, retail ()
Workers biggest source of healthcare industry’s data breaches ()
Money matters for recruiting young male doctors—but women value work/life balance more ()
Cerner’s DOD contract will now include the Coast Guard ()
Rural hospital group in Texas finds success, controversy in eschewing commercial insurance ()
Eli Lilly, Sigilon Therapeutics collaborate to develop encapsulated cell therapies for type 1 diabetes ()
Greater data sharing exposes patient ID problems ()
Would telehealth really decrease spending? Experts discuss ()
iPad application doubles the number of patients screened for colon cancer ()
Wearable sensor collects glucose from cells between hair follicles ()
How a rural, independent hospital can survive ()
CNOs say nursing shortages are going to get worse ()
5 things to know about the final ACA rule for 2019 ()
Performance, privacy and self-efficiency linked to telehealth utilization in older populations ()
Healthcare cybersecurity claims represent 28% of total breach costs ()
Half the advice on implanted cardiac defibrillators from online message boards is inaccurate ()
Insurance leaders warn big ACA premium hikes coming for 2019 ()
AMA, Google announce interoperability, innovation challenge ()
Lawsuit claims Apple used startup patent ideas for its watch-based heart rate sensor ()
It’s Optum, not Amazon, that is ‘scaring the crap' out of hospitals ()
California would control healthcare prices for privately insured under new legislation ()
$2.6B collected from healthcare fraud cases by HHS, DOJ ()
ONC releases guide to improve EHR utilization ()
Adam Boehler officially named new CMMI director ()
How Anthem may win by sitting out healthcare’s merger mania ()
WebMD redesigns its 'symptom checker' tool ()
VA: ‘There is no effort underway to privatize VA’ ()
AAFP, Zipnosis partner to develop telehealth platform for family physicians ()
Facebook ends project to share data with healthcare orgs, hospitals ()
MedPAC votes on pay cut for freestanding EDs, considers consolidating hospital reporting programs ()
Facebook wanted hospitals to share patient data ()
Athenahealth’s Jonathan Bush: EHR software will eventually be free ()
Can the brain grow neurons later in life? For now, the answer is ‘maybe’ ()
Baby boomers a boon—and a burden—for orthopedic surgeons ()
The 10 largest ACOs ()
FDA’s Gottlieb: Internet providers need to act to eliminate illegal online sales ()
Surgeon General urges people to carry opioid overdose antidote naloxone ()
Patient portals could be causing additional patient stress ()
Apple hires Google’s chief of search and AI ()
Quality improvement program reduces EHR alerts, saves clinicians 1.5 hours a week ()
Implementation of EHR not linked to outcomes for heart failure patients ()
CHS sued by Microsoft over alleged copyright infringement ()
Democrats in California at odds over push for single-payer ()
CDC makes progress in fighting ‘nightmare bacteria’—but asks for more help from hospitals, physicians ()
CDC: ‘Nightmare bacteria’ hitting U.S. hospitals ()
CMS: 11.8M enrolled on ACA exchanges but ‘more affordable options are needed’ ()
High cost of billing complexity: Up to $54B in physician office revenue challenged every year ()
Social network sites improve communication between patients, providers—but put data at risk ()
Improving EHRs to reduce burnout ()
Smartphone app outperforms conventional exam in assessing blood flow ()
ACA improved certain outcomes, increased utilization among previously uninsured ()
7 things to know about development, marketing of mHealth apps ()
How Iowa’s new law gets around ACA insurance requirements ()
Delivering meals to vulnerable patients may reduce ED visits ()
‘Mini brains’ are now able to grow veins, show potential to help stroke patients ()
5 things to know about final Medicare Advantage, Part D rule for 2019 ()
Researchers develop injectable bandage ()
AI uses wearable data to predict biological age ()
Inappropriately overriding EHR alerts leads to a 6-fold increase in adverse drug events ()
Doctors suing Atrium Health will be allowed to leave system ()
GE Healthcare selling software units for $1.05B ()
Online physician reviews don't correlate with patient satisfaction surveys ()
Mixed results for Medicaid maternity bundle in Texas ()
At-home DNA tests miss the mark in accuracy ()
New CDC director: We can end AIDS epidemic within 7 years ()
Hospitals worried about impact of potential Walmart-Humana deal ()
AAAHC Announces Winners of the Bernard A. Kershner Innovations in Quality Improvement Award ()
'Blockchain alliance' looks to test technology on provider directories ()