May 2018

Online consumer ratings of healthcare providers are highly skewed ()
Nurses satisfied with telehealth in treatment of chronic disease ()
7 comments on AI's potential in diabetes management ()
Senator promotes price transparency, short-term insurance in healthcare plan ()
AMA touts leadership combating opioid epidemic as story labels group a barrier to reforms ()
New Jersey, Vermont enact their own individual mandates ()
5 new members of MedPAC include former ONC chief ()
Drawing application helps elderly, impaired patients to pinpoint pain ()
Patients feel engaged, supported by mHealth after outpatient surgery ()
Telehealth increases patient participation in genetic counseling ()
5 tips to reduce end-point complexity, improve strategic alignment ()
S&P: 340B cuts will weaken nonprofit hospitals ()
Industry groups overwhelmingly oppose short-term insurance, AHP proposals ()
The eyes have it: Optometrist's tool may help diagnose, treat schizophrenia ()
Athenahealth’s Jonathan Bush staying put after past domestic violence is revealed ()
WellCare to buy Meridian Health Plans for $2.5B ()
Azar ramps up rhetoric in pushing drug price blueprint ()
California’s rate-setting bill shelved ()
AAMC: Teaching hospitals increased community benefit spending post-ACA ()
Insurers’ secretive deals with hospitals can force patients to pay exorbitant rates ()
Telehealth saves $4.1M for Spectrum Health ()
Less educated, nonwhite patients appreciate access to clinician notes the most ()
mHealth as effective as in-person care for patients with serious mental illness ()
CMS’s direct provider contracting model draws mixed response ()
California’s ACA exchange will punish hospitals ordering unnecessary procedures ()
Steward accused of going to extremes to discourage referrals to other hospitals ()
Memorial Hermann announces leadership changes ()
Doctor On Demand passes 1M virtual visits ()
What conservative groups want from another ACA repeal effort ()
American Academy of Pediatrics selects SnapMD as telehealth provider ()
1 in 3 healthcare organizations have experienced a cyberattack ()
Partners finalizes merger agreement with Care New England ()
Individual mandate repeal won’t be as bad for insurance coverage as previously thought ()
Illinois hospitals’ tax exemptions at risk in court case ()
Black Book: Fortified Health top cybersecurity provider for medical devices ()
Half of medication-related harm in discharged patients is preventable ()
Tablet use before bed could spell trouble for sleep patterns ()
Organizations are trying to improve security, but employees remain an obstacle ()
Anthem to buy palliative care provider Aspire ()
Hospital debt is big business for banks and law firms ()
Mayo Clinic sells off health plan to Wisconsin’s WEA Trust ()
‘Right-to-try’ legislation approved by Congress ()
Algorithm for mobile analysis of ECG predicts R peaks with 99.7% sensitivity ()
SnapMD launches new function within virtual platform ()
CDC: Uninsured rate didn’t rise significantly in 2017 ()
ER physicians say facilities aren’t fully prepared for surge in patients ()
Researchers develop tech for improved prosthetic movement ()
MGMA: Most practice leaders unware of direct primary care ()
Providence Medical Group CEO: US ‘5 to 10 years out’ from moving to single-payer ()
Intermountain develops tool to predict risk of hospitalization for COPD patients ()
mHealth provides more benefits to diabetes patients adept at self-management ()
London hospitals plan to use AI in place of clinicians for certain tasks ()
Safety program reduces SSIs by 61% after colorectal procedures ()
Quorum Health CEO to retire ()
Intermountain Medical Center names Blair Kent as new administrator ()
HCA eyeing purchase of Envision with private equity partner ()
Cerner president blames ‘fake news’ for reports of troubled DOD rollout ()
Trump nominates acting VA Secretary to fill role permanently ()
UnitedHealth: Medicaid more cost-effective than ACA plans ()
Smartphone training improves clinical trial participation in elderly populations ()
Hospitals use Facebook for education, communication ()
Comprehensive care physician model improves care, lowers hospitalization ()
HHS proposing stripping Title X funding from clinics providing, referring abortions ()
New AHIP chief: Insurers are watching single-payer proposals closely ()
TransUnion acquires Healthcare Payment Solutions ()
After long delay, Cerner reaches agreement with VA on EHR contract ()
AHA backing legislation to change antitrust reviews ()
Algorithm uses 53 data points to predict life expectancy after heart failure ()
Medicare Part D consolidation will only get worse with proposed megamergers ()
Machine learning achieves 79% accuracy in identifying long QT syndrome ()
Using EMRs to improve monitoring of long-term clinical trial outcomes ()
Heart transplant deaths lead to tougher scrutiny at St. Luke’s in Houston ()
Vermont’s drug importation plan meets opposition from HHS, PhRMA ()
Senator backs off subpoena threat for CMS chief ()
AI software IDs common cause of stroke, dementia ()
AI, wearable technology collaborate to predict health problems ()
Primary care compensation rising as practices get spooked about physician shortage ()
mHealth perceived as useful in treating gestational diabetes ()
Billing, clerical errors cost Illinois' Cook County hospitals $165M ()
California’s aid-in-dying law overturned in court ()
PhRMA opposed to parts of Trump’s drug pricing plan ()
App connects elderly patients to 'grandkids-on-demand' ()
UK group raises ethical concerns regarding AI in healthcare ()
Bias in clinical notes impacts treatment of patient pain ()
Teledermatology cuts time to clinical resolution by 26 days ()
3 things CMS’s Verma said about agency’s Medicaid, ACA moves ()
Using multiple RCM solutions isn’t solving problems with denials ()
U.S. health spending began soaring in 1980 ()
Maryland all-payer model expands beyond hospitals ()
Microsoft announces AI program for individuals with disabilities ()
Phoning it in: Telehealth costs $110 less than a primary care visit ()
Wearable sleep technology has merits—but a lack of evidence hinders clinical growth ()
Recording visits could cut physician burnout—but policy barriers persist ()
Vermont’s statewide ACO-like system closely watched by state policymakers ()
5 of the most common deficiencies found by HFAP ()
Global EHR market expected to hit nearly $40B by 2022 ()
Team aims to corral KRAS-mutated cancer by testing drugs on 3D spheres ()
CMS rejects Iowa’s plan to direct more Medicaid funds to private nursing homes ()
MRI prices higher in the US ()
5 things to know about Trump’s plan to lower drug prices ()