May 2018

Lack of resources, financial difficulties remain top barriers to patient portal implementation ()
mHealth apps could improve stress management—but apps lack value ()
Nurse satisfaction with EHR reaches 79%—up 55% since 2014 ()
Avizia, Regroup partner expand telehealth-related behavioral services ()
‘Just Culture’ has failed to eliminate ‘culture of blame’ in hospitals ()
Health spending, prices growing even as insurance coverage falls ()
Amazon's Alexa has its own ‘health & wellness’ team ()
Diabetes apps could improve blood glucose control—but further study is needed ()
Doctors at Children’s Hospital Oakland allege favoritism toward UCSF since 2014 merger ()
Older patients optimistic about technology's ability to improve medication adherence ()
Integrative medicine reduces pain, hospital costs ()
VA sets Memorial Day deadline to decide on Cerner EHR ()
UnitedHealth expanding bundles after positive results ()
3 things to know about ‘healthcare voters’ in 2018 elections ()
Trump’s pharma plan: Raise prices overseas to lower them in US ()
Hospitals without competition have higher prices ()
Precision medicine tool predicts deadly form of rare cancer ()
Researchers develop AI oncologist to assist cancer patients ()
Addressing EHR regulatory requirements as the cause of burnout ()
Japan pharma giant Takeda to buy Shire for $62B ()
Q&A: In a Flash: How to Build an Enterprise Imaging AI Infrastructure ()
Humans Keeping Machines in Check ()
External candidates may make more effective hospital CEOs ()
ACA stabilization bill is dead, says Republican sponsor, as insurers propose major premium hikes ()
MDs: Get Ready to Change with AI ()
‘Huge Promise’ for AI & Pop Health ()
100 days into HHS tenure, Alex Azar earns higher praise than Tom Price ()
When Do We Add AI to Radiology Training Programs? ()
Paul Chang: 4 Challenges of AI for Radiology ()
Inside The Healthcare Research Revolution: Tiny Babies + Sharper Imaging + Deep Learning = Healthier Kids ()
Healthcare AI Startups See Record Deals ()
Who Is JASON and Why Does He Care About Healthcare? ()
Pipeline Aplenty: FDA Greenlighting Medical AI Apps ()
An Inside-out Look at AI in Outpatient Radiology ()
Healthcare Researchers Using AI: Don't Let Data Access Derail Clinical Breakthroughs ()
Tapping The Value of Data at The Right Place, in Real Time: Top Questions for Healthcare Leaders ()
Welcome to The Age of Intelligence: Matching Mind and Machine ()
5 objectives in CMS’s rural health strategy ()
Machine learning IDs dangerous bacterial strains ()
Change Healthcare, Adobe, Microsoft team up to develop patient engagement tool ()
Communication bundle uses early warning signs to improve care ()
70% of primary care providers hope genetic testing will improve outcomes within 5 years ()
CMS’s Verma suggests upside-only ACOs ‘are not producing results’ ()
74% of providers see use in genetic testing—but only 14% ready to interpret results ()
Why Trump’s proposed healthcare cuts may go nowhere ()
CMS draws line on reforms by rejecting lifetime limits in Medicaid ()
Change Healthcare partners with Microsoft, Adobe on new engagement platform ()
Fitbit adds menstrual cycle tracking to smartwatch ()
30% of patients who used telehealth receive in-person care within a year ()
Feedback on opioid prescribing data improves clinicians' self-perceptions ()
CMS approves New Hampshire to impose Medicaid work requirements ()
Trump claims ACA is dead—but IRS still plans to enforce employer mandate ()
Elliott makes $7B all-cash bid for Athenahealth ()
Lower health literacy results in poorer surgical recovery outcomes ()
Researchers develop biodegradable hydrogel to print human tissue ()
36% of readmissions at 7 days could be prevented ()
Partners HealthCare talking merger with insurer Harvard Pilgrim ()
CMS’s Verma: Recent rules ‘only the beginning’ of pushing consumerism ()
HHS sued over failing to release communications on family planning grants, religious freedom ()
FDA is looking for an EHR system ()
Allscripts paying $60M for patient engagement platform HealthGrid ()
TeleHealth Services launches virtual assist to address nurse shortages ()
Boosting user acceptance could improve utilization of clinical decision support tools ()
25% of organizations fully adhere to ONC's SAFER guidelines for EHRs ()
5 things to know about state health system performance rankings ()
Tom Price walks back comments saying ACA mandate repeal will drive up costs ()
Cerner earnings hurt by delay in EHR contract for VA ()
AAFP: EHRs ‘suck the life out of everyone that uses them’ ()
Exercise app uses crowdsourced data to develop personalized plans ()
Patient adherence is significantly higher in the hospital, among male patients ()
Researchers develop retinal prosthesis for blind patients ()
Upside-only ACOs will leave if forced to take on downside risk ()
Moody’s: For-profit hospitals’ outlook stable but value-based care investments are needed ()
CMS cancels announcement about rejecting lifetime limits in Medicaid ()
$5,751 for an ice pack? Hefty bills await patients just for walking into ER ()
Serial killer case raises concerns about privacy, security with DNA tests ()
Ascension forms ‘global supply chain’ joint venture with Australia’s Ramsay ()
VA launches system providing patients with medical images ()
Telehealth can reach underserved populations—including those in prison ()
eHealth interventions could improve care quality but barriers to workflow persist ()
American Well launches new telehealth app for providers ()
Former HHS chief Tom Price: Repealing individual mandate will harm ACA markets ()
Massachusetts hospitals say setting patient limits for nurses will cost $1B ()
Uninsured rate on the rise—up 4M since 2016 ()
Molina won’t rule out return to certain ACA markets ()
Bonuses driving the upward trend in C-suite compensation ()