| Aspire Health email system hacked, loses some protected health information |
| Veterans, individuals with kidney disease being asked to test new app |
| MA appeals overturn 75% of claims denials |
| Washington State University researchers develop sensor that runs on glucose |
| MA enrollment to expand, premiums to drop in 2019 |
| Socioeconomic data contributes little to population risk assessment, study finds |
| HHS Sec. Azar slams Medicare for All |
| Boston Children's Hospital, MedStar Health earn ONC interoperability award |
| Survey: 44% of US adults would trust AI for cancer diagnosis, treatment recommendation |
| New smartphone app, project aims to learn more about dementia |
| GAO report: HHS didn’t violate laws by lobbying against ACA |
| Medicaid expansion pays off the most for rural states |
| NITRD requests information on AI research, development plan |
| Readmission penalties reduced for safety-net hospitals |
| EHR alert tool effectively screens for sleep apnea in epilepsy patients |
| Verma defends Medicaid work requirements after thousands lose coverage |
| WellCare to buy Aetna’s Part D biz in CVS deal divestiture |
| Survey: Most people, millennials share healthcare experiences online |
| Univ. of Houston researchers design smartphone system that can detect lead in tap water |
| 80,000 Americans died of the flu last year |
| NY Times: Medicaid work requirements don’t work if beneficiaries aren’t aware |
| Data, analytics concerns top lists of challenges healthcare execs expect to face in 2019 |
| Hospital patients in outpatient settings are sicker, poorer |
| Healthcare providers, health plans accounted for most breaches, patient records exposed |
| SCAN HEALTH PLAN APPOINTS ADRIENNE MORRELL TO SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT OF PUBLIC, GOVERNMENT AND COMMUNITY AFFAIRS |
| Memorial Sloan Kettering fundraising campaign won’t focus on utilizing AI in cancer treatments |
| Community Health Systems to pay $262M in DOJ settlement |
| Humana launches health institute with Univ. of Houston |
| UMass Memorial entities ordered to pay $230K fine for data breaches |
| Hospitals settle with HHS for $1M HIPAA violations for documentary filming |
| Researchers receive $2.8M to develop app for assessing soldiers health |
| Medicaid spending hit $581B in 2016 |
| Who experiences burnout? That depends on how it's defined |
| SOC Telemed Announces Partnership with Sound Physicians |
| AI platform shows promise in improving drug combination designs, personalized treatments |
| Ex-Louisiana Governor Jindal added to WellCare board of directors |
| PBMs blame insurers for high drug prices |
| Teladoc Health launches new virtual healthcare service |
| Another industry group speaks out against CVS-Aetna deal |
| FDA awards $6.6M grant to pediatric group for work with medical devices |
| Researchers use EHR system to screen social determinants of health |
| Trump administration may limit green cards for immigrants on Medicaid |
| 68 cataract patients left nearly blind after receiving injections of knockoff drug |
| Free tuition may not solve the looming doctor shortage |
| Top 10 healthcare challenges for 2019 |
| Reviews rolling in for new Apple Watch, ECG app |
| New app seeks to improve overall health of hearing aid users |
| More industry groups oppose changes to ACO program |
| Alzheimer’s and dementia cases will double by 2060 |
| Chicago researchers warn against using smart pills |
| Boston hospitals fined nearly $1M for potential HIPAA violations |
| CVS in ‘home stretch’ of antitrust process to acquire Aetna for $69B |
| Orthopedic clinic sees increased documentation time, costs after EMR implementation |
| Andy Slavitt’s Town Hall Ventures raises $115M |
| Pew Charitable Trusts report pushes for API use in healthcare |
| High cost of healthcare is an economic killer |
| Pennsylvania health insurance company warns of security breach |
| ACOs need time before they see savings |
| HHS encourages physicians to use telemedicine to combat opioid epidemic |
| Healthcare spending rose 44% over last decade |
| Fitbit, Humana expand partnership |
| Fitbit launches platform aimed at health providers, expands with Humana |
| Healthcare providers welcome speech recognition in EHR systems |
| AHA releases stewardship principles to defend 340B drug program |
| Study: Physicians are unhappy with EHR design, interoperability |
| DOJ: Cigna deal unlikely to harm consumers, limit competition |
| WSJ: Secret hospital contracts prevent healthcare savings |
| Physicians like their jobs more than the earnings |
| Senate approves sweeping opioid bill |
| Researchers develop portable device for disease screening |
| Medical scribes could temper physician burnout, EHR burden |
| Coca-Cola considers putting cannabis in a health drink |
| Opinion: EHRs are tools of Big Brother driving physicians away from medicine |
| New CVS Health policy will exclude drugs above cost-effectiveness threshold |
| Therapists use virtual reality to help treat phobias |
| $69B CVS-Aetna deal may get regulatory approval soon |
| TriMedx to buy Aramark’s healthcare tech division for $300M |
| ER worker allegedly stole, sold patient records through encrypted phone app |
| $67B Cigna-Express Scripts deal clears DOJ |
| CMS proposes cutting more regulations |
| Researchers receive funding to develop 'organs-on-chips' |
| Fiber optic laser technique could improve wearables, endoscopy |
| Jefferson and Einstein Healthcare Network reach definitive merger agreement |
| Most parents believe electronics cause sleeping problems for teens |
| CVS execs bullish on Aetna merger, drug rebate reforms |
| Dartmouth finds article is plagiarized, but NEJM refuses to retract it |
| Hurricane Florence will have long-term health system impact |
| 40K notified after ransomware attack on Fetal Diagnostic Institute |
| Maryland files lawsuit to protect the ACA |
| Cigna venture fund to invest in innovative healthcare companies |
| Researchers use CRISPR tool to identify cancer mutations |
| Technology tackles duplicate medical record challenge |
| Mayo Clinic partners with Medica to offer new health insurance |
| Most physicians aren’t asked for feedback during EHR optimization efforts |
| Top cancer doctor resigns over medical journal disclosure scandal |
| Researchers develop Band-Aid sized ultrasound scanner |
| Health insurance coverage rates were steady in 2017 |
| Apple's new watch can conduct an ECG in 30 seconds |
| Data sharing gathers momentum in healthcare |
| Hospitals sue HHS over 340B price transparency |
