| 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 () |
