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October 2018

Wisconsin receives approval for Medicaid work requirements (10/31/2018)

Mayo Clinic teams up with VR training platform (10/31/2018)

Morgan Stanley hired its first CMO (10/31/2018)

Japanese researchers use AI to detect fetal heart problems (10/31/2018)

Bundled payment convener triples business (10/31/2018)

Maine health systems to combine into $3B entity (10/31/2018)

Aetna profits jump, CVS tests new membership pilot (10/31/2018)

Health Leads Launches New Strategy to Advance Community-Led Health Aims (10/31/2018)

Scripps, Nvidia partner to promote use of AI with digital health sensors (10/30/2018)

Envision launches another reputation management campaign amid potential contract losses (10/30/2018)

Crowdfunding sites raise millions for dubious healthcare treatments (10/30/2018)

AMA announces $15M grant initiative to improve residency training (10/30/2018)

Utah insurer to pay enrollees to buy prescriptions from Mexico (10/30/2018)

AI data company H1 raises $6M (10/30/2018)

38% of Americans unaware ACA is still in effect (10/30/2018)

$5.6B acquisition of LifePoint Health approved by shareholders (10/30/2018)

Deep-learning model accurately assesses mammographic breast density (10/30/2018)

Insurers and payers are setting vastly different healthcare prices (10/30/2018)

Cricket Health Announces Key Senior Leadership Hires (10/30/2018)

Volume remains high, but healthcare deal values drop (10/29/2018)

Mayo Clinic, Eko to develop machine-learning based algorithm to detect heart diseases (10/29/2018)

Not everyone agrees Trump's new drug pricing model will work (10/29/2018)

88% of hospitals can electronically share patient records (10/29/2018)

Amazon will sell exclusive line of medical products (10/29/2018)

CMS expands telehealth in new Medicare Advantage rule (10/29/2018)

FDA approves Medtronic app that helps manage chronic pain (10/26/2018)

Like Apple and Amazon, Tesla opened a health clinic for employees (10/26/2018)

Anthem taps former Google search head to lead AI group (10/26/2018)

Wearable technology, mobile exercise apps named top fitness trends for 2019 (10/26/2018)

The Workspace of the Future: Making Breast Imaging Work Flow (10/26/2018)

Rethinking Image Sharing: Cleveland Trailblazers Link 20+ Hospitals and Provider Sites (10/26/2018)

VNAbling PACS Unites Cardiology and Radiology to the Benefit of Many (10/26/2018)

Harvard: Seriously ill people face seriously high medical bills, even when insured (10/26/2018)

Top medical innovations for 2019 (10/25/2018)

Philadelphia hospital warns patients of recent phishing attacks (10/25/2018)

Trump signs new opioid bills, introduces rule to lower drug prices (10/25/2018)

AI is a top medical innovation for 2019 (10/25/2018)

Healthcare spending increased across all US states, populations in 2017 (10/25/2018)

New, one-dose flu medicine approved by FDA (10/25/2018)

79% of people support medical devices that immediately alert physicians (10/25/2018)

Democrats: Lawsuit against Obamacare affects 15M on ACA exchange (10/25/2018)

Healthcare spending varies widely by location (10/25/2018)

Calgary Scientific names Barry Allen as new CEO and President (10/25/2018)

AMIA announces 2018 Signature Award winners (10/25/2018)

Blockchain could have huge impact on data sharing (10/24/2018)

Industry groups: New CMS policy puts Americans with pre-existing conditions at risk (10/24/2018)

Amazon Web Services joins NIH’s STRIDES Initiative (10/24/2018)

Endpoint cyberattacks cost organizations more than $7M on average (10/24/2018)

Rollback of pre-existing conditions protections would affect 102 million people (10/24/2018)

Healthcare becomes focus of November’s midterms (10/24/2018)

NY officials are looking at CVS’ drug price swings (10/24/2018)

Misdirected faxes, emails a top source of Medicaid data breaches (10/24/2018)

Americans delay medical care because it costs too much (10/23/2018)

Duke University Hospital launching AI system to treat sepsis patients (10/23/2018)

Walmart launches telehealth campaign with Doctor on Demand (10/23/2018)

Most Republicans support Medicare for all (10/23/2018)

Northwell Health is fundraising $1B (10/23/2018)

AI system could boost survival chances for sepsis patients (10/23/2018)

One-third of healthcare payments tied to alternative payment models (10/23/2018)

MA plans will offer more benefits in 2019 (10/23/2018)

Facebook posts can be indicators of depression in patients (10/23/2018)

Researchers developing smartphone app to educate people in India about diabetes (10/22/2018)

Time lists 50 most influential people in healthcare (10/22/2018)

Royal Philips launches AI-focused incubator program (10/22/2018)

CMS to loosen ACA restrictions in state waivers (10/22/2018)

Trump contradicts stance on healthcare for patients with pre-existing conditions (10/22/2018)

AI tool will help identify, treat deadly lung condition (10/22/2018)

75K consumer records accessed on ACA exchanges in data breach (10/22/2018)

MGMA Announces 2018-2019 Board of Directors (10/22/2018)

GHX Expands Executive Leadership Team to Support Growth in Healthcare Supply Chain, Data and Services Markets (10/22/2018)

One in six could be denied coverage under Anthem policy (10/19/2018)

EMR-based solutions help decrease unnecessary lab testing (10/19/2018)

Hospitals aren’t gaining much ground on reducing costs (10/19/2018)

FDA, DHS form partnership to address medical device cybersecurity (10/19/2018)

With revenue boom, UnitedHealth launches health record platform (10/19/2018)

Virtual physical therapy platform reduced costs for patients, as effective as traditional care (10/19/2018)

Hospitals are leaving $25B in savings on the table (10/19/2018)

NY officials consider blocking $69B CVS-Aetna merger (10/19/2018)

North Carolina hospital warns patients after phishing attack (10/18/2018)

Sequoia Project to host interoperability forum (10/18/2018)

Where the nursing shortage will be the worst (10/18/2018)

Pew: EHR reporting program should focus on safety, usability (10/18/2018)

Study: C. diff risks lie in laundry practices (10/18/2018)

Connecticut Insurance Department approves CVS-Aetna merger (10/18/2018)

Walgreens: Don’t call us just a retailer (10/18/2018)

Healthcare groups warn of consequences over new ACO rules (10/18/2018)

Formativ Health Partners with Conversa to Improve Patient-Provider Access and Clinically Intelligent Conversations (10/18/2018)

AI-enhanced virtual care could reduce ER visits (10/18/2018)

ACA has helped healthcare stocks boom (10/18/2018)

Most patients satisfied after video-based telemedicine adopted with ongoing clinical care (10/17/2018)

Apple watches will monitor hip, knee surgery patients (10/17/2018)

New Medicare Advantage plan launches with $300M in funding (10/17/2018)

Healthcare M&A slows 38% in third quarter (10/17/2018)

Telehealth monitoring effective method for tuberculosis treatments (10/17/2018)

Bloomberg: Athenahealth has five potential bidders (10/17/2018)

CareSource Names Executive Vice President, Strategic and External Relations (10/17/2018)

Purdue University researchers develop cheap, wearable ‘smart stickers’ (10/16/2018)

Walmart considering selling marijuana as medicine in Canada (10/16/2018)

Anthem to pay $16 million settlement for health data breach (10/16/2018)

Anthem to pay record-breaking $16 million settlement for health data breach (10/16/2018)

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