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October 2018

Apple watches to track joint replacement surgery patients (10/16/2018)

Dot app may help plan, prevent pregnancies (10/16/2018)

Drug pricing transparency rule has no teeth (10/16/2018)

Trump administration taps Mary Mayhew to oversee Medicaid (10/16/2018)

Indictments handed down in $1B telemedicine fraud scheme (10/16/2018)

Drug companies will publish prices as Trump administration takes aim at industry (10/15/2018)

Apple to donate 1,000 watches for study on eating disorders (10/15/2018)

Despite Blockchain's potential in healthcare, trust remains an issue (10/15/2018)

Medicare Advantage plans improperly denying claims (10/15/2018)

Aetna, Humana settle fines for information breach, coverage gaps (10/15/2018)

Americans want doctors to talk about more than sickness (10/15/2018)

FibriCheck heart monitoring app earns FDA approval (10/15/2018)

Politico: High cost of healthcare travels over party lines (10/15/2018)

Minnesota Department of Human Services issues notice to residents after data breach (10/12/2018)

Enrollees fear Medicare won’t be around for their children (10/12/2018)

Report analyzes how providers use clinical decision support systems (10/12/2018)

KKR completes $9.9B purchase of Envision (10/12/2018)

Mental health patients like having access to EMRs, clinical notes (10/12/2018)

Sen. Grassley asks for FTC investigation over secret hospital-insurer contracts (10/12/2018)

National uninsured rate climbs to 15.5% (10/12/2018)

4 ways to regulate safety, effectiveness of mobile apps (10/11/2018)

How providers are making inroads in value-based care (10/11/2018)

Penn Medicine launches initiative to make EHRs better for physicians (10/11/2018)

AHA supports $100M telehealth pilot (10/11/2018)

CVS Health adds new board members, shifts execs in Aetna deal closure (10/11/2018)

VA, DOD pledge to align efforts during EHR rollout (10/11/2018)

Amedisys to become third-largest hospice provider after $340M acquisition (10/11/2018)

Democrats fail to overturn expansion of short-term health plans (10/11/2018)

Amazon patent proposes new Alexa feature that can tell when a user is sick (10/10/2018)

AMA says CVS-Aetna deal conditions aren’t good enough (10/10/2018)

New, noninvasive blood glucose test as effective as finger prick test (10/10/2018)

Male nurses make more than female counterparts (10/10/2018)

Flo Health partners with company to develop digital tool that screens for heavy menstrual bleeding (10/10/2018)

MA enrollment expected to exceed 22 million in 2019 (10/10/2018)

Trump op-ed slams Democrats for support of Medicare for all (10/10/2018)

Mayo Clinic completes Epic EHR rollout (10/10/2018)

Venture capital has sunk $23B into healthcare (10/10/2018)

CVS-Aetna deal gets DOJ’s preliminary approval (10/10/2018)

Mayo Clinic completes Epic EHR rollout (10/10/2018)

Companies hope to use AI for early detection of Parkinson’s (10/09/2018)

California court rules lawsuit over breach of HIV patient records can move forward (10/09/2018)

Almost 1,300 participants signed up for latest bundled payment model (10/09/2018)

Healthcare companies accounted for most security incidents in first half of 2018 (10/09/2018)

Kaiser: Millennials don’t care for primary care doctors (10/09/2018)

Envision is tackling surprise billing amid contract tensions (10/09/2018)

EHR company eClinicalWorks to integrate with CMS Blue Button 2.0 (10/09/2018)

House Speaker Paul Ryan opposes Medicare for all (10/09/2018)

Hundreds of medical records found on Houston sidewalk (10/08/2018)

Protected health information of 19K Toyota employees, health plan members potentially exposed (10/08/2018)

Only 39% of healthcare providers confident in medical device security (10/08/2018)

Johns Hopkins develops tool to combat costly no-show appointments (10/08/2018)

Telehealth models just as effective as in-person care when treating psoriasis patients (10/08/2018)

CMS boosts transparency around accreditation organizations (10/08/2018)

Forbes op-ed: Technology won’t replace physician-patient relationship (10/08/2018)

Reuters: Civitas considering potential sale (10/08/2018)

Study: Requesting medical records can be ‘complicated, burdensome’ for US patients (10/05/2018)

Kaiser: Employer-sponsored health plan premiums are rising (10/05/2018)

PwC: New provider systems to supplant traditional hospital models (10/05/2018)

High regulatory burdens are taking away from patient care (10/05/2018)

Cerner announces team for VA EHR project (10/05/2018)

Babyscripts program, Wisconsin health network announce partnership (10/04/2018)

How Mayo Clinic’s network strategy boosts patient outcomes (10/04/2018)

RTI patients prescribed antibiotics during virtual visits more satisfied than others (10/04/2018)

CVS will keep Aetna headquarters for next decade (10/04/2018)

Improving the promotion of women to healthcare leadership roles (10/04/2018)

Canada joins Five Eye Allies to request backdoor access into smart devices (10/04/2018)

Did the HRRP lower readmissions at the cost of patient safety? The debate continues (10/04/2018)

LA organization receives $250K grant for ‘smart’ inhaler project (10/04/2018)

How Montana negotiated lower healthcare costs (10/04/2018)

Fitbit health data used to arrest man accused of killing stepdaughter (10/04/2018)

Patient information exposed on Twitter during Gwinnett Medical Center breach (10/03/2018)

CMS’s aim to cut documentation will be a payment cut (10/03/2018)

Commentary: AI systems should be evaluated in clinical settings (10/03/2018)

Nearly half of ER doctors experience assault on the job (10/03/2018)

Digital pathology company raises $8.3M to expand AI platforms (10/03/2018)

Grocery and pharma team up in Kroger-Walgreens partnership (10/03/2018)

FDA raids California offices of e-cigarette maker (10/03/2018)

Humana and Heritage launch MA partnership (10/03/2018)

Trump says he’ll ‘always fight’ for people with pre-existing conditions; DOJ’s stance says otherwise (10/02/2018)

Survey: Most doctors believe EHRs negatively impact patient relationships, workflow (10/02/2018)

Kyruus Adds Seasoned Healthcare Technology Leader, Stephen Kahane, M.D., M.S., to Its Board of Directors (10/02/2018)

MA provider shells out $270M for False Claims Act settlement (10/02/2018)

New tool aims to simplify medical records requests (10/02/2018)

Baylor Scott & White, Memorial Hermann announce merger plans (10/02/2018)

Newly-launched Caren app helps families manage care for senior citizens (10/02/2018)

Fortune releases 1st annual Best Workplaces in Aging Services ranking (10/02/2018)

Cybersecurity threats named top health technology hazard for 2019 (10/02/2018)

The Week: US edging toward ‘nursing crisis’ (10/02/2018)

GE names new CEO; GE Healthcare still plans split from parent company (10/01/2018)

GE names new CEO; GE Healthcare still plans to split from parent company (10/01/2018)

Immigrants’ private insurance premiums exceed amount they receive in benefits (10/01/2018)

Using VR while exercising may help with performance, exhaustion (10/01/2018)

UnitedHealth Group acquires Genoa Healthcare for $2.5B (10/01/2018)

AI-based grading system diagnoses diabetic retinopathy (10/01/2018)

Top 3 strategies of healthcare’s best performers (10/01/2018)

Top Cigna execs to retain positions after Express Scripts deal finalized (10/01/2018)

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