November 2018

UMass Memorial partners with AI platform to help monitor patients ()
CNBC: Judge mulls not approving CVS-Aetna agreement ()
Deep learning improves identification of adverse drug events from EHRs ()
HHS has a plan to reduce health IT, EHR burden ()
Nova Vision CEO: AI equalizes quality between rural, urban areas of China ()
CMS expands state waiver rules for account-based approach ()
Telemedicine adoption is picking up, but use is still uncommon ()
AMA: Healthcare insurance markets are highly consolidated, reducing competition ()
AI-powered health clinics open in Phoenix-area stores ()
Atrium breach exposes millions of patient records ()
Healthcare providers struggle with EHR adoption ()
RSNA 2018: Challenges and benefits of using AI in radiologists' workflows ()
Amazon’s new healthcare approach mines medical records ()
CVS Health completes $69B merger with Aetna ()
Amazon announces new HIPAA eligible machine-learning service ()
10 principles of radical redesign of the healthcare system ()
NYU to release large-scale MRI dataset for AI project with Facebook ()
Cigna-Express Scripts merger delayed ()
RSNA 2018: Researchers use AI to predict cancer survival, treatment response ()
Hospital recommends fundraising to patient who couldn’t afford heart transplant ()
CMS proposes new Medicare prescription drug rules ()
Nuance’s AI Marketplace Delivers AI at Scale with Industry’s First Workflow-Integrated Market for Diagnostic Imaging Algorithms ()
Philadelphia physician earns RSNA Margulis Award for AI research ()
CVS-Aetna deal approved by all regulators ()
CMS reapproves Medicaid work requirements in Kentucky ()
AI predicts risk of ER admission ()
Apple in talks with VA to give vets access to electronic medical records ()
Health insurer based benefits on sleep habits ()
Deep-learning algorithm matches, outperforms radiologists in screening chest X-rays ()
Amazon hires insurance exec for joint healthcare venture ()
CMS launching AI health challenge in 2019 ()
Oakland A’s exec believes AI, health tech will transform pro sports ()
Lawmakers to introduce bill to lower drug prices ()
Philips launches IntelliSpace Discovery* Research platform at RSNA to support the development and deployment of Artificial Intelligence assets in radiology ()
Computer uses machine learning to analyze breast cancer images ()
Former HHS Secretary Tom Price joins Georgia governor-elect’s transition team ()
MaxQ AI to integrate AI software that detects brain bleeds in imaging ()
CVS-Aetna deal now likely to close after Thanksgiving ()
Healthcare practitioners must be own ‘watchdogs’ in antibiotic prescribing ()
Q&A: Wision AI CEO talks new algorithm for polyp detection ()
CFOs struggle with too much data. AI can help ()
Wildfires lead HHS to declare public health emergency in California ()
Google deep-learning system grades prostate cancer with 70% accuracy ()
LifePoint finalizes $5.6B merger with RCCH HealthCare Partners ()
CommonWell rolls out IT connectivity nationwide in interoperability push ()
Medicare improper payments drop to lowest rate since 2010 ()
Study: AI tool detects skin cancers better than dermatologists ()
Pfizer to raise prices on 41 drugs in 2019 ()
Have not-for-profit hospitals peaked financially? ()
AI software used to better diagnose, treat coronary artery disease ()
GE Capital sells healthcare equipment business for $1.5B ()
California approves CVS Health-Aetna deal ()
AI healthcare IT market expected to cross $1.7B in 2019 ()
Healthcare orgs investing big in AI, expect positive returns ()
Cost reduction, disruption top of mind for healthcare leaders ()
AI detection of pediatric heart murmurs comparable to cardiologists ()
Housing reimbursement may be on the way for Medicaid ()
AI framework analyzes how online interactions impact treatment decisions for cancer patients ()
Humana, Kaiser have highest customer satisfaction ratings ()
Humana Joins CAQH and the National Effort to Streamline Healthcare Business Practices and Improve Provider Data ()
Where Medicare Advantage will cost the least in 2019 ()
$3.5M granted to develop robotic system to treat brain tumors ()
Consumers rate urgent care higher than EDs in Yelp reviews ()
Forbes spotlights 30 healthcare innovators under 30 ()
Mayo Clinic receives $200M gift ()
Waystar Expands Leadership Team to Accelerate Growth and Advancement Within Health Systems and Hospitals ()
Humana hits savings, care goals in ongoing shift to value-based care ()
Google Health absorbs DeepMind ()
NYT: Hospital mergers lead to higher costs for patients ()
CMS to allow Medicaid mental health demonstrations ()
AI causing anxiety for some medical students ()
Envision reaches contract agreement with Cigna ()
AI and big data research projects receive $5M to understand Alzheimer's disease ()
AI system designed to treat sepsis patients earlier ()
Healthcare organizations join blockchain effort to resolve credentialing inefficiencies ()
How to restore meaningfulness and do away with ‘stupid stuff’ in EHRs ()
Amazon expands list of HIPAA eligible AI services ()
Less than half of CIOs strongly trust their data ()
Oticon Kaizn, World’s First Personal AI Assistant for Your Ears, Wins Two 2019 CES Innovation Awards ()
Harvard Medical School receives $200M gift ()
Aetna to pay $25.5M after denying cancer coverage ()
Athenahealth sold for $5.7 billion ()
Digital health platform monitors patients with machine learning ()
Machine-learning tool accurately predicts cancer patient response to chemo drugs ()
Most clinicians in MIPS earned small payment bump in first year results ()
FDA will strengthen expanded access program for non-approved treatments ()
6 ways to improve clinical decision support in the AI era ()
Agency warns Trump administration of Medicaid work requirement consequences ()
Geisinger CEO hired by Google to oversee healthcare push ()
Ada launches initiative to improve healthcare access with AI ()
Health IT improves patient care in nursing homes ()
Can AI make doctors obsolete? Yes and no ()
CMS proposes to reform Medicaid managed care ()
FDA clears AI detection software for diagnosing brain bleeds ()
Reducing hospital superbugs costs just $2 per person ()
AI tools performed worse on data outside original health system ()
Harvard: AI may help solve healthcare's red-tape problem ()
FTC accuses Florida agency of selling $100M in fraudulent insurance plans ()
PwC: What the midterm shakeup means for healthcare ()
Perspective: Ethical challenges must be addressed with machine learning ()