December 2018

Top AI, clinical innovation stories of 2018 ()
Top stories of 2018 ()
Apple promotes Giannandrea to SVP of machine learning, AI strategy ()
Walgreens teams up with Verily to tackle chronic conditions ()
Cigna uses AI to predict prescription opioid abuse ()
CMS finalizes changes to the ACO program ()
Software developer that offers conversational AI acquired for $1B ()
Questions linger around AI's potential in healthcare ()
Cigna, Express Scripts close $67B merger ()
AI program to advance microscopic image analysis ()
Value-based care made major headway in 2017 ()
5 challenges deep learning faces in medicine ()
3 in 10 Americans delay healthcare due to high costs ()
CMS to scrutinize conflicts of interest among accrediting organizations ()
AI could increase healthcare access for patients ()
Judge tells CVS, Aetna to keep operations separate during antitrust review ()
UK doctors skeptical AI will fully replace them ()
$67B Cigna-Express Scripts deal approved by final regulator ()
GE files for IPO of healthcare unit ()
Drugmakers Pfizer and Glaxo to combine business units ()
AI, big data to have biggest impact on pharma in 2019 ()
Biggest healthcare deals of 2018 ()
Democrats seek clarity on ruling that overturns Affordable Care Act ()
K Health raises $25M for AI-powered health app ()
DOJ to take on Sutter Health in False Claims Act lawsuit ()
Amazon’s vision for healthcare future comes into focus ()
Assistive robot performs some nursing tasks in Dallas hospital ()
How AI can improve EHR systems ()
Nearly 17K Arkansas residents lose health insurance over Medicaid requirements ()
Canadian university launches center to build AI 'machines with morals' ()
Healthcare stocks drop after Obamacare ruling ()
Texas judge rules ACA unconstitutional ()
Media report of pediatric heart surgery deaths prompts executive resignations ()
NIH revises funding to avoid studies with conflicts of interest ()
$67B Cigna-Express Scripts merger faces one more hurdle ()
44 hospitals join AI-powered medical research network ()
Walmart, Express Scripts ink 3-year pharmacy deal ()
MaxQ AI, EnvoyAI announce distribution agreement ()
Axios: Higher US drug prices don’t translate to better health ()
Few leadership roles are filled by nurses ()
AMA: Industry must level the playing field to unlock potential of AI ()
Judge may block $69B CVS-Aetna deal ()
[Expert Roundtable] Architecting AI: Why Machine Learning Is Changing Medical Imaging ()
Myia Labs raises $6.75M for AI patient-monitoring platform ()
PwC: Top health industry issues for 2019 ()
Researchers develop AI-powered device to detect signs of ovulation ()
Social determinants of health impact most consumers ()
AI-powered robotic animals comfort dementia patients ()
4,000 Kaiser Permanente workers on strike ()
Most experts hopeful AI will have positive effect on humans ()
Health insurance providers and businesses unite in objections to surprise billing ()
AI-powered app can screen for anemia with fingernail picture ()
Envision renews contract with UnitedHealthcare after billing practices battle ()
Hospital beds are undergoing an upgrade to become a source of data ()
VA partners with T-Mobile in healthcare expansion push for veterans ()
Lunit announces new members to its advisory board ()
Patients face uphill battle correcting medical records mistakes ()
EHR use linked to physician burnout ()
Award for AI medical research returns for second year ()
Physician employment surged in 2018 ()
Ted Danson's new show will feature AI effort to treat disease ()
Growth in U.S. healthcare spending slowed in 2017 ()
UK government, industry leaders invest billions in research, AI for early disease detection ()
Uber hires two more healthcare leaders ()
Study: 17% of healthcare workers are immigrants ()
NIH awards $1.2M grant to project using AI to restore movement in paralyzed limbs ()
How AI and wearable sensors can keep people healthy for less ()
ACOs leveraging telehealth see more patient visits down the road ()
Report: United States needs a national AI strategy ()
Duke researchers use AI chatbots to bring maternal, mental health tools to Kenya ()
HHS names new senior advisor for drug pricing reform ()
Consumers worry about hospital mergers ()
ProPublica: Trump’s Mar-a-Lago crowd oversaw $10B VA contract to overhaul EHRs ()
FDA grants clearance to AI-powered imaging system ()
55% of hospitals earn payment bump through value-based purchasing ()
AMA: Nine institutions made major improvements in physician burnout ()
Co-founder of AI platform that improves ECG analysis named European Innovator of the Year ()
Hospital groups launch suit against HHS ()
Humana to buy back $750M in stocks ()
FDA grants breakthrough device designation to Bayer, Merck AI software ()
CVS launches new PBM pricing model ()
Facial gestures, AI moves motorized wheelchair ()
CVS-Aetna deal faces hurdle as WellCare buys out Part D biz ()
NIH, NVIDIA to develop AI tools for brain, liver cancer clinical trials ()
Trump administration details state of healthcare competition ()
Smartphones could be used to help diagnose depression, study suggests ()
Telemedicine use still rare among physicians ()
Privia Health Appoints Mark Foulke as Executive Vice President to Help Drive Value-Based Care Programs Across National Physician Network ()
Several healthcare startups named as finalists for IBM Watson's AI competition ()
Aetna, Ascension join blockchain project ()
AI researchers asked to contribute to new platform designed to boost drug discovery ()
Stanford researchers use AI to diagnose autism from home videos ()
Lyft hires vice president of healthcare ()
AiCure’s revenue soars as it bolsters client list and executive team ()